Cell Fun

PC World - SugarCRM is bridging the distance between mobile phones and PCs with a new version of its Web-based customer relationship…

NewsFactor - Fortune reports that AT&T expects to launch Apple’s new 3G iPhone either on, or very near to, the June 27 anniversary of the original handset’s 2007 launch. Citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter, the magazine said AT&T intends to heavily subsidize the new smartphone, giving anyone who signs up for a two-year contract a $200 discount on the iPhone’s retail sticker price.

PC World - Sony Ericsson is hoping to promote “wow” mobile-phone applications by enabling developers to combine the best of Java and…

TechWeb - The mobile phone maker announced three phones with features including facial contours, tap-sensitive response, and background noise cancellation.

TechWeb - Mobile phone suppliers shipped a total of 291.5 million units during the first quarter, up 14.3% from a year ago.

Reuters - Handset makers sold 14 percent more
phones in January-March than a year ago, growing at the fastest
pace in five quarters, research firms said on Friday.

Reuters - Research in Motion shares fell
3 percent on Friday after a Fortune.com story said that a
high-speed wireless version of its BlackBerry smartphone for
top U.S. phone company AT&T Inc is facing delays.

TechWeb - “D-Day for 3G” is expected at Steve Jobs’ WWDC keynote, where analysts also expect announcements about a refresh of Apple’s laptop line by August and a new iPod line by September.

PC World - Mobile phones gain the ability to receive calls via Skype, and place calls in limited markets, leading to a question as to whether Skype plus cellular still benefits the mobile operators.

AP - Shares of America Movil, Latin America’s largest mobile phone service provider, plunged Friday following a report that the company’s first-quarter profit fell 5.5 percent.