FCC to clarify rules for powerline broadband   31 Oct 2006 23:30 GMT
Commission expected to classify BPL as it has DSL and cable modem, a move that should help spur further investment in the technology.
Source: ZDNet

Verizon Offers Wireless Synching Of Phone/PC Contact Lists (TechWeb)   31 Oct 2006 22:49 GMT
TechWeb - Verizon Wireless is offering cellular phones that can synchronize their contact lists with popular email applications.
Source: Yahoo

Lost? Try asking your cell phone   31 Oct 2006 21:37 GMT
Service, set for debut in U.S., sends 3-D maps and walking directions to a handset to help people get where they're going.
Source: ZDNet

Microsoft sets up mobile unit in Prague   31 Oct 2006 20:26 GMT
The center, which provides business support to mobile device makers, is the software company's first in the world.
Source: ZDNet

Rogers Communications triples Q3 net to $154M; stock to split, dividend up (Canadian Press)   31 Oct 2006 15:52 GMT
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.B) is more than doubling its dividend and splitting its stock after third-quarter net income tripled, but Canada's largest cable TV and cellphone operator has no intention of becoming a boring income stock.
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NTT DoCoMo, Intel to let users set OS on cell phones   31 Oct 2006 14:58 GMT
NTT DoCoMo and Intel will publish Wednesday a set of specifications that will allow users to load a second operating system onto their cell phones, the companies said Tuesday.
Source: InfoWorld

E-Ten launches smart phone with VOIP, GPS   31 Oct 2006 14:39 GMT
Taiwanese handset maker E-Ten Information Systems has launched a new Windows Mobile-based smart phone packed with GPS (global positioning system), computing capabilities, and VOIP (voice over Internet protocol) software from Skype.
Source: InfoWorld

Nokia aims to ease converged phone use   31 Oct 2006 13:17 GMT
Using dual-mode Wi-Fi and cellular mobile phones may get easier with new software that Nokia is offering to service providers and application developers.
Source: InfoWorld

Wireless HD specification due in 2007   31 Oct 2006 08:01 GMT
Group of electronics companies is working on technology to transmit high-definition video and audio without cables.
Source: ZDNet

Report: Japan FTC to probe Softbank (AP)   31 Oct 2006 04:10 GMT
AP - Japan's Fair Trade Commission has begun investigating mobile phone carrier Softbank Mobile Corp. over possible advertising law violations, a news report said Tuesday.
Source: Yahoo