ALSO NOTED: Obopay pulls in more funding; Ericsson eyes Africa for WiMAX; and much more...

> Qualcomm contributes to mobile payments company Obopay's recent $7 million strategic investment round, which follows the company's $10 million Series A round. Article [1]

> WiBro, wireless Internet see slow uptake in South Korea. Article [2]

> Last week we mentioned India [3] but as it has been saying for some time, Ericsson also sees Africa as good market for WiMAX and other wireless technologies. Article [4]

> Filtronic and Powerwave said they revised their sales terms and Powerwave will now pay $185 million in cash and 17.7 million in new Powerwave shares. Article [5]

> BusinessWeek has a short Q&A with Sky Dayton about Helio and Boingo Wireless; not much there but a quick refresher on the entrepreneur's plans. Article [6]

> Voice recognition technology for mobile phones is back in the limelight, this time for emailing over smartphones. Article [7]

And Finally... Nokia's 8800 Sirocco Edition has to be the weirdest handset I've come across in recent memory: "Sensual by nature, intuitively beautiful by design" and Brian Eno, the ambient music pioneer, composed the phone's soundtrack (?). Release [8]