USATODAY.com - Apple acknowledged that a software update for the iPhone partly fixes the connection snags that have caused a global firestorm for the new iPhone 3G.
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080820/bs_nf/61453"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080815/2008_08_15t035940_450x430_us_tmobile_android.jpg?x=130&y=124&q=85&sig=gneRJu4Lmau9_JaRgbyeOg--" align="left" height="124" width="130" alt="A prototype of the Google Android mobile by Qualcomm is on display at the Mobile World Congress (formerly 3GSM World Congress) in Barcelona, February 11, 2008. (Albert Gea/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>NewsFactor - In a move that could help it avoid an iPhone 3G-like software drama, Google wants bug hunters to test its Android mobile platform. On Monday, the Android Security Team posted a message to introduce itself to the security research and vulnerability communities.</p><br clear="all"/>
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080820/tc_nm/stm_ericsson_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080820/2008_08_20t054200_305x450_us_stm_ericsson.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=kwKcaMsA1BZQn9sWInLOmg--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="The Sony-Ericsson W980 walkman-phone mobile is displayed during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 14, 2008. The Mobile World Congress will run from February 11 till 14. (Albert Gea/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Ericsson and STMicroelectronics
have agreed to combine their wireless chip and software
businesses, strengthening their hand against competitors to
supply the likes of top cellphone maker Nokia.</p><br clear="all"/>
AP - Swedish wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB and Swiss chip-maker STMicroelectronics NV unveiled plans Wednesday to create a 50-50 joint venture that will make a key component known as chipsets for mobile phones.
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080820/tc_nm/vodafone_iphone_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080821/i/r2204458892.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=vwtEML7nH3AUiFUMsR5FaQ--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="REFILE - CORRECTING NAME OF DEVICE
A man holds his new Apple iPhone 3G at Telcel Center in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata August 21, 2008. Vodafone Essar and larger rival Bharti Airtel will start selling the device starting Friday. Apple Inc has issued a software update for the latest iPhone to help fix connection problems that led to a flurry of online complaints from customers, a European mobile service provider said on Tuesday as Credit Suisse reported strong U.S. sales of the device. One of the key attractions of the latest iPhone is its faster, third-generation (3G) Web connections when compared with the first iPhone that was launched in mid-2007. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw (INDIA)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Vodafone Essar, India's third-largest
mobile operator, will sell Apple's iPhone 3G at 31,000
rupees ($708) for the 8GB model, a senior company official, who
could not be named, said on Wednesday,</p><br clear="all"/>
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/tc_afp/lifestyleskoreaittelecom"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080820/capt.cps.nin73.200808060528.photo00.photo.default-512x325.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=7wns9Bbkm.gf48X2VF36zQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="A South Korean woman passes mobile handsets on display at an electronics shop in Seoul. The tech-savvy nation now has 45 million mobile phones, equivalent to 91 percent of the total population(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)" border="0" /></a>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.</p><br clear="all"/>
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_hi_te/apple_iphone_fix"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080821/i/r2204458892.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=vwtEML7nH3AUiFUMsR5FaQ--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="REFILE - CORRECTING NAME OF DEVICE
A man holds his new Apple iPhone 3G at Telcel Center in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata August 21, 2008. Vodafone Essar and larger rival Bharti Airtel will start selling the device starting Friday. Apple Inc has issued a software update for the latest iPhone to help fix connection problems that led to a flurry of online complaints from customers, a European mobile service provider said on Tuesday as Credit Suisse reported strong U.S. sales of the device. One of the key attractions of the latest iPhone is its faster, third-generation (3G) Web connections when compared with the first iPhone that was launched in mid-2007. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw (INDIA)" border="0" /></a>AP - Apple Inc. has released an iPhone software update it says improves communication between the smart phone and wireless networks.</p><br clear="all"/>
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.
AP - Nokia and travel information company Lonely Planet said Tuesday they are joining forces to sell maps and city guides that can be accessed on mobile phones.
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080819/bs_nm/casio_softbank_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080819/2008_08_19t035118_450x214_us_casio_softbank.jpg?x=130&y=61&q=85&sig=pIktuKw38YP1yVB4leGqdg--" align="left" height="61" width="130" alt="SoftBank's Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son speaks during a conference at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 13, 2008. (Albert Gea/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Wireless operator Softbank Corp (9984.T)
said on Tuesday it would offer mobile phones from Casio
Computer Co (6952.T) by the end of the year, broadening a
handset lineup that already includes Apple Inc's
iPhone.</p><br clear="all"/>
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/tc_afp/germanyustelecomequipcompanydtelekomgoogle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080818/capt.cps.nid59.180808180709.photo00.photo.default-338x512.jpg?x=85&y=130&q=85&sig=iX2MvCcT8O9iaceADz5b7Q--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="A fairgoer using his mobile phone as he walks past a logo of German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom at the CeBIT trade fair in Hanover in March 2008. T-Mobile said Monday it plans to launch a mobile phone powered by Google's Android software, making it the first operator to do so and posing a direct threat to Apple's popular iPhone.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)" border="0" /></a>AFP - T-Mobile said Monday it plans to launch a mobile phone powered by Google's Android software, making it the first operator to do so and posing a direct threat to Apple's popular iPhone.</p><br clear="all"/>
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080818/bs_afp/britainghanatelecomcompanytakeovervodafone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080818/capt.cps.nia73.180808110338.photo00.photo.default-512x460.jpg?x=130&y=116&q=85&sig=y054BVFLuoaqhUmhUnj0xA--" align="left" height="116" width="130" alt="Mobile phone giant Vodafone said it had completed the purchase of a 70-percent stake in state-run Ghana Telecommunications.(AFP/File/Ted Aljibe)" border="0" /></a>AFP - British mobile phone giant Vodafone said Monday it had completed the purchase of a 70-percent stake in state-run Ghana Telecommunications.</p><br clear="all"/>
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080815/bs_afp/finlandpoliticsnokiatelecommobile"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080815/capt.cps.nhm27.150808181530.photo00.photo.default-512x369.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=GXCpB2kzl6_m8oHeEozNXw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia has hired former Finnish prime minister Esko Aho, pictured here in 2006, as the firm's new head of corporate relations, the company said Friday.(AFP/File/Sebastian D'souza)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia has hired former Finnish prime minister Esko Aho as the firm's new head of corporate relations, the company said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
NewsFactor - Reports continue to flood in from U.S. iPhone 3G users about problems with 3G connections and speeds. The problems tend to come from large metropolitan areas, but one informal survey points to the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles.
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080815/tc_nm/tmobile_android_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080815/2008_08_15t035940_450x430_us_tmobile_android.jpg?x=130&y=124&q=85&sig=gneRJu4Lmau9_JaRgbyeOg--" align="left" height="124" width="130" alt="A prototype of the Google Android mobile by Qualcomm is on display at the Mobile World Congress (formerly 3GSM World Congress) in Barcelona, February 11, 2008. (Albert Gea/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Deutsche Telekom's (DTEGn.DE) T-Mobile USA will
be the first carrier to offer a mobile phone based on Google
Inc's Android software, the New York Times reported,
citing people briefed on the company's plans.</p><br clear="all"/>
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080814/bs_nf/61347"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080814/2008_08_14t132910_450x296_us_apple_infineon.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=JgY5TlHjBvU0k9x.t8iKCw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A man holds his new Apple 3G iPhone at Telcel Center in Mexico City in this July 11, 2008 file photo. (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>NewsFactor - While the iPhone 3G consumer base continues to suffer with dropped calls, abrupt network switches, poor reception and service interruptions, there are reports that Apple may be getting closer to fixing the issue.</p><br clear="all"/>
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080814/bs_nm/polo_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080815/2008_08_14t173751_450x352_us_polo.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=h7Y25O6u.2F4tjRsC9vSeA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="The Polo Ralph Lauren logo is seen on their boutique on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California August 5, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Is the tech-savvy fashionista ready to
shop by mobile phone? Polo Ralph Lauren Corp hopes so.</p><br clear="all"/>
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080814/ap_on_hi_te/oly_nbc_technology"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080813/2008_08_13t101758_450x236_us_ratings.jpg?x=130&y=68&q=85&sig=7Qppyj3dqFRfeAIUiXZL9A--" align="left" height="68" width="130" alt="An NBC Universal logo is pictured at the NBC Universal Summer press tour in Beverly Hills, California, July 21, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - About half of the people who are using mobile phones to pull down video or information about the Olympics have been trying out that technology for the first time, NBC said on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080814/tc_nm/china_tvphone_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080805/i/r1837777666.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=Y.AFtFIobEHBtbvYt5jZ7w--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="A boy speaks on a mobile phone in Tiananmen Square ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 5, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Many Chinese unable to catch the
Olympics on television will watch national hurdling hero Liu
Xiang retain his 110 meter crown next week by simply switching
on their cellphone.</p><br clear="all"/>
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/cellphones/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080814/ap_on_hi_te/tec_apple_iphone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080821/i/r2204458892.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=vwtEML7nH3AUiFUMsR5FaQ--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="REFILE - CORRECTING NAME OF DEVICE
A man holds his new Apple iPhone 3G at Telcel Center in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata August 21, 2008. Vodafone Essar and larger rival Bharti Airtel will start selling the device starting Friday. Apple Inc has issued a software update for the latest iPhone to help fix connection problems that led to a flurry of online complaints from customers, a European mobile service provider said on Tuesday as Credit Suisse reported strong U.S. sales of the device. One of the key attractions of the latest iPhone is its faster, third-generation (3G) Web connections when compared with the first iPhone that was launched in mid-2007. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw (INDIA)" border="0" /></a>AP - Spotty wireless broadband connectivity for some of Apple Inc.'s new iPhones most likely results from a hardware problem introduced during mass production, a Swedish technical magazine reported Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
