Nokia says patent row to determine wireless future (Reuters)   30 Nov 2006 14:46 GMT
Reuters - Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said the winner of a fight over patents on third generation (3G) mobile telecoms technology would set the conditions for all future wireless standards.
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Moviegoing Chatty Cathys to face new deterrent   30 Nov 2006 14:12 GMT
Regal theaters to give "mature" customers a gadget that tips off ushers about disruptive cell phone users, others.
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Cingular to sell BlackBerry Pearl starting Friday (Reuters)   30 Nov 2006 06:02 GMT

Reuters - Cingular Wireless, the largest U.S. mobile phone service carrier, said on Wednesday it will start selling Research in Motion's new BlackBerry "Pearl" handheld device on Friday as both companies seek to boost sales during the holiday season.

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Regal arms theater-goers with cellphone busters (Reuters)   30 Nov 2006 02:21 GMT

Reuters - The next time you talk on your cellphone in a movie theater, beware: Your neighbors are listening.

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Mobile Telesystems Blows Out Forecasts As Russian Wireless Firms End Price War (Investor's Business Daily)   30 Nov 2006 00:00 GMT
Investor's Business Daily - They may once have looked like the Keystone Cossacks. But Russia's troika of top wireless operators -- Mobile Telesystems , Vimpel Communications and Megafon -- have delivered mobile phones to most of the country's 143 million citizens in a few years.
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Pick up the tab by texting   29 Nov 2006 23:18 GMT
Cash, credit or text? Cell phone payments are coming to the U.S. as companies like Colorado-based Feed Tribes launch new services.
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Marvell chips could speed mobile Web browsing   29 Nov 2006 17:44 GMT
Marvell Technology Group launched a family of chips Wednesday that could speed Web browsing on cell phones, marking the company's first rendition of the XScale processor it acquired from Intel.
Source: InfoWorld

Nokia hedges bets on VOIP services   29 Nov 2006 17:11 GMT
At the same time that Nokia is enabling multimedia mobile applications like VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol), it's helping operators limit such services.
Source: InfoWorld

Is Wi-Fi bad for your health?   29 Nov 2006 16:11 GMT
After U.K. teacher says network gave him flushes and burning sensations, parliament member calls for government inquiry.
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Nokia rings up more Yahoo services   29 Nov 2006 15:12 GMT
Mobile e-mail and messaging from Yahoo are set to become the norm for owners of Nokia phones.
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