Nokia Partners with ATI on Mobile Multimedia (NewsFactor)   05 May 2006 00:15 GMT
NewsFactor - Say good-bye to those antiquated Java-based games that come preinstalled on most mobile phones, and say hello to "Brothers in Arms" and "Black and White 2." That's the least of what smartphone users might be able to look forward to as a result of an announcement on Thursday from Nokia and ATI that the two companies have joined forces.
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Google tunes out Silicon Valley Wi-Fi push   04 May 2006 22:08 GMT
Google is steering clear of a wireless competition to cover a large region just outside its planned San Francisco Wi-Fi project, a company spokeswoman confirmed Thursday.
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Apple patent covers wireless iTunes distribution   04 May 2006 19:32 GMT
2004 application, published this week, covers buying or reserving a song on an online store with a mobile device.
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France Telecom's Orange unit to cut up to 2,000 jobs in Britain (AFP)   04 May 2006 18:57 GMT

AFP - France Telecom's mobile phone unit Orange unveiled plans to slash between 1,800 and 2,000 jobs in Britain before the end of 2006 in a move aimed at cutting its costs by 15 percent.

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Mobile Phone Company Orange to Cut Jobs (AP)   04 May 2006 17:02 GMT
AP - British mobile phone company Orange said Thursday it will cut between 1,800 and 2,000 jobs — or up to 15 percent of its work force — as part of its plans to slash costs.
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Qualcomm to integrate Windows Mobile on chips   04 May 2006 16:51 GMT
Qualcomm and Microsoft will work together to port the Windows Mobile operating system to certain Qualcomm chips, speeding time to market and potentially dropping the price of smart phones, the companies said on Thursday.
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EarthLink, GE fund broadband over power line provider   04 May 2006 16:21 GMT
Companies contribute to $130 million round of funding for Current Communications' powerline Net access technology.
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France Telecom's Orange unit to cut up to 2,000 jobs in Britain (AFP)   04 May 2006 16:00 GMT

AFP - France Telecom's mobile phone unit Orange has unveiled plans to slash between 1,800 and 2,000 jobs in Britain aimed at cutting its costs by 15 percent.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers angered by Net leak   04 May 2006 14:10 GMT
Band's bassist flames music pirate in blog. Record label says offender will be tracked down.
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Microsoft, Qualcomm in smart phone partnership (Reuters)   04 May 2006 14:09 GMT

Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said it struck a deal to enable its Windows Mobile operating system to work with Qualcomm Inc.'s mobile phone chips.

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