SF's Wi-Fi wait grows   31 Jul 2007 11:42 GMT
The next crucial votes on San Francisco's municipal Wi-Fi proposal will be delayed until next month while chosen contractor EarthLink becomes increasingly skittish about building wireless networks for cities.
Source: InfoWorld

China offers war movie clips to mobile phone users (Reuters)   31 Jul 2007 10:06 GMT
Reuters - Make-way cutesy animals and sugary pop songs -- Chinese mobile phone users can now download film clips of the Korean War and stirring military anthems to celebrate the founding of the People's Liberation Army.
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Apps security to dominate Black Hat   31 Jul 2007 10:00 GMT
Black Hat kicks off this week in Las Vegas with a big shift in focus from Internet viruses to application security.
Source: InfoWorld

EMusic, AT&T to sell independent labels on phones: report (Reuters)   31 Jul 2007 06:09 GMT
Reuters - Online music seller EMusic plans to announce a deal with AT&T on Tuesday, allowing people to buy songs from independent labels directly through their cellphones, the New York Times reported on its Web site.
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Google's battle for wireless spectrum   30 Jul 2007 19:04 GMT
Q&A Chris Sacca, head of special initiatives, talks about the company's plans for the upcoming 700MHz spectrum auction.
Source: ZDNet

RadioShack reports 2Q profit (AP)   30 Jul 2007 17:18 GMT
AP - A yearlong turnaround effort at RadioShack Corp. appeared to falter Monday as the electronics retailer swung to a second-quarter profit but saw revenue decline 15 percent because of softening sales of cellular phones and other key products. Its shares sank nearly 12 percent by early afternoon.
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Verizon earnings up 4.5 per cent; Verizon Wireless buys Rural Cellular (Canadian Press)   30 Jul 2007 16:16 GMT
Canadian Press - NEW YORK (AP) - Verizon Communications Inc. on Monday reported second-quarter earnings that rose 4.5 per cent from a year ago, mainly due to its successful cellphone division. The results met analysts' expectations.
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Verizon Wireless to acquire Rural Cellular for $2.7 billion   30 Jul 2007 14:38 GMT
Verizon Wireless has agreed to acquire Rural Cellular, a mobile telephone service provider focused on rural areas in the U.S., the companies announced Monday.
Source: InfoWorld

Cellphone users would like loyalty perks (USATODAY.com)   30 Jul 2007 14:23 GMT
USATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - Business travelers already earn loyalty points from airlines and hotels. Why not for cellphone service?
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New EU rules to slash mobile phone calls abroad come into force (AFP)   30 Jul 2007 12:42 GMT

AFP - New rules aimed at slashing the price of mobile phone calls made abroad in the European Union came into effect on Monday, with EU regulators promising to monitor whether companies are complying.

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