Cingular acquires AT&T Wireless for US$41 billion
Posted on 17-Feb-2004 23:25 News, Mobile
Cingular signs the deal to create the number one wireless carrier in the United States, with more than 46 million customers in the United States.
Vodafone no longer bidding on AT&T Wireless
Posted on 17-Feb-2004 23:13 News, Mobile
Vodafone issued a statement announcing the decision to remain in the United States throught its partnership with Verizon Wireless.
NTT DoCoMo products and applications multimedia showcase
Posted on 17-Feb-2004 07:30 News, Mobile
The Japanese mobile company has released an animation showcasing its mobile products. It talks about services like mobile payments, fingerprint authentication and more.
Verizon Wireless and Kodak join to offer mobile services
Posted on 13-Feb-2004 09:37 News, Mobile
The Kodak Mobile Service will be available to Verizon Wireless' Get It Now customers. With this service, offered through Kodak's Ofoto subsidiary, Verizon Wireless customers will be able to view, share, organize, and store their digital photos on-line.
Disney and Microsoft in multimedia deal
Posted on 9-Feb-2004 22:11 News, Mobile
Microsoft and Disney announce Agreement to cooperate on digital media and for Disney to license Windows Media Digital Rights Management software.
Motorola launches new mobile phones and Bluetooth headset
Posted on 6-Feb-2004 22:55 News, Mobile
The new line was launched during the Art of The Mobile exhibition in Krakow, Poland. The HS820 Bluetooth headset implements the new Bluetooth 1.2 specification while the V80 incorporate Bluetooth, digital camera and GPRS.
O2 Airwave provided to more than 30 police forces
Posted on 5-Feb-2004 21:43 News, Mobile
O2 Airwave has been delivered to more than 30 police forces and 35,000 officers and support staff. The company also announced a 15-year deal to provide secure communications for the UK Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary.
The value of personal information
Posted on 4-Feb-2004 17:26 News, Mobile
Almost every company you deal with will ask you for a form of identification. Names, phone numbers and credit card information are collected in POS terminals. Individual information collected during transactions are sold to companies that maintain giant commercial data warehouses. How much is this data worth when sold?
Vodafone Future Vision website
Posted on 2-Feb-2004 18:19 News, Mobile
A few years ago infrastructure manufacturers like Nokia and Ericsson released an avalanche of mini-movies where they all gave us their vision of the future with ubiquitous 3G. Now Vodafone is showing us their idea of the future with always present mobile access.
