Microsoft has put a cash and shares bid on the table for Yahoo!, which values it at…….wait for it……ready…… $44.6bn! With Google being the Gorilla of internet companies right now, clearly Microsoft thinks that acquiring Yahoo! would bolster their position. Apparently the Yahoo! board is currently considering the offering. I wonder if that conversation went…
Sprint and Clearwire come to terms on WiMAX roaming
Sprint and Clearwire barely started talking to eachother again and it looks like they’re rearin’ to tie the knot. After calling off negotiations, then getting back together again, Clearwire CEO Ben Wolff has announced that Clearwire and Sprint have come to terms on how the two companies will handle roaming customers between their WiMAX networks.…
Wireless charging from MWg and Slashpower
The newest entrant into the wireless-charging, magnetic-induction game comes in the form of a partnership between Mobile & Wireless Group (MWg) and Slashpower. The two companies have joined forces to bring wireless charging (by which electrical currents are induced by magnetic fields) to a handset near you. As with all wireless-charging solutions, MWG and Slashpower…
Nokia Siemens Networks selects Ubiquisys for 3G femto cell solution
Nokia Siemens Networks has selected Ubiquisys to cooperate and market 3G femto cell solutions to operators around the world. A brief introduction to femto cells: your mobile operator gives you a box that you connect to your broadband internet, now that box handles your voice and data versus the cell tower somewhere in your neighborhood.…
Dell and Google to work together on cellphone?
Partnerships between industry giants are a dime a dozen these days. The latest speculation involves Dell and Google getting cozy in preparation for a mobile phone launch at Mobile World Congress (formerly 3GSM) in Barcelona next month. The speculation comes from “senior industry sources” but Google has denied any such rumors. As you may remember,…
Sprint and Clearwire kick off renewed talks over WiMAX
And we thought we left all the drama and gossip behind when we graduated high school. After calling it quits on their relationship a few months ago, Sprint and Clearwire are apparently sparking up their romance once again. The two companies are reportedly in talks over WiMAX network deployment in the US, and could even…
Sony Ericsson to bundle F-Secure Mobile Security on select smartphones
In a move that seems targeted towards the corporate customers who just can’t dig the idea that a smartphone could be a malware-free device if you use it properly, Sony Ericsson and F-Secure announced a partnership agreement to “deliver mobile security for UIQ.” Under the deal, the Swedish-Japanese handset maker will preload latest version (that’s…
International TeleNav – T-Mobile UK launches TeleNav
British GPS-mongers can now sleep well. TeleNav has launched on T-Mobile UK! Right, if you feel like paying monthly/yearly for a GPS navigation application on your mobile phone, T-Mobile UK has started to offer the TeleNav Navigator application for just £49.99. But, you do get what you pay for. TeleNav Navigator in the UK will…
Google and NTT DoCoMo confirmed partners, possibly bringing Android handset to Japan
It looks like the deal between Google and NTT DoCoMo to bring added Google-functionality to the carrier’s i-mode internet service has been confirmed by NTT DoCoMo. The partnership would bring pre-installed Google applications to NTT DoCoMo handsets and make it easier for the carrier’s 48 million i-mode customers to make use of apps like Google…
HTC and Parrot announce strategic alliance
The leading manufacturer of Windows Mobile powered smartphones and the France-based Bluetooth accessory maker Parrot have announced a strategic alliance to “develop improved compatibility and overall user experience between the companies’ products.” Under the agreement, HTC will be working more closely with Parrot to support product roadmaps, marketing efforts and channel development to provide an…