Microsoft to join municipal Wi-Fi fray   15 Nov 2006 05:01 GMT
Software giant expected to announce it will serve local content, ads to Wi-Fi users in Portland, Ore., under deal with MetroFi.
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Cellphone maker Motorola to buy Netopia for US$208 million in cash (Canadian Press)   14 Nov 2006 23:04 GMT
Canadian Press - SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) - Cellphone maker Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT) said Tuesday it is buying Netopia Inc. (NASDAQ:NTPA), which provides DSL gear and routing equipment to telecommunications companies, for $7 per share, or US$208 million in cash.
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Orb aims to beat YouTube at wireless Web video (Reuters)   14 Nov 2006 21:56 GMT
Reuters - Privately held Orb Networks plans to offer Web videos from YouTube.com on mobile phones with a new software launch this week, well before the wildly popular Web site makes its own cell phone service available.
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Motorola to buy Netopia for $200 million   14 Nov 2006 18:49 GMT
Cell phone giant plans to acquire the DSL equipment maker as it pushes into the digital living room.
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Motorola to acquire Netopia for $208 million   14 Nov 2006 16:52 GMT
Motorola plans to acquire Netopia, the maker of DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) user equipment, for $208 million, the companies announced on Tuesday.
Source: InfoWorld

Vodafone posts first-half loss (AFP)   14 Nov 2006 16:07 GMT

AFP - British mobile phone group Vodafone has chalked up a first-half loss of 5.105 billion pounds due mainly to the write-down of assets bought at the height of the telecoms bubble.

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Telefonica's 9-month revenues race ahead as O2 adds to mix (AFP)   14 Nov 2006 15:05 GMT

AFP - Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica has reported a 59.4 percent rise in sales to 5.18 billion euros (6.65 billion dollars) for January to September, powered by its O2 mobile phone unit.

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Vodafone posts US$9.7B loss for 1st half to difficulties in Germany, Italy (Canadian Press)   14 Nov 2006 13:41 GMT
Canadian Press - LONDON (AP) - Vodafone Group PLC, the world's largest mobile phone company, on Tuesday reported a net loss of 5.1 billion pounds (US$9.7 billion) in the first half of its fiscal year, largely because of a large charge related to difficulties in its German and Italian operations.
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Vodafone revenue hurt by slow growth in Europe   14 Nov 2006 13:34 GMT
Slow growth in mature markets such as Italy and the U.K. caused Vodafone Group to report only a slight increase in revenue for the six months to Sept. 30.
Source: InfoWorld

Mobile phones that track your buddies   14 Nov 2006 12:00 GMT
New mobile services that allow people to track and map their buddies mean never texting 'Where U at?' again.
Source: ZDNet