Mobile shopping app comes to BlackBerry   24 Jan 2007 21:02 GMT
Free software for Research in Motion's BlackBerry builds an online store right into the device, expanding users' shopping options while saving the trouble of roving the mobile Internet in search of the right product.
Source: InfoWorld

Vodafone to launch video service (InfoWorld)   24 Jan 2007 18:10 GMT
InfoWorld - In a move to generate more buzz -- and bucks -- for its Live mobile phone portal, Vodafone Group PLC is poised to launch a "Web 2.0" service that allows customers to upload and view their own videos.
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Text message novel published in Finland (AP)   24 Jan 2007 18:09 GMT
AP - A novel whose narrative consists entirely of mobile phone text messages has been published in Finland.
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Vodafone to launch video service   24 Jan 2007 17:48 GMT
In a move to generate more buzz -- and bucks -- for its Live mobile phone portal, Vodafone Group PLC is poised to launch a "Web 2.0" service that allows customers to upload and view their own videos.
Source: InfoWorld

Cingular Wireless rings up profits   24 Jan 2007 17:26 GMT
AT&T's mobile-services provider said it had added a record number of subscribers, more than tripled profits since last year.
Source: ZDNet

Ontario's education minister says students shouldn't have cellphones on in class (Canadian Press)   24 Jan 2007 16:08 GMT
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's education minister says students shouldn't have their cellphones on in class, but says it's up to school boards to ban them.
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Fon simplifies community Wi-Fi access   24 Jan 2007 14:34 GMT
Fon Technology hopes to make it easier for users to connect to its network of hotspots with Wi-Fi-enabled phones by offering them software from Spotigo.
Source: InfoWorld

Cingular quarterly profit surges on new customers (Reuters)   24 Jan 2007 13:33 GMT

Reuters - AT&T Inc.'s Cingular Wireless, the No. 1 U.S. mobile phone service, on Wednesday posted a quarterly profit that nearly quadrupled, boosted by stronger than expected customer additions.

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Carriers say cell phone transmitters pose no danger   24 Jan 2007 12:40 GMT
A four-year long study of cellular telephone base stations has found their transmissions pose no risk to human health, the carriers funding the study said Wednesday.
Source: InfoWorld

Will 'unlocked' cell phones free consumers?   24 Jan 2007 12:00 GMT
Handset makers in the U.S. are dabbling in selling phones directly to consumers, but will the model be attractive enough to consumers?
Source: ZDNet