Rural cellphone firms pinched (USATODAY.com)   25 May 2006 11:40 GMT
USATODAY.com - Rural cellphone carriers say their bigger national competitors are squeezing them out of the wireless market by charging them exorbitant roaming rates or by refusing to allow them to roam at all. The hardships have forced dozens of rural carriers to sell their businesses to larger regional or national rivals the past three years.
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Sprint eyes media options, talks to Sling Media   25 May 2006 11:11 GMT
Ambitions to develop advanced cell phone services could include mobile TV technology like Sling Media's.
Source: ZDNet

Protesters face-off with Verizon, AT&T   24 May 2006 23:25 GMT
Groups gather across U.S. to protest phone companies' increasing power in D.C., as well reported NSA cooperation.
Source: ZDNet

Nokia Releases Browser Code (PC World)   24 May 2006 23:00 GMT
PC World - Company makes public the source code for its mobile phone Web browser.
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World Bank, Microsoft marketing prepaid computers (Reuters)   24 May 2006 20:53 GMT

Reuters - The World Bank's private sector arm and Microsoft Corp. are borrowing from the prepaid cellular phone marketing success to see if they can fund sales of personal computers in developing countries, officials said on Wednesday.

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Motorola to offer even slimmer phone   24 May 2006 20:50 GMT
A new range of slim cell phones is planned for release next year, including a super-thin model.
Source: ZDNet

Mobile-TV vendors politely jockey for position   24 May 2006 20:48 GMT
TV on mobile phones is still new enough to support many approaches, as carriers push to get short videos onto phones.
Source: ZDNet

RIM CEO: Patent reform still needed   24 May 2006 20:37 GMT
The U.S. government is moving in the right direction with its efforts to reform its patent process by making it tougher for companies claiming infringement to get court injunctions, said a top executive at Research In Motion (RIM) Ltd., which settled its own patent fight in March.
Source: InfoWorld

Motorola exec sees high sales for Moto Q (AP)   24 May 2006 18:54 GMT

AP - Motorola Inc. expects its new Moto Q cell phone and e-mail device — a competitor to the BlackBerry and Treo — to enjoy sales similar to those of its popular Razr, the head of Motorola's mobile phone division said Wednesday.

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China promises crackdown on mobile piracy   24 May 2006 16:03 GMT
A promised crackdown on pirated mobile downloads will give mobile content provider Jamster a needed boost in China, the company's top executive said Wednesday.
Source: InfoWorld