Africa tightens up cyberlaws   12 May 2006 15:53 GMT
East African countries are coordinating efforts to pass cybercrime laws that would be similar to ones in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, according to government officials.
Source: InfoWorld

Mobile phone explosions worry Brazilians (Reuters)   12 May 2006 14:30 GMT
Reuters - At least five mobile phones have exploded over the last two months in Brazil, causing anxiety among phone users and making news headlines.
Source: Yahoo

U.S. needs lesson from China on technology   12 May 2006 12:18 GMT
As an American who has lived abroad for a decade, going back to the U.S. is a mixed blessing.
Source: InfoWorld

Infineon tests advanced cell phone chips   12 May 2006 12:08 GMT
Infineon Technologies moved a step closer to addressing the needs of increasingly feature-rich mobile devices by successfully testing cell phone chips it created using an advanced, 65-nanometer manufacturing technology, the company said on Friday.
Source: InfoWorld

Infineon says 65 nm phone chip tests successful (Reuters)   12 May 2006 09:27 GMT
Reuters - Chipmaker Infineon (IFXGn.DE) has successfully tested mobile phone chips built with tiny 65 nanometer circuitry and expects they will be ready for the market toward the end of the year, it said on Friday.
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Anger grows over Bush surveillance report   12 May 2006 02:50 GMT
Senators promise immediate hearings after report the NSA secretly obtained tens of millions of phone records.
Source: ZDNet

Philadelphia city council OKs Wi-Fi plan   11 May 2006 23:33 GMT
Philadelphia's city council has approved a contract for a citywide Wi-Fi network it hopes will stimulate the economy of the fifth-largest U.S. city and bring broadband Internet access to poor neighborhoods.
Source: InfoWorld

Clearwire files for $400 million IPO   11 May 2006 22:57 GMT
Craig McCaw's wireless broadband company is trying to raise cash to expand its network and buy more spectrum.
Source: ZDNet

Microsoft Gets Windows Media On Japanese Handsets (TechWeb)   11 May 2006 21:24 GMT
TechWeb - NTT DoCoMo said it would incorporate Windows Media technologies in its high speed-connected mobile phones.
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QVC Plans Broader Presence on Internet (AP)   11 May 2006 20:30 GMT
AP - QVC, the home shopping network, isn't satisfied with just being on TV 24 hours a day. It wants to be everywhere customers are, and plans to offer shopping videos on Internet portal sites and eventually wants to sell goods on mobile phones.
Source: Yahoo