Economic Downturn Halts Wireless Growth in Western Europe

2:05 am on January 5, 2009 | Category: Business, Cellular, Wireless, Wireless Technology

Western Europe's cell phone market stopped growing in the third quarter of 2008 as the global economic downturn affected consumer spending across the board, according to a new report by Strategy Analytics.

Risk of Wiretapping Prompts Coptic Pope to Ban Telephone Confessions

6:20 am on January 4, 2009 | Category: Telephone, Wireless, Wireless Technology

Shenouda III of Alexandria, the Pope of the Coptic Christian Church in Egypt, has banned priests from taking confessions over the telephone, saying that the practice isn't worth the risk of being wiretapped by the government.

Google Android for Notebook PCs by 2010, Bloggers Predict

6:30 am on January 3, 2009 | Category: Mobile Devices, Software

VentureBeat bloggers, Matthäus Krzykowski and Daniel Hartmann, successfully installed Google Android on a 'Netbook' PC this week, raising speculation that the new mobile operating system could eventually be available on more than just smartphones.

Dev Team Releases ‘Yellowsn0w’ Unlocking Application for Apple iPhone 3G

6:00 am on January 2, 2009 | Category: Cell Phones, Mobile Devices, Software, Wireless

A group of programmers known as the Dev Team has released a new piece of software to unlock Apple's iPhone 3G device, allowing it to operate on any GSM-based network.

China Announces Long-Awaited 3G Wireless Licenses

5:30 am on January 2, 2009 | Category: Cellular, Regulation, Telecom Services, Wireless, Wireless Technology

The government of China announced on Wednesday that it would award third-generation (3G) wireless licenses to mobile phone carriers, in what could be a major windfall for networking equipment suppliers.

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