Meez(TM) Takes Avatars Mainstream
SYS-CON Media - Mar 28 4:05 AM
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. Meez(TM) avatars can be built in minutes and used as the virtual identity that teens, college students and other consumers display as they chat, blog, gawk and play online.Save to My Web

All-Too-Familiar Tune: Ringtones in Mosques
Arab News - Mar 26 3:18 PM
JEDDAH, 27 March 2006 As Dhuhr prayer commences, the imam calls the devoted to stand in line and fill any gaps between them. The mosque is a near-perfect atmosphere for peaceful, quiet self-reflection and piety.Save to My Web

PRESS RELEASE: BUENA VISTA GAMES ANNOUNCES 'DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES' PC GAME BASED ON ABC/TOUCHSTONE TELEVISION'S
gamesindustry.biz - Mar 27 8:17 AM
BURBANK, Calif. (March 24, 2006) Buena Vista Games, Inc. (BVG), the interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), today announced it will publish Desperate Housewives, a lifestyle simulation PC game based on the top-rated, Golden Globe-winning ABC-TV series, produced by Touchstone Television.Save to My Web

Meez(TM) Takes Avatars Mainstream
RedNova - Mar 27 11:42 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 Built Into New Dell
mobility Today, IL - Mar 29, 2006The new Dell Latitude D620 and D820 notebooks can be configured with Cingular's UMTS/HSPDA-based 3G technology onboard, giving customers global wireless data ...

Cingular Wireless Turns on New Cell Sites in Polk and Jackson ...
Finanzen.net, Germany - Apr 4, 2006... network. Cingular today announced it has turned on new cell sites in northeastern Polk County and northwestern Jackson County. The ...

Cingular, MySpace, InfoSpace join as ringtone providers
Seattle Times, United States - Apr 7, 2006The hottest trends on the Internet and in wireless collided on Thursday when Cingular Wireless, InfoSpace and MySpace.com announced a new partnership that ...

Consumers unimpressed with multi media phones
VNUNet.com, Netherlands - Apr 10, 2006All major vendors last year started shipping multi-media phones such as the Motorola Rokr, the the Nokia 3250 and Sony Ericsson's W800i Walkman phone. ...

Nokia: Q1 Average Selling Price For Handsets Above Forecast (NOK ...
Seeking Alpha, NY - 10 hours ago... Interesting to note that Motorola Inc. (MOT) is up only 1% on the news Motorola is much less exposed to Nokia s European/international market. ...

Motorola demos WiMax system at CTIA
TG Daily - Apr 4, 2006Motorola is showing a 802.16e WiMax system aimed at fixed wireless broadband deployments at this week's CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas. ...

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

Kyocera Switch_Back announced by Virgin Mobile USA
MobileTracker - Virgin Mobile USA today announced that it will launch the Kyocera Switch_Back. Prior to today's announcement the Switch_Back was known as the Strobe (we caught up with it for the first time at CES this year). The Switch_Back is Virgin Mobile's first

Ringtones flourish
Olympian - Out of Jessica Hickey s purse comes a funky beat that turns people s heads. Next, the deep, raw voice of a man raps: Cold coolin at a bar, and I m lookin for some action It s Tone Loc, and he s telling Hickey she s got a

Nokia 2865i announced
MobileTracker - CTIA 2006 -- The Nokia 2865i is one of three new CDMA handsets Nokia announced this morning (see 6175i and 2365i for info on the others). The Series 40 handset falls in the mid-range, and includes the following features: Bluetooth 2.0 / IR 128 160

(PRN) - Cingular Wireless Investing More Than $90 Million in Its ...
Bolsamania.com, Spain - Mar 27, 2006(PRN) - Mercury Computer Systems to Present at the Sidoti & Company, LLC 10th Annual Emerging Growth Institutional Investor Forum on April 5, 2006 ... [+. ...

AT&T/BellSouth merger stops Cingular move
Bizjournals.com, NC - Apr 4, 2006buyout of BellSouth Corp. The buyout could lead to a real estate ripple effect larger than Cingular's single move. Industry sources ...

Cingular Launches Ringtone Making Program for Musicians
Teleclick.ca, Canada - Apr 9, 2006Cingular Wireless has started a new program that will let independent musicians record and sell their own ringtones through MySpace.com, a popular online ...

Cingular eyes new ways to put video on cellphones
Reuters - Apr 6, 2006By Sinead Carew. LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Cingular Wireless, the No. ... Cingular, a venture of AT&T Inc (TN: Quote, Profile, Research) and BellSouth Corp. ...

Upgrade Your Smart Phone
Washington Post - 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

Sprint To Introduce EV-DO/Wi-Fi Router
PC Magazine - LAS VEGAS -- Sprint is making high-speed wireless more accessible and more flexible with an EV-DO-to-Wi-Fi router and USB EV-DO dongle, carrier representatives said today at the CTIA wireless trade show. The company will also build out the nation's

Motorola s fixed-mobile solutions keep the MOTO Me connected to what
WebWire - ATLANTA 10 April 2006 New, immersive experiences enabled by solutions from technology pioneer Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) are making life less complicated for the MOTO Me, delivering anytime, anywhere access to the important people and unique

Green Scores Best Starting Spot of 2006 in SanDisk / Best Buy ...
San Jose Mercury News, USA - Apr 7, 2006... Green will roll off from the fourth position in Sunday's 500-mile Nextel Cup Series event at the 1.5-mile speedway near Fort Worth. The No. ...

NASCAR: RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING: JEFF BURTON DIARY - Day Three ...
noticias.info, Spain - 42 minutes ago/noticias.info/ NASCAR Nextel Cup veteran Jeff Burton nearly pulled off a victory in the O'Reilly 300 on Saturday. Burton, driving the No. ...

NII Holdings Announces the Convertibility of Its 3 1/2% ...
TMCnet - Apr 7, 2006... offering a fully integrated wireless communications tool with digital cellular service, text/numeric paging, wireless Internet access and Nextel Direct Connect ...

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

On the Way to Total Wi-Fi Freedom
CIO Today - For now, at least, Verizon is probably the best choice in the U.S. It offers unlimited data service for $60 a month on a two-year contract, provided you also have a Verizon phone with a voice plan. If you don't have a laptop with built-in wireless

Motorola V325
ABC News - Excellent navigation software sets the handsome Motorola V325 apart from the general pack of Verizon voice phones. Though it lacks features that power users will demand, such as Bluetooth, it's an attractive, good-sounding phone that will help you

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

Celebrities and Rumors Buzzing!
Canyon News - It all began with the film "The Graduate", starring the late Oscar-winner Anne Bancroft and then-young Dustin Hoffman. Then the film Prime" which starred Uma Thurman the older woman/younger man combination. You've seen it in the movies, so it

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

Motorola takes the show on the road
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Apr 6, 2006MOTOROLA Malaysia recently launched its HelloMoto roadshow as part of its commitment to provide mobile communications access to emerging markets. ...

Continental pays $1bn for Motorola s telematics biz
Economic Times, India - Apr 3, 2006FRANKFURT: German tyre and car parts maker Continental will expand into telematics through the $1bn acquisition of Motorola s global automotive electronics ...

Update 2: Motorola to Sell Auto Electronic Busines
Forbes - Apr 3, 2006By DAVE CARPENTER , 04.03.2006, 12:33 PM. Motorola Inc. said ... acquisition. Motorola has been looking into selling the unit since last fall. ...

Cingular to offer American Idol ringtones
Indiantelevision.com, India - Mar 22, 2006LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) - Cingular Wireless, the No. 1 US mobile carrier, said on Wednesday it would begin offering ringtones of ...

HP Laptops to Get Cingular Broadband
BetaNews - Apr 5, 2006Hewlett-Packard and Cingular announced a deal on Wednesday to integrate the wireless carrier's Broadband Connect service into future HP laptops. ...

Cingular Wireless Turns on New Cell Sites in Polk and Jackson ...
Finanzen.net, Germany - Apr 4, 2006... network. Cingular today announced it has turned on new cell sites in northeastern Polk County and northwestern Jackson County. The ...

HP, Cingular team on wireless laptops
PhysOrg.com, VA - Apr 5, 2006HP will be building Cingular Wireless BroadConnect capabilities into its laptops so travelers can hook up to wireless service in the United States and more ...

AOL offers new services for mobile users
iT News, Australia - Apr 3, 2006... Sprint PCS Vision and Sprint Power Vision subscribers in the United States can access AOL's new portal services through the "portals" category on the Vision ...

Samsung goes thinner than Razr
Register, UK - Apr 6, 2006... Samsung also unveiled a communicator with a keyboard licensed from RIM, the T719, a clamshell for Sprint PCS that features an external OLED, the A960, and a ...

Mobile ESPN Expands Retail Distribution to Sprint Stores; 500 ...
Finanzen.net, Germany - Apr 5, 2006... the sports fan.". Mobile ESPN wireless network voice and data services are providedon the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network. High-speed ...

'What Teens Want' Conference Set For July
SportingGoodsBusiness.com - APRIL 06, 2006 -- Uniting the nation s top global brand marketing executives, Adweek, Brandweek, Mediaweek, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, Sporting Goods Business and Action Sports Retailer will host WHAT TEENS WANT- EAST, a conference that

JamDirect.com Announces Ticket Sales and Seats Still Available for
OCN - Interactive Games Inc. (OTC BB: IGAM),a developer and licensor of slot machine, redemption gaming and mobileentertainment software, today announced ticket sales and seatingavailability for March Madness and the Final Four at its JamDirect.com(www

WWE plays musical note with new shingle
Hollywood Reporter - NEW YORK -- After starting a foray into the film world, sports entertainment powerhouse World Wrestling Entertainment said Monday that it has formed the WWE Music Group to more actively and more broadly tip its toe into the music business. While not

IN BRIEF
Newsday - WITNESS: ENRON PROBED COMPLAINTS. Enron Corp.'s outside law firm conducted a monthlong investigation of complaints raised by former vice president Sherron Watkins and determined many of her concerns were fueled by office gossip and financial report

Tony Raines becomes fifth Cup driver from Indiana
Dowagiac News - Northwest Indiana is quickly becoming the hot-bed of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup racing. Tony Raines, who hails from LaPorte, Ind., joins South Bend's Ryan Newman and David Stremme as full-time NEXTEL Cup drivers. Raines stepped into the No. 96 DLP HDTV Chevy

Bank of America Hires Jill Gregory to Lead Company s NASCAR
ThatsRacin.com - Bank of America, one of the world s largest financial institutions, today announced that Jill Gregory has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Strategic Marketing Executive for the bank s NASCAR sponsorship programs. In this new role

Business Digest
Baltimore Sun - Delta Air Lines Inc. raised some fares by $50 each way and most major U.S. carriers, except American Airlines, matched the increase. Delta raised top coach and first-class fares on most routes $46 plus $4 in tax, said Terry Trippler, who monitors

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

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

Look who's calling
San Luis Obispo Tribune - Out of Jessica Hickey's purse comes a funky beat that turns people's heads. Next, the deep, raw voice of a man raps: "Cold coolin' at a bar, and I'm lookin' for some action " It's Tone Loc, and he's telling Hickey she's got a call from a "Funky

Sonic oasis
Louisville Courier-Journal - Noise is an inevitable byproduct of modern life. If you live within the city limits of any metropolis in the civilized world, then you will be exposed to noise -- most of it is so awful it sets your teeth on edge. Some people choose to expose

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

Calling the Telecom Billing Firms
RedNova - Mar 08 11:54 AM
By Richard Nemec Note: This is the first of two parts. I'm old enough to remember using rotary-dial pay phones to make collect calls home when I had no cash. Life was somehow a lot simpler then. I don't think I have made or received a collect call since those prehistoric times.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

Bertelsmann May Sell Its Half Of Sony BMG
FMQB - Mar 27 1:41 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

MonsterTones Announces Top 25 Ringtones for 2005
[Press Release] PR Web - Mar 09 12:31 AM
MonsterTones announces its top selling ringtones for 2005. [PRWEB Mar 9, 2006]Save to My Web

Meez(TM) Takes Avatars Mainstream
RedNova - Mar 27 11:42 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

Classical Sur on mobile
Business Standard India - Mar 22 10:42 AM
MOBILE RINGTONES go sophisticated with Indian classical music. Punjabi pop, heavy metal, hard rock and tuneless songs from some of the recent Hindi flicks. These are some genres that lack appeal, especially when it blares from your mobile phone into the eardrums of the caller.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

Major ringtone auction takes on classical tunes
AZCentral.com - Move over, 50 Cent. The nation's first major ringtone auction will expand the cellphone musical library beyond rap and pop by putting original tunes by classical U.S. composers up for sale. Organized by the American Composers Orchestra to raise money

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

Classical Sur on mobile
Business Standard India - Mar 22 10:38 AM
MOBILE RINGTONES go sophisticated with Indian classical music. Punjabi pop, heavy metal, hard rock and tuneless songs from some of the recent Hindi flicks. These are some genres that lack appeal, especially when it blares from your mobile phone into the eardrums of the caller.Save to My Web

Meez(TM) Takes Avatars Mainstream
SYS-CON Media - Mar 28 3:42 AM
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. Meez(TM) avatars can be built in minutes and used as the virtual identity that teens, college students and other consumers display as they chat, blog, gawk and play online.Save to My Web

Nextel Cup's leading team welcomes back suspended Knaus
Indianapolis Star, United States - Mar 24, 2006... done is win two races, including Daytona, and add finishes of second and sixth to build a 50-point lead on second-place Kasey Kahne in the Nextel Cup standings ...

NASCAR NEXTEL Teleconference Transcript: Jeff Gordon & Steve ...
FOXSports.com - Mar 28, 2006DENISE MALOOF: Good afternoon, everybody, and welcome to the NASCAR NEXTEL Series teleconference. First our usual bit of housekeeping. ...

Update 1: Column: Lester Sub-Par in Nextel Cup Debut
Forbes - Mar 22, 2006... asked of him. Of course, none of it would've mattered had he not actually qualified for his first Nextel Cup race. Despite all the ...

NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series News, Views and Commentary
Racing Junky - Mar 27, 2006Report, packed with all the statistics you need to always come out on top every race. By SUE KELLOGG. Yesterday s race at Bristol ...