Friday, September 21

The New Scientist : Your Phone is You IT'S getting hard to be anonymous. To do just about anything in this world you have to prove who you are. Want to buy something or draw some cash? There's a wodge of credit cards to lug around, and a plethora of four-digit PINs to remember. Even before stepping out of the front door you've got to find your driver's licence or rail pass, perhaps even your passport. read more...
2:56 PM

The Economist : The Joy of Text Can operators exploit the success of text messaging to encourage users to switch to more advanced 3G services in future? A recent report from Salomon Smith Barney argues that they can. The report’s author, John Hill, describes text messaging as “a critical bridge technology to 3G”. read more...
2:45 PM

JavaWorld : J2ME Competition Sprint PCS Group has jumped on the Java bandwagon, announcing an application developers' program in conjunction with Sun Microsystems Inc. and support for Java on a pair of handsets running the Palm Inc. operating system. read more...
5:12 AM

Thursday, September 20

ThinkMobile : Sprint PCS to Base 3G Applications on Java``Sprint has a long history of connecting its customers to the most innovative products and services. By working through the Sprint PCS Application Developer's Program to deliver applications using J2ME technology, we will make devices smarter, enabling consumers to download interactive applications to their wireless device regardless of location.'' read more...
4:03 AM

Sun : Sprint PCS to Deploy Java Applications Sprint PCS is launching events and resources for developers who use Java technology: a developer's conference in Las Vegas, a J2ME application design contest during the show, and an application developer's program to provide overall support for developers creating wireless Internet applications. read more...
4:01 AM

Most Carriers, Privacy Advocates Share View That Location Privacy Rules Are Needed Now Assenzo said that Sprint PCS's privacy policy will be "permission-based." He indicated that Sprint PCS's major concern was informing the customer and obtaining consent to disclose location information. read more...
3:54 AM

WirelessWeek : Small Businesses Leading Wireless Boom Decision-makers in large companies (over 1,000 employees) are quite bullish on mobile computing devices, expecting an eight-point increase in penetration within their firms this year. read more...
3:50 AM

Content-wire : Dynamic Reasoning for Content Director Using eXtend Director with Autonomy's technology, the company says, users no longer need to sift through irrelevant content to find information they need, which allows organizations to focus on core business objectives and save time and money. read more...
3:43 AM

Content-wire : Prepaid Billing for 3G networks As we move towards packet switched technologies like GPRS and 3G where data services are key, the ability for operators to effectively manage the opportunity while minimising the risks inherent in these prepaid segments will be critical to increasing revenue and driving user adoption. read more...
3:41 AM

Hugin : Wireless Village Initiative Demonstrates World's First interoperable Mobile Instant Messaging and Presence Services Carried out in Kista, Sweden, the demonstration showed how three different mobile phones were able to connect with two different mobile instant messaging and presence servers; one located in Sweden and the other in the US. The mobile terminals successfully completed some of the basic features of the Wireless Village client-server protocol. read more...
3:32 AM

Wednesday, September 19

IDG : Sprint gears Java for 3G Sprint is following on the launch of a Java developers program in conjunction with Sun Microsystems last week, hoping to build support around a compact version of the language called J2ME (Java 2 micro edition). read more...
2:29 AM

iWon : Sprint PCS to Base 3G Applications on Java Sprint PCS said its use of Java 2 Platform Micro Edition (J2ME), a version of Java for mobile devices, will allow it to provide customers with more graphical and fun personalized services. read more...
2:26 AM

SprintPCS : Application Developer Conference Sprint to reveal its next generation wireless web developers' platform and API set at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas in October read more...
2:19 AM

allNetDevices : Sprint Commits to Java for 3G J2ME will be a focus of the company's Sprint PCS Application Developer's Program and at its developer's conference in October. The company said it also will sponsor a Java-focused application design contest for developers. read more...
2:16 AM

Monday, September 17

Feer : INTERVIEW: TADASHI ONODERA TADASHI ONODERA is playing catch-up. In March, he became president of Japan's No. 2 telecoms company, KDDI. Immediately, he was thrust into intense competition in the booming mobile-phone market with the country's largest carrier and KDDI's arch-enemy, NTT DoCoMo. read more...
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