Delay hits Mexico cellphone number mobility plan (Reuters)   16 Nov 2006 23:54 GMT
Reuters - A plan allowing Mexican cellphone users to keep their old numbers when they switch carriers has been delayed from May to November 2007, a telecommunications watchdog official said.
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Mobile operator bringing Slingbox to your phone   16 Nov 2006 22:46 GMT
Sling Media is partnering with its first mobile operator to give U.K. customers access to home TV channels on mobile handsets.
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Hutchison unveils fixed-line broadband on cell phones (Reuters)   16 Nov 2006 20:51 GMT

Reuters - Hutchison Whampoa has unveiled plans on Thursday to offer fixed-line broadband services such as Web calling and home TV on cell phones, as it looks to attract users to its third-generation (3G) businesses.

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Qualcomm acquires nPhase   16 Nov 2006 20:40 GMT
Purchase of equipment-monitoring specialist intended to broaden Qualcomm's range of "machine intelligence" services.
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NetZero launches broadband service   16 Nov 2006 19:53 GMT
United Online's Internet service provider offers DSL broadband, which it'll deliver over the Verizon network.
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U.K. mobile firm to offer flat-fee access to Web   16 Nov 2006 17:38 GMT
Wireless provider 3 also partners with Skype to allow free calls to PCs and mobiles.
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Hutchison 3G opens the mobile broadband faucet   16 Nov 2006 17:21 GMT
If content has trickled from early mobile phone data services, a service slated to launch next month in the U.K. aims to turn on the wireless broadband faucet.
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MIT Working on Broadcast Power (NewsFactor)   16 Nov 2006 17:16 GMT
NewsFactor - We might be approaching one of the final frontiers in the wireless world as researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say they have developed a wireless power transfer device that would enable wireless charging of consumer-electronic devices, such as mobile phones, MP3 players, and laptops.
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Mobile Web: A 'bust' but beginning to open up   16 Nov 2006 16:44 GMT
Internet leaders who gathered in London Thursday to applaud the launch of a flat-rate mobile data plan from 3 Group were quick to criticize the progress of the wireless Internet so far, an indication of the difficulties they've experienced entering the mobile market.
Source: InfoWorld

Cell phones will drive chip sales   16 Nov 2006 16:16 GMT
Driven by demand for cell phones and other consumer electronics in the Asia-Pacific region, semiconductor sales will continue to grow at a 9 percent rate, reaching $321 billion by 2009, a trade group said Thursday.
Source: InfoWorld