Nokia, Intel scrap plans for HSDPA notebook module   14 Feb 2007 13:03 GMT
Concern there wouldn't be adequate return on investment cited in announcement that project won't be commercialized.
Source: ZDNet

Samsung, ZTE to develop 3G gear for the home (InfoWorld)   14 Feb 2007 12:55 GMT
InfoWorld - Chinese telecommunication equipment maker ZTE has signed a deal with Samsung Electronics to jointly develop 3G (third-generation) mobile base stations for use in subscriber homes or offices.
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Samsung, ZTE to develop 3G gear for the home   14 Feb 2007 12:54 GMT
Chinese telecommunication equipment maker ZTE has signed a deal with Samsung Electronics to jointly develop 3G (third-generation) mobile base stations for use in subscriber homes or offices.
Source: InfoWorld

HTC smartphone offers two keyboards   14 Feb 2007 12:39 GMT
Taiwanese handset maker High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) has developed a smart phone based on Microsoft's upcoming Windows Mobile 6 software that offers both a numeric keypad and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
Source: InfoWorld

Cellphones becoming pocket-size banks (USATODAY.com)   14 Feb 2007 12:02 GMT
USATODAY.com - People already use their cellphones to surf the Web, take photos and text message - besides making calls. Now, a growing number of banks are also letting them pay bills and transfer money through their cellphones.
Source: Yahoo

Cellphone users complain about 'function fatigue' (USATODAY.com)   14 Feb 2007 12:02 GMT
USATODAY.com - NEW YORK - Ever get frustrated because you can't figure out how to use all the features on your cellphone? You're not alone. Manufacturers have become so enamored of cool features - including cameras, recording devices and video-streaming capabilities - that they have lost sight of the fact that many consumers just want good voice reception, according to a survey by the Forum to Advance the Mobile Experience (FAME).
Source: Yahoo

Police blotter: Wireless voyeur appeals 56-year term   14 Feb 2007 12:00 GMT
Man who placed a 2.4GHz wireless camera in stepdaughter's bedroom tries to get his sentence reduced.
Source: ZDNet

Wi-Fi and VOIP near full convergence   14 Feb 2007 11:00 GMT
Don't know what it is, but nine times out of 10 when I somehow get roped into listening to some four-foot stage star with fiery curls and a voice like a prepubescent foghorn belt out "Tomorrow," I get a headache. Maybe I'm too close to the stage. Like I'm too close to tech predictions -- or tenuous segues. I mean, I've just spent several months of man-hours composing verse for the Vista vision, and what's suddenly the biggest story? 2009's Vista's successor, Vienna. (OK, what's with the Vs?)
Source: InfoWorld

New mobile phones to empower and imperil children (AFP)   14 Feb 2007 06:33 GMT

AFP - The dangers and opportunities of the Internet are soon to be brought to mobile phones, industry experts predicted this week, raising serious questions about how parents can control what their children view and who they contact.

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Toons to make wisecrack ringtones (Reuters)   14 Feb 2007 05:19 GMT
Reuters - You might ignore your mobile phone if your ringtone is Beethoven's "Fur Elise," but what if it's a gruff voice that yells "Pick up the damn phone?"
Source: Yahoo