NTT DoCoMo shows fuel cell prototype   04 Oct 2006 12:07 GMT
NTT DoCoMo is showing at this week's Ceatec show in Japan a prototype fuel cell that it's developing with a Japanese startup for use as a cell-phone recharger.
Source: InfoWorld

Update: Cisco, partner to tackle Wi-Fi interference   04 Oct 2006 11:46 GMT
Cisco Systems is clearing the air around enterprise wireless LANs with a partner that specializes in radio spectrum analysis.
Source: InfoWorld

DoCoMo to add Yahoo search on mobile phones: source (Reuters)   04 Oct 2006 09:32 GMT
Reuters - NTT DoCoMo Inc. will add three new search services for its mobile phone users, including Yahoo Japan Corp., a unit of its rival Softbank Corp., a company source said Wednesday.
Source: Yahoo

Nokia in deal with Orange on customizing handsets (Reuters)   04 Oct 2006 05:55 GMT
Reuters - Mobile technology firm Nokia (NOK1V.HE) has sealed a deal with operator Orange on customizing mobile phones for the France Telecom unit, Nokia said on Wednesday.
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Sprint's next wireless leap: WiMax   03 Oct 2006 21:30 GMT
Sprint Nextel has given WiMax technology a green light, becoming the first major U.S. carrier to back WiMax for its fourth-generation (4G) wireless data network.
Source: InfoWorld

GAO: Medicare data network vulnerable   03 Oct 2006 20:57 GMT
The communications network used to transmit medical data for the U.S. government's Medicare and Medicaid programs has security vulnerabilities that could expose patients' medical data and other personal information, according to a report released Tuesday.
Source: InfoWorld

Telecom Italia workers strike over restructuring plan (AFP)   03 Oct 2006 19:34 GMT

AFP - Employees of Telecom Italia staged a strike and protest to oppose the company's plan to hive off its mobile phone unit.

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Cisco, partner to tackle Wi-Fi interference   03 Oct 2006 19:16 GMT
Cisco Systems Inc. is clearing the air around enterprise wireless LANs with a partner that specializes in radio spectrum analysis.
Source: InfoWorld

Nokia Working on Bluetooth Alternative (NewsFactor)   03 Oct 2006 18:13 GMT
NewsFactor - Nokia today took the wraps off of Wibree, a new short-range wireless system that acts like Bluetooth but promises to go well beyond mobile phones and PC peripherals to find its way into smart watches, remote control toys, and even sensors for sports equipment.
Source: Yahoo

Nokia improves on Bluetooth   03 Oct 2006 14:14 GMT
Nokia has developed a new, short-range wireless technology that it says could improve on some of the shortcomings of Bluetooth.
Source: InfoWorld