Bringing Cell Phones To the Third World (Slashdot)
An anonymous reader tips a story about Denis O’Brien, a mobile phone entrepreneur whose goal is to spread cell phones throughout third-world countries. Quoting: “…O’Brien keeps pouring money into the world’s poorest, most violent countries. His bet: Give phones to the masses and they’ll fight your enemies for you. …In Trinidad & Tobago, where the state mobile phone firm was dragging its feet …
Source: tech.slashdot.org
Openstream launches Cue-me multimodal browser for mobile phones (Computer Business Review)
Openstream has launched its multimodal browser, Cue-me, for Windows Mobile, Symbian and BlackBerry phones. The company plans to make this technology available on iPhone devices.
Source: www.cbronline.com
Mobile Phones Offer Vehicle for Alcohol Prevention Messages (Join Together Online)
A project run by a charity in the Cornwall region of England has determined that alcohol prevention efforts can successfully reach youths through messages sent to their mobile phones, BBC News reported Aug. 19.
Source: www.jointogether.org
Verizon Wireless Discusses a Mobile Search Deal With Google (New York Times)
The two industry Goliaths are discussing a partnership that would give Google?s search service a prominent spot on the screens of Verizon phones, according to people briefed on the talks.
Source: www.nytimes.com
New E&S website for mobile phones (Express and Star)
The Express & Star has launched a new version of its website for mobile phones….
Source: www.expressandstar.com
Seven years on, mobile telecom boom works changes in Nigeria (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Seven years after their launch, mobile phone services have transformed Nigeria’s society and economy, bringing unprecedented changes in just a short time, officials say.
Source: news.yahoo.com
