Bluetooth "Big Brother" tracks festival-goers (Reuters) Reuters - Researchers are using Bluetooth technology to observe the meanderings of tens of thousands of festival-goers at a top European rock festival, hoping their findings will launch a new generation of tracking devices. Treasure Hunt gets digital update in WiFi Venice (Reuters)
Web Site for China Mobile's Application Store Appears (PC World) PC World - A Web site for China Mobile's upcoming mobile application store appeared online on Friday, giving a preview of what free and paid downloads the carrier will offer to its more than 480 million subscribers. Deutsche Telekom may swap T-Mobile UK unit: report (AFP)
Hybrid Cellular Satellite Will Boost Rural Coverage (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - European space transportation provider Arianespace launched its largest satellite ever on Wednesday on behalf of TerreStar Networks -- a Virginia-based company that intends to inaugurate a hybrid satellite/cellular service in the United States and Canada later this year. NY thieves want iPhones, victims fight back (Reuters) Reuters - Thieves are increasingly going after iPhones and other smartphones but victims now can fight back with technology. Dell Adding GPS, Maps to a Netbook (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - Dell will begin adding GPS to its Dell Mini 10 netbook next week, hoping that users will want GPS functions in netbooks as well as mobile phones. Apple Admits iPhone Overheating Issues -- Sort of (PC World) PC World - Apple has issued a warning on its support pages regarding iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS overheating, marking the first time the company has officially acknowledged the problem. Reports that the iPhone 3GS is having overheating problems have surfaced last week, merely days after the devices was launched. Skype's Push-Less iPhone App Is Semi-Useless (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - Skype may have just released version 1.1 of its iPhone app, but the eBay-owned company can't catch a break on cell phones. You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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AFP - Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there, it said Friday.
Reuters - Treasure Hunting will go fully digital on Friday night when players chase a mysterious oriental wand with special powers along the narrow streets and bridges of Venice.
AFP - The biggest German telecommunications operator, Deutsche Telekom, is looking to swap its loss-making T-Mobile unit in Britain for an asset in another country, a press report said.
