A group of mobile operators has unveiled a new initiative to create a blueprint and roadmap for opening up mobile functionality to encourage the development of exciting mobile applications without compromising customer security.

Nokia has launched a cash offer to acquire the 52% of shares in Symbian Ltd that Nokia does not already own, for a net cash purchase price of approximately €264 million.

According to new a research report from Berg Insight, WLAN will become the next prevalent connectivity technology in mass-market mobile handsets.

Nokia has agreed to acquire substantially all the assets of Plazes, a privately owned start-up company that provides a context-aware social activity service.

Hughes Telematics and Polaris Acquisition Corp have signed a definitive merger agreement in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $700 million.

Apple has introduced the new iPhone^TM 3G, which Apple says is twice as fast as the first generation iPhone and half the price.

Verizon Wireless has entered into an agreement to acquire Alltel Corporation for $5.9 billion plus Alltel's projected net debt at closing, putting the total value of the transaction at $28.1 billion.

Tata Teleservices will commercially deploy a new location-based service later this year, which will be the first to use Qualcomm's A-GPS technology in the Indian market.

Clarion's latest portable navigation units are the first to map buildings, landmarks and elevation changes in 3D.

Geolocation and mobile social networking provider, GyPSii, has entered into a map licensing agreement with Shanghai-based digital map provider, NAV2.