Bank cashes in on love of mobiles (FT.com)   24 Feb 2008 15:35 GMT
FT.com - Customers at La Caixa, Spain's largest savings bank, are being urged to spurn the queues for automatic teller machines. Instead, as suggested by a campaign being launched today, they should call up a virtual cash machine from the comfort of their 3G telephones. With a few taps on the keyboard, they will have access to most conventional ATM functions, with the obvious exception of cash withdrawal.
Source: Yahoo

Nokia: Delaware case unlikely to solve Qualcomm row (Reuters)   24 Feb 2008 15:13 GMT
Reuters - Cellphone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE) said on Sunday its agreement in a U.S. court in Delaware with Qualcomm was unlikely to solve the major legal battle over patent fees between the two technology heavyweights.
Source: Yahoo

Motorola finds new counter for shrinking pile of beans   22 Feb 2008 19:31 GMT
Motorola President and CEO Greg Brown added another piece to the company's new management team on Friday with the announcement that Paul Liska will become executive vice president and CFO.
Source: InfoWorld

Alltel Wireless Expands GPS Applications Nationwide (TechWeb)   22 Feb 2008 15:40 GMT
TechWeb - Subscribers can now use their GPS-enabled mobile phones in more than 45 major metro areas in the United States.
Source: Yahoo

People Prefer Shopping To Buying With Mobile Phones (TechWeb)   22 Feb 2008 11:00 GMT
TechWeb - Younger consumers are more likely to use their mobile phones for retail activities, the Gartner survey found.
Source: Yahoo

LG Elec says can win market share from Motorola (Reuters)   22 Feb 2008 03:15 GMT
Reuters - LG Electronics Inc (066570.KS), the world's fifth-largest mobile phone maker, said on Friday difficulties at rival Motorola Inc give it a strong chance to win market share from the world No.3.
Source: Yahoo

RIM gains despite outages   21 Feb 2008 20:21 GMT
Consumers and enterprise workers are flocking to the BlackBerry despite recent embarrassing glitches that have shut down service for hours on a few occasions.
Source: InfoWorld

Reliance to launch Uganda phone services (FT.com)   21 Feb 2008 20:00 GMT
FT.com - Reliance Communications, India's second-largest wireless operator, will launch phone services in Uganda by year-end, marking its first foray into international mobile phone markets.
Source: Yahoo

BlackBerry network down again on Wednesday   20 Feb 2008 20:22 GMT
BlackBerry users in North America were complaining of service problems again on Wednesday morning.
Source: InfoWorld

Talk All You Want on Wireless Phones for Just $99.99 (NewsFactor)   20 Feb 2008 17:34 GMT
NewsFactor - Forget about counting minutes. In an unusual synchronicity, three major carriers -- AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile -- announced Tuesday unlimited wireless plans for voice.
Source: Yahoo