Wireless networking and Mobile Phones

Nokia finds Romania’s hidden labor force(Reuters)

Reuters - The tiny village of Jucu innorthwestern Romania, which will host a new factory makingNokia mobile phones, currently earns its livelihood fromfarming vegetables such as peppers, tomatoes and eggplants.

German state, Nokia seek solution for Bochum plant(Reuters)
Reuters - The German state of NorthRhine-Westphalia and Nokia (NOK1V.HE) (NOK1V.HE) will seek"innovative solutions"for a plant that the Finnish mobilephone group plans to close to cut costs, the state said onMonday.

Intel’s green buy helps image as well as environment(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Intel, the world’s top chipmaker, and Nokia, the No. 1 mobile-phone maker, plan to lesson their respective impact on the environment, the companies said separately Monday.

Pointing and touching technology looking to replace venerable computer mouse(Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - MONTREAL - The hands-on approach is making its way into more technology used by consumers, from laptops to mobile phones to gaming and multimedia devices.

Sony Ericsson cuts deals with 10 music labels(Reuters)

Reuters - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson saidit had signed deals with 10 music labels to add content to itsPlayNow service, which lets users download music via theirmobile phones.

Cost cutting boosts DoCoMo profit amid price war(Reuters)
Reuters - NTT DoCoMo Inc (9437.T) booked a 35percent gain in quarterly profit as marketing costs dropped,but falling revenues showed the pain of a price war as Japan’sbiggest mobile phone operator lost ground to nimbler rivals.