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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1899 technology Wireless and Mobile Technology en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:08:40 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/afp/20090703/tc_afp/swedenchinatelecomequipcompanyericsson afp/20090703/swedenchinatelecomequipcompanyericsson AFP technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:08:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/tc_afp/swedenchinatelecomequipcompanyericsson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246651673645-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=_EbuQggP9GDJBsZDAlmWLA--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there.(Ericsson/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there, it said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/tc_afp/swedenchinatelecomequipcompanyericsson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246651673645-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=_EbuQggP9GDJBsZDAlmWLA--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="photo" title="Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there.(Ericsson/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/tc_nm/us_technology_bluetooth_rock_tech_life nm/20090703/us_technology_bluetooth_rock_tech_life Reuters technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:59:45 GMT Reuters - Researchers are using Bluetooth technology to observe the meanderings of tens of thousands of festival-goers at a top European rock festival, hoping their findings will launch a new generation of tracking devices. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/wr_nm/us_venice_wired_tech_life nm/20090703/us_venice_wired_tech_life Reuters technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:16:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/wr_nm/us_venice_wired_tech_life"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r3211933411.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=WQkofBen6HWJjIiUNeUwyw--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="A view of the Grand Canal and the Santa Maria della Salute basilica (C) (Basilica of Our Lady of Health) in Venice, northeast Italy February 13, 2009. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Treasure Hunting will go fully digital on Friday night when players chase a mysterious oriental wand with special powers along the narrow streets and bridges of Venice.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/wr_nm/us_venice_wired_tech_life"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r3211933411.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=WQkofBen6HWJjIiUNeUwyw--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="A view of the Grand Canal and the Santa Maria della Salute basilica (C) (Basilica of Our Lady of Health) in Venice, northeast Italy February 13, 2009. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090703/tc_pcworld/websiteforchinamobilesapplicationstoreappears pcworld/20090703/websiteforchinamobilesapplicationstoreappears PC World technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:11 GMT PC World - A Web site for China Mobile's upcoming mobile application store appeared online on Friday, giving a preview of what free and paid downloads the carrier will offer to its more than 480 million subscribers. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/bs_afp/germanybritaintelecomcompanydeutschetelekom afp/20090703/germanybritaintelecomcompanydeutschetelekom AFP business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:05:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/bs_afp/germanybritaintelecomcompanydeutschetelekom"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246604502148-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=C81vXi0v9xOJhndDeCp9Cw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Visitors walk past a Deutsche Telekom logo in Hanover. The biggest German telecommunications operator, Deutsche Telekom, is looking to swap its loss-making T-Mobile unit in Britain for an asset in another country, a press report said.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The biggest German telecommunications operator, Deutsche Telekom, is looking to swap its loss-making T-Mobile unit in Britain for an asset in another country, a press report said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/bs_afp/germanybritaintelecomcompanydeutschetelekom"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246604502148-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=C81vXi0v9xOJhndDeCp9Cw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="photo" title="Visitors walk past a Deutsche Telekom logo in Hanover. The biggest German telecommunications operator, Deutsche Telekom, is looking to swap its loss-making T-Mobile unit in Britain for an asset in another country, a press report said.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090702/bs_nf/67526 nf/20090702/67526 NewsFactor business Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:07:11 GMT NewsFactor - European space transportation provider Arianespace launched its largest satellite ever on Wednesday on behalf of TerreStar Networks -- a Virginia-based company that intends to inaugurate a hybrid satellite/cellular service in the United States and Canada later this year. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/tc_nm/us_newyork_crime_cellphone nm/20090702/us_newyork_crime_cellphone Reuters technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:53:49 GMT Reuters - Thieves are increasingly going after iPhones and other smartphones but victims now can fight back with technology. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20090702/tc_zd/241976 zd/20090702/241976 PC Magazine technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:29:24 GMT PC Magazine - Dell will begin adding GPS to its Dell Mini 10 netbook next week, hoping that users will want GPS functions in netbooks as well as mobile phones. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/appleadmitsiphoneoverheatingissuessortof pcworld/20090702/appleadmitsiphoneoverheatingissuessortof PC World technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:51:00 GMT PC World - Apple has issued a warning on its support pages regarding iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS overheating, marking the first time the company has officially acknowledged the problem. Reports that the iPhone 3GS is having overheating problems have surfaced last week, merely days after the devices was launched. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20090702/tc_zd/241971 zd/20090702/241971 PC Magazine technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:18:21 GMT PC Magazine - Skype may have just released version 1.1 of its iPhone app, but the eBay-owned company can't catch a break on cell phones. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/whenyourphoneringsthecopyrightpolicemaycomecalling pcworld/20090702/whenyourphoneringsthecopyrightpolicemaycomecalling PC World technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:10:10 GMT PC World - A digital rights group is contesting a U.S. music industry association's assertion that royalties are due each time a mobile phone ringtone is played in public. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/bs_afp/britainspainfrancetelecomcompanyvodafonetakeover afp/20090702/britainspainfrancetelecomcompanyvodafonetakeover AFP business Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:02:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/bs_afp/britainspainfrancetelecomcompanyvodafonetakeover"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246521471138-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=Ov0ycAzsfFsEgmqDW3x55Q--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="A man walks past a logo of mobile network provider Vodafone in Hanover, central Germany. Telefonica has joined Vodafone in considering a bid for T-Mobile UK, while France Telecom is weighing up a possible joint venture with the British mobile operator, the Financial Times said.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Telefonica has joined Vodafone in considering a bid for T-Mobile UK, while France Telecom is weighing up a possible joint venture with the British mobile operator, the Financial Times said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/bs_afp/britainspainfrancetelecomcompanyvodafonetakeover"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246521471138-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=Ov0ycAzsfFsEgmqDW3x55Q--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="A man walks past a logo of mobile network provider Vodafone in Hanover, central Germany. Telefonica has joined Vodafone in considering a bid for T-Mobile UK, while France Telecom is weighing up a possible joint venture with the British mobile operator, the Financial Times said.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/smartphonepalooza10hottouchscreenscompared pcworld/20090702/smartphonepalooza10hottouchscreenscompared PC World technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:20:00 GMT PC World - Keeping tabs on the latest cell phone models can be a full-time job, especially given the number of cell phones announced by Apple, Palm, Nokia, and HTC (including, most recently, the BlackBerry-like T-Mobile Dash) over the past few months. But thanks to PC World, you don't have to hunt down and compare the various touchscreen smartphones yourself. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/ciscotoexpandmobilecollaborationfeatures pcworld/20090702/ciscotoexpandmobilecollaborationfeatures PC World technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:50:10 GMT PC World - Cisco will tackle the mobile world over the next year with a series of new features to bring smartphones into business communications, the head of the company's software group said at the Cisco Live conference on Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090701/bs_nf/67503 nf/20090701/67503 NewsFactor business Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:40:58 GMT NewsFactor - The European Union has dramatically slashed the rates that wireless carriers can charge consumers roaming across the EU's member states. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_satellite_launch ap/20090701/us_tec_techbit_satellite_launch AP technology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:52:49 GMT AP - The world's largest commercial satellite was launched into space Wednesday, with a mission to provide phone service to cellular "dead zones" in North America. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/tc_afp/eutelecommobiletravelregulateconsumer afp/20090701/eutelecommobiletravelregulateconsumer AFP technology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:57:28 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/tc_afp/eutelecommobiletravelregulateconsumer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246447275063-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=imeXwzm9kwkvMjclnxuRXg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A woman checks her phone messages on a beach in the south of France. European holidaymakers can expect a lower bill for using their mobile phones while abroad in Europe this summer because new EU regulated price caps have taken effect across the 27-nation bloc.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller)" border="0" /></a>AFP - European holidaymakers can expect a lower bill for using their mobile phones while abroad in Europe this summer because new EU regulated price caps took effect across the 27-nation bloc on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/tc_afp/eutelecommobiletravelregulateconsumer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246447275063-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=imeXwzm9kwkvMjclnxuRXg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A woman checks her phone messages on a beach in the south of France. European holidaymakers can expect a lower bill for using their mobile phones while abroad in Europe this summer because new EU regulated price caps have taken effect across the 27-nation bloc.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090701/tc_pcworld/sonywalkmanturns30memoriesofaniconicgadget pcworld/20090701/sonywalkmanturns30memoriesofaniconicgadget PC World technology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:37:00 GMT PC World - The Sony Walkman turns 30 today, amazing as much for the passage of time as it is for the fact that the Walkman brand persists today in digital audio players and cell phones. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20090701/tc_zd/241916 zd/20090701/241916 PC Magazine technology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:56:56 GMT PC Magazine - Whether or not anecdotal reports of iPhones overheating are true, Apple has taken them seriously enough to reveal the presence of a temperature warning screen for the iPhone 3G and 3GS. Here's the catch: if the temperature is above 95 degrees while using your iPhone, it could shut down. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090701/tc_pcworld/mobileroamingcostsfallasecannouncesendtoripoffs pcworld/20090701/mobileroamingcostsfallasecannouncesendtoripoffs PC World technology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:40:11 GMT PC World - The cost of calling and sending text messages on your mobile phone from abroad in the European Union became cheaper Wednesday, as the new roaming regulation came into force.