Cell Fun

NewsFactor - After some snooping into the core of an iPhone 3G, a hacker has reported finding a blacklist of sorts that could allow Apple to remove malicious or unauthorized applications from iPhones.

Reuters - If 24-hour coverage of
the Olympic Games in China isn’t enough for fans, Sega has
rolled out the official video game of the 2008 events in
Beijing for PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and mobile phones.

AP - Mobile phone designer Cogo Group Inc. posted a 27 percent increase in second-quarter profit Wednesday, matching analyst estimates despite weakening demand in its home market of China.

NewsFactor - Apple CEO Steve Jobs conceded on Monday what Apple’s customers have been saying for a few weeks now: The company’s MobileMe service, launched in conjunction with the iPhone 3G, was a failure. In an e-mail to employees, Jobs said the service, intended to allow users to sync e-mail and other apps with their new iPhones, was “not our finest hour.”

USATODAY.com - When Dr. Ronald Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and UPMC Cancer Centers, made plans to issue an advisory to the faculty and staff about the health risks from use of cellphones, I got worried.

Reuters - Bharti Airtel , India’s top
mobile operator, said on Wednesday it would launch Apple Inc’s
third-generation iPhone in India on August 22.

Reuters - Softbank Corp, Japan’s third-biggest
mobile phone operator, said on Tuesday it would cut its monthly
fees for Apple Inc’s iPhone.

NewsFactor - Motorola’s mobile-phone division has been bleeding money since the start of 2007, reporting losses of $1.9 billion and falling to third in global sales. The company moved to turn things around Monday with the announcement that it is hiring a top executive away from Qualcomm to run the mobile-phone business.

NewsFactor - Randall Stephenson, the recently christened AT&T chairman and CEO, is the mastermind behind the $199 Apple iPhone 3G. He’s also the architect behind an extended exclusivity deal with Apple.

TechWeb - InformationWeek - The auction for spectrum will be open to foreign bidders, and the first networks could roll out in about 6 months.