Nokia to add mapping service in all converged phones   08 Jan 2007 21:17 GMT
Nokia Corp. plans to include the mapping and routing service it acquired along with Gate5 AG last year in all of its converged devices, the phone giant said at the International Consumer Electronics Show on Monday.
Source: InfoWorld

Motorola CEO announces new phones, digital TV boxes   08 Jan 2007 19:33 GMT
Motorola Inc. Chief Executive Officer Ed Zander rode onto stage Monday for his keynote speech at the International Consumer Electronics Show on a bike armed with one of the company's new products, a mobile handset battery recharger.
Source: InfoWorld

Yahoo updates mobile search tool   08 Jan 2007 18:37 GMT
Company is pushing its mobile search hard as it upgrades to version 2.0 and strikes expanded deals to embed its software in more phones.
Source: ZDNet

Nokia share of smartphone market slips (AFP)   08 Jan 2007 18:28 GMT

AFP - Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone provider, said its share of the global smartphone market slipped in 2006 but added that overall demand for the devices continued to grow.

Source: Yahoo

Motorola to put Windows Media DRM in cellphones (Reuters)   08 Jan 2007 18:05 GMT

Reuters - Motorola Inc said on Monday it would use Microsoft Corp's Windows Media digital rights management in music playing phones in the first half of this year.

Source: Yahoo

Yahoo upgrades mobile suite with search app   08 Jan 2007 17:09 GMT
Yahoo has released a test upgrade of its services suite for mobile devices, which includes a new search application, as the company keeps trying to extend its products to cell phones.
Source: InfoWorld

Samsung offers to bring mobile TV to North America   08 Jan 2007 16:24 GMT
Users in North America, including the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, could begin watching digital TV just about anywhere by the end of this year if a new technology from Samsung Electronics catches on.
Source: InfoWorld

Investor group shows interest in BenQ Mobile (InfoWorld)   08 Jan 2007 16:05 GMT
InfoWorld - While production grinds to a halt at insolvent mobile phone maker BenQ Mobile, negotiations to find a buyer continue with potential investors, one of them an undisclosed U.S.-German group of individuals with IT and telecommunications backgrounds.
Source: Yahoo

Investor group shows interest in BenQ Mobile   08 Jan 2007 15:54 GMT
While production grinds to a halt at insolvent mobile phone maker BenQ Mobile, negotiations to find a buyer continue with potential investors, one of them an undisclosed U.S.-German group of individuals with IT and telecommunications backgrounds.
Source: InfoWorld

TeleNav to launch traffic service for GPS phones (InfoWorld)   08 Jan 2007 15:43 GMT
InfoWorld - TeleNav will add live traffic information to its navigation service for some GPS-enabled mobile phones in the U.S. from Monday.
Source: Yahoo