Wednesday, February 25, 2004

One billion GSM subscribers. In a milestone of sorts, the number of subscribers using GSM cellphones has just passed one billion worldwide, according to the GSM Association. Read... [Gizmodo]
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IBM to ease business apps onto Nokia handheld. Companies promise seamless transfer among different networks to keep applications running on the move. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News]
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TI unveils new multimedia chips. Cell phone vendors will be able to improve their image quality without prohibitive cost. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News]
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Qualcomm to build DRM into WCDMA chipset. Qualcomm Inc. will build digital rights management (DRM) technology into its forthcoming chipsets in hopes of enticing content providers to distribute their content wirelessly to smart phones, the company said Tuesday at 3GSM World Congress conference in Cannes, Frances. [InfoWorld: Top News]
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3GSM: Symbian upgrades smart phone OS. Symbian Ltd. released a new version of the Symbian OS to partners and licensees Monday at 3GSM World Congress in Cannes. The new operating system (OS) allows smart phone designers to build devices that can use a single processor for both applications and communications, the company said. [InfoWorld: Top News]
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Bull Session With Professor IPod. Dr. Michael Bull is the world's leading expert on the societal impact of personal stereos. Bull wrote the definitive treatment on the Walkman, and now he's turned his attention to the iPod. A Q & #038;A with Leander Kahney. [Wired News]
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Saudis Debate Expert in U.S. On Outlook For Their Oil. Saudi Arabia oil executives said that they planned to maintain production capacity at its current rate of 10 million barrels per day for the rest of this decade. By Jeff Gerth. [New York Times: Business]
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Ericsson sees future in services [IDG InfoWorld]
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Intel talks up 3G cell phone chip, new partners [IDG InfoWorld]
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AT&T to launch VoIP nationwide. The company's CallVantage local and long-distance Internet calling program will be unleashed in a few weeks in 100 cities, AT&T said. [CNET News.com - Front Door]
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Danger's new gizmo - exclusive er, sketch. 3GSM Hands on - then hands off [The Register]
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WayFinder, GPS done right, preps for US launch. 3GSM Swedes show Americans the way to go home [The Register]
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Palmsource puts down its mark in the volume smartphone market. 3GSM And maybe some other ones too [The Register]
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