Friday, May 12, 2006


Pulled ringtone intended as satire, firm says
MSNBC - BROWNSVILLE, Texas - The company that developed the lyrics for a ringtone about deportation apologized Thursday after Cingular Wireless LLC pulled it for being offensive. Barrio Mobile said the ringtone "La Migra" a slang term for Border Patrol

BellSouth to Pursue Broadband Strategy with Samsung
Telecom Magazine - BellSouth has struck what it calls a strategic agreement with consumer electronics giant Samsung Telecommunications America as part of the carrier s going forward initiative to encourage the use of broadband throughout its networks. The two

Cell tower proposal getting mixed views in Bisbee
Sierra Vista Herald - BISBEE Cingular s plan to add on to the cellular tower located near Spring Canyon in Old Bisbee is being embraced by some and criticized by others. The Bisbee Planning and Zoning Commission late last month voted 6-1 to recommend that the City

China Gets a Taste of BlackBerry
PC Magazine - Research In Motion is launching its BlackBerry products in China via a new deal it signed with China Mobile Communications, its first effort to establish its products in the massive nation. The wireless communications device and services vendor said