Cellular-News.com reports that Cambodia's National Election Committee ordered the country's mobile networks to shut down their text message services during voting for the country's national elections.
Online retailer lastminute.com has created talking phrasebooks for mobile phones. The downloadable programs speak phrases as well as displaying words on-screen.
A British climber is climbing Everest in an attempt to make the world's highest mobile phone call, according to the BBC. Climber Rob Baber has been sponsored by Motorola.
There are suggestions that Vodafone may not be able to buy 67% of India's Hutch Essar as planned - although it insists it will still have majority control.
Italian telecommunications company Telecom Italia could be acquired by AT&T or a consortium formed by France Telecom and Telefonica, according to Telecoms.com.
Hot on the heels of Unpluggit.co.uk comes news that Motorola has redesigned all its mobile phone and accessory chargers to be 'Energy Star' compliant, which means they meet US energy efficiency guidelines.