Cell Fun

Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE) and wireless
technology firm InterDigital each declared victory in
a court decision on Friday over patents related to the UMTS
third-generation (3G) mobile phone standard.

AFP - A France Telecom-led consortium on Friday took control of 51 percent of state-owned Telkom Kenya in a drive to expand its presence in Africa’s burgeoning mobile phone and internet sectors.

TechWeb - NXP says GloNav’s technology will let it offer a broader connectivity suite to the mobile phone market.

Canadian Press - TORONTO - Dave Ritchie has a BlackBerry, but he doesn’t use it as a cellphone or to receive and send e-mail. Instead, he pulls it out once a day, rolls the track wheel and clicks on it to fill out a questionnaire.

Reuters - Carlyle-controlled Japanese handy-phone
firm Willcom Inc and a group led by mobile phone operator KDDI
Corp won licenses to supply high-speed wireless Internet access
on Friday.

AP - Air France has become the first airline to offer international passengers e-mail and text-messaging service that’s based on standard cell phone technology.

Reuters - Most parents who are thinking of
buying cell phones for their children this Christmas are doing
so for safety reasons, according to a new survey.

Reuters - Internet company Yahoo and Latin
America’s top mobile phone company America Movil said on
Thursday they have struck a deal to provide mobile Web services
to 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Reuters - British motorists caught talking on a
hand-held mobile phone or sending a text while driving could be
jailed under guidelines due to be published on Thursday.

Reuters - Texas Instruments Inc , the
world’s top mobile phone chip maker, said on Thursday it
expects global sales for analog chips to double over the next
seven years, fuelled by growing demand for consumer
electronics.