Samsung reveals latest music phones   10 Oct 2007 11:23 GMT
Samsung Electronics has unveiled a refreshed lineup of three new cell phones that are targeted at music lovers.
Source: InfoWorld

Google adds to mobile lineup with purchase of Jaiku microblogging program (Canadian Press)   09 Oct 2007 23:30 GMT
Canadian Press - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Internet search leader Google Inc. said Tuesday that it has bought Finnish startup Jaiku, which makes a mobile phone application people can use to send short messages about where they are and what they're doing.
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Google buys Finnish instant-message startup Jaiku (Reuters)   09 Oct 2007 21:53 GMT
Reuters - Google Inc has acquired the Finnish company Jaiku, one of a new class of start-ups that offer instant-messaging tools for Web and mobile phone users to keep track of their friends' daily activities.
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Google buys mobile software maker Jaiku (AP)   09 Oct 2007 21:36 GMT

AP - Internet search leader Google Inc. said Tuesday that it has bought Finnish startup Jaiku, which makes a mobile phone application people can use to send short messages about where they are and what they're doing.

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UWB group certifies first products   09 Oct 2007 19:44 GMT
The industry group behind UWB (ultrawideband) high-speed wireless has certified the first UWB chipsets, a move that helps usher in technologies including wireless USB and the next generation of Bluetooth.
Source: InfoWorld

AT&T buys high-speed wireless spectrum for $2.5 billion   09 Oct 2007 14:56 GMT
AT&T has agreed to buy 12MHz of high-speed wireless spectrum from Aloha Partners for $2.5 billion, the company announced Tuesday.
Source: InfoWorld

Update: Sprint chief Forsee resigns   08 Oct 2007 21:35 GMT
Gary Forsee has resigned as chairman, president, and CEO of Sprint Nextel, effective immediately, the company said Monday.
Source: InfoWorld

IT trainer offers master's degree for hackers   08 Oct 2007 17:47 GMT
In an effort to produce the next generation of chief security officers and IT systems defense experts, an online training company is offering a new master's degree program in security science.
Source: InfoWorld

How Safaricom gives voice to Africa (FT.com)   08 Oct 2007 16:50 GMT
FT.com - To Michael Joseph's frustration, his customers keep flashing. At all times of the day. For no more than a second but long enough to catch each other's attention. In Kenya, where his company Safaricom is the dominant mobile phone operator, it has nothing to do with indecent exposure.
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African readers get access to information via cellphones (AFP)   07 Oct 2007 22:04 GMT

AFP - A South African newspaper Sunday became the first on the continent to offer readers the opportunity to access information via cellphones with Internet connectivity.

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