Sprint, Associated Press Team Up for Mobile News Technology
Local Tech Wire, SC - Mar 20, 2006... "Sprint's PCS Connection Card and Mobile Broadband service provide a transparent and automatic connection over which SNAPfeed transmits the video. ...

News Briefs for March 17, 2006
Wireless Week - Mar 17, 2006... IPCS, a Sprint PCS affiliate of Sprint Nextel, has begun trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the stock symbol "IPCS." The move ends the company's stock ...

Alan B. Howe Joins DynTek's Board of Directors
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Mar 10, 2006... Mr. Howe joined Teletrac from Sprint, where he was Director of Corporate Development and one of the initial team members that helped start Sprint PCS. ...

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company Reports Fourth Quarter and ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Mar 14, 2006... to pursue and develop new opportunities." * PCS Operations The Company continued to experience strong growth in wireless revenues as a Sprint PCS Affiliate of ...

Bertelsmann May Pull Plug On Music To Avoid IPO
Billboard Radio Monitor - Mar 28 12:10 PM
COLOGNE, Germany -- To prevent an unwanted initial public offering, German media giant Bertelsmann AG is considering selling off its music business assets, including its 50% stake in Sony BMG Music Entertainment and its 100% unit BMG Music Publishing, sources familiar with the company's plans said Monday.Save to My Web

Look whos calling
The San Luis Obispo Tribune - Mar 30 12:13 AM
mmendoza@thetribunenews.com Out of Jessica Hickeys purse comes a funky beat that turns peoples heads. Next, the deep, raw voice of a man raps: "Cold coolin at a bar, and Im lookin for some action ..."Save to My Web

Zim restates revenues, buys U.S. ringtone company
Ottawa Business Journal - Mar 29 5:40 AM
Michael Cowpland's struggling Zim Corporation will re-state earnings for periods back to 2004, after adopting a new set of accounting rules for revenues from premium messaging transactions.Save to My Web

Ringtones will keep HBO hit on your mind
DetNews.com, MI - Mar 9, 2006... Consider these ringtones, downloads and other items, which can be found at www.hbo.com/sopranos/mobile, and is designed to run on Cingular products: ...

Glu Mobile and Encore Software, Inc. Sign Agreement to Create ...
WebWire (press release), GA - 20 hours ago... Glu s portfolio of games, ringtones, wallpapers and information applications include both original titles and entertainment based on major brands including ...

Cingular Announces Exclusive Concert With Rihanna and Nick Cannon ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 43 minutes ago... the convergence of wireless and music: - July 2003 - Introduces First Music Phone, the Nokia 3300 - March 2004 - First to Offer Music Tone Ringtones From All ...

Ringtones Are All The Rage These Days
KDKA, PA - Mar 7, 2006Ringtones have become so popular they have their own Billboard Magazine chart. ... Verizon's is a $1 just to be able to use ringtones. ...

Digital Entertainment Leader IGN Selects Nellymoser to Power Mobile Content Direct to Millions of Consumers Worldwide
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 30 5:24 AM
BOSTON & BRISBANE, Calif.----March 30, 2006--Nellymoser, the leading provider of software and managed services for creating, controlling and connecting rich media on mass market mobile devices, announced today that IGN Entertainment, a unit of Fox Interactive Media, Inc. and leading Internet media and services provider, has launched an on-demand mobile gaming content and information platform Save to My Web

Mediaport Selects IBM Kiosk Services to Deliver Music, Ringtones, Software and Games
[Press Release] Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 17 10:00 AM
IBM has signed an agreement with Mediaport Entertainment, Inc. to provide IT services, maintenance, and financing for an international retail kiosk rollout that delivers digital content to consumers.Save to My Web

Xingtone Partners with Zango to Provide Free Custom Ringtone Services
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 09 11:11 AM
Xingtone, a leader in off-carrier mobile content distribution, and 180solutions, Inc., today announced a partnership that provides consumers with free trial access to create custom ringtones from personal audio files and CDs when using the Zango Search Assistant.Save to My Web

Look whos calling
The San Luis Obispo Tribune - Mar 30 12:13 AM
mmendoza@thetribunenews.com Out of Jessica Hickeys purse comes a funky beat that turns peoples heads. Next, the deep, raw voice of a man raps: "Cold coolin at a bar, and Im lookin for some action ..."Save to My Web

Strategy is key at Martinsville for Sadler
Racing Milestones, VA - Mar 29, 2006CHARLOTTE, NC This weekend the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series moves to Martinsville Speedway for round two of short track action in Sunday s DIRECTV 500. ...

Sprint Nextel to set up Wi-Fi network in Nevada
Miami Herald, FL - Mar 20, 2006KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Sprint Nextel Corp. said Monday that its local telephone division is partnering with the Las Vegas suburb of ...

Sprint Nextel Local Communications company Embarq On new Joruney
Rockbridge Weekly, VA - Mar 29, 2006March 28, 2006 - Sprint Nextel Corp's (NYSE: S) local communications company, which is expected to be separated from Sprint Nextel in the second quarter of 2006 ...

Lester makes Nextel Cup field; Kahne captures pole
SI.com - Mar 17, 2006... by Bill Davis Racing and facing enormous pressure, the slim, quiet NASCAR truck series regular put up a lap of 190.502 mph early in the Nextel Cup series ...

PCs Puttin' on the Ritz
Street.Com - Taking a cue from the consumer electronics business, PC makers are looking to doll up the dull boxes that most people associate with a personal computer. Companies such as Hewlett-Packard ( HPQ :NYSE - news - research - Cramer's Take ), as well as

Microsoft Looks to Mix It Up With Adobe
Computerworld - Complete more application integration projects by delivering in days what used to take months of custom programming. Find out how an appliance-based approach to Integration Appliances: The Fastest Track to Master Data Management Quick

Motorola looks sharp -- Razr sharp
MSN MoneyCentral - I have heard that a popular hedge fund's matched-pair trade is long Nokia ( NOK , news , msgs ) and short Motorola. Bad trade. We may get the Motorola shorts churning out negative yarns in the quiet period, but don't let that influence you. This year

Brightpoint to Distribute Motorola
MSN MoneyCentral - PLAINFIELD, Ind. (AP) - Brightpoint Inc., a global distributor of mobile phones and other wireless products, said Wednesday it will begin supplying Motorola products to its customers in the United States under a new agreement with Motorola Inc. The

MOBILE content in Australia is set to explode, with revenues from mobile phones expected to exceed $1 billion by 2009,
The Border Mail - Mar 29 12:07 PM
Frost & Sullivans Asia Pacific director of telecom research Manoj Menon said yesterday the mobile content market in Australia generated $129 million in revenue in 2004 and its getting bigger.Save to My Web

Gotta Have It: Cellular Jewelry
Potentials Magazine - Mar 29 11:11 PM
FEBRUARY 01, 2006 - -- If you've ever felt antsy about missing an important call because you had to turn off your cell phone in a "quiet-only" zone, fear no more with Cellular Jewelry.Save to My Web

Mobile content expected to exceed $1b
Sydney Morning Herald - Mar 28 11:45 PM
Mobile content in Australia is set to explode, with revenues from mobile phones expected to exceed $1 billion by 2009, a market analyst says. -Save to My Web

Video Ringtone - Magpie Electric
All About Symbian - Mar 30 3:10 AM
Magpie falls down from power line after getting a bit of the electricity. This Video Ringtone is going to make your mobile phone screen alive! It will take over your screen while a call is coming in and will play marvellous video with lovely music.Save to My Web

Nokia Announces Prepaid Phones
ABC News - Mar. 30 Nokia announced three new, inexpensive phones Thursday that will probably show up later this year on US prepaid carriers. The three new Nokia phones the Nokia 1112, 2310, and 2610 are part of a push by all the major cell-phone

Mediaport Selects IBM Kiosk Services to Deliver Music, Ringtones
Market Wire - SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/17/2006 -- IBM has signed an agreement with Mediaport Entertainment, Inc. to provide IT services, maintenance, and financing for an international retail kiosk rollout that delivers digital content to

Mediaport Selects IBM Kiosk Services to Deliver Music, Ringtones
Market Wire - SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/17/2006 -- IBM has signed an agreement with Mediaport Entertainment, Inc. to provide IT services, maintenance, and financing for an international retail kiosk rollout that delivers digital content to

Nokia Announces Prepaid Phones
ABC News - Mar. 30 Nokia announced three new, inexpensive phones Thursday that will probably show up later this year on US prepaid carriers. The three new Nokia phones the Nokia 1112, 2310, and 2610 are part of a push by all the major cell-phone

Nigeria to send Taylor back to Liberia
Independent Online - Mar 29 3:12 AM
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has ordered the immediate repatriation of exiled former Liberian President Charles Taylor to Liberia, following his arrest at the border with Cameroon.Save to My Web

Luck of the draw: Ticket cover story
The San Luis Obispo Tribune - Mar 28 7:13 PM
The band Threes and Nines has a history of being unpredictable.Save to My Web

Body found in Soweto
Independent Online - Mar 29 5:01 AM
Police are investigating the murder of 28-year-old man, whose dumped body was found in Diepkloof, Soweto.Save to My Web

Billboard.com -- Elton's 'Gnomeo' Cartoon A No-Go At Disney
Billboard.com - Mar 28 8:06 AM
The Elton John movie "Gnomeo & Juliet," an animated musical based on William Shakespeare's tragic romance, is no longer in production at Walt Disney Feature Animation, the studio said yesterday (March 27).Save to My Web

Sony/Vodafone - back in black
Mobile Digest, UK - Mar 23, 2006... huge companies have apparently inked a deal whereby Sony is to licence its music to the phone networks to be used on real music ringtones, polyphonic ringtones ...

Mediaport Selects IBM Kiosk Services to Deliver Music, Ringtones ...
Market Wire (press release) - Mar 17, 2006SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/17/2006 -- IBM has signed an agreement with Mediaport Entertainment, Inc. to provide IT ...

Cellular Sales Sail Into Record Books
Twice (subscription), MA - Mar 13, 2006... "Subscribers must upgrade their devices to use new services such as picture messaging, mobile music (ringtones, ring tunes, etc.) and 3D video games, TIA ...

Easton Woman Arrested for Stealing Mail, Attacking Officer
WBOC - EASTON , Md.- An Easton woman is facing theft and assault charges after allegedly attacking a Maryland State Police trooper trying to arrest her for stealing mail. The police say that on Thursday at around 4:33 p.m., troopers responded to Cordova

Phone book dumping
Capital News 9 - It's hard to reach out and touch someone when your phone book is in a forest. Speigletown firefighters found over 2,000 Verizon phone books dumped on this Rensselaer hillside while responding to a brushfire this weekend. Speigletown Fire Chief Mike

Cost, convenience and love of competition send Massapequa Park cable
Newsday - Catherine Mooney switched her cable television service several months ago because she figured she could save a few bucks. But she also said the decision was based on principle. "I was anxious to switch," Mooney, 64, a Massapequa Park homemaker, said

Samsung SCH-A950
ABC News - Samsung's SCH-A950 brings a jaunty jog-dial navigator to Verizon's V Cast downloadable music service and has plenty of power for a Verizon phone. If you're looking to play Windows Media format songs on your phone, it'll be tough to choose between

Nasdaq hits 5-year high
BizReport.com - Shares of Google Inc. shot up ahead of the company's addition to the S&P 500 while Apple Computer Inc. got a boost from rival Microsoft Corp.'s antitrust woes. All major industry sectors rose on the day. Blue chips got a lift from Boeing Co., which

PCs Puttin' on the Ritz
Street.Com - Taking a cue from the consumer electronics business, PC makers are looking to doll up the dull boxes that most people associate with a personal computer. Companies such as Hewlett-Packard ( HPQ :NYSE - news - research - Cramer's Take ), as well as

Technology stocks advance
ABC News - Mar 30, 2006 NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. technology stocks rose on Thursday as shares of the world's No. 2 mobile phone maker Motorola Inc. gained after its top-ranked rival Nokia boosted its outlook for the global handset market

CoolPrepaid's Motorola Deal Goes Cold
PC Magazine - Mar 28, 2006... the iRadio music service. Delving into SIM-only sales is a slightly odd fit for a Cingular reseller like Cool. The SIM-only market ...

And the big winner looks to be Cingular
Boston Globe, United States - Mar 15, 2006No matter who triumphs in this year's ''American Idol" competition, Cingular Wireless may be the biggest winner. Cingular Wireless ...

Testing Cingular's 3G network
NetworkWorld.com, MA - Mar 27, 2006The scoop: Sierra Wireless AirCard 860 with Cingular Edge wireless service, about $100 (after $100 rebate and with two-year agreement). ...

Digital gadgets fly their colors
Scripps Howard News Service, DC - 1 hour ago... Cingular Wireless, for instance, introduced a pink Motorola Razr, which flew off store shelves. In the first two days, the unit ...

MonsterTones Announces Top 25 Ringtones for 2005
[Press Release] PR Web - Mar 09 12:11 AM
MonsterTones announces its top selling ringtones for 2005. [PRWEB Mar 9, 2006]Save to My Web

Mobile: Producers prep for tiny-screen viewing boom
Current (Public Broadcasting) - Mar 14 4:15 PM
Sure, the pocket gadgets carried around by 21st-century Americans are great for chatting with friends and listening to hip-hop hits, but wouldnt you rather be watching music videos, touring San Franciscos art galleries or letting Elmo entertain your youngun in the supermarket produce section?Save to My Web

MonsterTones Announces Top 25 Ringtones for 2005
[Press Release] PR Web via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 4:00 AM
Wayne, PA (PRWEB) March 6, 2006 -- MonsterTones announces its top ringtones for 2005.Save to My Web

CTIA Wireless 2006 Exhibitor Profiles
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 30 8:14 AM
LAS VEGAS----March 30, 2006--CTIA Wireless 2006 takes place April 5 - 7 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. For in-depth information about the event visit http://www.ctiawireless.com/ .Save to My Web

Look whos calling
The San Luis Obispo Tribune - Mar 30 12:13 AM
mmendoza@thetribunenews.com Out of Jessica Hickeys purse comes a funky beat that turns peoples heads. Next, the deep, raw voice of a man raps: "Cold coolin at a bar, and Im lookin for some action ..."Save to My Web

Usable Products Company Findings: 'Key Drivers to Mobile Media Downloads'
SYS-CON Media - Mar 10 11:50 AM
Usable Products Company, the leading source of usability design and research for wireless, releases today results from its SIX MONTH study, 'Key Drivers to Mobile Media Downloads.'Save to My Web

Sunset Records Group (SRG) and Play Fair Entertainment Announce ...
PR Web (press release), WA - Mar 16, 2006... answer that Rayburn, in his job duties, will also oversee Radio Sunset, and its move to satellite radio, along with Sunset s Mobile ringtones while reporting ...

42% of Teens Frequently Download Mobile Ringtones
Teleclick.ca, Canada - Mar 19, 2006It may not come as a surprise to some, but teenagers are much more likely about twice as likely actually to download ringtones for their cell phones. ...

Downloads up, music sales down
The Age, Australia - Mar 19, 2006... Although the live concert market is strong, it is now the new revenue streams created by mobile ringtones, licensing opportunities and legal music download ...

Digital ants wreck the music industry s picnic
Financial Times, UK - Mar 9, 2006... In the face of competition from mobile ringtones, games and DVDs, let alone mass piracy and flat compact disc sales, the music industry is breathing a sigh of ...

Nokia Announces Prepaid Phones
ABC News - Mar. 30 Nokia announced three new, inexpensive phones Thursday that will probably show up later this year on US prepaid carriers. The three new Nokia phones the Nokia 1112, 2310, and 2610 are part of a push by all the major cell-phone

Mediaport Selects IBM Kiosk Services to Deliver Music, Ringtones
Market Wire - SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/17/2006 -- IBM has signed an agreement with Mediaport Entertainment, Inc. to provide IT services, maintenance, and financing for an international retail kiosk rollout that delivers digital content to

Raptor Parties Like It s 19,999,999 B.C.
CMJ - Millions of years ago robots roamed the earth; their domination unchallenged by any living creature until man came along and enslaved them. It was a cruel takeover resulting in the creation of automated assembly lines, personal computers and Crazy

A Towering Anachronism?
Motley Fool - I couldn't help doing a double-take when I read that Tower Records has launched an online bookstore to complement its online music store. Given rapid industry shifts, I would have thought that Tower might hit us up with something a little bit more

What Does Your Cell Phone Say About You?
NewsFactor Network - "Customization is everywhere," said Dan Roy, national sales manager for Motorola. "I think that phones are now so prevalent, it's not so special to have one. The next step is people want to accessorize them. As electronics go, cell phones are not

Two charged in threats: Arrests total seven in bomb scares at Smyrna schools
Delaware State News - Mar 10 4:55 PM
SMYRNA Police arrested two teenage boys Thursday for allegedly making a bomb threat at Smyrna High School last month, the sixth and seventh arrests in a string of 15 threats in the district this year.Save to My Web

Today's Tech Briefs
Portsmouth Herald - Mar 23 8:09 AM
HAMPTON - Verizon said Wednesday that it has begun buidling a fiber-optic network for Hampton residents and business customers.Save to My Web

Two more charged in threats: Probe continues on 15 bomb reports at Smyrna schools
Delaware State News - Mar 03 5:29 PM
SMYRNA Smyrna police officers have worn a path between their Glenwood Avenue headquarters and Duck Creek Parkway this week while investigating a series of bomb threats made to the Smyrna School Districts high and middle schools.Save to My Web

A savvy smash: High School Musical
Salt Lake Tribune - "High School Musical," the tween sensation that began as a Disney Channel movie filmed in Utah, is becoming a merchandising monster thanks to savvy Disney marketers. What's expected to grow from the ratings blockbuster later this year: The DVD: Walt

Bertelsmann AG might sell music assets
Hollywood Reporter - COLOGNE, Germany -- To prevent an unwanted initial public offering, German media giant Bertelsmann AG is considering selling off its music business assets, including its 50% stake in Sony BMG Music Entertainment and its 100% unit BMG Music Publishing

Disney TV sensation launches a marketing juggernaut
Salt Lake Tribune - Zeke (Chris Warren Jr.) tries to focus on basketball as Troy (Zac Efron) belts out a song. (The Disney Channel) Like the ballad about Troy and Gabriella's blossoming love, the tween TV movie sensation "High School Musical" is just the "Start of

Zim restates revenues, buys U.S. ringtone company
Stockhouse Canada - Michael Cowpland's struggling Zim Corp. will re-state earnings for periods back to 2004, after adopting a new set of accounting rules for revenues from premium messaging transactions. At the same time, the company said it plans to acquire a U.S

Residents Left With Dead Phones
Lakeland Ledger, FL - Mar 10, 2006Tampa Electric workers were installing a new power pole in the ImperiaLakes subdivision when they cut Verizon's phone cables, said Bob Elek, a Verizon ...

Yvonne Zanos: Is it time for a switch in electricity suppliers?
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - Mar 13, 2006... $90 in 2010. Q: I just found some long-distance charges on my Verizon phone bill for calls that I didn't make. I called Verizon ...

Beware Of Mystery Charges On Your Phone Bill
Turn to 10.com, RI - Mar 9, 2006... said. Bernier noticed a mystery charge on her Verizon phone bill from a company called Enhanced Services Billing Inc. or ESBI. "So ...

Keith Paglusch Named Chief Operating Officer of New Wireline Company
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 02 6:44 AM
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.----March 2, 2006--Keith Paglusch has been named chief operating officer for the new wireline company to be formed through the spinoff of Alltel's wireline business and merger with VALOR Communications Group Inc.Save to My Web

Mobile Computing: Upgrade Your Smart Phone
PC World via Yahoo! News - Mar 23 1:00 AM
Owning the latest and greatest can cost you. Here's how to work the system.Save to My Web

mSpot Chooses Enpocket to Market Mobile Entertainment to the Masses
[Press Release] PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 28 6:00 AM
Enpocket , the leader in intelligent mobile marketing, today announced that mobile multimedia entertainment provider mSpot has selected the Enpocket Marketing Engine to drive customer acquisition and retention.Save to My Web

Fandango Partners With Cingular On Mobile Ticketing
socalTech.com, CA - Mar 20, 2006Los Angeles-based Fandango has inked another mobile ticketing deal, reporting today that it will offer its mobile movie ticketing service via Cingular's network ...

Hearst Publications Go Direct-to-Consumer with Bango; Mobile ...
TMCnet - Mar 28, 2006... Leading mobile carriers including Cingular Wireless, Vodafone, Orange, Telefonica and O2 work with Bango to accelerate the growth of their "direct-to-consumer ...

Cingular Deploys in LA
Unstrung, NY - Mar 21, 2006LOS ANGELES -- Cingular Wireless continues to forge ahead with the deployment of hundreds of new cell sites in the greater Los Angeles area, as part of the ...

Cingular Wireless Investing More Than $90 Million in Its ...
Yahoo! News (press release) - Mar 27, 2006JACKSON, Miss., March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless carrier, is investing more than $90 million in its Mississippi ...

Hawkeye Football Players Allegedly Traded Tickets For Phones
KCRG.com - (Cedar Rapids KCRG) -- The University of Iowa wants to know if some of its football players traded tickets for products and services. Tickets to the outback bowl for a cell-phone headset. Sound like a fair trade? Apparently not. The university is

Sprint Extends Mobility Leadership with Aggressive Broadband Network
WebWire - WebWire Related Industries Overland Park, KAN. 03/30/2006, Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced aggressive plans for the expansion and evolution of the Sprint Power Vision(SM) network which now covers over half of the U.S. population with mobile

Money is issue in House 40
Raleigh News & Observer - Get ready for a battle over how to spend money in state House District 40. Marilyn Avila, the former chairwoman of the Wake County Republican Party, is running for Republican incumbent Rick Eddins' seat because she doesn't think he is making the

Cingular plans to improve service
Pioneer Press - Cingular Wireless is expected to announce today that it is spending nearly $60 million in Minnesota to extend its coverage and improve service, but one consumer advocate group says Cingular may have no choice given its low customer satisfaction

Bertelsmann AG might sell music assets
Hollywood Reporter - COLOGNE, Germany -- To prevent an unwanted initial public offering, German media giant Bertelsmann AG is considering selling off its music business assets, including its 50% stake in Sony BMG Music Entertainment and its 100% unit BMG Music Publishing

Zim restates revenues, buys U.S. ringtone company
Stockhouse Canada - Michael Cowpland's struggling Zim Corp. will re-state earnings for periods back to 2004, after adopting a new set of accounting rules for revenues from premium messaging transactions. At the same time, the company said it plans to acquire a U.S

A savvy smash: High School Musical
Salt Lake Tribune - "High School Musical," the tween sensation that began as a Disney Channel movie filmed in Utah, is becoming a merchandising monster thanks to savvy Disney marketers. What's expected to grow from the ratings blockbuster later this year: The DVD: Walt

Look whos calling
The San Luis Obispo Tribune - Mar 30 12:13 AM
mmendoza@thetribunenews.com Out of Jessica Hickeys purse comes a funky beat that turns peoples heads. Next, the deep, raw voice of a man raps: "Cold coolin at a bar, and Im lookin for some action ..."Save to My Web

Xingtone Partners With Zango to Provide Free Custom Ringtone Services
RedNova - Mar 09 2:06 PM
LOS ANGELES and BELLEVUE, Wash., March 9 /PRNeSave to My Web

CTIA Wireless 2006 Exhibitor Profiles
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 30 8:14 AM
LAS VEGAS----March 30, 2006--CTIA Wireless 2006 takes place April 5 - 7 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. For in-depth information about the event visit http://www.ctiawireless.com/ .Save to My Web

Analysts Make Call: Apple iPhone Near
Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Mar 29 4:00 PM
Here comes the iPhone from Apple Computer -- along with an Apple mobile phone service -- maybe.Save to My Web

Stock futures flat as GDP data weighs
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 30 6:24 AM
U.S. stock futures were flat on Thursday as data showing rising inflation stirred concerns about more interest-rate increases from the Federal Reserve.Save to My Web

Arrow, Liberty Media, Nokia, Viropharma: U.S. Equity Preview
Bloomberg.com - Mar 30 6:04 AM
March 30 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in U.S. markets today. This preview includes news that broke after markets closed yesterday. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names.Save to My Web

Brightpoint Enters into Agreement with Motorola
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 29 6:56 AM
PLAINFIELD, Ind.----March 29, 2006--Brightpoint, Inc. announced today that its subsidiary Brightpoint North America L.P. has entered into an agreement with Motorola, Inc. , under the agreement Brightpoint intends to supply Motorola wireless devices and related accessories to certain of Brightpoint's customers with which it has entered into contractual agreements in the United States.Save to My Web

Cingular Celebrity Winterfest in Lake Tahoe Raises $488K for ...
First Tracks, UT - Mar 15, 2006... some of the United States' most diverse celebrities and businesses competed on Heavenly Resort's picturesque ski slopes at The Cingular Celebrity Winterfest to ...

Fandango sells ticket deal to Cingular
CNET News.com, CA - Mar 16, 2006By The Hollywood Reporter. Fandango, the online movie-ticket seller, will expand its service by adding Cingular Wireless to its roster of cellular partners. ...

Stand-alone Cell Tower Proposed
Cape Cod Chronicle, MA - 3 hours ago... month. Seacoast Tower Development LLC and Cingular Wireless want to build an 80-foot-tall monopole in Commerce Park in South Chatham. ...

Brief: Verizon, Cingular Broaden Notebook Wireless Data Offerings
Information Week - Cingular Wireless said Wednesday that its BroadbandConnect service is built into new Dell Latitude D620 and D820 notebook computers, paving the way for users to implement high-speed wireless data without an outboard modem or PC Card. Cingular

Mobile Phones White Papers
Computerworld - This article describes a Wi-Fi mobile application built by the North Carolina Department of Transportation and explains how database and synchronization technology Affordable Solutions for the Open Enterprise Register today for the two-day

Services: New TV Options for Living Rooms and Cell Phones
PC World - AT&T U-verse TV Live programming Set-top San Antonio, TX AT&T's offering will feature more than 200 digital channels, plus on-screen Caller ID and the ability to record four different programs simultaneously. Pricing and future availability were

Zim restates revenues, buys U.S. ringtone company
Ottawa Business Journal - Mar 29 5:40 AM
Michael Cowpland's struggling Zim Corporation will re-state earnings for periods back to 2004, after adopting a new set of accounting rules for revenues from premium messaging transactions.Save to My Web

Bertelsmann May Pull Plug On Music To Avoid IPO
Billboard Radio Monitor - Mar 28 12:10 PM
COLOGNE, Germany -- To prevent an unwanted initial public offering, German media giant Bertelsmann AG is considering selling off its music business assets, including its 50% stake in Sony BMG Music Entertainment and its 100% unit BMG Music Publishing, sources familiar with the company's plans said Monday.Save to My Web

Look whos calling
The San Luis Obispo Tribune - Mar 30 12:13 AM
mmendoza@thetribunenews.com Out of Jessica Hickeys purse comes a funky beat that turns peoples heads. Next, the deep, raw voice of a man raps: "Cold coolin at a bar, and Im lookin for some action ..."Save to My Web

Cost, Convenience and Love of Competition Send Massapequa Park Cable Customers to Verizon
RedNova - Mar 30 5:55 AM
By Keiko Morris, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Mar. 30--Catherine Mooney switched her cable television service several months ago because she figured she could save a few bucks. But she also said the decision was based on principle.Save to My Web

Currency exchange will accept bill payments
Daily Chronicle - Mar 02 1:09 AM
DeKALB - With telephones available at stores such as Wal-Mart, Target and Best Buy, a store whose focus is selling telephones is no longer practical, according to a Verizon company manager.Save to My Web

Two more charged in threats: Probe continues on 15 bomb reports at Smyrna schools
Delaware State News - Mar 03 5:29 PM
SMYRNA Smyrna police officers have worn a path between their Glenwood Avenue headquarters and Duck Creek Parkway this week while investigating a series of bomb threats made to the Smyrna School Districts high and middle schools.Save to My Web

CTIA Wireless 2006 Exhibitor Profiles
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
LAS VEGAS----March 30, 2006--CTIA Wireless 2006 takes place April 5 - 7 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. For in-depth information about the event visit http://www.ctiawireless.com/ .Save to My Web

Xingtone Partners with Zango to Provide Free Custom Ringtone Services
SYS-CON Media - Mar 09 3:19 PM
Xingtone, a leader in off-carrier mobile content distribution, and 180solutions, Inc., today announced a partnership that provides consumers with free trial access to create custom ringtones from personal audio files and CDs when using the Zango Search Assistant. Through the partnership, Xingtone will join the ZangoCash content syndication platform, providing additional access to ringtone Save to My Web

RockandRollDream.com Going Mobile with Free Guitar Riff Ringtones
[Press Release] PR Web - Mar 25 12:15 AM
Munch Music, Inc.a digital recording studio and music centre has added new free guitar ringtones for downloading. Additionally the site features recording artists and MP3 downloads for music fans searching for new undiscovered talent. The new artists featured all write their own music and create original sounds and lyrics. [PRWEB Mar 25, 2006]Save to My Web

Nokia Announces Prepaid Phones
PC Magazine via Yahoo! News - Mar 30 2:41 AM
Nokia announced three new, inexpensive phones Thursday that will probably show up later this year on US prepaid carriers.Save to My Web

What's On: Golf, PGA Tour, BellSouth Classic, 1 p.m., TSN
The Province - BASKETBALL: Phoenix Suns at Indiana Pacers, 5 p.m., TSN. BASEBALL: Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres, 7 p.m., WGN; L.A. Dodgers vs. Seattle Mariners, 7 p.m., MOJO AM 730 BOWLING: Women's 10-Pin, 10:30 a.m., TSN (repeats 1 a.m.). GOLF: BellSouth

More is better, Roush and Martin decide on NASCAR's Craftsman Truck
ThatsRacin.com - Mark Martin and Roush Racing have decided to add seven races to Martin's 2006 Craftsman Truck Series schedule, giving him 14 starts in the No. 6 Ford F-150 this season. The Nextel Cup star won two of the first three truck races this season before

Grande posts loss for 2005 despite expanding subscriber base
San Antonio Business Journal - Grande Communications Holdings Inc. is building traction in its video, voice and high-speed Internet customer base with each of its core services posting revenue increases in 2005, company officials say. However, even with the revenue up-tick, for

Nokia Announces Prepaid Phones
PC Magazine via Yahoo! News - Mar 30 2:41 AM
Nokia announced three new, inexpensive phones Thursday that will probably show up later this year on US prepaid carriers.Save to My Web

Look whos calling
The San Luis Obispo Tribune - Mar 30 12:13 AM
mmendoza@thetribunenews.com Out of Jessica Hickeys purse comes a funky beat that turns peoples heads. Next, the deep, raw voice of a man raps: "Cold coolin at a bar, and Im lookin for some action ..."Save to My Web

CTIA Wireless 2006 Exhibitor Profiles
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
LAS VEGAS----March 30, 2006--CTIA Wireless 2006 takes place April 5 - 7 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. For in-depth information about the event visit http://www.ctiawireless.com/ .Save to My Web

DiGi wants to maintain earnings growth
The Edge Daily - Mar 17 5:16 AM
DiGi.Com Bhd wants to maintain its earnings growth of 48% in the current financial year as it enhances its 2.5G-network (Enhanced Data GSM Environment) and mobile content.Save to My Web

Upgrade Your Smart Phone
Washington Post - Mar 23 4:33 AM
Tempting new smart phones are showing up with frustrating frequency. In the past few months, Cingular began offering Research in Motion's BlackBerry 8700c and Sprint PCS started selling its Smart Device PPC-6700 . Just after New Year's Day, Verizon Wireless unveiled the Palm Treo 700w .Save to My Web

Saved By the Cell: College Students Use Phones as Security Blankets
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 21 9:44 AM
NEW YORK----March 21, 2006--College students around the country have a new personal safety option available through their mobile phones. Now accessible to more than 16,000 students at Montclair State University, in Montclair, N.J., Rave Guardian is a new mobile phone application that allows students to alert campus safety with their location anytime they are feeling unsafe.Save to My Web

It's 'Bombs Away' on April 5th for Danny Way
SYS-CON Media - Mar 20 4:27 PM
On April 5, internationally renowned pro skateboarder Danny Way (http://www.dannyway.com/) will attempt to smash the 'Bomb Drop'(1) world record by jumping from the giant neon-covered guitar atop the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas.Save to My Web

The Expectation Epidemic
BrandWeek - Mar 11 11:13 PM
Twenty years ago, well-placed ads during must-see TV brought characters such as the California Raisins, shifty Joe Isuzu and folksy Bartles and Jaymes into our living rooms. When a voice told us "It's a good time for the great taste of McDonald's," by golly, we sped off to grab a Big Mac.Save to My Web

Bertelsmann set for Sony BMG sale
MSN MoneyCentral - Bertelsmann is making preparations to sell its music companies as Europe's largest media company fights to maintain its private status. People briefed on the plans said it had mandated investment bankers to prepare disposals of its music publishing

Park Information
Mickey News - Read some of the greatest articles about Disney. Tips for your next visit, news from the inside and much more. Here you will find all the latest news and press releases all about Disneyland. Make sure and check it often as it is updated all the time

Desperate Housewives Spawns Video Game
World Screen News - BURBANK, March 28: Buena Vista Games is set to publish a lifestyle simulation PC game based on the top-rated ABC series Desperate Housewives . In the game, players take on the role of a new housewife who moves into Wisteria Lane and tries to uncover

Xingtone Partners With Zango to Provide Free Custom Ringtone Services
RedNova - Mar 09 2:06 PM
LOS ANGELES and BELLEVUE, Wash., March 9 /PRNeSave to My Web

Xingtone Partners with Zango to Provide Free Custom Ringtone Services
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 09 11:11 AM
Xingtone, a leader in off-carrier mobile content distribution, and 180solutions, Inc., today announced a partnership that provides consumers with free trial access to create custom ringtones from personal audio files and CDs when using the Zango Search Assistant.Save to My Web

Xingtone Partners with Zango to Provide Free Custom Ringtone Services
SYS-CON Media - Mar 09 3:19 PM
Xingtone, a leader in off-carrier mobile content distribution, and 180solutions, Inc., today announced a partnership that provides consumers with free trial access to create custom ringtones from personal audio files and CDs when using the Zango Search Assistant. Through the partnership, Xingtone will join the ZangoCash content syndication platform, providing additional access to ringtone Save to My Web

CTIA Wireless 2006 Exhibitor Profiles
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
LAS VEGAS----March 30, 2006--CTIA Wireless 2006 takes place April 5 - 7 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. For in-depth information about the event visit http://www.ctiawireless.com/ .Save to My Web

Phonebooks dumped illegally
WRGB - Mar 14 5:33 PM
(Speigletown) - Hundreds of undelivered Verizon phone books were found dumped in the woods in Speigletown.Save to My Web

Edward C. Baig: Personal Tech - Skype banishes outlandish fees for calls from foreign lands
USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 7:04 AM
SkypeOut lets you use a computer to dial regular phone numbers in the USA and elsewhere from the country you are in. Skype's rate to the USA is just around 2 cents a minute. Despite a few snags, the Skype service worked like a charmSave to My Web

I Ain't Mailing Anymore
The Sweet Science - Mar 01 4:40 AM
Boxing is the only sport which runs its most important events when most people are either sleeping or shtupping.Save to My Web

Net neutrality and market interference
ZDNet Blogs - In a previous post on the subject of AT&T's proposed merger with BellSouth , I suggested "net neutrality" rules might be a better way of dealing with the concerns posed as reason to block the move. This led to a response (via email) by Matt, a web

What Does Your Cell Phone Say About You?
NewsFactor Network - "Customization is everywhere," said Dan Roy, national sales manager for Motorola. "I think that phones are now so prevalent, it's not so special to have one. The next step is people want to accessorize them. As electronics go, cell phones are not

Mills: Serving, pulling and signing papers, or not
Beacon Villager - W ill Stow be served with papers to launch a lawsuit by Cingular Wireless, or not. After the decision is filed, Cingular have 20 days to appeal the Planning Board's decision to deny its application to locate cell phone antennas on the Gleasondale

Express Yourself--For A Fee
Forbes - Mar 27 9:33 PM
Meez launches self-portraits for the ringtone set.Save to My Web

Billboard.com -- Rose Tattoo's Pete Wells Dies
Billboard.com - Mar 28 8:07 AM
Pete Wells, slide guitarist and one of the founders of Australian power blues band Rose Tattoo, died in a Sydney hospital early yesterday morning (March 27).Save to My Web

Smith withdrawn from third Test
Independent Online - Mar 30 7:09 AM
South African captain Graeme Smith has been withdrawn from the third Castle Lager Test against Australia.Save to My Web

Alleged drug dealers nabbed in Boksburg raid
Independent Online - Mar 28 10:02 PM
Johannesburg police have arrested seven people for drug possession after a raid on a Boksburg flat. Officers found cocaine and dagga inside the apartment.Save to My Web

Technology Travels
ABC News - Having just returned from DEMO 2006, held in Phoenix this year, I'm stoked on new technology. Some of the new products I saw there were entertaining, some practical, a few were electrifying, and one was delicious. The delicious one was MooBella, a

Mystery phone outage
Greenwich Time - A Verizon phone outage last Friday night disrupted service to landlines for local police and an unknown number of residents around town, raising public safety concerns for town officials. During the outage, which lasted from 9:30 p.m. last Friday

Easton Woman Arrested for Stealing Mail, Attacking Officer
WBOC - EASTON , Md.- An Easton woman is facing theft and assault charges after allegedly attacking a Maryland State Police trooper trying to arrest her for stealing mail. The police say that on Thursday at around 4:33 p.m., troopers responded to Cordova

Court sentences
Newark Advocate - NEWARK -- The following people were sentenced in Licking County Common Pleas Court between March 17 and March 23 for felony criminal offenses. Kathryn J. Trager, 57, last known address 594 N. 21st St., Newark, was sentenced to five years probation

Can you hear me? Cell users vent
The Desert Sun, CA - Mar 12, 2006... Fred Waring Drive. We are unable to use our Cingular phone while at home but our Verizon phone works just fine. Our neighbors also ...

More Retirees Want To Punch The Clock
LongIslandPress.com, NY - Mar 16, 2006After 28 years on the job with the NYNEX/Bell Atlantic/Verizon phone company, Al Caputo had some decisions to make. In the wake ...

Beware Of Mystery Charges On Your Phone Bill
Turn to 10.com, RI - Mar 9, 2006... said. Bernier noticed a mystery charge on her Verizon phone bill from a company called Enhanced Services Billing Inc. or ESBI. "So ...

Verizon phone store on Locust Street to close at end of month ...
Dekalb Daily Chronicle, IL - Mar 2, 2006DeKALB - With telephones available at stores such as Wal-Mart, Target and Best Buy, a store whose focus is selling telephones is no longer practical, according ...

RockandRollDream.com Going Mobile with Free Guitar Riff Ringtones
[Press Release] PR Web - Mar 25 12:15 AM
Munch Music, Inc.a digital recording studio and music centre has added new free guitar ringtones for downloading. Additionally the site features recording artists and MP3 downloads for music fans searching for new undiscovered talent. The new artists featured all write their own music and create original sounds and lyrics. [PRWEB Mar 25, 2006]Save to My Web

Auburn University Automobile Emblem
Ellsworth Weekly - Mar 29 1:46 PM
Show your Auburn University pride with a high end chrome metal AU emblem on the back of your automobile. Great gift. Free shipping. Auburn, WA Real Estate for Sale Looking for real estate for sale in Auburn area?Save to My Web

Proteus, FOX Offer Exclusive Content in Pan-Latin America Deal
[Press Release] PR Web via Yahoo! News - Mar 29 4:00 AM
Washington, DC/Buenos Aires (PRWEB) March 29, 2006 -- Proteus, Inc.Save to My Web

Meez(TM) Takes Avatars Mainstream
Yahoo! News (press release) - Mar 27, 2006... Meez is the latest entry in the growing category of personal media products (like mobile ringtones) that give consumers the chance to turn the act of ...

Maxis to spend RM5m on refurbishing service centres
Business Times - Malaysia, Malaysia - Feb 26, 2006... "Of course, we do not want to compete against the likes of Tower Records ... but we want to be number one in terms of mobile ringtones and music offerings.". ...

Downloads up, music sales down
The Age, Australia - Mar 19, 2006... Although the live concert market is strong, it is now the new revenue streams created by mobile ringtones, licensing opportunities and legal music download ...

Program Your TiVo From Your Verizon Phone
Designtechnica, OR - Mar 7, 2006By Geoff Duncan. TiVo and Verizon Wireless today announced TiVo Mobile, a mobile application which will enable TiVo subscribers to ...

Two more charged in threats: Probe continues on 15 bomb reports at ...
Newszap Delaware, DE - Mar 3, 2006... The department also has subpoenaed Verizon phone records and collected fingerprints from a phone booth in town to which a call was traced. ...

CEO: New technology is vital to success
Providence Journal (subscription), RI - Mar 22, 2006... punished Verizon's stock because Seidenberg's plan to run fiber-optic lines to as many as 16 million homes, or nearly half of Verizon's phone customers, by ...

Mediaport Selects IBM Kiosk Services to Deliver Music, Ringtones, Software and Games
[Press Release] Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 17 10:00 AM
IBM has signed an agreement with Mediaport Entertainment, Inc. to provide IT services, maintenance, and financing for an international retail kiosk rollout that delivers digital content to consumers.Save to My Web

Usable Products Company Findings: 'Key Drivers to Mobile Media Downloads'
SYS-CON Media - Mar 10 11:50 AM
Usable Products Company, the leading source of usability design and research for wireless, releases today results from its SIX MONTH study, 'Key Drivers to Mobile Media Downloads.'Save to My Web

Nokia Announces Prepaid Phones
PC Magazine via Yahoo! News - Mar 30 2:41 AM
Nokia announced three new, inexpensive phones Thursday that will probably show up later this year on US prepaid carriers.Save to My Web

Entertainment Companies Push Interactive Options At Movie Theaters
TechWeb via Yahoo! News - Mar 13 4:08 PM
Technology is making interactive pre-show entertainment and multi-player video games in theaters more of a reality.Save to My Web

Keith Paglusch Named Chief Operating Officer of New Wireline ...
Finanzen.net, Germany - Mar 2, 2006... executive positions in the local,long-distance, wireless and corporate organizations, including seniorvice president - operations for Sprint PCS where he led ...

Komets Claim Dombkiewicz Off Waivers
OurSports Central (press release), WI - Mar 24, 2006... Komet gamecasts begin 15 minutes prior to faceoff with the Sprint PCS pregame show featuring Bob Chase in his fifty-third season behind the Komet microphone. ...

MapInfo Unveils Latest Version of Universal Location Intelligence ...
SYS-CON Media, NJ - Mar 2, 2006... In addition, Envinsa v4.0 provides access to network-generated location data from the Sprint PCS Business Mobility Framework, enabling organizations to provide ...

Mobile knowledge, part II
Always On - Mar 14, 2006... is widely available from carriers, such as Verizon Wireless, which is a joint venture of Verizon (VZ) and Vodafone (VOD), as well as Sprint PCS, Nextel, AT&T ...

Bertelsmann AG might sell music assets
Hollywood Reporter - COLOGNE, Germany -- To prevent an unwanted initial public offering, German media giant Bertelsmann AG is considering selling off its music business assets, including its 50% stake in Sony BMG Music Entertainment and its 100% unit BMG Music Publishing

Zim restates revenues, buys U.S. ringtone company
Stockhouse Canada - Michael Cowpland's struggling Zim Corp. will re-state earnings for periods back to 2004, after adopting a new set of accounting rules for revenues from premium messaging transactions. At the same time, the company said it plans to acquire a U.S

Disney TV sensation launches a marketing juggernaut
Salt Lake Tribune - Zeke (Chris Warren Jr.) tries to focus on basketball as Troy (Zac Efron) belts out a song. (The Disney Channel) Like the ballad about Troy and Gabriella's blossoming love, the tween TV movie sensation "High School Musical" is just the "Start of

81% of Mobile Wireless Customers Use GSM Family of Technologies
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
3G Americas reported today that 81% of all mobile digital wireless customers worldwide use the GSM family of technologies -- GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA. In fact, from fourth quarter 2004 to fourth quarter 2005, GSM grew by more than 400 million subscribers, compared to the total base of 291 million CDMA customers at year end 2005.Save to My Web

Cingular names South Florida exec
South Florida Business Journal - Mar 29 10:52 AM
If folks using Cingular Wireless in South Florida have praise or problems with their service, they have a new person to credit or blame. The Atlanta-based carrier has named an executive director of network operations for its South Florida region, which stretches from Vero Beach to the Florida Keys.Save to My Web

Cingular Wireless to invest $90M this year
Mississippi Business Journal - Mar 27 8:35 AM
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI Cingular Wireless is investing more than $90 million in its Mississippi network in 2006, which is expected to improve coverage, service and call quality.Save to My Web

Cingular Employees Avoid Strike
KATC3 - Mar 28 6:38 AM
Unionized employees of Cingular Wireless will not strike thanks to a tentative agreement with the company. For the past month, union leaders and Cingular have been in talks, trying to negotiate a new contract.Save to My Web

Can you hear me? Cell users vent
Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides - Mar 12 4:12 AM
Just beyond the wall of a subdivision in Rancho Mirage stands a cell phone tower surrounded by camouflage palm trees. Many cell phone users in the valley say they can't get good reception, which experts say is blamed on a variety of factors.Save to My Web

Program Your TiVo From Your Verizon Phone
DesignTechnica - Mar 07 9:06 AM
Verizon and TiVo have announced TiVo Mobile, a new mobile application that lets TiVO subscribers schedule recordings from their mobile phones.Save to My Web

Yvonne Zanos: Is it time for a switch in electricity suppliers?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Mar 13 9:19 PM
Q: I am a Duquesne Light customer who has had Dominion Peoples Plus for many years as an electric supplier. On my January bill, Dominion's charge for electric was 8.9 cents per kilowatt hour, while the Duquesne Light price to compare was 6.69 cents. Would it pay to make the switch?Save to My Web

Motorola opens research and development center in Hanzhou, China
Forbes - Mar 23, 2006BEIJING (AFX) - Motorola Inc (NYSE:MOT) said it has opened a new research and design facility located in the eastern city of Hangzhou. ...

Motorola Q delayed until April
RCRNews.com, CO - Mar 27, 2006SCHAUMBURG, Ill. The Moto Q, Motorola Inc. s flagship smart phone, will be available in April, missing by a hair the company s initial forecast for a ...

Premarket Movers: Cell Phone Shares Soar
BusinessWeek - 4 hours ago... Rival Motorola Inc., the No. 2 handset maker, also benefited. Shares added 29 cents, to $23.06 on INET, from their New York Stock Exchange close at $22.77. ...

Strigl's VZ Wireless Touts All-NYC Wireless Broadband
Forbes - Mar 29 10:33 AM
New service promises New Yorkers big multimedia apps.Save to My Web

Cingular Confirms Closure of TDMA Network
Cellular-News.com - Mar 26 9:41 PM
Speaking at the TelecomNext conference, Cingular's CEO Stan Sigman says that the company plans to finalise the migration of its customers to the GSM platform and shut down its legacy TDMA network in 2008. He said that over 95% of voice traffic is now carried by the company's GSM network.Save to My Web

Urban Flight
Denver Westword - Mar 29 4:36 PM
Rents are rising on South Broadway. Is Belmar the solution?Save to My Web

Wall Street rallies on benign growth data
FT.com via Yahoo! News - Mar 30 7:15 AM
Wall Street rose broadly higher on Thursday after the latest survey of US economic activity showed that the economy expanded in line with market expectations.Save to My Web

Motorola Uncovers the Next Big Thing in Mobile Gaming
CommsDesign - Mar 28 10:39 AM
SAN JOSE, Calif.,Save to My Web

Technology stocks advance
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 30 7:11 AM
U.S. technology stocks rose on Thursday as shares of the world's No. 2 mobile phone maker Motorola Inc. gained after its top-ranked rival Nokia (HOK1V.HE) boosted its outlook for the global handset market.Save to My Web

Vonage, Motorola Intro Co-Branded Internet Telephone Adaptor with Router
Wireless IQ - Mar 29 8:53 AM
Vonage Marketing, a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp., a leading...Save to My Web

Motorola plans to sell products via post offices
Business Standard, India - Mar 26, 2006The US-based global telecommunications major Motorola is plans to sell products and services through a wide network of 1.35 lakh post offices to target the ...

Newest Broadband Spec Takes Flight
Telecomweb - Mar 28, 2006... trade group. However, MoCA members Motorola and Tellabs have made a joint MoCA submission to the ITU, MoCA says. Not surprisingly ...

Freescale may have to share Motorola: Barron's
Washington Post, United States - Mar 26, 2006NEW YORK (Reuters) - The increasing likelihood that Motorola Inc. will ... Motorola spun off Freescale to shareholders in 2004. Chips ...

Motorola Q smartphone is still coming soon
MobileGuerilla.com - Mar 28, 2006It looks like Motorola isn't releasing its Blackberry killer just yet. After changing the launch date from Q1 2006 to April of this ...

Usable Products Company Findings: 'Key Drivers to Mobile Media ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Mar 10, 2006... study, "Key Drivers to Mobile Media Downloads." Study insights reveal keys to success in the media download market, including music, ringtones, event tickets ...

Xingtone Partners with Zango to Provide Free Custom Ringtone ...
TMCnet - Mar 9, 2006... Maker is the only legal, over-the-air (OTA) software application that allows users to easily create unlimited and personalised real music ringtones from their ...

Mediaport Selects IBM Kiosk Services to Deliver Music, Ringtones ...
Market Wire (press release) - Mar 17, 2006SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/17/2006 -- IBM has signed an agreement with Mediaport Entertainment, Inc. to provide IT ...

Billboard.com -- Rock Acts Have 'Superman' On The Brain
Billboard.com - Mar 28 1:36 PM
Artists like the Academy Is..., Jack's Mannequin and American Hi-Fi have contributed songs to "Sound of Superman," due May 23 via Rhino.Save to My Web

Smith suffers injury scare
Independent Online - Mar 30 3:42 AM
Proteas skipper Graeme Smith has been taken to hospital for X-rays after injuring his right ring finger during a practice session.Save to My Web

CollegeGear.com - Auburn University
Ellsworth Weekly - Mar 29 2:01 AM
Great Gifts for Auburn Tigers Shop for Auburn Tiger merchandise and apparel. Large selection of Great gifts to choose from. Sweatshirts, jackets, t-shirts, and other cool stuff.Save to My Web

Sprint Extends Mobility Leadership with Aggressive Broadband Network
WebWire - WebWire Related Industries Overland Park, KAN. 03/30/2006, Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced aggressive plans for the expansion and evolution of the Sprint Power Vision(SM) network which now covers over half of the U.S. population with mobile

Briefly: MacNN review; Sprint Nextel
MacNN - In brief: MacNN has reviewed the Griffin PowerBlock ($30, shown at right) from Griffin Technology, its AC charger for USB devices . Sprint Nextel is planning to offer its own music subscription service for a flat monthly fee, according to iPodNN

Spinning my wheels: Going with Busch
FOXSports.com - The Bristol Motor Speedway is known for testing the emotions and restraint of drivers because of the bumping that occurs in the half-mile oval. It comes down to avoiding the big wreck and getting taken out of your game by becoming preoccupied with

On the road again and the track too
FOXSports.com - It was fun to get back into the swing of things. For a group of people race producer Neil Goldberg, coordinating director Artie Kempner and all of us across the board who hadn't called a race since last June in Sonoma, I was really pleased with

Disney TV sensation launches a marketing juggernaut
Salt Lake Tribune - Zeke (Chris Warren Jr.) tries to focus on basketball as Troy (Zac Efron) belts out a song. (The Disney Channel) Like the ballad about Troy and Gabriella's blossoming love, the tween TV movie sensation "High School Musical" is just the "Start of

Zim restates revenues, buys U.S. ringtone company
Ottawa Business Journal - Michael Cowpland's struggling Zim Corp. will re-state earnings for periods back to 2004, after adopting a new set of accounting rules for revenues from premium messaging transactions. At the same time, the company said it plans to acquire a U.S

Bertelsmann AG might sell music assets
Hollywood Reporter - COLOGNE, Germany -- To prevent an unwanted initial public offering, German media giant Bertelsmann AG is considering selling off its music business assets, including its 50% stake in Sony BMG Music Entertainment and its 100% unit BMG Music Publishing

Nokia Launches 2310 for Emerging Markets
MobileBurn - Today in China Nokia rolled out the new 2310 for emerging markets. The dual-band GSM 900/1800 device will be available for purchase for only 65EUR before subsidies, but still includes such features as a 65k color display and a built-in FM radio. The

Samsung SCH-A950
ABC News - Samsung's SCH-A950 brings a jaunty jog-dial navigator to Verizon's V Cast downloadable music service and has plenty of power for a Verizon phone. If you're looking to play Windows Media format songs on your phone, it'll be tough to choose between

Leading Mobile Entertainment Publisher to Shuffle Carrier Decks with
WebWire - San Mateo, Calif. - March 29, 2006 - Glu Mobile, a leading creator and global publisher of mobile entertainment, and Encore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation and a leading interactive publisher in the PC CD-ROM market, today announced

Fandango, Cingular Seal Ticket Deal
ADOTAS, NY - Mar 16, 2006... movie tickets via mobile phones, the movie ticket provider is announcing today that it will further expand its sales via cell phones by adding Cingular to its ...

IGN and GameSpy Go Mobile
Gamecloud - 10 hours ago... up. Currently available to Cingular subscribers, the service will be rolled out to all other major carriers in the coming weeks. ...

Cingular Strike Possible
KATC, LA - Mar 26, 2006Unionized workers for Cingular Wireless say they're prepared to strike if their demands are not met. The Communications Workers ...

Cingular, Union Reach Tentative Agreement
Pierceland Herald, Canada - Mar 27, 2006ATLANTA - Three hours before a threatened midnight strike, an agreement was reached Sunday night between Cingular Wireless and the union representing about ...

Motorola Seen Back On Solid Ground
Forbes - Mar 29, 2006Motorola (nyse: MOT - news - people ) is now moving past its problems with the execution of its PEBL, SLVR and RAZR handsets, and is gaining market share ...

Motorola Lights Up The City
Smart House, Australia - 11 hours agoIn a one night only show, Motorola took their advertising to sky scraper proportions, projecting huge visuals of their SLVR handset onto Sydney Circular Quay ...

ISPCON Spring 2006 Features EarthLink, Motorola Execs
TheHostingNews.com, OR - Mar 29, 2006... president Municipal Networks for EarthLink Inc.; David S. Isenberg, principle, Isen.com; and Raghu Rau, SVP Global Marketing and Strategy for Motorola Networks ...

Need to replace a cell phone? Get creative
TMCnet - Mar 29, 2006... In addition, the online phones are often "unlocked," meaning that the same phone can be used on the networks of T-Mobile, Cingular Wireless. ...

Cingular, customer service employees reach tentative agreement
San Jose Mercury News, USA - Mar 26, 2006... less than three hours before a threatened midnight strike between the Communications Workers of America Local 3204 and about 11,000 Cingular Wireless customer ...

Fandango Partners With Cingular On Mobile Ticketing
socalTech.com, CA - Mar 20, 2006Los Angeles-based Fandango has inked another mobile ticketing deal, reporting today that it will offer its mobile movie ticketing service via Cingular's network ...

Cingular bids fond farewell to TDMA
Mobilemag.com - Mar 24, 2006For those of you still rocking an old analog or TDMA Cingular (or AT&T, I suppose) handset, you have two years to switch up to GSM before your phone stops ...

Mediaport Selects IBM Kiosk Services to Deliver Music, Ringtones
Market Wire - SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/17/2006 -- IBM has signed an agreement with Mediaport Entertainment, Inc. to provide IT services, maintenance, and financing for an international retail kiosk rollout that delivers digital content to

Nokia Announces Prepaid Phones
PC Magazine - Nokia announced three new, inexpensive phones Thursday that will probably show up later this year on US prepaid carriers. The three new Nokia phones -- the Nokia 1112, 2310, and 2610 -- are part of a push by all the major cell-phone manufacturers to

Mediaport Selects IBM Kiosk Services to Deliver Music, Ringtones
Market Wire - SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/17/2006 -- IBM has signed an agreement with Mediaport Entertainment, Inc. to provide IT services, maintenance, and financing for an international retail kiosk rollout that delivers digital content to

Nokia Announces Prepaid Phones
PC Magazine - Nokia announced three new, inexpensive phones Thursday that will probably show up later this year on US prepaid carriers. The three new Nokia phones -- the Nokia 1112, 2310, and 2610 -- are part of a push by all the major cell-phone manufacturers to

Nokia Announces Prepaid Phones
ABC News - 13 minutes ago... The 1112 adds polyphonic music ringtones (the 1110 had tinny one-note ringtones), a talking clock function and a range of case colors, and it will cost only ...

DiGi wants to maintain earnings growth
The Edge Daily, Malaysia - Mar 17, 2006... Mobile games accounted for 23% of all mobile content; music (ringtones, full-track downloads, etc) accounted for 52%, while video & TV got 19% and operator ...

CTIA Wireless 2006 Exhibitor Profiles
TMCnet - 2 hours ago... media solutions, content owners and media companies deliver interactive and personalized mobile experiences that include video, music, ringtones, graphics and ...

Mobile-phone premium content market to reach $40 billion by 2010
EMSNow, UK - Mar 9, 2006... For more information on this subject, read Kirstein's latest report, Mobile Premium Content: Music, Ringtones, Games and Video, from iSuppli's Mobile Media ...

Usable Products Company Findings: 'Key Drivers to Mobile Media ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Mar 10, 2006... study, "Key Drivers to Mobile Media Downloads." Study insights reveal keys to success in the media download market, including music, ringtones, event tickets ...

Sony/Vodafone - back in black
Mobile Digest, UK - Mar 23, 2006... huge companies have apparently inked a deal whereby Sony is to licence its music to the phone networks to be used on real music ringtones, polyphonic ringtones ...

The Ringtone Maker
Jumbo.com - Mar 23 3:07 PM
An unlimited, unrestricted editor to create a 5-30 sec customized ringtone from MP3, WMA, WAV, Audio CD and OGG files.Save to My Web

Xingtone Partners with Zango to Provide Free Custom Ringtone Services
SYS-CON Media - Mar 09 3:19 PM
Xingtone, a leader in off-carrier mobile content distribution, and 180solutions, Inc., today announced a partnership that provides consumers with free trial access to create custom ringtones from personal audio files and CDs when using the Zango Search Assistant. Through the partnership, Xingtone will join the ZangoCash content syndication platform, providing additional access to ringtone Save to My Web

Usable Products Company Findings: 'Key Drivers to Mobile Media Downloads'
SYS-CON Media - Mar 10 11:50 AM
Usable Products Company, the leading source of usability design and research for wireless, releases today results from its SIX MONTH study, 'Key Drivers to Mobile Media Downloads.'Save to My Web

Look whos calling
The San Luis Obispo Tribune - Mar 30 12:13 AM
mmendoza@thetribunenews.com Out of Jessica Hickeys purse comes a funky beat that turns peoples heads. Next, the deep, raw voice of a man raps: "Cold coolin at a bar, and Im lookin for some action ..."Save to My Web

Bertelsmann May Sell Its Half Of Sony BMG
FMQB - Mar 27 1:44 PM
In a bid to raise cash, Bertelsmann is looking to sell its music assets. Executives from both Bertelsmann and Sony are expected to meet as soon as this week and discuss proposals to alter their partnership.Save to My Web

What are you downloading next?
rediff.com - Mar 22 10:53 PM
Mobile ringtones go sophisticated with Indian classical musicSave to My Web

Meez(TM) Takes Avatars Mainstream
RedNova - Mar 27 10:55 PM
SAN FRANCISCO, March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Donnerwood Media today announced the beta launch of Meez.com, a groundbreaking new Internet service that makes it easy for anyone to create highly-customized 3D avatars.Save to My Web

Cingular Expands American Idol Ringtones
Designtechnica, OR - Mar 22, 2006Cingular Wireless today announced it is now exclusively offering its customers the ability to download the live performance of American Idol finalists as ...

From TIME to TIME
MLive.com, MI - Mar 29, 2006... ready when someone asks him what time it is, and he won't even have to adjust it when the daylight savings conversion takes effect Sunday - Cingular will do it ...

Cingular plans to improve service
Pioneer Press, MN - Mar 21, 2006Cingular Wireless is expected to announce today that it is spending nearly $60 million in Minnesota to extend its coverage and improve service, but one ...

Cingular Strike Averted
WTOK, MS - Mar 27, 2006A last-minute agreement was reached Sunday between Cingular Wireless customer service workers and the company, less than three hours before a threatened ...