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Global Mobile

Call it wireless or call it cellular, use it for voice or use it for data, it's untethered personal communications in all its forms

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March 2008
- New Phones Compete With Software, Not Hardware
  
  Wired | Mar 31, 08 4:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The iPhone may have buzz, Wired writes, but the smartphone market is deviating from the model of Apple’s “Jesus phone,” particularly in the software area. Wary of Apple’s restrictive software development policies, Wired pegs the Nokia N95, with an open source application platform, as more influential in the development of future handsets. That’s not to say that the N95 doesn’t somewhat resemble the iPhone externally. More »
- New York Subpoenas Texting Guru
  
  New York Times | Mar 31, 08 12:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - New York lawyers have asked the creator of a mass text-messaging service for records of texts sent during 2004 Republican Convention protests, the New York Times reports. MIT student Tad Hirsch’s TXTmob service was a communication tool for demonstrators and reporters, providing up-to-the-minute data on what was happening where. Hirsch calls the subpoena unfair to users, citing his “moral responsibility” for their privacy. More »
- Cell Phones Worse Than Smoking, Study Says
  
  Independent (UK) | Mar 30, 08 3:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Cell phones may cause more deaths than smoking or asbestos, warns a new study in which an Australian neurosurgeon found that a decade of cell use can double brain tumor risk—an effect that he says will show in coming years. "We are currently experiencing a reactively unchecked and dangerous situation," Vini Khurana said. More »
- Your Phone May Soon Know If You're Sick
  
  ComputerWorld | Mar 28, 08 2:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Your cell phone might soon be able to tell you if you’ve caught the flu. Researchers with Japan’s NTT DoCoMo have developed a workable method of “molecular communications”—a system for the transport of microscopic samples from a user’s sweat into their phone for analysis, Computerworld reports. More »
- AT&T Offers Mobile TV; Demand Slow on Verizon Unit
  
  CNET | Mar 28, 08 11:27 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - AT&T will offer TV subscriptions on some of its cellphones starting in May. The 10-channel service will be available for the LG Vu and the Samsung Access handsets. The company won’t release prices until May, but Verizon charges $15 for a similar service. The question—especially in a weak economy—is whether anyone really wants mobile TV, writes Marguerite Reardon in CNet. More »
- UK Moves Closer to In-Flight Cell Phones
  
  Reuters | Mar 26, 08 5:58 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - British air travelers may soon be able to use their cell phones while in flight, Reuters reports. UK telecom regulator Ofcom approved airline proposals to offer mobile service, pending assent by the European aviation safety authorities. Passengers would be able to make calls once the aircraft was in the air by connecting their phones to a base station in their seats. More »
- Icahn Wins: Motorola Will Spin Off Mobile Unit
  
  Bloomberg | Mar 26, 08 8:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Motorola blinked in its showdown with billionaire investor Carl Icahn, announcing this morning it will spin off the foundering mobile-device division that lost $1.2 billion last year and has seen its share of the mobile phone market shrink from 22% to 12%, reports Bloomberg. Moto’s stock rose 6.6% on the news before the markets opened, after losing 45% in the past year. More »
- Icahn Ups Ante in Motorola Battle
  
  Wall Street Journal | Mar 25, 08 6:43 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Billionaire Carl Icahn is turning up the heat on Motorola in his battle for more control, filing a lawsuit for access to board documents. The move follows his rejection of the company’s offer of two board seats—instead of the four he's seeking—and calling its refusal to seat one of his board candidates “intolerable and reprehensible,” reports the Wall Street Journal . Icahn is waging a proxy battle for the seats prior to Motorola’s May 5 shareholder meeting. More »
- Cellphones Sound Last Call for British Icon
  
  USA Today | Mar 24, 08 12:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Britain’s iconic red phone booths are going extinct in a country where cellphones outnumber people, USA Today reports. British Telecom is shrinking the overall number of pay phones and replacing the red booths with modern ones that double as wireless hotspots. With just 12,700 of the originals left on the streets, discarded red boxes are finding homes with collectors worldwide. More »
- In the Works: Wireless Bill of Rights
  
  BusinessWeek | Mar 21, 08 3:33 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Wireless carriers seem to have angered a few too many consumers with hidden fees and surprise charges. Politicians in 22 states are considering various versions of a wireless consumers’ bill of rights, reports BusinessWeek . But the wireless industry, daunted at facing different regulations in every state, is throwing its weight behind a federal bill and opposing the state measures. More »
- AT&T, Verizon Will Dominate New Airwaves
  
  Wall Street Journal | Mar 21, 08 1:37 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - AT&T and Verizon were the two top bidders in the airwaves auction that ended this week, representing 80% of the FCC’s record $19.6 billion haul and positioning themselves to offer advanced wireless Internet services, reports the Wall Street Journal. Google, sans licenses, was another winner, gaining open access to a chunk of spectrum that mostly went to Verizon. More »
- Verizon Opens Its Network to Outside Phones
  
  Wall Street Journal | Mar 20, 08 10:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Verizon will open its cell-phone service to any phone builder willing to meet its technical specs, the Wall Street Journal reports. The provider has so far restricted access to its own retailer, but hopes to stave off pressure from regulators, consumers, and tech companies pushing for a more universal industry. More »
- Boarding Passes Are So Last Year
  
  New York Times | Mar 19, 08 1:38 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Airlines are working on transitioning their electronic check-in systems to allow passengers to use their cell phones as boarding passes. Continenal is the first to test the system, in which a scannable bar code is displayed on the phone's screen, and the passenger never has to deal with a paper boarding pass. “We definitely see this as the wave of the future,” a TSA spokesman told the New York Times . More »
- Apple's iPhone Rules Restrict Competition
  
  CNET | Mar 10, 08 4:19 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Apple’s iPhone software development kit is facing criticism from net neutrality and antitrust critics, Computerworld reports. Apple has indicated that voice-over-IP programs like Skype will not be allowed on the iPhone’s AT&T network, as its a direct competitor for AT&T’s voice service. Comcast, Computerworld points out, drew net neutrality concerns when it banned BitTorrent to prevent competition with its Cable TV business. More »
- Coming Soon to Your Cell: Spam
  
  Washington Post | Mar 10, 08 2:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - To the dismay of customers and cellphone providers, spammers and even phishers have gone mobile. Researchers predict US consumers will get a record 1.5 billion spam text messages this year, while “smishing” texts try to con recipients into giving up sensitive financial information, reports the Washington Post . Most galling of all, users pay for spam text messages they receive. More »
- Apple Courts iPhone Developers
  
  New York Times | Mar 7, 08 2:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Apple is opening up the iPhone to outside programmers. The company said yesterday it would release a $99 software development kit, and the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins has committed $100 million to invest in developers' work, reports the New York Times . iPhones so far have been limited—at least officially—to Apple’s included programs. But new applications will be tightly controlled by Apple. More »
- The Next Big Thing: Live TV on Your Phone
  
  Wall Street Journal | Mar 6, 08 12:31 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A new way to watch TV on your phone is in the works in Spain, the Wall Street Journal reports. DVB-H technology, from a small company called Abertis Telecom, will let users tune into live broadcasts rather than pre-recorded shows. What some are calling the next big thing in cell phones has started to make its way across Europe. The best part? Watching is free, since it's pulled from broadcast signals. More »
- Yahoo Debuts 'Smart' Mobile Bookmarking Tool
  
  Reuters | Mar 4, 08 3:25 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Yahoo, keeping up its relentless pace of product launches, announced the debut of a Web bookmarking service for cell phones intended to help users organize their mobile Internet experience, Reuters reports. Called OnePlace, the tool allows users to mark not just individual sites but a collection of 'smart' content feeds providing updates tailored to the nature of a user’s favorite topics. More »
- Making a Marriage of Convergence
  
  New York Times | Mar 3, 08 12:13 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - In an unusual partnership, a Hollywood talent agency is teaming up with two Silicon Valley venture capital firms and AT&T to invest in Southern California digital media startups. The William Morris Agency announced the fund on Monday, in which AT&T is a limited partner. The focus is online content and technology for social networking, mobile games, and advertising, reports the New York Times . More »
February 2008
- Phone Makers Chase Fickle Customers
  
  New York Times | Feb 29, 08 11:15 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - With the cellphone industry increasingly hit-driven, phone designers are plumbing the consumer psyche through cultural experts and focus groups, reports the New York Times. "Our job is to be behaviorists and psychologists," says an exec. Competition has heated up as consumers buy—and discard—phones at an ever-faster rate, with the most trend-conscious getting a new one every 9 months. More »

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In this file photo, the new Palm Treo 750 smart phone is seen at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file) (Associated Press)

A Blackberry displays the Microsoft homepage in a downtown Toronto office, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007. Research In Motion Ltd. has announced plans to take the BlackBerry smartphone into the Chinese market(AP... (Associated Press)

T-Mobile Sidekick LX in midnight blue. (Photo (Associated Press)

The new Apple iPhone is seen in this June 29, 2007 file photo in New York. Apple Inc. has issued a software update that creates problems for iPhones modified to work with a cellular carrier other than... (Associated Press)

A Motorola RAZR cell phone is seen at a consumer electronics store in Gloucester, Mass. in this Friday, Jan. 19, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, file) (Associated Press)

The Walkman W890i. (Sony Ericsson)

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