October 11, 2004 articles

Kyocera sues Nokia for patent violations

Oct 11 2004 - 03:44 PM ET | Kyocera, Nokia
Early reports are flowing in about a lawsuit between Kyocera and Nokia. Kyocera states that Nokia is violating Kyocera's patents in 36 of its mobile phone models. It is not known what models Kyocera is claiming are violations, but the...

France OKs cell phone jamming

Oct 11 2004 - 02:25 PM ET | In The News
The AP has an article about the French goverment approving use of cell phone jamming equipment in certain locations. However, the jammers cannot block emergency calls (how this will be accomplished was not noted): bq. The government's industry minister has...

AARP lobbies against mobile phones

Oct 11 2004 - 02:44 AM ET | In The News
The New York Times has a piece today about the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) objecting to US cellular carriers' marketing towards senior citizens. The industry is looking towards people over 65 as the last untapped market. The AARP...