CardioNet reports 3Q loss as it restructures (AP) Wireless & Mobile News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:53:25 GMT AP - Wireless heart-monitoring device maker CardioNet Inc. fell to a loss in the third quarter, as it had ramped up marketing spending after Medicare lowered reimbursement rates on the company's products.

Internet, Cell Phones Don't Increase Isolation, Study Says (NewsFactor) Wireless & Mobile News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:07:33 GMT NewsFactor - If you're worried that your employees or children are disengaging from the world by using the Internet and cell phones, relax. A new study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that these technologies have not increased social isolation in the U.S.

AT&T completes delayed Centennial acquisition (AP) Wireless & Mobile News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:41:11 GMT AP - AT&T Inc. said Friday that its acquisition of smaller wireless carrier Centennial Communications Corp., has closed after several delays due to the regulatory process.

US Lawmakers Propose Changes in Telecom Subsidies (PC World) Wireless & Mobile News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:30:14 GMT PC World - Two U.S. lawmakers have proposed legislation that would allow money from a huge fund that subsidizes telephone and mobile service to parts of the U.S. to also go for broadband deployment.

Microsoft Battles on in Mobile, Search and the Cloud (PC World) Wireless & Mobile News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:20:44 GMT PC World - As Microsoft launches Windows 7 and seeks to banish the ghost of its less-than-successful Vista OS, it is fighting to defend its primacy as the world's leading software company.

Has Microsoft Placed Its Last Mobile Bet? (PC World) Wireless & Mobile News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:20:41 GMT PC World - When Microsoft first started talking about building mobile-phone software back in the late 1990s, handset makers that had been in the market for years scoffed. Sure, Microsoft was a huge software developer, but making software for mobile devices is different and more complicated than for PCs, they argued. After all, by the late '90s, some companies had already spent decades developing their mobile platforms.

Unboxing the Nokia Booklet 3G (PC Magazine) Wireless & Mobile News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:02:41 GMT PC Magazine - Nokia's Booklet 3G hit the PCMag labs Friday. Take a look as we unbox this sleek new netbook.

Motorola, Carriers Have High Hopes for Droid's Launch (NewsFactor) Wireless & Mobile News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:53:24 GMT Motorola's new Droid smart phone sold through Verizon is shown here after it was unboxed at the verizon store in Orem, Utah. The Google powered Droid is being released by Verizon November 6.(AFP/Getty Images/George Frey)

Best Buy Will Help You Go Google Mobile (PC World) Wireless & Mobile News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:04:00 GMT PC World - It appears Best Buy will take sides again in the software wars, this time partnering with Google to help install the Google Mobile app on new phones.

A $99 8GB iPhone 3GS to Kill the Motorola Droid? (PC World) Wireless & Mobile News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:27:00 GMT PC World - AT&T and Apple are preparing a cheaper iPhone 3GS just in time for the holidays to distract from the popularity of the Motorola Droid, according to sources quoted by a BoyGenius report. A cheaper version of the iPhone 3GS would come with only 8GB of storage and $100 off the original price tag, replacing the current $99 8GB iPhone 3G.