BenQ blames management for mobile unit's woes   03 Oct 2006 13:15 GMT
BenQ blamed poor product management for racking up losses of over €840 million ($1.07 billion) at its mobile division, BenQ Mobile.
Source: InfoWorld

Disney to take $30 million loss on Mobile ESPN: CFO (Reuters)   03 Oct 2006 12:23 GMT

Reuters - The Walt Disney Co. will spend about $30 million to shut down its Mobile ESPN wireless telephone services, but remains "excited" about its family-oriented Disney Mobile phone service, Disney Chief Financial Officer Tom Staggs said on Monday.

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Nokia unveils new short-range wireless tech   03 Oct 2006 11:48 GMT
More energy-efficient than Bluetooth, radio technology called Wibree is adaptible to range of devices, even watches.
Source: ZDNet

Fuelcell-powered cellphones years away: Nokia (Reuters)   03 Oct 2006 11:40 GMT
Reuters - Consumers will still have to wait a few years before they can swap the batteries of their cellphones for more environment-friendly fuelcells, the world's top handset maker Nokia said on Tuesday.
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Totally wireless on campus (USATODAY.com)   03 Oct 2006 11:17 GMT
USATODAY.com - MUNCIE, Ind. - A.J. Hunter can't start the day without first pulling out his laptop. Each morning, the 21-year-old Ball State University junior downloads his schedule onto his Mac Powerbook G4, which - along with his iPod and cellphone - is always close at hand.
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Cambodia gets 3G but videophone banned to stop porn (AFP)   03 Oct 2006 11:00 GMT

AFP - Cambodia's leading mobile phone network has launched 3G services but dropped a videophone feature that Prime Minister Hun Sen banned to stop the spread of pornography.

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Nokia unveils new short-range wireless technology (Reuters)   03 Oct 2006 08:40 GMT
Reuters - Mobile phone market leader Nokia (NOK1V.HE) unveiled a new short-range wireless connection on Tuesday that is smaller and more energy-efficient than current Bluetooth technology and can be used in devices such as watches.
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Mobile ESPN's End Casts Big Shadow Over Other Startups (Investor's Business Daily)   02 Oct 2006 23:00 GMT
Investor's Business Daily - Jumping into the wireless phone business turned out to be a bad idea for Walt Disney-backed Mobile ESPN. Now the question is, will other mobile phone service upstarts soon bite the dust?
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Semiconductor sales set record at US$20.5B in August, industry group says (Canadian Press)   02 Oct 2006 19:49 GMT
Canadian Press - SAN JOSE, California (AP) - Semiconductor sales worldwide surged to a monthly record of US$20.5 billion in August, fuelled by higher demand for memory chips used in PCs and mobile gadgets such as cellphones and digital cameras, an industry group reported Monday.
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New phone will scream if it's stolen (AP)   02 Oct 2006 17:59 GMT
AP - Now if your mobile telephone is stolen, you can scream — and your phone can, too. A new service launched Monday is designed to deter mobile phone theft by equipping telephones with an ear-piercing scream.
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