Qualcomm inks OFDM deal, bolsters IP claim   30 Apr 2007 22:58 GMT
Qualcomm may have gained another small weapon for what could become a huge battle over essential patents on next-generation wireless networks.
Source: InfoWorld

Verizon's Q1 earnings fall 8.4 ct as divested businesses offset wireless gains (Canadian Press)   30 Apr 2007 21:03 GMT
Canadian Press - NEW YORK (AP) - Verizon Communications Inc.'s first-quarter earnings fell 8.4 per cent to US$1.5 billion as strong showings in the cellphone business and the crucial FiOS Internet and TV initiative were offset by the loss of income from assets the company sold over the past year.
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Verizon reports growth on wireless, broadband   30 Apr 2007 15:42 GMT
Growth in its wireless and broadband divisions pushed first-quarter revenue higher at Verizon Communications, although earnings declined from a year ago because of asset divestitures and merger costs.
Source: InfoWorld

Verizon profit falls on discontinued operations   30 Apr 2007 13:12 GMT
Results are in line with expectations, however, as company continues to invest in Internet and wireless services.
Source: ZDNet

Rootkits: The next big enterprise threat?   30 Apr 2007 10:00 GMT
Late at night, a system administrator performed a routine check of a crashed server, one of 48 systems comprising a major online infrastructure that generated about $4 million per month in revenue. He was a bit surprised that the system had gone down, as it had been humming for months without any indication of being prone to crashing. The check uncovered three encrypted files. The administrator called on MANDIANT to analyze them.
Source: InfoWorld

Malaysia tycoon to buy out telco Maxis (Reuters)   30 Apr 2007 03:56 GMT
Reuters - Malaysian tycoon Ananda Krishnan plans to buy out the country's largest mobile operator, Maxis Communications , the firm said on Monday, in a deal that could be worth at least $5 billion.
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Report: Texting hurts Ireland's youths (Canadian Press)   28 Apr 2007 21:42 GMT
Canadian Press - DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Ireland's youth are becoming increasingly poor spellers and writers, and their love of text messaging on cellphones is a major reason why, according to the government's Education Department.
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New Japanese mobile phones detect motion (Canadian Press)   28 Apr 2007 21:39 GMT
Canadian Press - TOKYO (AP) - Some of the latest mobile phones in Japan come with motion sensors that let users detect motion or play action games like those on the Nintendo Wii console.
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Iran to filter "immoral" mobile messages (Reuters)   28 Apr 2007 12:55 GMT
Reuters - Iran's Telecommunications Ministry will start filtering "immoral" video and audio messages sent via mobile phones, state television reported on Saturday.
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EarthLink scales back, focuses muni Wi-Fi effort   27 Apr 2007 20:25 GMT
EarthLink is pulling in the reins on its municipal Wi-Fi business, focusing on existing deals and big cities for the rest of this year.
Source: InfoWorld