Mood Phones The Next Big Thing?   27 Dec 2005 10:00 GMT
Remember mood rings? Now we've got mood phones. Indian mobile services supplier Bharti Telesoft (www.polyhedra.com)has developed what it's calling a Color Ring Back Tone solution.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

NEC seeks strategic ties in cellphones, chips (Reuters)   27 Dec 2005 04:28 GMT
Reuters - NEC Corp. (6701.T) said on Tuesday that within half a year it would map out a concrete strategy for business tie-ups on cellphones and would decide on potential joint production of microchips in the next 18 months.
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NEC eyes cell phone operations tie-up or merger   27 Dec 2005 02:17 GMT
NEC Corp. is hoping to tie or merge its cell phone business with that of another Japanese handset maker within the next 6 months, its president said in an interview published Tuesday in a Japanese newspaper.
Source: InfoWorld

Mobile phones to tell S.Koreans "you've been indicted" (Reuters)   26 Dec 2005 11:15 GMT
Reuters - South Koreans may look at their mobile phones with some trepidation in the new year because prosecutors will start telling people they have been indicted via text messages, an official said on Monday.
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South African mobile phone companies look back on bright year (AFP)   25 Dec 2005 20:13 GMT

AFP - South African mobile phone providers are looking back on a bright year, having left a large footprint on the African continent as cellphones become the communication tool of choice for millions from Cape Town to Cairo.

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San Francisco Issues RFP For Its Citywide Wi-Fi Network   23 Dec 2005 20:24 GMT
San Francisco’s city government has issued an RFP to build a Wi-Fi network that will provide free wireless Internet access to its citizens.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Microsoft sheds control of its cable network   23 Dec 2005 19:59 GMT
NBC plans to purchase a controlling stake in the MSNBC channel, but the companies continue to share MSNBC.com equally.
Source: ZDNet

Nokia sees 3G handset sales doubling in 2006 (Reuters)   23 Dec 2005 16:26 GMT
Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE) expects good growth in third generation (3G) mobile handset sales next year with global volumes set to double, Chief Financial Officer Rick Simonson said on Friday.
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College Launches Cell Phone Film Contest   23 Dec 2005 15:29 GMT
The idea is to encourage students to think about how information will be delivered--small and mobile--going forward, according to the Ithaca College dean who's behind the contest.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

California Agency Proposes Telecom User Bill Of Rights   23 Dec 2005 14:18 GMT
Two commissioners of California's Public Utility Commission have proposed a bill of rights for wireless and wireline phone subscribers, but the trade organization for cellular operators has reservations about it.
Source: Mobile Pipeline