Early termination fees that cell phone carriers charge customers who break service contracts took a big hit when a judge said charges by Sprint Nextel violate California state law. In a tentative ruling issued today, the judge said Sprint will have to pay $18.3 million to customers who sued over the fees and credit $54.8 [...]
Children whose mothers used cell phones frequently during pregnancy are more likely to grow up with behavior problems, new research shows. Dr. Leeka Kheifets and her team at the UCLA School of Public Health looked at a group of 13,159 children whose mothers had been recruited to participate in the Danish National Birth Cohort study [...]
Photo: Verizon Wireless G’zOne Boulder Rugged Phone Launched Photo 1 Verizon Wireless today introduced the G’zOne Boulder, a rough and tough push-to-talk phone built to military specifications to withstand shock, water and dust environments. The G’zOne Boulder has a rugged design that meets military specifications – 810F standards for water, shock and dust resistance; immersion; [...]
PC World – Whether you’re building an application for the 3G iPhone in the United States or trying to figure out how to deliver health…
Reuters – Sony Corp (6758.T) posted a bigger-than-expected 47 percent fall in quarterly profit and cut its outlook, hurt by its struggling mobile phone joint venture with Sweden’s Ericsson (ERICb.ST), while rival Matsushita (6752.T) nearly doubled its profit on rising flat TV sales.
PC World – China Telecom will pay US$6.41 billion for China Unicom’s CDMA business.
TechWeb – InformationWeek – Chinese consulting firm BDA also says that China has the world‘s largest number of mobile phone users, with about 560 million subscribers.
AP – AOL splashes images of Bollywood celebrities on its new home page for India. MySpace accepts sign-ups from mobile phones in Japan. Google departs from its customarily spartan home page and peppers its Korean site with colorful, animated icons.
AFP – Nokia will reimburse a German state over 1.3 million euros (two million dollars) to resolve a plant closure dispute that has cost the mobile phone giant tens of millions already, officials said Saturday.
AP – Railroad giant CSX said it has asked two nominees of activist hedge fund shareholders TCI and 3G Capital to join its board, but said it will await a vote review and court action before seating its two remaining members.
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