Spanish start-up Whisher promises free Wi-Fi for all   30 Jan 2007 12:00 GMT
Company pledges free Wi-Fi if people share their broadband connections, but service model violates U.S. ISP user agreements.
Source: ZDNet

China's 3G standard to take a while to mature:UBS (Reuters)   30 Jan 2007 08:06 GMT
Reuters - China's homegrown third generation wireless standard may take a long time to become commercially viable on a large scale after its long-anticipated rollout, a UBS analyst said on Tuesday.
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Motorola to use 3G chips from Texas Instruments (Reuters)   29 Jan 2007 22:05 GMT
Reuters - Motorola Inc. , the world's second-biggest handset maker, said on Monday it would develop advanced mobile phones using chips from Texas Instruments Inc. , the No. 1 wireless chip maker.
Source: Yahoo

Verizon Wireless passed on iPhone two years ago   29 Jan 2007 19:43 GMT
Apple approached Verizon Wireless first about the iPhone, but Apple wanted too much control, according to a USA Today report.
Source: ZDNet

Verizon earnings fall, sales up on wireless   29 Jan 2007 14:40 GMT
Spin-off of directories, sales of other businesses ding profits, but wireless growth tops estimates.
Source: ZDNet

Verizon rejected Apple iPhone deal (USATODAY.com)   29 Jan 2007 13:21 GMT
USATODAY.com - NEW YORK - Verizon Wireless, the No. 2 U.S. cellphone carrier, passed on the chance to be the exclusive distributor of the iPhone almost two years ago, balking at Apple's rich financial terms and other demands. Among other things, Apple wanted a percentage of the monthly cellphone fees, say over how and where iPhones could be sold and control of the relationship with iPhone customers, said Jim Gerace, a Verizon Wireless vice president.
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Taiwan forecasts $31B in new investment   29 Jan 2007 12:57 GMT
The Taiwan government aims to boost private sector investment in the local economy to NT$1.07 trillion (US$30.56 billion) this year, with a focus on technologies such as RFID (radio frequency identification).
Source: InfoWorld

Report: China's 4G wireless launch leapfrogs 3G   29 Jan 2007 12:31 GMT
Deployment of fourth-generation wireless network under way in mainland China even though 3G not yet available, says official daily.
Source: ZDNet

The devil wears a Prada phone   29 Jan 2007 12:00 GMT
As cell phones increasingly wed tech and fashion, designers from both worlds chime in about which devices make their best- and worst-dressed lists.
Photos: Phone design hits and misses
Source: ZDNet

China launches 4G before 3G off the ground - media (Reuters)   29 Jan 2007 11:29 GMT
Reuters - China, still working on its long-delayed homegrown third-generation wireless standard, has leapfrogged itself by launching the world's first fourth-generation standard, state media said on Monday.
Source: Yahoo