China to issue 1.3 billion RFID identification cards   09 Mar 2006 12:23 GMT
China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS), which oversees the country's police force, plans to issue more than 1.3 billion second-generation resident identification cards based on RFID (radio frequency identification) chips, according to an industry analyst at In-Stat China.
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Cingular and Rabble to link young cellphone users (Reuters)   09 Mar 2006 05:39 GMT
Reuters - Cingular Wireless, the No. 1 U.S. mobile service, is aiming to extend the increasing popularity of online communities to cellphones with Rabble, a service aimed at connecting like-minded young people, the companies said on Thursday.
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Hurdles remain on road to faster Wi-Fi   08 Mar 2006 23:53 GMT
The upcoming IEEE 802.11n standard, promoted as the key to wirelessly sharing high-quality multimedia content throughout a home, still faces some speed bumps on the way to making that vision a reality.
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Mobile TV proves strong draw for CeBIT exhibitors, hype over Origami grows (Canadian Press)   08 Mar 2006 23:07 GMT
Canadian Press - HANOVER, Germany (AP) - Companies like Lucent and Nokia announced new deals to build infrastructure and make mobile phone service faster as providers such as Virgin, T-Mobile and others strive to make TV viewing on tiny cellphones easier and cheaper.
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EU calls for mobile TV unity   08 Mar 2006 21:58 GMT
The European Commission is backing a new law to encourage development of mobile television content in Europe, but European companies and governments also have a role to play if the new medium is to take off, according to Commissioner for the Information Society Viviane Reding.
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Verizon to offer Fios to apartments   08 Mar 2006 21:19 GMT
Verizon will soon offer its fiber-to-the-home service to people living in apartments, condos and co-ops.
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Will bigger AT&T spur a broadband TV price war?   08 Mar 2006 20:00 GMT
Competition from a larger AT&T could force cable to lower prices, but experts caution not to expect changes overnight.
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New bill in Congress targets phone record fraud   08 Mar 2006 19:40 GMT
Congressional panel approves more penalties targeting sales of personal phone records without customer consent.
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Mobile phone users want to add e-mail, music, TV: Siemens study (AFP)   08 Mar 2006 19:17 GMT

AFP - E-mailing, downloading music and watching television are among the new services consumers want on their mobile phones, according to an industry study released on the eve of the giant CeBIT high-tech fair.

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RFID on all goods 15 years off, says retail giant   08 Mar 2006 18:28 GMT
The day when RFID (radio frequency identification) replaces bar codes for identifying products is at least 15 years away, according to an executive of German retail giant Metro AG, which is leading the smart-tag charge in Europe.
Source: InfoWorld