> Great Call and Samsung Electronics launched a new MVNO called Jitterbug, which will sell phones for "baby boomers and their parents," and will offer service plans starting at $10 per month and phones for around $150. Article [1]
> Ask.com launched a free mobile web-search service. Article [2] (WSJ sub. req.)
> US Cellular said it will receive $117.4 million from the sale of its Midwest Wireless holdings to Alltel. Article [3]
> Carphone Warehouse shares fell more than 16 percent today after Vodafone Group made a deal with a rival. Article [4]
> Royal Philips Electronics is set to sell the remainder of its mobile phone manufacturing operations to China Electronics Corporation (CEC). Article [5]
> Adobe Systems has acquired vector graphics technology from Actimagine. Article [6]
> Intel enables modular approach to WiMAX telecom build out. Article [7]
And Finally... Japanese mobile giant NTT DoCoMo announced plans to introduce a phone that automatically locks itself if stolen or left behind. Article [8]
Links:
[1] http://www.rcrnews.com/news.cms?newsId=27506
[2] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116062240387490244.html?mod=telecommunications_primary_hs
[3] http://www.cellular-news.com/story/19815.php
[4] http://www.cellular-news.com/story/19833.php
[5] http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=TRCVCYG025520QSNDLSCKHA?articleID=193300036
[6] http://news.com.com/Adobe+acquires+mobile+software+technology/2110-1012_3-6124805.html?tag=nefd.hed
[7] http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=U2SNKSUOSHRJCQSNDLSCKHA?articleID=193200590
[8] http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061012/tc_afp/japantelecommobiletechnologycompanydocomo;_ylt=Ah5FcljNPle2S6O_fCxLhA0jtBAF;_ylu=X3oDMTA0cDJlYmhvBHNlYwM-