Metro Wi-Fi rates high in study   23 Jan 2007 21:30 GMT
Metropolitan Wi-Fi networks deliver much higher speed than cellular data and in some cases have comparable coverage, according to an independent test conducted in 14 North American cities and towns.
Source: InfoWorld

TI: Low-End Cell Phone Technology Selling Well (TechWeb)   23 Jan 2007 20:48 GMT
TechWeb - The company has shipped 6 million of its "eCosto" single-chip mobile phone technology aimed at volume low-priced, basic-featured cell phones.
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Intel's Centrino adopts 802.11 draft N   23 Jan 2007 20:01 GMT
Intel unveiled an improved wireless card on Tuesday that will allow notebook PC users to share five times the data at twice the range of their current 802.11a/g cards, improving PCs' ability to download music and stream high-definition video.
Source: InfoWorld

EU may regulate roaming charges (InfoWorld)   23 Jan 2007 19:10 GMT
InfoWorld - Europe’s mobile phone industry will continue to fight plans to regulate roaming charges, even though Germany, the European Commission, and the European Parliament appear dead set on imposing them, said the GSM Association Tuesday.
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Warner, Sony BMG invest in Chinese mobile play   23 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
Music companies team up with Chinese firm offering technology for wireless, piracy-resistant delivery of music downloads.
Source: ZDNet

Nokia forges ahead while Motorola falters: analysts (AFP)   23 Jan 2007 13:58 GMT

AFP - Nokia, the world's leading maker of mobile phones looks set on Thursday to publish strong fourth quarter results after US arch rival Motorola reported a slump in profits, analysts said.

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Sony BMG, Warner Music in joint venture (AP)   23 Jan 2007 11:16 GMT
AP - Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group have partnered with a joint venture operating in China that develops technology for distributing music downloads and other content to mobile phones, the record companies said Tuesday.
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Warner and Sony BMG invest in Chinese mobile play (Reuters)   23 Jan 2007 11:03 GMT
Reuters - Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group announced on Tuesday strategic investments in a Chinese company that makes technology to download songs on to mobile phones in China.
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TI profit up on tax credit (Reuters)   23 Jan 2007 01:35 GMT

Reuters - Texas Instruments Inc. posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit due to a tax credit, but its first-quarter forecast fell short of analyst forecasts as the No. 1 cellphone chipmaker citing growth skewed toward low-priced phones and declining inventories across the board.

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Texas Instruments 4Q earnings up 2 pct (AP)   23 Jan 2007 00:43 GMT

AP - Texas Instruments Inc., the world's largest maker of chips for mobile phones, said fourth-quarter earnings rose a modest 2 percent from a year ago due to stronger demand for the company's semiconductor and calculator products.

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