January 19, 2004 articles

Bell Labs meshes privacy with location tracking

Jan 19 2004 - 02:26 PM ET | Data
Bell Labs announced that it has developed software that uses location based services, but still allows customers to retain some sort of privacy. Location based services are those that provide data to customers based on location--such as traffic reports and...

Cell phone fuel cell frenzy

Jan 19 2004 - 02:18 PM ET | In The News
The wires are hopping with talk of a new membrane that could be used to create (cheap?) fuel cells for mobile phones. The startup, PolyFuel, is selling the product commercially. Like Hydrogen cars, distrobution is a big problem. Once a...

Sony Ericsson sales jump in Q4

Jan 19 2004 - 02:14 PM ET | Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson today announced its sales figures for Q4 2003--up 13% from the same period last year. A total of 8 million handsets were sold. Once again the company experienced hot sales of the Sony Ericsson T610. Income for the...

Rumor: Virgin Mobile planning IPO

Jan 19 2004 - 01:45 PM ET | Virgin Mobile
Today's rumor is that pay-as-you-go Virgin Mobile is planning on going public. It could come as early as July, but a nasty scuff with T-Mobile must be worked out before any shares go on sale. Estimated value is 1-2 billion...