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S. Idaho schools adopt cell phone ban (The Olympian)

August 27th, 2008

A school district in southern Idaho has joined education officials throughout the state in banning the use of cell phones.
Source: www.theolympian.com

Nokia Unveils Smartphone ‘Multimedia Computers’ (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)
Nokia has taken the wraps off two new smartphones in its N series — the N79 and the N85. Both phones further blur the distinction between a phone and a computer, a blending that Nokia is encouraging by describing each of them as a “multimedia computer.”
Source: news.yahoo.com

Mobile Phones Ring Up 12 Percent Gains (Red Herring)
Researcher Gartner says worldwide mobile phone sales did 305 million units in the second quarter of 2008. Motorola comes up the big loser in market share.
Source: www.redherring.com

MAU to allow cell phones; admits enforcement failure (Bennington Banner)
Wednesday, August 27 BENNINGTON Can you hear me now? Mount Anthony Union High School students now can on school grounds, if it’s lunch time, passing time or before or after school. Principal Sue Maguire brought a new cell phone policy, which allows use during these times, before the district’s School Board on Monday.
Source: www.benningtonbanner.com

Emerging markets setback for mobile phones (Financial Times)
Mobile phone sales in emerging markets will be lower than many manufacturers hoped this year, according to new research, as rising inflation squeezes consumers there.
Source: www.ft.com

Nokia N85 and Nokia N79 Mobile Phones Based On Symbian OS (SYS-CON Media)
Symbian welcomed the announcement of the Nokia N85 and Nokia N79 multimedia computers. These latest mobile phones are based on S60 and Symbian OS v9.3, the latest shipped version of Symbian OS. Symbian OS v9.3 is optimized for convergence with performance and feature enhancements which bring the highest level of power efficiency and platform security to a mobile phone. read more
Source: www.sys-con.com

TECHNOLOGY: Nokia maps plan for travel guides (Courier-Post)
Nokia and travel information company Lonely Planet are joining forces to sell maps and city guides that can be accessed on mobile phones.
Source: www.courierpostonline.com

Nokia renews licensing of Zi’s text entry software (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Zi Corp., a developer of text-entry software for cell phones that is battling a takeover attempt, Wednesday said Nokia Corp. had renewed its licensing contract of Zi’s software.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

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