Wireless networking and Mobile Phones

Sprint-cable wireless venture to expand, includes business(Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Sprint Nextel Corp. and four of the largest U.S. cable companies will be expanding their joint cellphone service fivefold to 40 metropolitan areas by the end of the year and have set their sights on luring small businesses from phone companies.

Beijing cracks down on mobile phone porn(AFP)

AFP - Beijing has banned sending pornographic text messages or pictures via mobile phones after busting phone dealers who sold mass-storage devices containing porn, state media reported Wednesday.

IPv6 to power the’city of the future’(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The city of Harrisonburg, Virginia, will experience a wide variety of new Internet-based services, such as mobile-phone commerce and clear Internet video, with the rollout of citywide IPv6, people working with the city said Wednesday.

Sony Ericsson Rolls Out New Handsets(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Two new mobile phones from Sony Ericsson, announced this week at the CTIA Wireless trade show in Orlando, are notable for their speed, their ability to measure distance, and their good looks.

Cellphone services add up for kids(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Last year, Doug Fodeman took his 13-year-old daughter, Lauren, to the mall to buy her a cellphone. Before she used the phone even once, it beeped, indicating there was a text message. The message: a”dumb-blonde” joke. It was unsolicited, but when the first monthly bill came, there was a mystery charge of$9.99 explained only as”download.”