Wireless networking and Mobile Phones

Finn takes gold at mobile phone throwing contest(Reuters)
Reuters - Anyone wanting to throwaway their mobile phone can do it in style and may even win amedal — at the Mobile Phone Throwing World Championship,Finland’s latest contribution to offbeat athleticism.

DoCoMo to sell Japan’s first HSDPA mobile phones(Reuters)
Reuters - Japan’s NTT DoCoMo Inc. (9437.T) said onThursday it will begin sales of a new mobile phone that letscustomers download music and video clips about 10 times fasterthan existing models.

China to show 2008 Olympics on mobile phone TV, newspaper says(Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - BEIJING (AP) - China will start trial broadcasts of TV programs for mobile phones next year and will use the system to show the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a government newspaper reported Tuesday.

SK Telecom seals cooperation deal with Chinese government(AFP)

AFP - South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom said it has agreed with the Chinese government to cooperate in developing third-generation (3G) mobile technologies.

Sexy, New Touch-Screen Phone Debuts(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Up until now, cell phones have always looked pretty much like, well, phones. But Synaptics is out to change all that with ClearPad, their next-generation mobile phone interface that replaces the traditional button layout with a smooth, touch-screen interface. Instead of punching away at function keys, ClearPad-enabled phones - like the Onyx concept phone that Synaptics introduced - will allow users to place and receive calls"with the touch of a cheek."