Palm s Pre and other CES mobile phones (Macworld)
Ginny Mies takes a look at the Palm Pre smart phone from the floor of CES. She also looks at a couple of other interesting mobile phones, including a Dick Tracy-esque wristphone from LG, and Motorola s entry into the touchscreen smart phone arena.
Source: www.macworld.com
Motorola slashes 4,000 jobs, cites slowing mobile phone sales (BetaNews)
With sales of its mobile phones falling, Motorola announced on Wednesday that it will cut another 4,000 jobs and incur a fourth-quarter loss.
Source: www.betanews.com
France considering ban on mobile phones designed for kids (Mobile Burn)
France is considering enacting legislation that would make it illegal to advertise cell phones in a way that appeals to children under 12. Other laws under consideration would make it illegal to sell mobile phones that are designed for children under 6.
Source: www.mobileburn.com
Motorola to cut mobile phones workforce, product lineup (EETimes.fr)
Motorola has confirmed it would make steep cost cuts, including more layoffs, at its mobile devices division, where it could drastically cut back on the number of models it offers.
Source: www.eetimes.eu
Chrysalis invests in mobile-device software developer (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Louisville-based investment firm Chrysalis Ventures has led a $7.6 million investment in Chicago-based Open Kernel Labs, a provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband internet devices.
Source: www.courier-journal.com
No Link Found Between Eye Cancer, Mobile Phones (PC Magazine)
Regular mobile phone use does not appear to increase a person’s risk of getting a type of cancer called melanoma of the eye, German researchers said on Tuesday.
Source: www.pcmag.com
No health risk for kids from mobile phones: German study (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Radiation from mobile phones has no short-term health impact on children and teenagers, a new German government study showed on Monday.
Source: news.yahoo.com
The spies in your mobile phone (WDAM-TV Hattiesburg)
Just as advertisers and wireless companies are hoping for the business of marketing on mobile phones to take off, consumer groups are raising pointed questions about the business practices of these companies.
Source: www.wdam.com
Rwanda: Rwandatel to Import More GSM Enabled Phones (AllAfrica.com)
Rwandatel, the country’s oldest telecom company is to import more GSM mobile phones following their growing demand on the local market.
Source: allafrica.com
