Carriers pull Razr due to glitch   10 Mar 2006 23:49 GMT
T-Mobile USA and Cingular Wireless have suspended sales of Motorola's Razr cell phones because of a bug that causes some of the ultra-thin cell phones to drop calls.
Source: InfoWorld

Mobile operators halt sale of Razr phones   10 Mar 2006 22:12 GMT
Two U.S. cellular carriers stop selling Motorola's Razr due to a defect in some phones that causes calls to be disconnected.
Source: ZDNet

T-Mobile to offer converged service   10 Mar 2006 21:18 GMT
T-Mobile International will start offering a converged Wi-Fi and cellular service this summer, using network equipment from Nortel Networks, Nortel announced Friday at Cebit.
Source: InfoWorld

Mixing music and SMS to get out the vote   10 Mar 2006 20:45 GMT
Advocacy group will use text-messaging campaign promoted at concerts to register young voters.
Source: ZDNet

NEC Intros Biometric User ID for PCs, Cell Phones (TechWeb)   10 Mar 2006 18:52 GMT
TechWeb - NEC Europe unveils a combination biometric user ID product for authentication between a NEC laptop PC with a built-in fingerprint reader and a NEC 3G mobile phone.
Source: Yahoo

Fictional dating fad comes true for "toothers" (Reuters)   10 Mar 2006 15:50 GMT
Reuters - It started as a prank that tricked the world's media but spoof stories about people using their mobile phones to hook up with strangers have come true.
Source: Yahoo

Nortel delays filing yet again, plans to restate results   10 Mar 2006 14:41 GMT
"The revenue is real," new CEO Zafirovski says. But "it was recognized in the wrong periods."
Source: ZDNet

RIM adds instant messaging to BlackBerry server   10 Mar 2006 13:13 GMT
The latest version of Research In Motion's BlackBerry Enterprise Server, introduced at Cebit on Friday, supports enterprise instant messaging and supports the development of applications that mobilize corporate applications, RIM said.
Source: InfoWorld

Supermarket fills aisles with RFID   10 Mar 2006 12:15 GMT
What is one of the world's largest retailers doing in one of the largest booths at one of the largest IT trade shows on the globe? No, Metro AG hasn't journeyed to Cebit to flog any new products, but rather to show how IT -- and in particular RFID (radio frequency identification) technology -- will dramatically change the retail sector.
Source: InfoWorld

RIM buys software developer, releases new server   10 Mar 2006 08:00 GMT
Company says combination gives it new tools to more tightly connect its BlackBerry to corporate phone and data services.
Source: ZDNet