HP deepens push into cell phone market
(AP)
06 Sep 2007 01:44 GMTAP - Hewlett-Packard Co. unveiled two new cell phones Wednesday, pushing deeper into the lucrative mobile phone market and broadening the array of equipment it can sell to large companies.
Source: Yahoo HP launches five iPaq models
(InfoWorld)
05 Sep 2007 23:46 GMTInfoWorld - Hewlett-Packard unveiled late on Wednesday five new iPaq handheld devices, two 3G mobile phones, a GPS device it calls a personal navigation device, and two traditional PDAs, without cellular connectivity.
Source: Yahoo HP launches five iPaq models 05 Sep 2007 23:30 GMTHewlett-Packard unveiled late on Wednesday five new iPaq handheld devices, two 3G mobile phones, a GPS device it calls a personal navigation device, and two traditional PDAs, without cellular connectivity.
Source: InfoWorld Trends & Innovations - Wednesday
(Investor's Business Daily)
05 Sep 2007 23:00 GMTInvestor's Business Daily - Some hospitals are beginning to let patients use mobile phones, although their impact on sensitive medical equipment is not clear, USA Today reported. Zangmeister Center, an oncology clinic in Columbus, Ohio, installed a $70,000 antenna which uses a lower cell phone signal strength that it says is unlikely to affect medical equipment. Other medical facilities in Fla. and Ind. are using a similar approach. Still, many hospitals fear electromagnetic interference from cell phones could disrupt medical devices, such as ventilators or external pacemakers.
Source: Yahoo Kingfisher to allow in-flight mobile calls
(FT.com)
05 Sep 2007 21:16 GMTFT.com - Kingfisher Airlines, the Indian low-cost carrier, on Wednesday said it would introduce in-flight mobile phone capability, underlining the increasing interest in the technology.
Source: Yahoo Motorola's goal: Be boring 05 Sep 2007 19:04 GMTMotorola has a strategy for improving its struggling cell phone business: Be boring.
Source: InfoWorld Ericsson's Greek branch fined over wire-tapping scandal
(AFP)
05 Sep 2007 18:41 GMT
AFP - Greece's communication privacy watchdog on Wednesday fined the Greek branch of Swedish telecom equipment giant Ericsson 7.36 million euros (10 million dollars) in relation to a wire-tapping scandal in which even the Greek Prime Minister's cellphone was compromised.
Source: Yahoo Forrester security show stresses risk management 05 Sep 2007 18:33 GMTEnterprise security decision makers have long been more likely to be swayed by flashy new technologies than by the notion of comprehensive IT restructuring to protect data and other corporate assets, but the situation is evolving rapidly, according to experts participating in Forrester Research's ongoing Security Forum.
Source: InfoWorld HTC Tests Qualcomm's SnapDragon Chips
(PC World)
05 Sep 2007 17:00 GMTPC World - Global mobile phone makers including Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp. are already testing new processors from Qualcomm Inc. with which the chip manufacturer hopes to challenge Intel Corp. in the market for ultramobile PCs and mobile devices.
Source: Yahoo HTC Picks Qualcomm Mobile Chips
(PC World)
05 Sep 2007 15:00 GMTPC World - Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp., the world's largest developer of smartphones that use Microsoft software, plans to launch more than ten mobile phones and PDAs (personal digital assistants) armed with Qualcomm Inc. chips by the end of this year, the companies said Wednesday.
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