Mobile Phones Adapted To Monitor Child Health (Scoop.co.nz)
The United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF) will share first prize in the United States Development Agency s innovation competition, known as the Development 2.0 Challenge, for adapting basic cell phones to monitor the health of children in danger of malnutrition.
Source: www.scoop.co.nz
TV Seeks Slice of Mobile Pie (Red Herring)
63 U.S. stations plan to begin beaming to new generation of mobile phones, MP3 players, GPS devices, in-car systems.
Source: www.redherring.com
Gee Pee touch phones at Rs 7,500 (Business Standard India)
Gee Pee Infotech, a privately-held, medium-sized company, has revised the pricing strategy for mobile handsets in Kolkata by launching touch-screen phones at Rs 7,500 that directly competes with the i-phones launched by estranged national telecom giants.
Source: www.business-standard.com
France to Ban Mobile Phones Designed for Children (Cellular-News.com)
The French government is planning new laws which will make it illegal to advertise mobile phones in a manner designed to appeal to children aged under twelve years. The new regulations were announced last week by Environment Minister, Jean-Louis Borloo.
Source: www.cellular-news.com
Motorola dumps Windows Mobile (MS Mobiles)
January 12, 2009 [General] | By Edward J. R. Times are difficult and Motorola phones powered by Windows Mobile were not selling well enough apparently. What platform will Motorola use now for smartphones?
Source: msmobiles.com
