Late breaking news
(Reuters)
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.
(FT.com)
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.
(NewsFactor)
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.
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Sprint has rolled out the Samsung Ace — a dual-mode smartphone capable of switching seamlessly between Sprint’s CDMA and high-speed EVDO networks in the U.S. and the GSM/GPS networks more typically used overseas.
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft appears to be looking for new ways to tie Windows Mobile phones and Zune media players together, although a Zune phone remains unlikely.
(Reuters)
Reuters - AT&T Inc , the biggest U.S.
mobile service, said on Tuesday it would offer unlimited mobile
phone calls for a flat rate of $99.99 a month, hours after
Verizon Wireless announced a similar plan.
(Reuters)
Reuters - Mobile phone group Vodafone and
rival Orange, owned by France Telecom , are to share
mobile mast sites in a deal designed to cut costs and improve
coverage across Britain.
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The first generation of High Speed Packet Access mobile services increased download speeds to mobile phones. Now carriers are also launching HSPA services, also known as Turbo-3G, with faster upload speeds, making the mobile office even more of a reality.
(Reuters)
Reuters - BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion
and rival Motorola have sued each other over
what they say are patent infringements for technology used in
their mobile phones.