Cell Fun

NewsFactor - Having banned from its App Store an application that turned an iPhone 3G into a wireless modem, is Apple ready to enable just such an application itself?

PC Magazine - The IEEE standards body quietly published the 802.11r roaming specification last month, allowing handoffs between Wi-Fi access points in the same way cellular phones shift between basestations.

AP - WHAT’S WRONG: The new iPhone 3G has been marred by bugs, spotty service and other oddities.

AP - First an iPhone price cut left early buyers feeling foolish, and then came reports that some iPods were spitting sparks. Now the new iPhone 3G has been marred by bugs, spotty service, disappearing programs for the device and a veil of secrecy over software developers trying to broaden its appeal.

Reuters - Mobile phone operators may face
legislation from the European Commission to crack down on what
the EU executive sees as overcharging, but industry said such a
step would amount to micro-management.

Reuters - Vimpelcom , Russia’s
second-largest mobile phone operator, said on Thursday it had
signed a distribution deal with Apple Inc. to sell
iPhone 3G in Russia.

Reuters - Looking for a partner? For millions of
Indians, taking the first step towards getting married could be
as easy as picking up a cellphone.

NewsFactor - The iPhone took hits on two fronts Wednesday as Orange — an iPhone 3G carrier in France — admitted to limiting 3G bandwidth for its customers, and a security flaw was discovered in the iPhone that enables unauthorized users to access private data on the phone when it is supposedly locked.

AFP - Growth in worldwide sales of mobile telephones will slow sharply in 2008 as consumers face increased economic difficulties, a report by Gartner research institute showed on Wednesday.

Reuters - A weakening global economy will blunt
cellphone market sales growth this year, research firm Gartner
said on Wednesday.