Softbank to offer Casio Computer mobile phones (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Category: Mobile Telephones


Wireless operator Softbank Corp (9984.T) said on Tuesday it would offer mobile phones from Casio Computer Co (6952.T) by the end of the year, broadening a handset lineup that already includes Apple Inc’s iPhone.
Source: news.yahoo.com

iPodObserver - U.S. Consumers Buying Fewer Mobile Phones, Paying More (The Mac Observer)
The NPD group reported on Tuesday that U.S. consumers are buying fewer mobile phones overall, but the phones they do buy are costing more. NPD said this is the third quarter in a row with a year-over-year decline
Source: www.ipodobserver.com

NPD: US Mobile Phone Sales Down (PC World)
The number of mobile phones sold in the second quarter in the U.S. declined from last year, according to NPD Group.
Source: www.pcworld.com

Almost one mobile phone for every South Korean, statistics show (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Tech-savvy South Korea now has 45 million mobile phones, equivalent to 91 percent of the total population, the Korea Communications Commission said Wednesday.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Taiwan offers comics on mobile phones (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Taiwanese mobile service providers have started a comics service on cell phones following the huge success of the business in nearby Japan.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Nokia provides Lonely Planet maps on cell phones (AP via Yahoo! News)
Nokia and travel information company Lonely Planet said Tuesday they are joining forces to sell maps and city guides that can be accessed on mobile phones.
Source: news.yahoo.com

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