Bangladesh set for record IPO (AFP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/wireless/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091001/bs_afp/bangladeshnorwaytelecomeconomygrameenphone“><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091001/capt.photo_1254362652324-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=71&q=85&sig=C6nNJMiE7sA01HqoICq3Wg–" align="left" height="71" width="130" alt="An elderly man is seen walking past a billboard featuring a mobile phone advertisment in Dhaka. Bangladesh’s largest mobile phone provider Grameenphone will launch the country’s biggest public sale of shares on Sunday, a move seen as a key test for the national stock exchange.(AFP/File/Farjana K. Godhuly)” border=”0″ />AFP [...]
IPhone, Android Boost Mobile Web Usage (PC World)
PC World – Newcomers to the mobile-phone market are driving more wireless Web access at the expense of the phone makers that have been around for a while, according to a new report from AdMob.
AT&T and TerreStar Launch Satellite Smartphone (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor – Fledgling satellite operator TerreStar Networks has inked an agreement with AT&T under which the U.S. mobile operator will offer the world’s first satellite/cellular smartphone. Called the Genus, the new hybrid device — which switches to satellite coverage whenever cellular links are unavailable — will enable users to gain ubiquitous access to voice and [...]
Verizon discontinues Internet Hub phone (Reuters)
Reuters – Verizon Wireless, the No. 1 U.S. mobile service, quietly stopped selling the Verizon Hub on Tuesday, just eight months after it launched the experimental device which combined a home telephone and Web applications.
Govt calls distracted driving an ‘epidemic’ (AP)
AP – Driving while distracted is a growing peril in a nation reluctant to put down its cell phones and handheld devices even behind the wheel, the Obama administration declared on Wednesday. Officials said Congress and the public must team up to reduce the danger.
AT&T Buys Mobile Development Company Plusmo (PC World)
PC World – AT&T has acquired mobile-application development company Plusmo and plans to use its technology to more quickly build applications and widgets for mobile phones as well as PCs and TVs.
Verizon discontinues `Hub’ touch screen home phone (AP)
AP – Verizon Wireless is pulling the “Hub,” an Internet-connected home phone with an iphone-like touch screen, after just eight months on the market.
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