Start-up claims to offer the next thing in mobile music   27 Nov 2006 21:22 GMT
Oxy Systems says its software allows users to wirelessly sync their PC music collections with their cell phones.
Source: ZDNet

T-Mobile USA picks Nokia, Ericsson for 3G   27 Nov 2006 20:25 GMT
T-Mobile USA Inc. is moving into 3G (third-generation) mobile services with Nokia Corp. and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson as major equipment suppliers.
Source: InfoWorld

UK schools spooked by effects of Wi-Fi on health   27 Nov 2006 16:10 GMT
Several U.K. schools have dismantled their Wi-Fi networks after parental complaints and one report of health problems.
Source: InfoWorld

Smartphones move out of their niche (USATODAY.com)   27 Nov 2006 11:54 GMT
USATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - Computerlike "smart" cellphones are starting to go mainstream, creating opportunities for the wireless industry. Holiday shoppers are expected to drive the number of smartphones sold this year to 81 million, says wireless analyst Todd Kort at researcher Gartner.
Source: Yahoo

U.N. To Tackle Growing "E-Waste" Menace (TechWeb)   26 Nov 2006 11:36 GMT
TechWeb - Western donations of old computers, mobile phones and televisions could be toxic "hand-me-downs" posing a hazard to the environment of poor countries, a major U.N. conference will hear this week.
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Brazil Movil to buy TIM from Telecom Italia for 8.0 billion euros: report (AFP)   25 Nov 2006 23:11 GMT

AFP - Brazilian wireless provider Claro, a unit of Latin American telecom giant America Movil, has reportedly agreed to buy Telecom Italia's TIM mobile phone operations for eight billion euros.

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Sanyo Elec now sees annual loss, unveils job cuts (Reuters)   24 Nov 2006 11:01 GMT

Reuters - Struggling Japanese electronics maker Sanyo Electric Co. said on Friday it now expects to fall into the red this business year as it unveiled more job cuts amid weak sales of digital cameras and mobile phones.

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Patch those wireless drivers   24 Nov 2006 11:00 GMT
Wireless network card drivers have been under attack since the Black Hat USA 2006 conference, and nearly every super-popular driver now appears vulnerable. Security researchers David Maynor and Jon Ellch started things off by targeting an Apple MacBook’s wireless driver at the August show, and hackers' interest in the new attack vector was quickly piqued.
Source: InfoWorld

Japan's Sanyo warns of full-year loss, slashes jobs (AFP)   24 Nov 2006 09:40 GMT

AFP - Japan's ailing Sanyo Electric Co. has torn up its forecast for a return to the black this year as it axed 2,200 more jobs and flagged a possible sale of its cellphone business amid fierce competition.

Source: Yahoo

Cellphone TV to reach mass audience in 2008, Ericsson predicts (Canadian Press)   23 Nov 2006 20:30 GMT
Canadian Press - STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Watching television on cellphones will be a mass phenomenon in 2008, Sweden's LM Ericsson predicted Thursday, saying the maker of telecommunications gear will work closely with Japan's Sony Corp. to develop new media solutions for wireless connections.
Source: Yahoo