Cingular Launches Podcast Service (TechWeb)   12 Sep 2006 19:25 GMT
TechWeb - Cingular Wireless has struck a deal with podcasting service Melodeo Inc. allowing consumers to upload and listen to podcasts on their mobile phone.
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Restructuring of Telecom Italia sends shivers through Italy (AFP)   12 Sep 2006 19:12 GMT

AFP - Telecom Italia's decision to break up its local fixed network and mobile phone activity got a cool reception by analysts, while government officials voiced fears another industrial jewel could fall into foreign hands.

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News Corp. buys into Jamba ring tones   12 Sep 2006 17:57 GMT
In $188 million deal, Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate scoops up 51 percent of the Crazy Frog ring tone maker.
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News Corp to buy ringtone firm Jamba (Reuters)   12 Sep 2006 16:43 GMT
Reuters - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has agreed to buy 51 percent of the mobile phone ringtones firm Jamba, which was behind the Crazy Frog sensation, for about $188 million from Verisign Inc. .
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Palm unveils Vodaphone Treo deal in Europe (Reuters)   12 Sep 2006 15:10 GMT
Reuters - Palm Inc. on Tuesday unveiled a new smart phone under a partnership with British mobile phone giant Vodafone Plc , marking Palm's biggest effort to get a foothold in the European market.
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FCC sets road map for using vacant TV airwaves   12 Sep 2006 15:07 GMT
Aim is to make airwaves between TV channels available for other services by early 2009.
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Big scope seen in data service expansion for Canadian mobile phone operators (Canadian Press)   12 Sep 2006 14:50 GMT
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Canada's mobile-phone industry has vast room to grow in data services for businesses and consumers, the president of the country's biggest cellphone operator said Tuesday.
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Samsung samples new type of flash memory   12 Sep 2006 13:59 GMT
Samsung Electronics is sampling a new type of flash memory device that could make it easier for makers of mobile phones and MP3 players to increase the storage capacity of their products.
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New spec targets mobile phone security   12 Sep 2006 13:52 GMT
Efforts to establish security standards for mobile devices were boosted Tuesday with the release of the Mobile Trusted Module (MTM) specification.
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IBM unveils location-based business finder   12 Sep 2006 13:14 GMT
IBM's India Research Lab has developed a location-based service for mobile phone users that helps mobile users to connect with both fixed and mobile businesses in their vicinity.
Source: InfoWorld