Samsung, AT&T Announce 'BlackJack II' Phone (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News) Samsung and AT&T announced the new BlackJack II smart phone on Tuesday, a Windows Mobile phone which lets owners make one-way, live video calls to users of some other AT&T phones....more...House hearing held in Advance concerning 911 cell phone tariff (Dexter Daily Statesman) What is the main purpose for having a cellular phone? That is the one question 911 services administrators across the state want people to ask themselves when the issue of a 911 cell phone tariff is mentioned....more... Broadcom Q3 Profit Slumps on Increased R&D Spending (Cellular-News.com) Semiconductor firm, Broadcom Corp. has reported a 75% drop in Q3 profits after the company increased spending on mobile phone chip R&D. Spending on R&D rose by 29% last quarter to US$352.3 million, outpacing sales growth....more... U.S. Cellular completes tower in Cuba (The Canton Daily Ledger) CUBA -- U.S. Cellular has announced it has recently completed construction of a cellular site in Cuba as part of an ongoing effort to expand its central Illinois network. This investment adds to the extensive statewide network of more than 1,400 U.S. Cellular cell sites....more... Dog Owners to Benefit from Telit Wireless Solutions m2m Technology (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) SAN FRANCISCO----Telit Wireless Solutions, Inc., the US-based m2m mobile technology arm of Telit Communications , announced today that its GE864-PY module will enable a new cellular communications-based pet tracking system being developed for Positionere....more... U.S. Cellular to announce expansion (The Globe Gazette) NORTHWOOD ? A national wireless carrier will announce its network expansion in North Iowa on Wednesday and speak about its opposition to a proposed cap on the Universal Service Fund....more... Microsoft plans to pass wireless auction: CEO (Boston Globe) Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it will not participate in an upcoming U.S. mobile phone airwave auction despite speculation that Web rival Google Inc will bid at least $4.6 billion on the wireless spectrum....more... Philippines' PLDT reiterates 2007 core earnings guidance (FinanzNachrichten) MANILA (Thomson Financial) - Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co ( Nachrichten ) (PLDT) is reaffirming its guidance for 2007 core earnings, with its mobile phone subscriber base expected to continue growing, its chairman said Wednesday....more... Microsoft Introduces Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 (PDA Buyer's Guide) Microsoft today at CTIA show introduced Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008, a server solution that's focused on Windows Mobile phone management. Here are the details:"Seeking to catalyze large-scale adoption of mobile smartphones by corporate customers, Microsoft Corp. ......more... |