Nokia expects to sell WiMAX mobile phones in 2008 (Reuters)   11 Oct 2006 13:10 GMT
Reuters - Nokia expects to start selling mobile phones using the new WiMAX Internet technology in 2008, the world's top handset maker said on Wednesday while unveiling network technology for WiMAX.
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Skype lands deal for Wi-Fi access in Europe   11 Oct 2006 12:25 GMT
Commercial alliance will let Skype users in Europe access VoIP whenever they're in range of a Cloud hot spot.
Source: ZDNet

Adobe extends mobile offerings with acquisition   11 Oct 2006 11:39 GMT
Pushing deeper into the market for mobile phone applications, Adobe Systems has agreed to acquire Actimagine, a French developer of video and interactive vector graphics technology.
Source: InfoWorld

T-Mobile phone lineup gets smart   11 Oct 2006 11:00 GMT
New Dash smart phone will be able to connect to the carrier's more than 7,000 Wi-Fi hot spots.
Photo: T-Mobile Dash
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Carphone to buy AOL's UK business (Reuters)   11 Oct 2006 09:11 GMT

Reuters - Carphone Warehouse has agreed to acquire U.S. media powerhouse Time Warner's AOL's Internet access business in the UK for 370 million pounds ($689 million), Europe's top mobile phone retailer said on Wednesday.

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Sprint Nextel chairman to resign in another unexpected top-level departure (Canadian Press)   10 Oct 2006 20:25 GMT
Canadian Press - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S) on Tuesday announced that Tim Donahue is leaving as chairman of the struggling cellphone carrier, the second unexpected departure of a top executive in six weeks.
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EU telecoms try to ward off breakup moves   10 Oct 2006 17:51 GMT
Europe's former telecommunications monopolies warned Tuesday that any attempt to split them up would harm the European Union's competitiveness.
Source: InfoWorld

Judge: Qualcomm infringed some Broadcom patents   10 Oct 2006 16:32 GMT
Ruling says infringement occurred on some claims in patent used in radio chips, but litigation is far from over.
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Sprint Nextel chairman to retire   10 Oct 2006 16:03 GMT
Tim Donahue, former president and CEO of Nextel Communications, to step down at the end of the year.
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Motorola takes Indian service provider to court   10 Oct 2006 13:04 GMT
In the wake of reports that it had been disqualified on technical grounds in its bid for a large contract, Motorola Inc. has taken Indian government-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) to court.
Source: InfoWorld