The Register is reporting that Euro-carrier Vodafone is trying out 3G data cards. The service should make it to the marketplace by Spring. However, the Register wasn’t too impressed with the speed:
“The current version of the card provides notebooks with Internet access through dial-up GSM links or always-on GPRS connections. Neither is particularly quick, better […]

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TIME magazine has a piece on the latest fear of security experts–guns disguised as mobile phones.
“Sources tell TIME that cell-phone guns, some of which have been seized in drug raids in the Netherlands, England and Germany, have been cited in several federal security alerts over the past year, the most recent just over a month […]

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Nearly every news outlet is reporting at least something about AT&T Wireless being on the market. To sum things up, we’ve compiled pieces from all of the reports we have heard thus far. nearly everyone but Verizon Wireless is interested.
Cingular Wireless - Was the first rumored party, and has actually put in a bid (all […]

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A UK based domain name provider has started up a service where anyone can register an SMS keyword for ฃ9.99.
Short domains helped usher in the .com age for PCs, but their usefulness in mobile devices is limited. For more information on the topic, read a Mobitopia plea for a mobile TLD. Although an SMS keyword […]

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Although homing pigeons aren’t all that common these days, a group of pigeons enthusiasts is reporting that cell phone towers are throwing their birds off course.
One member was quoted as saying:
“During the World War II, thousands of aircraft carried two pigeons in case they the plane was downed so they could send messages,”

“The birds were […]

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Back in October of 2003, we reported on a Kyocera phone that had a battery explode. A few days later it turned out to be a hoax. The plot thickens as the company today announced a recall on batteries for its 7135 series phone.
The recalled batteries have the red and white Kyocera name printed on […]

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It’s official, PDAs didn’t kill phones. PalmONE, the largest maker of personal digital assistants, has announced that it will “refocus its investments on devices that include mobile phones.” Due to the merger with Handspring and the new focus, the company is laying off about 100 workers.

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In an annual invention study, the mobile phone came out as the most hated invention that we cannot live without. The alarm clock came in at a close second, but with most phones shipping with alarm clocks built in, next year’s study might show the mobile phone well into the lead.

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Cingular Wireless today announced its Q4 / Full year results, and the numbers look quite good. You’ve heard reports that Cingular wants to buy out AT&T Wireless, and it appears today they have the means:

Added 642,000 subscribers in Q4, making for a total of 24 million
Data revenues grew 85% vs. the same quarter a year […]

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According to a Reuters report, Cingular has made an official bid to buy out AT&T Wireless. Stock of AT&T Wireless (AWE) is jumping on the news. The bid is for $11 per share.
Yet another story says Euro carrier Vodafone may be looking to make a counter offer. We first mentioned this rumor late last year.
Meanwhile, […]

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