Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1899 technology Wireless and Mobile Technology en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:53:25 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1899 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_cardionet ap/20091106/us_earns_cardionet AP business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:53:25 GMT AP - Wireless heart-monitoring device maker CardioNet Inc. fell to a loss in the third quarter, as it had ramped up marketing spending after Medicare lowered reimbursement rates on the company's products. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091106/bs_nf/69922 nf/20091106/69922 NewsFactor business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:07:33 GMT NewsFactor - If you're worried that your employees or children are disengaging from the world by using the Internet and cell phones, relax. A new study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that these technologies have not increased social isolation in the U.S. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_hi_te/us_at_t_centennial ap/20091106/us_at_t_centennial AP technology Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:41:11 GMT AP - AT&T Inc. said Friday that its acquisition of smaller wireless carrier Centennial Communications Corp., has closed after several delays due to the regulatory process. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091106/tc_pcworld/uslawmakersproposechangesintelecomsubsidies pcworld/20091106/uslawmakersproposechangesintelecomsubsidies PC World business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:30:14 GMT PC World - Two U.S. lawmakers have proposed legislation that would allow money from a huge fund that subsidizes telephone and mobile service to parts of the U.S. to also go for broadband deployment. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091106/tc_pcworld/microsoftbattlesoninmobilesearchandthecloud pcworld/20091106/microsoftbattlesoninmobilesearchandthecloud PC World technology Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:20:44 GMT PC World - As Microsoft launches Windows 7 and seeks to banish the ghost of its less-than-successful Vista OS, it is fighting to defend its primacy as the world's leading software company. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091106/tc_pcworld/hasmicrosoftplaceditslastmobilebet pcworld/20091106/hasmicrosoftplaceditslastmobilebet PC World technology Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:20:41 GMT PC World - When Microsoft first started talking about building mobile-phone software back in the late 1990s, handset makers that had been in the market for years scoffed. Sure, Microsoft was a huge software developer, but making software for mobile devices is different and more complicated than for PCs, they argued. After all, by the late '90s, some companies had already spent decades developing their mobile platforms. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20091106/tc_zd/245824 zd/20091106/245824 PC Magazine technology Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:02:41 GMT PC Magazine - Nokia's Booklet 3G hit the PCMag labs Friday. Take a look as we unbox this sleek new netbook. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091106/bs_nf/69911 nf/20091106/69911 NewsFactor business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:53:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091106/bs_nf/69911"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091106/capt.photo_1257473623241-1-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=W481XdttRKO7wFWzcK0ipA--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Motorola's new Droid smart phone sold through Verizon is shown here after it was unboxed at the verizon store in Orem, Utah. The Google powered Droid is being released by Verizon November 6.(AFP/Getty Images/George Frey)" border="0" /></a>NewsFactor - With the launch of its new Droid smartphone at Verizon Wireless stores Friday, Motorola finally appears poised to recover from a three-year slide during which its mobile handset shipments fell from 22.5 percent to a 5.4 percent share of the global market, according to iSuppli. Verizon is looking for Droid to help overcome the advantages that AT&T has long enjoyed from its exclusive iPhone deal with Apple.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091106/bs_nf/69911"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091106/capt.photo_1257473623241-1-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=W481XdttRKO7wFWzcK0ipA--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="photo" title="Motorola's new Droid smart phone sold through Verizon is shown here after it was unboxed at the verizon store in Orem, Utah. The Google powered Droid is being released by Verizon November 6.(AFP/Getty Images/George Frey)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (NewsFactor) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091106/tc_pcworld/bestbuywillhelpyougogooglemobile pcworld/20091106/bestbuywillhelpyougogooglemobile PC World technology Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:04:00 GMT PC World - It appears Best Buy will take sides again in the software wars, this time partnering with Google to help install the Google Mobile app on new phones. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091106/tc_pcworld/a998gbiphone3gstokillthemotoroladroid pcworld/20091106/a998gbiphone3gstokillthemotoroladroid PC World technology Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:27:00 GMT PC World - AT&T and Apple are preparing a cheaper iPhone 3GS just in time for the holidays to distract from the popularity of the Motorola Droid, according to sources quoted by a BoyGenius report. A cheaper version of the iPhone 3GS would come with only 8GB of storage and $100 off the original price tag, replacing the current $99 8GB iPhone 3G. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091105/tc_pcworld/worldtechupdatenov52009 pcworld/20091105/worldtechupdatenov52009 PC World technology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:20:23 GMT PC World - In this week's World Tech Update, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer tours Asia and talks about the future of television, HTC launches the HD2 smartphone that runs Windows Mobile 6.5, Intel gets slapped with an antitrust lawsuit, Motorola's Droid gets ready to go on sale, an iPhone app from Harvard Medical School helps protect you from swine flu and new research enables 3D on a Microsoft Surface computer. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/tc_afp/usitinternettelecommobileverizonmotorola afp/20091105/usitinternettelecommobileverizonmotorola AFP technology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:12:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/tc_afp/usitinternettelecommobileverizonmotorola"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257451704232-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Jp73nTp8EyKMZD99Z7vymw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A Verizon sign hangs in New York City. A Motorola Droid smart phone based on Google-backed software hits the US market Friday, taking aim at mobile device powerhouses such as Apple, Nokia, and Research In Motion (RIM).(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A Motorola Droid smart phone based on Google-backed software hits the US market Friday, taking aim at mobile device powerhouses such as Apple, Nokia, and Research In Motion (RIM).</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/tc_afp/usitinternettelecommobileverizonmotorola"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257451704232-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Jp73nTp8EyKMZD99Z7vymw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Verizon sign hangs in New York City. A Motorola Droid smart phone based on Google-backed software hits the US market Friday, taking aim at mobile device powerhouses such as Apple, Nokia, and Research In Motion (RIM).(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091105/bs_nf/69906 nf/20091105/69906 NewsFactor business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:45:53 GMT NewsFactor - Laptop-toting road warriors who don't want to commit to a long-term mobile broadband data plan might be interested in a new offering from Verizon Wireless. On Thursday, the wireless carrier rolled out three new mobile data plans as part of the company's prepaid portfolio. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091105/tc_nm/us_verizon_phones nm/20091105/us_verizon_phones Reuters business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:55:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091105/tc_nm/us_verizon_phones"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r4051985347.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=I2cDDUSY0aZXRj3B7S4sWQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="The new Droid phone, a Motorola Inc. and Verizon Wireless phone based on Google Inc's Android 2.0 system, is shown at a media event in New York October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that it would sell an HTC Corp (2498.TW) phone based on Google Inc's Android system for $99.99, potentially putting pressure on smaller carrier Sprint Nextel Corp .</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091105/tc_nm/us_verizon_phones"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r4051985347.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=I2cDDUSY0aZXRj3B7S4sWQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="The new Droid phone, a Motorola Inc. and Verizon Wireless phone based on Google Inc's Android 2.0 system, is shown at a media event in New York October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091105/bs_nf/69909 nf/20091105/69909 NewsFactor business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:51:58 GMT NewsFactor - Friday could be a landmark day in the history of the smartphone industry. Motorola's Droid smartphone hits the U.S. market after an advertising blitz on the World Series. The phone will be exclusively available through Verizon Wireless, which hopes the phone will woo customers away from AT&T. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/tc_afp/eutelecomsinternetparliament afp/20091105/eutelecomsinternetparliament AFP business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:03:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/tc_afp/eutelecomsinternetparliament"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257454181137-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=qEc04g3Kw.XtyhX7tpv6CA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="EU Information, Society and Media commissioner Viviane Reding gives a joint press conference at the EU Headquarters in Brussels in May 2009. The European parliament and EU nations have agreed new rules to improve the rights to European mobile phone and Internet users, and offer more protection against illegal Internet porn and copyright abuse.(AFP/File/John Thys)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The European parliament and EU nations have agreed new rules to improve the rights to European mobile phone and Internet users, and offer more protection against illegal Internet porn and copyright abuse.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/tc_afp/eutelecomsinternetparliament"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257454181137-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=qEc04g3Kw.XtyhX7tpv6CA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="EU Information, Society and Media commissioner Viviane Reding gives a joint press conference at the EU Headquarters in Brussels in May 2009. The European parliament and EU nations have agreed new rules to improve the rights to European mobile phone and Internet users, and offer more protection against illegal Internet porn and copyright abuse.(AFP/File/John Thys)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091105/wr_nm/us_bestbuy nm/20091105/us_bestbuy Reuters technology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:47:17 GMT Reuters - Best Buy is offering to install Google mobile applications on smartphones sold at its stores as the electronics retailer steps up services to lure shoppers and tackle competition. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091105/tc_pcworld/verizontoofferprepaidlaptopwirelessdata pcworld/20091105/verizontoofferprepaidlaptopwirelessdata PC World business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:50:16 GMT PC World - Following in Virgin Mobile's footsteps, Verizon is offering a prepaid laptop broadband wireless service. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091105/tc_pcworld/upgradepathtoandroid20uncertain pcworld/20091105/upgradepathtoandroid20uncertain PC World business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:20:30 GMT PC World - With this week's release of Verizon Wireless' Droid phone comes the first real test of the potential for fragmentation with Android. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_metropcs ap/20091105/us_earns_metropcs AP business Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:06:48 GMT AP - MetroPCS Communications Inc. shares fell Thursday after the low-cost wireless provider reported a higher quarterly profit but cut its full-year subscriber forecast, citing continued economic weakness in the U.S. and increasing wireless market competition.