Do BlackBerrys help or harm?   25 Aug 2006 14:43 GMT
While a study says the RIM devices improve life, a Rutgers professor says addictions could lead to lawsuits.
Source: ZDNet

Germany sells train tickets via cell phone   25 Aug 2006 11:31 GMT
Train passengers in Germany can now purchase tickets with Internet-enable cell phones.
Source: InfoWorld

Wall Street Beat: Last ditty for the iPod?   25 Aug 2006 11:22 GMT
A "ditty" is a short and simple song, and Dell's DJ Ditty music player lived up to its name this week when the company announced that it's short life had come to an end. The Ditty's demise could also be a portent for the wider music player market, including the iPod, if mobile phone makers get their way.
Source: InfoWorld

Belgacom buys Vodafone stake in mobile unit for 2 billion euros (AFP)   25 Aug 2006 08:04 GMT

AFP - Belgian telecommunications operator Belgacom said that it was buying Vodafone's 25-percent stake in its mobile phone unit Proximus for two billion euros (2.55 billion dollars).

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DoCoMo to sell Japan's first HSDPA mobile phones (Reuters)   25 Aug 2006 00:21 GMT

Reuters - Japan's NTT DoCoMo Inc. (9437.T) said on Thursday it will begin sales of a new mobile phone that lets customers download music and video clips about 10 times faster than existing models.

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CBS to use Bluetooth wireless to market new shows   24 Aug 2006 21:34 GMT
The TV network will install billboards in NYC that let people download clips of five shows on Bluetooth-enabled handsets.
Source: ZDNet

IDC: Smartphones losing out to feature phones   24 Aug 2006 16:53 GMT
Increased functionality in mainstream feature phones are convincing customers to buy them instead of smartphones in Western Europe, analysts from IDC said during a conference call on Thursday.
Source: InfoWorld

Synaptics Taps a New Design (The Motley Fool)   24 Aug 2006 15:21 GMT
The Motley Fool - On Monday, Synaptics (Nasdaq: SYNA - News), a developer of interface solutions for communication, mobile computing, and entertainment devices, announced the introduction of Onyx -- a next-generation mobile phone concept. Uniquely, the phone has no buttons. It's all one touch-pad screen -- kind of like an Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL - News) iPod on steroids.
Source: Yahoo

Lucent, Alcatel seek U.S. approval of merger   24 Aug 2006 13:58 GMT
Review and approval by Committee on Foreign Investment critical to Alcatel's purchase of Lucent.
Source: ZDNet

China hits 432 million mobile phone users   24 Aug 2006 13:20 GMT
The number of mobile phone users in China hit 431.8 million in July, the government said Wednesday, far and away the most of any single country in the world.
Source: InfoWorld