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System update led to BlackBerry outage (AP)
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:10:16 GMT

AP - After two days of silence about a lengthy outage in its BlackBerry e-mail service, the company that makes the addictive mobile device issued a jargon-laden update indicating that a minor software upgrade had crashed the system.

Google exec says innovations coming in mobile (InfoWorld)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:39:04 GMT

InfoWorld - Google is looking beyond text ads as it seeks to make money from the increasing number of people who are turning to their cell phones to find information, an executive said on Friday.

Mobile phones represent next frontier for search (Reuters)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:22:35 GMT

Reuters - "Mobile, mobile, mobile" were the words of Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt this week when asked what technologies are most intriguing to the computer Web search leader.

Mobile phone sales to slow in 2007 (InfoWorld)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:32:21 GMT

InfoWorld - Global sales of mobile phones, while still buoyant, are growing at a slower rate as the market for first-time owners shrinks, according to market research released Friday by IDC.

Gnome extends reach to mobile and embedded devices (InfoWorld)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:37:21 GMT

InfoWorld - An initiative backed by industry giants Intel and Nokia aims to increase the development and use of open source software in mobile phones.

Gnome Extends Reach to Mobile Devices (PC World)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:00:00 GMT

PC World - An initiative backed by industry giants Intel Corp. and Nokia Corp. aims to increase the development and use of open source software in mobile phones.

Google Exec Says Innovations Coming in Mobile (PC World)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:00:00 GMT

PC World - Google Inc. is looking beyond text ads as it seeks to make money from the increasing number of people who are turning to their cell phones to find information, an executive said on Friday.

Mobile Phone Sales to Slow in 2007 (PC World)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:00:00 GMT

PC World - Global sales of mobile phones, while still buoyant, are growing at a slower rate as the market for first-time owners shrinks, according to market research released Friday by IDC.

Sony Ericsson boosts profits with mobile phone boom (AFP)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:39:15 GMT

AFP - Sony Ericsson, which makes mobile telephones, reported a leap in first-quarter profits on Friday owing to a 63-percent surge in the number of telephones sold.

YouTube full of touching, tasteless reaction to Virginia Tech massacre (Canadian Press)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:59:00 GMT

Canadian Press - NEW YORK (AP) - It was inevitable that the online video world would offer its take on a crime glimpsed as it unfolded most dramatically via a cellphone camera, carried out by a student who put together a CD-ROM of his manifesto and mailed it to a TV news network.

New attack puts routers, cell phones at risk (InfoWorld)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:32:21 GMT

InfoWorld - A security researcher at Juniper Networks has developed a new form of attack that can be used to run unauthorized software on a wide range of computing devices, including routers and mobile phones.

New Attack Puts Routers, Cell Phones at Risk (PC World)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:00:00 GMT

PC World - A security researcher at Juniper Networks Inc. has developed a new form of attack that can be used to run unauthorized software on a wide range of computing devices, including routers and mobile phones.

Half Of U.S. Workers Don't Use Vacation Time, Study Shows (TechWeb)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:57:00 GMT

TechWeb - Managers take more vacation time than their underlings, but they're also tethered to the office by their BlackBerrys and cell phones.

Nokia profits slip seven percent in first quarter (AFP)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:18:35 GMT

AFP - Nokia strengthened its position as the world's leading maker of mobile phones in the first quarter by upping its market share to 36 percent, though net profit slid seven percent, the group said on Thursday.

Cisco Builds Massive Wi-Fi Network In Italian Province (TechWeb)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:00:00 GMT

TechWeb - The network stretches across 4,800 square kilometers and will deliver broadband services and applications to more than 200 rural towns.

Mobile Services for Work and Play (PC World)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:00:00 GMT

PC World - Use your cell phone to view home videos, send voice mail to groups, and instantly share phone-camera photos.

Telus loses court injunction bid to stop Bell Mobility network claims (Canadian Press)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:51:00 GMT

Canadian Press - VANCOUVER (CP) - Saying you're on the most powerful wireless network is not the same as saying you own it, says a B.C. Supreme Court judge.

Trends & Innovations - Wednesday (Investor's Business Daily)
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:00:00 GMT

Investor's Business Daily - Handset makers are racing to develop better mobile phone screens to meet expected demand for watching TV on the devices. In Japan, where TV on phones already is becoming commonplace, Sharp announced a fall release of phones featuring 2.2-inch screens that offer contrasts of 2,000:1, about 4 times greater than current top screens. The new phones also will be capable of receiving digital TV broadcasts, significantly expanding their capabilities since most phones are only able to show video downloaded from the Internet.

Microsoft, Lenovo to develop R&D center in China (InfoWorld)
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:53:18 GMT

InfoWorld - Microsoft and Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group have struck a deal to set up a technology center in China to promote research and development (R&D) of new consumer technology and, in particular, mobile devices.

Motorola posts 1Q loss on charges (AP)
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:45:17 GMT

AP - Motorola Inc. posted its first quarterly loss since 2004 on Wednesday as dismal sales continued to vex the struggling cell phone maker.