Cox Communications has unveiled plans to launch cellphone service in the second half of 2009 that will make the No. 3 cable operator a rival of AT&T, Sprint Nextel and Verizon.

Google Earth is now available as a free application on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Google Earth uses all of the iPhone’s multi-touch features to provide an interactive experience.

If you have a Windows Mobile 6.1-based device configured to use a POP3 or IMAP e-mail account you may see the following notice: The message cannot be sent. This is not an error. Microsoft has now given carriers the right to specify an SMTP server name for mail. If the carrier does not specify an SMTP server name, no mail can be sent.

A new IBM survey found that over half of today’s desktop computer users would be willing to trade their PC for a smartphone for Internet use. Users in the US, China, and the UK were polled on what they do and don’t like about mobile internet use.

Despite market concerns India added 10.07 million mobile subscribers in September. This brought the total number of mobile connections in the country to more than 315 million.

South Africa is harnessing the popularity of mobile phones to tackle HIV and Aids in the nation. Project Masiluleke is sending one million free text messages a day to push people to be tested and treated.

Some good news and bad news about global warming: The bad news is… well you’ve already heard that. The, somewhat questionable, good news is: it could turn some of us into crystalline magnet men of immense size and power.

Giant magnet creatures?

An international team of scientists (really, I’m not kidding), say they’ve discovered “giant” magnetofossiles, believed to be pieces of an organism informally dubbed a “Magnetic Death Star.”

According to an Osterman Research report, the pressure to stay in touch with the job is leading to messaging addiction. The report entitled “Mobile Messaging Marketing Trends” indicates this addiction is leading to “risky” mobile device user behavior.

Now the Pinnacle Video Transfer (PVT) device lets you take your TV shows to watch during class or that boring staff meeting.

Nokia announced its Symbian mobile operating system will become an open source operating system. The announcement is seen as a bid to maintain and possibly grow its developer base. The report contradicts previous reports on Nokia adopting Android OS.