Yahoo! News: Wireless and Mobile Technology Updated : Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:27:37 GMT
Almost one mobile phone for every South Korean, statistics show (AFP) AFP - Tech-savvy South Korea now has 45 million mobile phones, equivalent to 91 percent of the total population, the Korea Communications Commission said Wednesday. Publ.Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:06:57 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Apple's iPhone 3G Firmware Update Bombs (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - After lots of complaints about iPhone 3G connection issues, Apple released a firmware update Monday with hopes it would fix the issues. But early reports suggest it didn't work as planned. Publ.Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:34:14 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Analog TV shutdown kills free cell-phone TV (AP) AP - Picture whipping out your cell phone and catching up with "Lost" or "Jeopardy," or watching the local 11 o'clock news, all for free. You can do this with an imported Chinese phone, but you can't with any phone sold in the U.S. — at least not without monthly charges. Publ.Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:34:08 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Ericsson, STMicro merge wireless chips (Reuters) Reuters - Ericsson (ERICb.ST) and STMicroelectronics have agreed to join their wireless chip and software businesses to create a joint venture that will supply four of the world's top five cell phone makers. Publ.Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:27:37 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Apple releases fix for iPhone 3G connectivity woes (AP) AP - Apple Inc. has released an iPhone software update it says improves communication between the smart phone and wireless networks. Publ.Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:37:17 GMT Source: Yahoo.com