No 'rubber stamp' on telecom mergers, judge says   01 Dec 2006 00:19 GMT
Judge says he'll do "independent review" of deals between AT&T-SBC and Verizon-MCI, but offers no hints of when a ruling will come.
Source: ZDNet

Yahoo brings party planning to your cell phone   30 Nov 2006 22:52 GMT
Marketed to the Helio and Boost crowd, the "Mixd" social networking service is kind of like cattle herding for the techno-socialite.
Source: ZDNet

A global communications giant is born: Alcatel-Lucent deal done   30 Nov 2006 22:49 GMT
Alcatel-Lucent, a global communications giant with combined annual revenue of more than US$24 billion, will debut Friday after a sometimes rocky engagement between Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc.
Source: InfoWorld

Apple Seeks Patent For Wireless Handheld (TechWeb)   30 Nov 2006 21:00 GMT
TechWeb - A patent application shows that wireless communications will play a part either in an upcoming revision of Apple's iPod or in its long-rumored mobile phone.
Source: Yahoo

Best Buy says testing cell phone only stores (Reuters)   30 Nov 2006 20:44 GMT
Reuters - Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. said on Thursday it is partnering with U.K. retailer Carphone Warehouse to test mobile phone-only stores at nine locations in Manhattan.
Source: Yahoo

Alcatel and Lucent complete merger (Reuters)   30 Nov 2006 18:59 GMT
Reuters - Network equipment companies Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc. said on Thursday they had completed their merger, creating one of the world's biggest suppliers of network equipment for mobile phones and high-speed Internet communications.
Source: Yahoo

America's most digital cities? Think Sun Belt   30 Nov 2006 18:29 GMT
Center for Digital Government study looks at which regions are doing the most to enhance local technology. The list might surprise you.
Source: ZDNet

Networking event set to showcase new technologies   30 Nov 2006 17:08 GMT
This year's Telecom World show may not be as big or influential as previous ones, but the event is still a good personal networking opportunity for experts in the telecommunications industry.
Source: InfoWorld

AT&T launches IPTV in second market   30 Nov 2006 16:53 GMT
Called AT&T U-verse, company's Internet Protocol TV rolls out in Houston; other launches due by end of year.
Source: ZDNet

Asustek to launch Skype motherboards   30 Nov 2006 15:20 GMT
Asustek Computer plans to launch two motherboards complete with phone jacks able to turn common household telephones into Internet phones using Skype's popular VOIP (voice over Internet protocol) software.
Source: InfoWorld