NTT DoCoMo to push phone credit card service   04 Apr 2006 11:43 GMT
NTT DoCoMo will make its long-expected move into the consumer credit market later this month when it allows users to make up to ¥10,000 ($84) per month in credit purchases with their mobile phones, it said Tuesday.
Source: InfoWorld

In Brief: Huawei wins 3G contract from Vodafone   04 Apr 2006 11:38 GMT
Huawei Technologies has won a contract to build a 3G (third-generation) mobile network for Vodafone Group's subsidiary in the Czech Republic, Huawei said Tuesday.
Source: InfoWorld

NTL agrees to acquire Virgin Mobile (Reuters)   04 Apr 2006 06:17 GMT
Reuters - UK cable company NTL said on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Virgin Mobile in a deal that values Richard Branson's mobile phone carrier's share capital at 962.4 million pounds ($1.66 billion).
Source: Yahoo

The skinny on CTIA Wireless 2006   03 Apr 2006 19:00 GMT
Wireless-service providers, makers of handsets and networking equipment gather in Las Vegas to tout their latest products.
Source: ZDNet

Police test road-crash GPS program   03 Apr 2006 16:54 GMT
Local trials of handheld PCs with GPS aims to get traffic in the U.K. running faster.
Source: ZDNet

EU mobile price regulations displease operators   03 Apr 2006 16:46 GMT
Anticipating fierce opposition from operators, the European Commission Monday opened a six week-long consultation about its plans to slash the cost of using a mobile phone on the move.
Source: InfoWorld

AOL introduces new mobile services   03 Apr 2006 16:08 GMT
America Online (AOL) introduced on Monday new and enhanced mobile services, including new mobile browsing that adapts regular Web pages to mobile screens as the provider of online services and content competes for wireless Internet users.
Source: InfoWorld

Poll suggests cellphone users find the devices annoying but invaluable (Canadian Press)   03 Apr 2006 15:38 GMT
Canadian Press - WASHINGTON (AP) - Even cellphone users get irritated at others who yak on their portables about their personal business in public.
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Late smart phones coming soon, Nokia says   03 Apr 2006 13:37 GMT
Six new smart phones miss their planned first-quarter shipping deadlines as Nokia works to sort out their software.
Source: ZDNet

Christian Science Monitor seeks closer technology relationships   03 Apr 2006 10:00 GMT
The Christian Science Monitor for the past nine years has been saddled with an inflexible content management system that makes it difficult to modify the newspaper’s Web site or deliver content to new devices, such as smartphones. That tool is emblematic of what Curt Edge sees as a larger issue at the First Church of Christ, Scientist, which publishes the Monitor in newspaper and online editions.
Source: InfoWorld