The worst may be over for the U.S. technology sector said Forrester Research, predicting the start of its recovery in the fourth quarter.
Verizon Wireless said it will launch the BlackBerry Tour on July 12 for $200 with a new two-year contract.
Sprint Nextel, the nation’s third-largest wireless provider, today announced the Motorola Clutch, its first push-to-talk phone with an integrated QWERTY keyboard.
EU officials have reached a deal with top mobile phone makers to introduce a new single, more energy efficient charger by next year to reduce consumer waste and help the environment.
Reuters – Making a telephone call, sending a text message or reading emails on a mobile phone from across the European Union will cost less from Wednesday.
PC World – The manager at my local Apple Store looked a little grim when I mentioned iPhone 3GS overheating and battery problems yesterday. “If that’s what it is, you’re going to have a flood of phones coming back,” I told him. As if he had to be told.
PC World – Citibank is starting a large trial of the use of mobile phones to make credit card payments at retail outlets and other points-of-sale in Bangalore, which the company is branding as “Citi Tap and Pay”.
AFP – Google on Monday unveiled a new service designed to provide information via SMS text message to mobile phone users in Africa, where cell phones are prevalent but Internet penetration is low.
NewsFactor – Bowing to a request from the European Commission, 10 major device manufacturers have agreed to adopt a universal battery-charging design for their mobile handsets. Though the agreement only applies to mobile-device sales within the member states of the European Union, the standard is expected to have a far wider impact since the mobile-device [...]
NewsFactor – News reports have cited overheating problems with the iPhone 3GS, but are the reports justified? Or is Apple‘s latest device headed for a major recall?
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