British cable operator NTL plans US$1.4B bid for Virgin Mobile (Canadian Press)   05 Dec 2005 12:12 GMT
Canadian Press - LONDON (AP) - British cable operator NTL Inc. said Monday it has approached Richard Branson's Virgin Mobile Holdings PLC about buying the cellphone company for more than 810 million pounds ($1.4 billion US).
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Roaming: Getting There Without GPS   05 Dec 2005 05:00 GMT
Not everyone has (or wants) a GPS. Fred Langa searches out Web-based alternatives make even complex route planning a snap.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

NTL said in talks to buy Virgin Mobile (Reuters)   04 Dec 2005 19:47 GMT

Reuters - UK Cable company NTL is in talks to buy Virgin Mobile in a deal that would create a powerhouse TV, telecommunications and mobile phone company under the Virgin brand, according to sources close to the talks.

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Verizon to Offer Cell Phone TV Service (AP)   03 Dec 2005 01:01 GMT
AP - Verizon Wireless has signed on as the first cellular carrier that will offer a broadcast TV network for mobile phones that Qualcomm Inc. plans to launch in late 2006.
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Cingular debuts push-to-talk feature   02 Dec 2005 23:15 GMT
Company is the latest wireless carrier to offer a walkie-talkie feature for its cell phones.
Source: ZDNet

Cingular walkie-talkie service to rival Nextel (Reuters)   02 Dec 2005 21:23 GMT
Reuters - Cingular Wireless, the biggest U.S. mobile phone service, plans on Monday to introduce a walkie-talkie feature aimed at stealing customers from Sprint Nextel Corp. , currently the leader in that market.
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OmniVision Up; Earnings Beat Street View (AP)   02 Dec 2005 18:13 GMT
AP - OmniVision Technologies Inc. stock rose Friday, a day after the designer of image sensors for digital cameras said its camera-phone business was thriving.
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China to require mobile phone users to register: report (AFP)   02 Dec 2005 17:11 GMT

AFP - China is expected to issue new rules requiring the registration of mobile phones, a move that could mean up to 200 million mobile phone users must sign up, state press said.

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Patent office rejects NTP claim in RIM case   02 Dec 2005 16:46 GMT
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (UPTO) has rejected an NTP patent that is part of the ongoing legal spat between the company and Research in Motion. NTP contends that RIM's popular BlackBerry wireless device infringes five of its patents.
Source: InfoWorld

Camera phone sales on upswing   02 Dec 2005 15:33 GMT
More than 295 million cell phones equipped with cameras will have been sold worldwide in 2005, Gartner predicts.
Source: ZDNet