Tuesday, July 15, 2003

It's cranking up its push to build more of the key components that go into handsets. And that means challenging some entrenched powerhouses.
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T-Mobile taps Ericsson for major deal. The U.S. carrier awards a $500 million contract to longtime partner Ericsson to supply cell phone network equipment in new areas and bolster coverage in established markets. [CNET News.com]
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China Unicom yesterday said it licensed technology from Motorola unit 4thPass and plans to launch a J2ME-based mobile content service. The service will use 4thPass' MAS J2ME platform to deliver downloadable content such as ring tones and image files. Prior to the announcement China Unicom had exclusively used Qualcomm's BREW mobile platform for its CDMA 1xrtt service. Unicom is the latest carrier to embrace the growing popularity of J2ME. Java is taking off in the wireless market because it is relatively cheap and offers instant product standardization using Sun's open source Java technology. Wireless Java developers are rumored to outnumber BREW developers by a minimum of 5-to-1. No financial details from the deal were released.

For more on the China Unicom, Motorola deal: - go to this press release

PLUS: Java is rapidly becoming the dominant standard for developing mobile apps. Article [courtesy of "fierce"]
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Soon, users will be able to switch carriers and keep their old numbers. Here's how the players can stem a tide of consumer defections.
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Unlimited data for $2/month (99 rupees).
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Softbank Gambles Big on Fat Pipes. Masayoshi Son, Softbank's founder, lost $75 billion in the dot-com crash. Now he's spending almost $2 billion to build a giant ethernet network, wagering that he can lure subscribers with superfast, supercheap DSL. By Brendan I. Koerner of Wired magazine. [Wired News]
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The hacker's wireless toolbox. This is Part 1 of a two-part series outlining the ways that hackers can break into wireless LANs and the tools they use to accomplish this. In Part 1, Brian Moran of AirDefense talks about the vulnerabilities of WLANs and limitations of wireless security. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News]
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Decoding Mobile Device Security. Mobile devices can pose a risk to your company if they are not properly managed and maintained. Take steps to head off potential security problems before they happen, writes Pointsec's John Muir. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News]
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It's curtains for voice recognition, says survey. No, really... [The Register]
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Agere designs wireless VoIP chipset. Wi-Fi phone thang [The Register]
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EE Times: Intel stokes fixed-wireless fire. A vision of a seamlessly connected wireless world popped into clearer focus last week as the world's largest IC vendor threw its weight behind a key wireless standard. But even Intel Corp.'s announcement that it will develop silicon for IEEE 802.16a fixed wireless access is only the first step on a long road pitted with potholes of cost, reliability issues and just plain skepticism. [Tomalak's Realm]
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With the power of Palm OS 5 and the dependability of Garmin GPS technology, this super PDA redefines multitasking. Its integrated software not only allows you to look up appointments and contacts, it also locates and routes you to them with voice-guidance commands. Feature highlights include: GPS receiver, MP3 player, voice recorder, infrared communication, and vibrating alarm.
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