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- Suspect robbed store to buy cellphone minutes, food, beer (The Arizona Republic)
A Mesa man arrested Thursday night on suspicion of armed robbery told police he did it because he needed money for cellphone minutes, food and beer, police said. - Cellphone entrants must build own networks: Prentice (The Globe and Mail)
Federal Industry Minister Jim Prentice on Friday disputed reports suggesting that clarified rules for the coming wireless auction will make life tougher for new cellphone entrants, saying the intention was always that they would have to build their own networks rather than just use those of rivals. - Drivers deserve to be chastised for cellphone use while driving (Dallas Morning News)
Talking on a cellphone while driving falls into that broad category of behaviors we only dislike when other people do them, like speeding or sneaking a dozen items through the 10-or-less checkout line. - Making next popular cellphone can be study in psychology (International Herald Tribune)
Executives and industry analysts say it has become more important than ever to understand the psyche of consumers and why they pick one phone over another. - Cellphone users are put on hold (Toronto Star)
Canadian cellphone users who are chaffing at the size of their monthly bills may have to wait a little longer before Ottawa's plan to promote wireless competition is realized. - Cellphone hunt in twin murders (The Telegraph)
Sleuths are searching for a missing cellphone of Srabonti Ghosh, who was found murdered, along with her eight-year-old daughter, at her Howrah home on Tuesday. - Could Cellphone Prove Marvin Nicholson Murdered Boy? (WTVC Chattanooga)
In murder trials prosecutors and detectives use physical evidence to put the accused at the crime scene. Whether it's fingerprints, DNA, hair samples or clothing modern science can identify these things with pin-point accuracy. - Cellphone entrants must build own networks: Prentice (The Globe and Mail)
Counter to some suggestions, the intention was never that they could just piggyback onto existing systems, Industry Minister says - Namibia: Cellphone War is On (AllAfrica.com)
IT seems Namibia is experiencing a cellphone war. MTC and Cell One are competing furiously and trying to outdo each other in giving best value to customers. - 2008 on track as record year for dividend cuts (USA Today)
As if Sprint Nextel's $29.5 billion quarterly loss and dour forecast weren't enough of a blow to investors: The cellphone company also killed its dividend. - Motorola Considering Realignment of Businesses (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Motorola said it is exploring a realignment of its businesses to boost its struggling cellphone unit, which has fallen on hard times after a two-year run of success with the Razr. - Motorola To Spin Off Cellphone Business? (Tom's Hardware Guide)
In a stunning move announced late Thursday, Motorola said that it will "evaluate alternatives to (?) recapture growth and profitability" in its Mobile Devices business. The announcement is expected to result in a spin-off of its cellphone business. - Super Bowl Is a Super Time for HDTVs (US News & World Report)
Many fans also will check on the game by PC or cellphone. - Motorola Considering Realignment of Businesses (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Motorola said it is exploring a realignment of its businesses to boost its struggling cellphone unit, which has fallen on hard times after a two-year run of success with the Razr. - Motorola Considering Realignment of Businesses (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Motorola said it is exploring a realignment of its businesses to boost its struggling cellphone unit, which has fallen on hard times after a two-year run of success with the Razr. - In African village, the sound of modernity arrives via cellphone (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
GONO, Mali - I sat on a palm-frond mat with two friends, waiting for the charcoal stove to bring the tea to a boil as the sun set over a nearby cliff. The call to evening prayer rang out over the village - an echoing man's voice punctuated only by singsong greetings of women making social rounds before dinner - and then a cellphone rang. - Who Dares Call The Garmin Nuviphone an iPhone-Killer? (Wired News)
Garmin's Nuviphone promises to wed GPS with cellphone, using finesse and flair. Lots of people are comparing it to the iPhone. - Clooney takes role as U.N. peace messenger (USA Today)
In his new role as U.N. messenger of peace, George Clooney was playing himself. The 46-year-old actor's arrival Thursday was greeted with "oohs" and "ahs" from dozens of people, mostly women, who crowded the lobby entrance for a glimpse and cellphone picture of him. - Community opens heart to family after fire; biggest blaze in years (The Flint Journal)
ARGENTINE TWP. - Carrie McKissic had just finished watching her first-grader play indoor soccer when her cellphone rang. It was the alarm company. The stay-at-home mom tried to remain calm as the caller stated a fire alarm went off in her house. - Cellphone App Developed that Could Allow For 'Pocket Supercomputers' (Slashdot)
Jack Spine writes "A robotics researcher at Accenture has given a demonstration of a 'Pocket Supercomputer' ? a phone behaving like a thin client. It can be used to send images and video of objects in real time to a server where they can be identified and linked to relevant information, which can then be sent back to the user. 'The camera on the phone is used to take a video of an object ? such ... - Crime Blotter (La Cañada Valley Sun)
Alminar Avenue , a catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle parked on the street overnight in the 4700 block on Jan. 24-25. Ocean View Boulevard , a man reported receiving notices in September regarding delinquent payments to a cellphone company that he did not have an account with; 4800 block, reported on Jan. 24. - Fortress-backed company sues Nokia over patents (EETimes.fr)
A company backed by hedge fund and private equity group Fortress Investment has filed a lawsuit against the world's top cellphone maker, Nokia , for alleged patent infringement. - Lenovo Sells Phone Unit (New York Times)
The personal computer maker said it planned to sell its slumping cellphone unit so that it could focus on its personal computer business. - Raided stall owners get reprieve (Mindanao Times)
MAYOR Rodrigo Duterte offered to pay P2,000 in penalty for each cellphone confiscated by the National Telecommunications Commission in a raid of two commercial complex in the city last January 4. - Garmin hits iPhone directly with Nuviphone (MacNN)
Garmin tonight surprised the cellphone industry by taking its own leap into smartphones. The Nuviphone aims both to compete with the iPhone as well as to bring Garmin's experience with GPS navigation to the forefront. Almost entirely controlled by a 3.5-inch touchscreen interface, the device centers around its native GPS unit: in addition to stra... - What Your Cellphone Says About You (Forbes)
Forget about black and silver. Your choice of cellphone color signals something about you. - Porn to run - conference plugs cellphone smut (The New Zealand Herald)
NEW YORK - Size matters in pornography, except when it comes to tiny mobile phone screens, the next frontier for erotica. If the adult entertainment industry has its way, Americans will soon get a choice of free porn on cell phones - or at least some photographs of good-looking girls in bikinis. - Porn to run - conference plugs cellphone smut (The New Zealand Herald)
NEW YORK - Size matters in pornography, except when it comes to tiny mobile phone screens, the next frontier for erotica. If the adult entertainment industry has its way, Americans will soon get a choice of free porn on cell phones - or at least some photographs of good-looking girls in bikinis. - Seeking the cellphone future, in Kampala (Salon.com)
If people want to share their phones, then there is profit in making phones that are easy to share - Gear Gallery: Laptop-Cellphone Hybrid and Tasty iPod Alternatives (Wired News)
Browse this week's Wired News gadget reviews for a $1,100 cellphone, a slick sheet-fed scanner, an iPod shuffle killer and more of the latest tech. - Mobile Phones Get Spotlight at Cannes Music Show (NewsFactor)
Phone companies are by now a familiar presence at the annual global music trade show, which is taking place in Cannes this week, with cellphone vendors sandwiched between purveyors of audio gear and managers of hip-hop bands. That's because the mobile phone is now the world's best-selling portable music device -- even if most people don't play tunes on their phone. An MP3 player is almost ... - Google, Dell teaming up on cellphone? (MacNN)
Both Google and Dell are collaborating on a handset, says a new claim by ad magazine MarketingWeek. Reportedly contacting "senior industry sources," the publication believes that the two firms will announce a phone as soon as the Mobile World Congress show in mid-February. Few details are available of the purported development, though the device ... - Cellphone sets off smoke alarm, plane U-turns (Pretoria News)
A flight to Bloemfontein returned to OR Tambo Airport twenty minutes after departing after a false alarm for smoke was set off, South African Express (SA Express) Airways said on Wednesday. - Cellphone sets off smoke alarm, plane U-turns (Cape Argus)
A flight to Bloemfontein returned to OR Tambo Airport twenty minutes after departing after a false alarm for smoke was set off, South African Express (SA Express) Airways said on Wednesday. - What Your Cellphone Says About You (Forbes)
Forget about black and silver. Your choice of cellphone color signals something about you. - Cellphone sets off smoke alarm, plane U-turns (Cape Argus)
A flight to Bloemfontein returned to OR Tambo Airport twenty minutes after departing after a false alarm for smoke was set off, South African Express (SA Express) Airways said on Wednesday. - Man floored by cellphone bill (Pretoria News)
Ottawa - An oil field worker in western Canada was shocked this month to be charged $85 000 for surfing the Internet on his new mobile phone, local media said on Thursday. - Cellphone sets off smoke alarm, plane U-turns (Pretoria News)
A flight to Bloemfontein returned to OR Tambo Airport twenty minutes after departing after a false alarm for smoke was set off, South African Express (SA Express) Airways said on Wednesday. - Why Spam Won't Go Awayâ?? (CIOL)
BANGALORE, INDIA: It's not just e-mail. We have voice-over-IP spam, instant message spam, cellphone text message spam, blog comment spam and Usenet newsgroup spam. - Tarrant, Denton weigh limits for drivers' cellphone use (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By JESSAMY BROWN The movement to restrict cellphones in school zones is moving to Tarrant and Denton counties. In December, Highland Park became the first Texas municipality to prohibit drivers from talking or texting on cellphones. Those who make calls or send or read messages on a hand-held cellphone while driving through an active school zone face a $75 ticket. Drivers are allowed to use ... - Rwanda: Govt Launches Rural Mobile Phone Scheme (AllAfrica.com)
The Government has launched a credit scheme of a cellphone-per-household aimed at bridging the communication gap in rural areas. - Man floored by cellphone bill (Pretoria News)
Ottawa - An oil field worker in western Canada was shocked this month to be charged $85 000 for surfing the Internet on his new mobile phone, local media said on Thursday. - NTT DoCoMo profit rises 35% (International Herald Tribune)
NTT DoCoMo, the biggest Japanese cellphone operator, said Tuesday that its quarterly profit rose 35 percent on lower costs to sell phones and reaffirmed its full-year forecast for a small profit gain. - Tightrope: Bad cellphone etiquette can cost you business (USA Today)
Cellphone users have really given a new meaning to keeping in touch. A couple of years ago I read somewhere that a few analysts predicted that by 2008 there would be 2 billion wireless subscribers in the world. - Cabbies' latest roadblock: back-seat spies (Los Angeles Times)
In New York, agents undercover as passengers will make sure taxi drivers are obeying new rules -- accepting credit cards and staying off cellphones, for example. The yellow cab pulled over to pick up a passenger across from the Empire State Building as its driver, Mahbub Hossain, chatted on his cellphone headset. - Getting ahead (The Record)
If you've ever wished for a cellphone headset that cuts out the noise ? crowds, wind, airplanes -- around you, consider the Invisio Q7. The tiny Bluetooth headset picks up your voice through your jawbone vibrations, blocking out any environmental noise. - Batasan blast archives, photos and videos (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
Text back your reaction to this article using your Globe, Touch Mobile, Smart, Talk n' Text, Sun and Addict, cellphone by sending REACT to 2366 or send an email to newsfeedback@abs-cbn.com Please refrain from offensive language, slanderous statements and commercial messages. - Tarrant County cities consider cellphone restrictions (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By JESSAMY BROWN The movement to restrict cellphones in school zones is moving to Tarrant and Denton counties. In December, Highland Park became the first Texas municipality to prohibit drivers from talking or texting on cellphones. Those who make calls or send or read messages on a hand-held cellphone while driving through an active school zone face a $75 ticket. Drivers are allowed to use ... - Use of 'secret cellphone' rapped (winnipegsun.com)
Franco Atanasovic has left the building. Testifying at the trial of longtime friend and former Hells Angels president Ernie Dew, Atanasovic endured another intensive grilling yesterday morning before exiting court surrounded by a phalanx of armed police and Sheriff's officers. - Tokyo to develop quake information network with cellphone technology (Asahi.com)
The Tokyo metropolitan government said it will spend 1 billion yen ($9.4 million) to create Japan's first emergency information integration system using mobile phone technology to contain damage caused by a catastrophic earthquake. - Japan: Profit Up but Sales Down at Docomo (New York Times)
NTT DoCoMo, the cellphone operator, had a 35 percent gain in quarterly profit as marketing costs dropped, but falling revenue showed the pain of a price war as it lost ground to rivals. Revenue at DoCoMo fell 1.4 percent to 1.2 trillion yen ($11 billion) in the quarter. DoCoMo said operating profit rose to 217 billion yen ($2 billion). - Tarrant County cities consider cellphone restrictions (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By JESSAMY BROWN The movement to restrict cellphones in school zones is moving to Tarrant and Denton counties. In December, Highland Park became the first Texas municipality to prohibit drivers from talking or texting on cellphones. Those who make calls or send or read messages on a hand-held cellphone while driving through an active school zone face a $75 ticket. Drivers are allowed to use ... - High Mobile Use Prompts Malaysian 3G M-Banking Service The Star (ePaynews)
Jan 30 2008 : Kuala Lumpur-based OCBC Bank is targeting Malaysia's 2 million 3G (third-generation) cellphone subscribers with its new OCBC Mobile Banking service. - Technological Turf War Gets A Bit Personal (Hartford Courant)
Young People Resisting Adults' Encroachment Scott Seigal was awakened one recent early morning by a cellphone text message. It was from his girlfriend's mother. - Dad shot at soccer practice (The Natal Witness Group)
The armed men who shot and killed a well-known businessman in cold blood on Monday evening at his son?s soccer practice in Balfour Park, Johannesburg, probably thought their victim was busy calling the police on his cellphone because they had tried to rob a woman in the same parking area shortly before that. - Bestsellers now come via handset (Independent Online)
Cellphone novels are becoming so popular in Japan that they are now considered a new literary genre. - Motorola pondering exiting the cell business? (MacNN)
Motorola may be looking to fold its cellphone business after years of struggling to restore the business to profit, says an investor note from Nomura analyst Richard Windsor. After a damaging quarter that saw Motorola's cellphone sales suffer a 38 percent drop, the company is said to be considering closing the division entirely to stem losses. Th... - Now's the time to watch for credit card fraud (The Champaign News-Gazette)
So you're at a crowded cafe and call Ticketmaster on your cellphone to order some concert tickets. You pull out your wallet and read off your credit card numbers to the operator over the phone. Bad idea. The person sitting behind you could jot down those numbers, then head to the mall for a shopping spree, courtesy of your good credit. - In the Widening World of Reality TV, Being a 'Crowd' Is No Easy Job (Washington Post)
MUMBAI Eighteen-year-old Mital Limbad stretches lazily in bed in her tiny, one-room tenement. It is 8:30 a.m., and she has been home for only a few hours, having spent the previous night at a long and tiring TV shoot. As her family goes about the morning chores, her cellphone rings. Limbad answer... - Namibia: Khomasdal House Robbed (AllAfrica.com)
Thieves who broke into a house in Windhoek's Khomasdal area yesterday stole a computer and a cellphone, which together are valued at N$10 000, the Namibian Police reported yesterday. - Ex-Amap CE killed for cellphone (News 24 South Africa)
Sheldon Cohen, the former CEO of Amalgamated Appliances, has been shot dead outside a Johannesburg football club while waiting for his son. - In the Widening World of Reality TV, Being a 'Crowd' Is No Easy Job (Washington Post)
MUMBAI Eighteen-year-old Mital Limbad stretches lazily in bed in her tiny, one-room tenement. It is 8:30 a.m., and she has been home for only a few hours, having spent the previous night at a long and tiring TV shoot. As her family goes about the morning chores, her cellphone rings. Limbad answer... - Ex-Amap CE killed for cellphone (News 24 South Africa)
Sheldon Cohen, the former CEO of Amalgamated Appliances, has been shot dead outside a Johannesburg football club while waiting for his son. - Walking away from NFL not easy (The Arizona Republic)
When a friend rolled him into the room in a wheelchair, the place fell deathly silent. NFL greats from glory years dotting the ages, many of them Hall of Fame players, had been milling around, getting ready for a charity golf tournament, and were swapping stories and exchanging cellphone numbers. - Vodacom reports growth in customer base (Mail and Guardian)
South African cellphone operator Vodacom recorded 33-million customers across its networks operating in South Africa, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho and Mozambique as at the end of December 2007 -- a 4,7% increase in the three months since end September 2007, the company said on Tuesday. - Finland: Nokia Buys a Software Maker (New York Times)
Nokia, a cellphone maker, said it had agreed to buy Trolltech, a Norwegian software company that makes products that create applications that work on different operating systems, for 844 million Norwegian kroner ($154 million). Nokia, based in Finland, said Trolltech?s set of software development tools would allow it to create new applications compatible with the operating systems on its mobile ... - Mom shot in heart - for cell (News 24 South Africa)
A Pretoria crèche principal was killed by a single bullet in the heart after three robbers attacked her family and fled with only a cellphone. - Seniors conquer cellphones (The Arizona Republic)
Oasis, a national non-profit geared to education and volunteerism for older adults, and AT&T teamed up to help seniors get hip with cellphone ring tones and text messaging. - Founder of cell-phone company Helio yields CEO job to president, becomes chairman (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
NEW YORK - Sky Dayton, the founder and chief executive of Helio LLC, is stepping down as CEO to become chairman of the youth-oriented cellphone provider. - Nokia acquires Trolltech for $154 million (International Herald Tribune)
The deal is the latest in a series of acquisitions of European software companies by global cellphone makers and other companies intent on adding specialized technologies. - Nokia still leads, Samsung unseats Moto in IDC cellphone rankings (Electronic Engineering Times Asia)
Nokia took the lead again in mobile phone shipments for 2007, although some shakeup in the vendor rankings was notable: Samsung took the second spot from Motorola. - Intel, Sun, TI debut hot chips at ISSCC (EETimes)
Intel will debut the world's biggest commercial microprocessor as well as its lowest power X86 chip at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco next week, but a server chip from Sun Microsystems and a cellphone processor from Texas Instruments will outflank Intel on both fronts. - Nokia acquires Trolltech for $154 million (International Herald Tribune)
The deal is the latest in a series of acquisitions of European software companies by global cellphone makers and other companies intent on adding specialized technologies. - Intel, Sun, TI debut hot chips at ISSCC (EETimes)
Intel will debut the world's biggest commercial microprocessor as well as its lowest power X86 chip at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco next week, but a server chip from Sun Microsystems and a cellphone processor from Texas Instruments will outflank Intel on both fronts. - Cellphone Banking First Step Toward Mobile Wallets in the USA (Cellular-News.com)
The US seems to be moving closer to a goal of using mobile handsets to accomplish financial transactions and make purchases as several competing market players align on both technology and objectives, reports In-Stat. - Economic leadership: Young stars of Davos (Canadian Business)
What do a cellphone distribution king from Bolivia, the first female president of the Chamber of Commerce in Swaziland and an American community organizer have in common? - Russia's Vimpelcom confirms $3.5 bln loan (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
MOSCOW, Jan 28 - Russia's No. 2 cellphone operator Vimpelcom said on Monday it had received commitment letters from banks for a $3.5 billion loan which will be used to back its acquisition of Golden Telecom . - Cellphone Banking First Step toward Mobile Wallets in the U.S. Says In-Stat (wallstreet:online AG)
The U.S. seems to be moving closer to a goal of using mobile handsets to accomplish financial transactions - Cellphone Banking First Step toward Mobile Wallets in the U.S. Says In-Stat (Centre Daily Times)
The U.S. seems to be moving closer to a goal of using mobile handsets to accomplish financial transactions and make purchases as several competing market players align on both technology and objectives, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). Although 2008 will not be "the year of mobile payments" in the U.S., some progress is likely, the high-tech market research firm says. - Cellphone Banking First Step toward Mobile Wallets in the U.S. Says In-Stat (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.----The U.S. seems to be moving closer to a goal of using mobile handsets to accomplish financial transactions and make purchases as several competing market players align on both technology and objectives, reports In-Stat . - Sony-Ericsson nabs major music label support (MacNN)
Sony-Ericsson this morning revealed an aggressive step into online music with expanded plans for its upcoming PlayNow arena music service. The cellphone producer says it has now struck deals to offer downloadable full tracks from major labels EMI, Warner Music, and its sibling Sony BMG as well as larger independents such as The Orchard and X5. Th... - Nokia acquires Trolltech, goes cross-platform (MacNN)
Nokia on Monday announced a potentially significant move to acquire Trolltech, a Norway-based software developer. The approximately $153 million deal gives Nokia access to Trolltech's Qt and Qtopia open-source software framework and should let the cellphone maker expand its services to work across multiple platforms; through the same architecture ... - Ivanovic up to second in ATP rankings (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
Text back your reaction to this article using your Globe, Touch Mobile, Smart, Talk n' Text, Sun and Addict, cellphone by sending REACT to 2366 or send an email to newsfeedback@abs-cbn.com Please refrain from offensive language, slanderous statements and commercial messages. - Nokia to purchase Norwegian Trolltech for USD 153.3 million (Pravda Ru)
By Margarita Snegrieva. Nokia , the world?s top cellphone maker, has agreed to offer 843 million Norwegian crowns ($153.3 million) for software firm Trolltech to support its new push to services and software operations. - CAROLYN HAX (Washington Post)
Adapted from a recent online discussion: Carolyn: I'm comfortable financially, but not extravagant. I started dating a great guy who has tons of student loans, is behind on rent and just got his cellphone shut off because of overdue payments. He just started a new job to help pay off a lot of these... - Nokia to purchase Norwegian Trolltech for USD 153.3 million (Pravda)
By Margarita Snegrieva. Nokia , the world?s top cellphone maker, has agreed to offer 843 million Norwegian crowns ($153.3 million) for software firm Trolltech to support its new push to services and software operations. - China's mobile network: Big brother is watching (Independent Online)
Serious concerns were raised in Davos last week about the ability of the Chinese government to spy on the country's 500 million cellphone users. - Durban man shot for his cellphone (The Star)
A Durban man is in a stable condition in hospital after he was shot for his cellphone, police said on Monday. Inspector Michael Read said the shooting incident took place in Malandela Road in KwaMashu at 3.25am on Sunday. - Durban man shot for his cellphone (Independent Online)
A man is in a stable condition in hospital after he was shot, KwaZulu-Natal police said. - Cop, accomplice arrested for stealing cellphone (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
Police arrested two men, including a Pasay City policeman, for snatching a cellular phone in Manila Monday midnight. Police Officer 2 Eric Nicodemus of the Pasay police and Restituto Balagtas are facing robbery charges for stealing the mobile phone of Jerome Lopez. - Services cater to our speeded-up lives (USA Today)
If you're reading these words, the chocolates and flowers are on their way. Because given the gazillion draws of modern life the cellphone, the BlackBerry, the boss, the kids, the TiVo, the dog it's a small miracle this sentence has made it into your day. - (AFX UK Focus) 2008-01-28 02:10 GMT: Malaysian shares open lower on Wall Street's decline; DiGi leads fall - UPDATE (Interactive Investor)
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - Malaysian shares were lower in early trading Monday, tracking Wall Street's weaker performance Friday, with shares of cellphone carrier DiGi.com leading the decline. - (AFX UK Focus) 2008-01-28 01:46 GMT: Malaysian shares open lower on Wall Street's decline; DiGi.com leads fall (Interactive Investor)
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - Malaysian shares opened lower Monday, tracking Wall Street's weaker performance Friday, with shares of cellphone carrier DiGi.com leading the decline. - Basketball pro Dwyane Wade evolves into an ad pro, too (USA Today)
On Sunday, National Basketball Association All-Star guard Dwyane Wade will try to lure Super Bowl viewers into becoming T-Mobile cellphone subscribers. - (AFX UK Focus) 2008-01-28 01:46 GMT: Malaysian shares open lower on Wall Street's decline; DiGi.com leads fall (Interactive Investor)
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - Malaysian shares opened lower Monday, tracking Wall Street's weaker performance Friday, with shares of cellphone carrier DiGi.com leading the decline. - (AFX UK Focus) 2008-01-27 22:50 GMT: Japan's NTT DoCoMo to post 11 pct fall in April-Dec operating profit - report (Interactive Investor)
TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japan's largest cellphone carrier, NTT DoCoMo Inc, is expected to post about 600 billion yen in operating profit for the first nine months of the fiscal year, about 11 percent less than the 676.9 billion yen it made a year earlier, because of the increasing number of subscribers who have switched to new discounted payment plans, the Nikkei newspaper reported Sunday. - Handset shipments to reach 1.24B this year (Electronic Engineering Times Asia)
Market research group Strategy Analytics forecasts that cellphone shipments will hit 1.24 billion globally in 2008, up 10 percent from 1.12 billion during 2007. - N?anga loses cellphone to client (The Herald)
MYSTIC powers associated with traditional healers were not enough to stop a daring client from stealing a mobile phone from a Chivi-based n?anga during an impromptu healing ceremony at a Masvingo motel over the weekend. - Woman kidnapped (The Herald)
A BUDIRIRO woman was kidnapped for three hours by an armed robber who masqueraded as a policeman before stealing a cellphone and cash worth more than $309 million. - Ellis County school briefs (Dallas Morning News)
Midlothian ISD has launched an emergency communications system, designed to alert subscribers via e-mail and cellphone of urgent news, such as weather closures. - Result for: wireless Web (DB2 Magazine)
A generic term for untethered access to the Web and other Internet services such as e-mail and chat. Public and private hotspots, Internet access via cellphone and all other fixed or mobile wireless access services make up the wireless Web. See wireless LAN , wireless WAN and hotspot . - Father makes road safety his mission (Montreal Gazette)
When Claude Jolicoeur learned by cellphone message that his 27-year-old daughter, Patricia, was seriously injured in a car accident in St. Lazare, he felt like he had been knocked upside down. - TRUSTING YOUR PSYCHIC FRIENDS NETWORK (New York Post)
WOW, that psychic totally didn't recognize me," I tell my friend Jon Friedman as we are walking down the street in Park Slope past a young woman who's busily chatting on her cellphone. "That's not a good sign, is it?" I think back to the spontaneous... - When space shuttle fell 5 years ago, they rose (Dallas Morning News)
NACOGDOCHES ? On Feb. 1, 2003, Nacogdoches County Sheriff Thomas Kerss woke early on his day off. The single father had promised his son Aaron a trip to the go-kart track 70 miles away in Longview. But at 8 a.m., his cellphone rang. - A New Text in Islamic Law (Washington Post)
CAIRO -- The Cairo woman stared in disbelief at the text message in her cellphone inbox. - Notorious cellphone 'scam queen' nabbed (Sun Star)
SHE has allegedly defrauded over 100 victims since 2006 that police dubbed her the "youngest scam queen" in the city. Early this week, she was just another suspect donning the standard bright orange uniform for prisoners. - A New Text in Islamic Law (Washington Post)
CAIRO -- The Cairo woman stared in disbelief at the text message in her cellphone inbox. - Related Articles (Prince George Citizen Online)
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - Cellphone maker Motorola Inc. said Wednesday its net profits fell sharply in the fourth quarter, and it warned that the recovery in its struggling handset unit will take longer than expected. - Police raid HQ of bank in French rogue trader scandal (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
Text back your reaction to this article using your Globe, Touch Mobile, Smart, Talk n' Text, Sun and Addict, cellphone by sending REACT to 2366 or send an email to newsfeedback@abs-cbn.com Please refrain from offensive language, slanderous statements and commercial messages. - Nokia Increases Profit and Market Share (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Nokia said Thursday that it had extended its share of the global cellphone market to 40 percent in the fourth quarter as profit surged 44 percent on rising sales abroad. - At 14, Nagasu reaches higher elevation (Los Angeles Times)
The Arcadia teen has the lead going into the senior women's free skate at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships after recording the second-highest short program score ever by a U.S. woman. The applause from a standing ovation barely had stopped echoing in Mirai Nagasu's ears when it was replaced by the sound of her cellphone ringing. - Nokia Increases Profit and Market Share (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Nokia said Thursday that it had extended its share of the global cellphone market to 40 percent in the fourth quarter as profit surged 44 percent on rising sales abroad. - Nokia Increases Profit and Market Share (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Nokia said Thursday that it had extended its share of the global cellphone market to 40 percent in the fourth quarter as profit surged 44 percent on rising sales abroad. - Nokia Increases Profit and Market Share (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Nokia said Thursday that it had extended its share of the global cellphone market to 40 percent in the fourth quarter as profit surged 44 percent on rising sales abroad. - Nokia Increases Profit and Market Share (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Nokia said Thursday that it had extended its share of the global cellphone market to 40 percent in the fourth quarter as profit surged 44 percent on rising sales abroad. - Nokia Increases Profit and Market Share (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Nokia said Thursday that it had extended its share of the global cellphone market to 40 percent in the fourth quarter as profit surged 44 percent on rising sales abroad. - Nokia Increases Profit and Market Share (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Nokia said Thursday that it had extended its share of the global cellphone market to 40 percent in the fourth quarter as profit surged 44 percent on rising sales abroad. - 2 linked to string of cellphone store heists (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By DEANNA BOYD Two men believed responsible for a string of cellphone store robberies in Fort Worth since November were arrested Wednesday evening. Miguel Cordona, 32, and Victor M. Cruz, 46, were being held in the Mansfield Jail on Thursday, with bail set at $50,000 each. All but one of the robberies targeted Metro PCS stores. The robberies occurred: Saturday at the store at 3872 Hemphill St. ... - Schoolboy kills robber in South Africa (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A South African schoolboy who had his cellphone stolen at knifepoint on the playground hunted down the robber and stabbed him to death, police said Friday. - Tighter rules for cellphone directories supported (Seattle Times)
A cellphone directory couldn't list a subscriber's phone number without permission, under a bill progressing in the state House of Representatives... - Iverson finds peace in Denver as a co-star (USA Today)
DENVER Allen Iverson, peeling off his civvies, isn't as concerned about the Minnesota Timberwolves 90 minutes before tip-off as he is about listening to another kind of game plan. "What properties does she have?" Iverson, just named to his ninth All-Star Game, asks via cellphone. "Yeah, she's done. Ain't no coming back. Who has the red and green properties? You've got the green and Boardwalk and ... - Nokia Increases Profit and Market Share (New York Times)
Nokia said Thursday that it had extended its share of the global cellphone market to 40 percent in the fourth quarter as profit surged 44 percent on rising sales abroad. - Used cellphone at wheel, Williams confesses (CBC)
Premier Danny Williams has admitted he used his cellphone while driving earlier this week, breaking a provincial law. - Used cellphone at wheel, Williams confesses (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams has admitted he used his cellphone while driving earlier this week, breaking a provincial law. - Cellphone unit to trigger losses (Toronto Star)
NEW YORK?Motorola Inc. said yesterday it will post an operating loss in the current quarter as its cellphone business is taking longer than expected to turn around, dashing Wall Street hopes for a profit and sending its shares down 20 per cent. - Bill bans cellphone texting by drivers (Boston Globe)
The grieving mother of a teenage crash victim watched yesterday as the Massachusetts House passed a bill that would make the state just the third in the nation to specifically ban text messaging while driving. - Google could cause a stir in FCC's airwaves auction (USA Today)
A federal airwaves auction starting today is expected to bring consumers improved wireless broadband services and will likely provide the last opportunity to create a nationwide challenger to the big cellphone companies. - Williams fesses up - admits to talking on cellphone from behind the wheel (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Danny Williams fessed up Wednesday, admitting he illegally used his hand-held cellphone while driving. - Williams fesses up - admits to talking on cellphone from behind the wheel (CNews)
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Danny Williams fessed up Wednesday, admitting he illegally used his hand-held cellphone while driving. In a statement, the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador says he used his cellphone to take an urgent call from his office, but acknowledges his actions were "inappropriate." - Motorola stock plunges on profit drop (International Herald Tribune)
The cellphone maker said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit fell 84 percent and warned that the recovery in its handset unit would be delayed. - Motorola's profits fall 84 per cent, stock plunges as cellphone woes continue (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
CHICAGO - Cellphone maker Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT) said Wednesday its net profits fell 84 per cent in the fourth quarter and warned that the recovery in its struggling handset unit will take longer than expected. Its shares plummeted. - Motorola cellphone sales tumble 38 percent (MacNN)
Motorola's mobile device business took one of its most serious drops in recent memory, the company announced today as part of its quarterly results. The group, which primarily covers cellphones, saw its sales drop in the fiscal fourth quarter by 38 percent compared to the same period a year ago. The shortfall resulted in a $388 million loss versu... - Mom jailed for cellphone murder (CNews)
It's been a definite legal roller-coaster ride for an Edmonton killer who stabbed to death another woman in a drunken fight sparked by a cellphone. In 2006, Stacie Willier, 32, was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. - The joke is on cellphone users (Los Angeles Times)
Customers complain about charges for unwanted text message services such as those offered by Jokemobi. Keith Fitzgerald, a concessions manager for Los Angeles International Airport, was in the middle of a meeting last month when his cellphone suddenly emitted an unfamiliar ring. He'd received his first-ever text message. - The joke is on cellphone users (Los Angeles Times)
Customers complain about charges for unwanted text message services such as those offered by Jokemobi. Keith Fitzgerald, a concessions manager for Los Angeles International Airport, was in the middle of a meeting last month when his cellphone suddenly emitted an unfamiliar ring. He'd received his first-ever text message. - Faulk a quiet 'headliner' in Patriots' show (USA Today)
It can happen to anybody. Kevin Faulk left the office after a pretty productive day at work on Sunday, and forgot take his cellphone with him. When I turned it on, the messages just started going galore," Faulk said Monday afternoon. "There were a lot of congratulations. So I spent the time to text everybody back." - Report: Disney to launch Japanese cellphone service (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Walt Disney Co. is planning on launching a new cellphone service in Japan on March 1, according to Tuesday reports. - Japan to get cellphone 'sommeliers': official (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Japan is to start licensing cellphone "sommeliers" to guide consumers through complicated functions as mobile telephones become ever more advanced, an official said Monday. - Japan to get cellphone 'sommeliers': official (TODAYonline)
NTT DoCoMo's mobile phones are seen on display in Tokyo, November 2007. Japan is to start licensing cellphone "sommeliers" to guide consumers through complicated functions as mobile telephones become ever more advanced, an official said Monday. - Kyocera announces deal for Sanyo's cellphone division (Los Angeles Times)
The company hopes to boost its struggling operations in the U.S. through the purchase. Japanese electronics maker Kyocera Corp. said it would buy Sanyo Electric Co.'s money-losing cellphone business for as much as $468 million, creating the world's sixth-largest cellphone maker. - Japan: Sanyo Sells Cellphone Unit (New York Times)
Sanyo, the electronics maker, will sell its troubled cellphone operations to a rival, Kyocera. The companies said the value of the business is about 40 billion yen ($374 million). Including debt, the deal set for completion April 1 is worth about 50 billion yen ($467 million), although the companies have yet to agree on a final price. The long-anticipated sale of the unit comes months after ... - Is your cellphone keeping you awake? (Independent Online)
If you want to doze off easily at night, then stop spending so much time talking on your cellphone, especially in the evenings. - Readius bends to needs of e-mail, calling or pocketing (USA Today)
A Dutch company has squeezed a display the size of two business cards into a cellphone no bigger than other mobile phones by making a screen that folds up when not in use. The 5-inch display of Polymer Vision's Readius is the world's first that folds out when the user wants to read news, blogs or e-mail and folds back together so that the device can fit into a pocket. - U2 writes Sundance soundtrack with new film '3D' (USA Today)
Bono and The Edge walk across a footbridge over an ice-crusted stream, surrounded by onlookers whose cellphone cameras are raised in a kind of group salute. The U2 bandmates have just finished a lunch with Sundance Film Festival founder Robert Redford, and now they're heading away from the actor's ski resort in snowy Provo Canyon for the hour-long trek back to Park City, where the annual movie ... - ELECTRONICS: Sanyo in cellphone deal with Kyocera (Asahi.com)
Sanyo Electric Co. announced Monday it had reached final agreement to sell its mobile phone business to Kyocera Corp. Sanyo will spin off the cellphone manufacturing operation and merge it with Kyocera on April 1. - Cellphone issues in schools need to be addressed (Barbados Advocate)
THE last Government Administration is partially to blame for the penetration by the cellphone culture in the Barbadian society and particularly, the school system. - Little cellphone with big fold-out screen revealed (+photos) (The New Zealand Herald)
EINDHOVEN - A Dutch company has squeezed a display the size of two business cards into a gadget no bigger than other mobile phones - by making a screen that folds up when not in use. - Cellphone radiation may ruin a good night's sleep (CTV.ca)
A small study in Sweden and the United States finds that using a cellphone just before bedtime interferes with sleep patterns. - Sanyo finally offloads cellphone unit to Kyocera (Electronics Supply and Manufacturing)
LONDON ? Japanese components maker Kyocera Corp. is to acquire, for between $375 million to $460 million, Sanyo Electric Company's mobile phone business. - Cellphone radiation may ruin a good night's sleep (CTV.ca)
A small study in Sweden and the United States finds that using a cellphone just before bedtime interferes with sleep patterns. - Kyocera to buy Sanyo cellphone ops for up to $468 mln (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
TOKYO, Jan 21 - Japan's Kyocera Corp said on Monday it would buy Sanyo Electric Co Ltd's loss-making mobile phone business for 40-50 billion yen , creating the world's sixth-largest cellphone maker. - Kyocera to buy Sanyo cellphone ops for up to $468 mln (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
TOKYO, Jan 21 - Japanese electronics maker Kyocera Corp said it would buy Sanyo Electric Co Ltd's loss-making cellphone business for 40-50 billion yen ($375-$468 million), creating the world's sixth-largest cellphone maker. - Kyocera to buy Sanyo cellphone ops for up to $468 mln (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
TOKYO, Jan 21 - Japanese electronics maker Kyocera Corp said it would buy Sanyo Electric Co Ltd's loss-making cellphone business for 40-50 billion yen ($375-$468 million), creating the world's sixth-largest cellphone maker. - Kyocera to buy Sanyo cellphone ops for up to $468 mln (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
TOKYO, Jan 21 - Japan's Kyocera Corp said on Monday it would buy Sanyo Electric Co Ltd's loss-making mobile phone business for 40-50 billion yen , creating the world's sixth-largest cellphone maker. - Softbank to brief on cellphone service, fees (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Softbank Corp, Japan's No. 3 mobile phone operator, said on Monday it would brief on new mobile phone services and fees at 0730 GMT, as it fights for subscribers in a saturated market. - Japan to get cellphone 'sommeliers': official (TODAYonline)
NTT DoCoMo's mobile phones are seen on display in Tokyo, November 2007. Japan is to start licensing cellphone "sommeliers" to guide consumers through complicated functions as mobile telephones become ever more advanced, an official said Monday. - Softbank to brief on cellphone service, fees (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
TOKYO, Jan 21 - Softbank Corp , Japan's No. 3 mobile phone operator, said on Monday it would brief on new mobile phone services and fees at 0730 GMT, as it fights for subscribers in a saturated market. - Softbank to brief on cellphone service at 0730 GMT (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
TOKYO, Jan 21 - Softbank Corp , Japan's No. 3 mobile phone operator said on Monday it would brief on new mobile phone services and fees at 0730 GMT. - Japan to get cellphone 'sommeliers': official (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Japan is to start licensing cellphone "sommeliers" to guide consumers through complicated functions as mobile telephones become ever more advanced, an official said Monday. - Another Luxury Edition for the well-heeled (The Jakarta Post)
A cellphone is a cellphone, right? Most of us think so. But some of the ultra-privileged, or those who aspire to look like the ultra-privileged, don't completely agree. For them, the cellphone they use is a reflection on who they are. - Japan to get cellphone 'sommeliers' (Straits Times)
TOKYO - JAPAN is to start licensing cellphone 'sommeliers' to guide consumers through complicated functions as mobile telephones become ever more advanced, an official said. - Campaign Reporting in Under 140 Taps (New York Times)
Microblogging hits the campaign trail with dispatches by cellphone and brief moments of reportorial insight. - Books Written On CellPhones - All The Rage In Japan (Arts Journal)
In Japan, "of last year's 10 best-selling novels, five were originally cellphone novels, mostly love stories written in the short sentences characteristic of text messaging but containing little of the plotting or character development found in traditional novels." - Japans bestsellers go cellular (Express India)
Until recently, cellphone novels-composed on phone keypads by young women wielding dexterous thumbs and read by fans on their tiny screen... - Cellphone varsity class opens in Japan (Independent Online)
Japanese already use cellphones to shop, read novels, exchange email, search for restaurants and take video clips. Now, they're taking a university course. - SLEEPY TIME 'CELL' HELL (New York Post)
Good night, sleep tight - and don't keep your cellphone too close. Using a mobile before bedtime can prevent you from getting a good night of restful sleep, which can prevent the body from getting its daily repair time, says new research paid for... - Cellphone varsity class opens in Japan (Independent Online)
Japanese already use cellphones to shop, read novels, exchange email, search for restaurants and take video clips. Now, they're taking a university course. - From BlackBerry to big bucks, cellphone authors make it big (Seattle Times)
Until recently, cellphone novels ? composed on phone keypads by young women wielding dexterous thumbs and read by fans on their tiny... - Japan's best sellers go cellular (International Herald Tribune)
In Japan, cellphone novels have not only infiltrated the mainstream but have come to dominate it. - Use Your Cellphone as a 3D Mouse (Slashdot)
Roland Piquepaille writes "In recent years, we've started to use our cellphones not only for placing calls or exchanging messages. Now, we take pictures, read our e-mails, listen to music or watch TV. But, according to New Scientist, UK researchers are going further with a prototype software that turns your cellphone into a 3-D mouse. The phone is connected to your computer via Bluetooth. And ... - Editorial: Case for cellphone ban in cars gets stronger with each death (The New Zealand Herald)
In the year since we last argued that cellphone use by drivers should be banned, nothing has happened to change our view. The horrific deaths of Samuel and Beverley Keating simply strengthen the case. - Broken Hearts, Sore Thumbs: Japan?s Best Sellers Go Cellular (New York Times)
In Japan, cellphone novels have not only infiltrated the mainstream but have come to dominate it. - Layton wants some cellphone fees eliminated (CTV.ca)
Federal NDP leader Jack Layton wants to see some cellphone user fees eliminated. He pointed in particular at the 75-cent monthly fee to access 911 and the monthly system access fee, usually about $6.95. - Layton wants some cellphone fees eliminated (CTV.ca)
He pointed in particular at the 75-cent monthly fee to access 911 and the monthly system access fee, usually about $6.95. - Editorial: Case for cellphone ban in cars gets stronger with each death (The New Zealand Herald)
In the year since we last argued that cellphone use by drivers should be banned, nothing has happened to change our view. The horrific deaths of Samuel and Beverley Keating simply strengthen the case. - Editorial: Case for cellphone ban in cars gets stronger with each death (The New Zealand Herald)
In the year since we last argued that cellphone use by drivers should be banned, nothing has happened to change our view. The horrific deaths of Samuel and Beverley Keating simply strengthen the case. - U.S. analog cellphones to lose signal (UPI)
Wireless networks throughout the United States soon will begin shutting down the analog networks that launched the cellphone business 25 years ago. - Robber may have struck 6th store (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By Deanna Boyd The man who police think has robbed five Fort Worth cellphone businesses since November struck again Sunday, this time bringing an accomplice, police reported. The robbery occurred about 5:10 p.m. at the Metro PCS store at 11000 Bridgewood Drive. One robber distracted the clerk while the second entered the store, brandished a knife and ordered the clerk in Spanish to open the ... - Motorist wants to thank passerby who saved her (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By PAUL BOURGEOIS Niki Jackson might be dead if an unknown passerby had not yelled a warning at her about 7 p.m. Wednesday at Green Oaks Boulevard and Collins Street. The 1996 Toyota Camry she had bought just six days earlier had died. It stopped running. The lights didn't work. Nothing. She used her cellphone to call for help and was waiting patiently in the car "when a man pulls along side of ... - Woman on cellphone during attack (CNews)
Homicide cops are investigating how a woman on her way home from work ended up dead behind a southeast church -- the apparent victim of a random murder. - Over Heard (Montreal Gazette)
Woman on her cellphone, several long minutes into a very loud conversation: - Stranger saves woman from car explosion (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By PAUL BOURGEOIS ARLINGTON -- Niki Jackson might be dead if an unknown passerby had not yelled at her. At about 7 p.m. Wednesday, the 1996 Toyota Camry Jackson had bought just six days earlier died at Green Oaks Boulevard and Collins Street. It stopped running. The lights didn?t work. Nothing. She used her cellphone to call for help and was waiting patiently in the car "when a man pulls along ... - Some on Air France Can Use Cellphones (New York Times)
Air France is testing in-flight cellphone service aboard an Airbus A-318 that operates in Europe. - Metro report (The Palm Beach Post)
WEST PALM BEACH - Police said Friday that Lynell Gadson is being sought in connection with a home-invasion robbery after his cellphone was left at the scene. According to police, three men - one with a silver revolver - forced their way into an apartment in the 400 block of Nathan Hale Road around 11:30 p.m. Jan. 11. Two people gave up their money and cellphones, but the intruders pistol-whipped ... - Stranger saves woman from car explosion (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By PAUL BOURGEOIS ARLINGTON -- Niki Jackson might be dead if an unknown passerby had not yelled at her. At about 7 p.m. Wednesday, the 1996 Toyota Camry Jackson had bought just six days earlier died at Green Oaks Boulevard and Collins Street. It stopped running. The lights didn?t work. Nothing. She used her cellphone to call for help and was waiting patiently in the car "when a man pulls along ... - Stranger saves woman from car explosion (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By PAUL BOURGEOIS ARLINGTON -- Niki Jackson might be dead if an unknown passerby had not yelled at her. At about 7 p.m. Wednesday, the 1996 Toyota Camry Jackson had bought just six days earlier died at Green Oaks Boulevard and Collins Street. It stopped running. The lights didn?t work. Nothing. She used her cellphone to call for help and was waiting patiently in the car "when a man pulls along ... - Cellphone request ends in night behind bars (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
An Oamaru woman who asked a policeman to charge her cellphone ending up spending the night behind bars. - German rage over Nokia plant closure grows (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
BERLIN - German anger over plans by Nokia to close a plant escalated on Friday, with the finance minister accusing the cellphone maker of "caravan capitalism" and others vowing to replace their Nokia phones. - His UFO sighting is captured on cellphone (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By MATT FRAZIER Is it a UFO? Can't say for sure. But truck driver Sean Kiel said he photographed an unidentified flying object with his cellphone as he drove along Interstate 20 near Cisco on Jan. 8. Cisco is about 45 miles northwest of Stephenville, where dozens of people have reported seeing UFOs. "It looked like a meteor entering the atmosphere," said Kiel, who was driving from Louisville, ... - Cellphone robbers arrested (Pretoria News)
Four men were arrested within an hour of a robbery at a cellphone store in Ivory Park on Friday, Ekurhuleni metro police said. A gang of four, two of them armed, held up the owner of the store around 11.30am, said Inspector Mveli Nhlapo. - Cellphone obsession leads Japanese children into a 'scary world' (Canada.com)
Young Japanese people are evolving a new lifestyle for the 21st century based on the cellphones that few are now able to live without. - Texas Instruments chairman Engibous to retire (Dallas Morning News)
Tom Engibous, the man who buoyed Texas Instruments Inc. by betting everything on cellphone chips, will retire as chairman after the Dallas-based company's annual meeting on April 17. - German rage over Nokia plant closure grows (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News)
German anger over plans by Nokia to close a plant escalated on Friday, with the finance minister accusing the cellphone maker of "caravan capitalism" and others vowing to replace their Nokia phones. - Cellphone robbers arrested (Pretoria News)
Four men were arrested within an hour of a robbery at a cellphone store in Ivory Park on Friday, Ekurhuleni metro police said. A gang of four, two of them armed, held up the owner of the store around 11.30am, said Inspector Mveli Nhlapo. - Cellphone obsession leads kids into 'scary (Middle East Times)
Young Japanese people are evolving a new lifestyle for the 21st century based on the cellphones that few are now able to live without. - Cellphone robbers arrested (Independent Online)
Four men were arrested within an hour of a robbery at a cellphone store in Ivory Park, Ekurhuleni metro police said. - Cellphone robbers arrested (The Star)
Four men were arrested within an hour of a robbery at a cellphone store in Ivory Park on Friday, Ekurhuleni metro police said. A gang of four, two of them armed, held up the owner of the store around 11.30am, said Inspector Mveli Nhlapo. - His UFO sighting is captured on cellphone (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By MATT FRAZIER Is it a UFO? Can't say for sure. But truck driver Sean Kiel said he photographed an unidentified flying object with his cellphone as he drove along Interstate 20 near Cisco on Jan. 8. Cisco is about 45 miles northwest of Stephenville, where dozens of people have reported seeing UFOs. "It looked like a meteor entering the atmosphere," said Kiel, who was driving from Louisville, ... - Cellphone adoption increases 21 per cent (Toronto Star)
Cellphone adoption in Brazil, Latin America's largest economy, continues to grow at a blistering pace, with an increase of 21 per cent last year, the state telecoms agency Anatel said yesterday. - DOPE DAD DEFENDS PAINFUL PACK-ING TAPE (New York Post)
Here's the cheesehead Wisconsin dad who made his 7-year-old son wear a Green Bay Packers jersey - wrapping it onto the child with insulating tape. Construction worker Mathew Kowald, whose wife took pictures with her cellphone and blew the whistle... - It's how, not whom, you call (Los Angeles Times)
The purse may be the consummate accessory in New York, but in Los Angeles, where Hollywood deals are sealed while navigating traffic on the Santa Monica Freeway, the cellphone is the ultimate status symbol. Here are some that really get the cash register ringing. - Shelby Lynne channels legend (Denver Post)
Shelby Lynne, hiding behind vintage sunglasses and a casual sneer, slumped back against a bus-stop bench on Sunset Boulevard and checked her cellphone one more time. - At Va. Tech, Near Silence For a Student's Anguished Cry (Washington Post)
A ll William Kim has left of his only son is a new kind of life after death: Daniel's electronic remains. A cellphone with its address book -- the father calls each number on the list, hoping to connect to someone who knows something. An instant-messaging account. Online game rooms, filled with... - Text sender sought in Illinois case (USA Today)
Authorities investigating the disappearance of a former suburban Chicago police officer's wife have obtained a warrant seeking information to identify who sent a racy text message to her cellphone. - German unions urge Nokia boycott over plant closure (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
German unions on Thursday called for a consumer boycott of Nokia (NOK1V.HE) products to protest against the cellphone maker's plans to close a German plant. - German unions urge Nokia boycott over plant closure (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
German unions on Thursday called for a consumer boycott of Nokia (NOK1V.HE) products to protest against the cellphone maker's plans to close a German plant. - Bill to curb driver cellphone use is idling (Boston Globe)
A ban on driving while talking on a cellphone or texting made it to the floor of the Massachusetts House yesterday, but not to a final vote. With 16 amendments proposed, lawmakers gave the bill preliminary approval, but postponed further action, saying they wanted to look closer at the bill. The bill, approved Tuesday by the Legislature's Joint Committee on ... - Rescuers use cellphone signals to save Sask. man (CBC Saskatchewan)
A 33-year-old Saskatchewan man at risk of freezing to death is alive today following a dramatic rescue overnight. - Your say: Banning cellphone use in cars (Stuff)
Stuff readers share their views on whether a ban on cellphone use in cars would help prevent road deaths. - Calls for cellphone ban for drivers after deaths (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
Questions have been raised over the use of cellphones in cars after a teenage driver, distracted by texting, crashed into a car and killed an elderly couple. - Advertisers' direct cellphone connection (International Herald Tribune)
Celltick, a British company, planned to announce Thursday the release of a product that allows advertisers to bypass operators and send content directly to cellphones. - Grieving family wants cellphone ban (Stuff)
Grieving relatives of an elderly couple killed when a teenage driver smashed into their car while texting friends want a drivers' cellphone ban to prevent more needless deaths. - Cellphone networks are SA's Scrooges (Pretoria News)
Oh, how the cellphone networks must have rubbed their hands in glee during the recent festive season. Every year South Africans send more SMSs to each other at Christmas and New Year than they did the year before - many millions more. - Cellphone networks are SA's Scrooges (Cape Argus)
Oh, how the cellphone networks must have rubbed their hands in glee during the recent festive season. Every year South Africans send more SMSs to each other at Christmas and New Year than they did the year before - many millions more. - House to consider cellphone driving ban (Boston Globe)
Hands-free technology would still be allowed. - Cellphone maker Sony Ericsson blames rising costs for decline in profit (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit fell almost 17 per cent as higher costs more than offset the effect of a rise in shipments. - Asustek sees cellphone shipments doubling in '08 (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
TAIPEI, Jan 16 - Taiwan's Asustek Computer , the world's biggest motherboard maker, said on Wednesday it would launch 13-15 new types of mobile phone by the end of this year, helping to double its total cellphone shipments. - Cellphone porn at school investigated - roanoke.com (Roanoke Times)
Franklin County authorities are investigating a text-messaging chain reaction in which high school students were passing around pornographic images by cellphone. Students at Franklin County High School were sending around pornographic images of one or more minors, said Maj. Josh Carter of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. - LAPD finds a way to connect (Los Angeles Times)
Translation device gives police one-way communication in multiple languages. Los Angeles police Capt. Dennis Kato stands in a rooftop parking lot, a device in hand resembling a clunky 1980s-era cellphone. - (AFX UK Focus) 2008-01-16 04:04 GMT: Japan's November domestic cellphone shipments up 6.6 percent year-on-year (Interactive Investor)
TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japan's domestic cellphone shipments rose 6.6 percent to 4.91 million in November from a year earlier, data from the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) showed Wednesday. - Japan's November domestic cellphone shipments up 6.6 percent year-on-year (The Forex Market)
TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japan's domestic cellphone shipments rose 6.6 percent to 4.91 million in November from a year earlier, data from the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) showed Wednesday. - Cheapest Overseas Cellphone Option? (Hartford Courant)
Companies Offer New Technology That Routes Calls Via Assigned Domestic Numbers Q. What's the cheapest way to call my family overseas on my cellphone? - Nokia plans to chop 2300 jobs (The New Zealand Herald)
HELSINKI - Nokia, the world's top cellphone maker, plans to close its plant in Bochum, Germany, by mid-2008 and may cut up to 2,300 staff as it moves production to lower-cost regions. - Nokia to shut German plant, cut 2,300 staff (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world's top cellphone maker, said on Tuesday it plans to close its plant in Bochum, Germany, by mid-2008 and may cut up to 2,300 staff as it moves production to lower-cost regions. - Nokia plans to chop 2300 jobs (The New Zealand Herald)
HELSINKI - Nokia, the world's top cellphone maker, plans to close its plant in Bochum, Germany, by mid-2008 and may cut up to 2,300 staff as it moves production to lower-cost regions. - Qualcomm and Intel go head-to-head in mobile internet devices (Addict 3D)
Killer phones or kill-a-phone?The convergence of PC and cellphone architectures has brought Intel and Qualcomm increasingly into conflict, and at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, both showed prototypes of their platforms for next generation mobile devices.? - Apple iPhone sales hit four million mark: Jobs (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Apple Inc. has sold four million iPhones since the cellphone, which includes Internet access, videos and music, was launched in June, chief executive Steve Jobs said Tuesday. - Qualcomm and Intel go head-to-head in mobile internet devices (The Register)
Killer phones or kill-a-phone? The convergence of PC and cellphone architectures has brought Intel and Qualcomm increasingly into conflict, and at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, both showed prototypes of their platforms for next generation mobile devices.? - Apple iPhone sales hit four million mark: Jobs (TODAYonline)
Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs, seen here addressing the MacWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, announced that Apple has sold four million iPhones since the cellphone, which includes Internet access, videos and music, was launched in June. - SINGAPORE: $2.3m boost for cellphone software creators (AsiaMedia)
Creators of cellphone software -- strong on ideas but limited in funds -- can now tap into a $2.3 million scheme announced by SingTel yesterday. - Apple iPhone sales hit four million mark: Jobs (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Apple Inc. has sold four million iPhones since the cellphone, which includes Internet access, videos and music, was launched in June, chief executive Steve Jobs said Tuesday. - 2 arrested over threats to son of Sarkozy (International Herald Tribune)
Interior Minister Michèle Alliot-Marie confirmed Tuesday that Louis Sarkozy, 10, had been threatened via cellphone and that two men had been arrested in connection with the case. - Homeowners rest easy with quick Spot checks (Cape Argus)
A security device the size of a cellphone could end up saving your life while simultaneously acting as a crime fighting tool. It is the latest in cellphone and security technology and it's called Spot on Guard. - Missing climbers on Mount Hood make contact by cellphone (Seattle Times)
A pair of climbers caught in treacherous weather on Mount Hood called a friend on a cellphone today to say they had spent a night in a snow cave and were on their way down the mountain. - Nokia to shut German plant, cut 2,300 staff (KPLC Lake Charles)
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world's top cellphone maker, said on Tuesday it plans to close its plant in Bochum, Germany, by mid-2008 and may cut up to 2,300 staff as it moves... - Homeowners rest easy with quick Spot checks (Cape Argus)
A security device the size of a cellphone could end up saving your life while simultaneously acting as a crime fighting tool. It is the latest in cellphone and security technology and it's called Spot on Guard. - Nokia to cut up to 2,300 staff (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world's top cellphone maker, said on Tuesday it plans to close its plant in Bochum, Germany, by mid-2008 and may cut up to 2,300 staff as it moves production to lower-cost regions. - Homeowners rest easy with quick Spot checks (Independent Online)
A security device the size of a cellphone could end up saving your life while simultaneously acting as a crime fighting tool. - Homeowners rest easy with quick Spot checks (Pretoria News)
A security device the size of a cellphone could end up saving your life while simultaneously acting as a crime fighting tool. It is the latest in cellphone and security technology and it's called Spot on Guard. - Homeowners rest easy with quick Spot checks (Pretoria News)
A security device the size of a cellphone could end up saving your life while simultaneously acting as a crime fighting tool. It is the latest in cellphone and security technology and it's called Spot on Guard. - Nokia to shut uncompetitive German plant (Financial Times)
Nokia , the world?s top cellphone maker, said on Tuesday it plans to close its production plant in Bochum, north west Germany, by mid-2008 and may cut up to 2,300 staff. - Asian Tour settles dispute with Europe over Korea (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
Text back your reaction to this article using your Globe, Touch Mobile, Smart, Talk n' Text, Sun and Addict, cellphone by sending REACT to 2366 or send an email to newsfeedback@abs-cbn.com Please refrain from offensive language, slanderous statements and commercial messages. - Telus may shift cell technology (Calgary Sun)
TORONTO -- Competition among Canada's cellphone carriers could heat up if Telus Corp. follows through on rumours it plans to change its network technology so it can compete head-to-head with Rogers Communications Inc. - Zimbabwe: Woman Kidnapped (AllAfrica.com)
A BUDIRIRO woman was kidnapped for three hours by an armed robber who masqueraded as a policeman before stealing a cellphone and cash worth more than $309 million. - Victim shoots back and is arrested (iafrica.com)
A man who was robbed of his cellphone has been charged with murder after he shot one of the robbers in the back, police said on Monday. - Doctors may choose to ignore CHR's cellphone ban (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
Some doctors are concerned a new Calgary Health Region policy banning its employees from using cellphones while driving, even with a hands-free device, could compromise patient care. - Doctors may choose to ignore CHR's cellphone ban (CBC Calgary)
Some doctors are concerned a new Calgary Health Region policy banning its employees from using cellphones while driving, even with a hands-free device, could compromise patient care. - Telus' potential shift to GSM technology means tough competition for Rogers (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
TORONTO - Competition among Canada's cellphone carriers could heat up if Telus Corp. (TSX:T) follows through on rumours that it plans to change its network technology so it can compete head-to-head with Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.B) using what's becoming a worldwide wireless standard. - Micro fuel cell platform doubles cellphone talk time (Electronic Engineering Times Asia)
Angstrom Power's micro fuel cell platform could be implemented inside mobile devices instead of Li-ion batteries, offering twice the talk-time and fast recharge times of about 10mins. - Revolt Over Cellphone Tower (Washington Post)
And there goes the neighborhood. Fast! That's how folks around the village of Philomont in rural western Loudoun County view Sprint Nextel Corp.'s proposal to build a 106-foot cellular tower near their homes. - District Looks to Lead the Way in Crisis Technology (Washington Post)
On Sept. 11, 2001, the cellphone network in the Washington area was quickly overloaded as frantic residents dialed relatives and friends. Now, the District is trying to develop a high-tech wireless network for public safety officials, allowing them to talk and send live video and images even if p... - Nokia Q4 seen up on emerging markets, Europe (Stuff)
The world's top cellphone vendor Nokia is set to report a rise in fourth quarter earnings on January 24, boosted by buoyant demand for cheap phones in emerging markets and strong holiday sales in Europe. - Police seek cellphone video of George Street uproar (CBC Newfoundland and Labrador)
Police in St. John's made an unusual appeal on Monday, as officers sought to find anyone who may have used a cellphone to record a weekend ruckus. - Man charged with thief's murder (iafrica.com)
A man who was robbed of his cellphone has been charged with murder after he shot one of the robbers in the back, police said on Monday.
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