Future growth demands wireless ISPs   26 Feb 2007 11:00 GMT
Aspiring entrepreneurs can only dream about a track record like Selina Lo’s. First there was Centillion, a networking startup that Lo co-founded, and Bay Networks purchased for $100 million in 1994. Lo’s next act was Alteon, a maker of Gigabit Ethernet adapters that Lo joined in 1996 and transformed into Alteon WebSystems, a maker of content-aware switching hardware, before helping to sell Alteon to Nortel at the apex of the dot-com craze in July, 2000, for $7.8 billion. It was a master stroke of good marketing and good timing that made Lo very wealthy.
Source: InfoWorld

DoCoMo to offer electronic payment at McDonald's (Reuters)   26 Feb 2007 08:54 GMT
Reuters - NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's top mobile phone operator, plans to offer electronic payment services at McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) outlets, with special promotions for some users.
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One-third of U.S. Net surfers have gone wireless   25 Feb 2007 23:40 GMT
One-third of U.S. Internet users have connected to the Web using a wireless network to send e-mails, check the latest news or read other things, a survey finds.
Source: ZDNet

Skype Asks FCC to Force Open Mobile Networks (PC World)   24 Feb 2007 02:00 GMT
PC World - Skype Ltd. is looking to a 1968 ruling by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to open up the country's mobile phone industry for "unlocked" devices and third-party applications-- such as Skype.
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Taking medical advice mobile   23 Feb 2007 20:31 GMT
Garmin subsidiary and the Mayo Clinic have developed software for mobile phones users to aid them in medical emergencies.
Source: ZDNet

India's Bharti sees retail accord with Wal-Mart within rules (AFP)   23 Feb 2007 18:56 GMT

AFP - Mobile phone major Bharti Enterprises, which plans to enter India's retail market with Wal-Mart, said Friday its agreement with the US-based giant was within the rules set for investments in the sector.

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Study: Consumers not willing to pay $500 for iPhone   23 Feb 2007 16:42 GMT
Consumers aren't willing to pay what Apple may ask for the iPhone, but if the price drops they'll switch their mobile service to AT&T in order to get it, according to results of a survey released Thursday.
Source: InfoWorld

Qualcomm, Broadcom drop some patent claims   23 Feb 2007 15:23 GMT
Qualcomm and Broadcom have settled some of their patent claims against each other, avoiding a jury trial scheduled to begin next month, Qualcomm said on Friday. They remain deadlocked over other patents, however, and still face several potential trials this year.
Source: InfoWorld

Skype petitions FCC for open cellular access   23 Feb 2007 00:34 GMT
Net phone company is pushing for rules that would let consumers decide which devices and software they use on cell phone networks.
Source: ZDNet

Apple-Cisco iPhone Deal Positions Firms To Jointly Pursue Wi-Fi And VoIP (TechWeb)   22 Feb 2007 16:07 GMT
TechWeb - Scheduled for delivery in June, Apple's iPhone will have Wi-Fi capability -- a mobile phone feature that is likely to roil the entire cell phone landscape.
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