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Review: A $130 phone headset helpfully talks back (AP)AP - Bluetooth wireless headsets for mobile phones are puzzling: We're supposed to control them with couple of unmarked buttons and get feedback from a single indicator light. Full text |
Even critics give Apple a pass on iPhone 3G woes (AP)
Summary Box: iPhone woes likely won't dent Apple (AP)
Vimpelcom says to sell Apple iPhone in Russia (Reuters)
Matchmaking mobiles ring in weddings in India (Reuters)
iPhone News: Orange Caps 3G Speed; Security Flaw Seen (NewsFactor)
LG Unveils Netbook PC With Embedded 3G at IFA (PC World)
Weak economy to sap handset market growth: Gartner (Reuters)
Adobe Photoshop Elements Goes Online and Mobile (NewsFactor)
AFP - The arrival of Apple's iPhone 3G will force Japanese cellphone makers to revamp their handsets to allow increasingly sophisticated software, a senior official at Softbank Mobile said Wednesday. Full text
AFP - Cutting-edge technology is fuelling Olympic fever in South Korea, with employees using hand-held TVs or mobile phones to follow the Games live during work or off-duty hours. Full text
AFP - A US intelligence office Friday warned Americans traveling to the Beijing Olympics or elsewhere to expect cyber spies to surreptitiously compromise their laptops, cellphones, and other electronic devices. Full text
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. Full text
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." Full text
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. Full text
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The company turns to former Qualcomm chief operating officer Sanjay Jha to head up its ailing handset division. Full text
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The auction for spectrum will be open to foreign bidders, and the first networks could roll out in about 6 months. Full text
TechWeb - InformationWeek - An unofficial T-Mobile user site says the company will launch the high-speed service in 27 major cities. Full text
PC World - New Indian guidelines for the auction of 3G spectrum permit foreign bidders. Full text