SIPphone aims to make Internet telephony easy   31 Jan 2007 00:52 GMT
Company launches new VoIP service that lets Internet phone calls be made through a browser without a heavy client software download.
Source: ZDNet

Icahn seeks seat on Motorola to boost share buyback (Reuters)   30 Jan 2007 23:09 GMT

Reuters - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on Tuesday he will seek a seat on Motorola Inc.'s board and has taken a stake in the mobile phone maker, aiming to convince it to do a big share buyback.

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New software allows Wi-Fi access even on browserless devices   30 Jan 2007 21:01 GMT
Devicescape Software says it has a solution for the problem of using Wi-Fi hot spots with devices that don't have browsers.
Source: InfoWorld

Verizon adds wireless to bundle   30 Jan 2007 19:15 GMT
Customers are now able to add wireless to a Verizon service bundle to get even more discounts.
Source: ZDNet

EU: France Telecom broke antitrust rules   30 Jan 2007 16:09 GMT
Court upholds ruling that Wanadoo unit illegally elbowed out broadband rivals by selling services at artificially low prices.
Source: ZDNet

Stocks flat, 3M off as energy shares gain (Reuters)   30 Jan 2007 15:29 GMT

Reuters - U.S. stocks were little changed on Tuesday as disappointment over 3M Co.'s results eclipsed a rebound in energy companies that was driven by higher crude oil prices.

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The Devil can now call on Prada (Reuters)   30 Jan 2007 13:31 GMT
Reuters - Dedicated followers of fashion designer Prada can now add a sleek mobile phone that dispenses with the conventional keypad to give that finishing touch-screen to their wardrobe.
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Credit Suisse Upgrade Buoys Softbank (BusinessWeek Online)   30 Jan 2007 13:08 GMT
BusinessWeek Online - Softbank (sftbf.pk.PK) founder and President Masayoshi Son is no stranger to bold strategic bets. He shook up Japan's broadband business several years back by undercutting rivals on price with Softbank's Yahoo BB unit, and he's trying to pull off the same trick in Japan's hotly contested $75 billion mobile phone business.
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Report: Shanghai launches trial of 4G mobile network   30 Jan 2007 12:56 GMT
China launched the first trials of a home-grown 4G (fourth-generation) mobile communications network in a district of Shanghai on Sunday, despite the fact it hasn't even decided on standards for 3G (third-generation) services, the Web site of the state-run China Daily reported.
Source: InfoWorld

Dopod U1000: more than an ultramobile PC   30 Jan 2007 12:40 GMT
Dopod International unveiled its U1000 on Tuesday. Although it could be mistaken for an ultramobile PC, it offers far more.
Source: InfoWorld