Softbank, a Japanese cell phone service provider has begun offering college courses on the company's cell phones called "Cyber University".  Currently, there is only one class is being offered titled "Mysteries of the Pyramids".  The class if free however, students have to pay the standard phone costs. The company is planning on adding more classes in the near future.

Cyber University is run by the Japan Cyber Educational Institute, a subsidiary of Softbank, and currently offers about 100 online courses tailored to students who "attend" classes via their PCs.  Ancient Chinese culture, online journalism and English literature are some of the courses that may be coming to the Japanese cell phone soon. 

The one catch is that users must have a cell phone linked to Softbank's network. The cell phone course is somewhat stripped down from the PC version, utilizing streaming video and broadcast sound to relay the professor's voice.

Today police arrested a coworker of the dead South Korean man who we recently reported may have been killed by an exploding cell phone battery found on the man. 

The coworker is being charged with manslaughter. Apparently, the coworker confessed to accidentally killing Mr. Seo by backing into him with a drilling vehicle, and then trying to frame the cell phone.

This has to be relief for LG stockholders; however, LG felt that a fatal battery explosion would be virtually impossible. It seems the media rushed to report that the man was most likely killed by his cell phone, however, the body was found with broken bones, heart damage in addition to the melted cell phone. 

It quickly became obvious that a cell phone couldn't cause all the injuries the man suffered.  As result, the Korea Times noted today in an editorial:

An exploding cell phone battery is suspected of killing a South Korean worker.  According to police in Cheongwon, the man was found dead at his workplace in a quarry Wednesday morning and his cell phone battery was melted in his shirt pocket.

According to a police official, "We presume that the cell phone battery exploded".  Kim Hoon, a doctor who examined the body, agreed and stated, "He sustained an injury that is similar to a burn in the left chest and his ribs and spine were broken…It is presumed that pressure caused by the explosion damaged his heart and lungs, leading to his death."

Police stated the phone was made by South Korea's LG Electronics. An LG official confirmed its product was involved in the accident but said the company would not comment directly on the incident because the cause was not confirmed. However, the official stated such a fatal explosion would be virtually impossible.

Koreans love their cell phone and maybe the first country on the planet to conduct a program to help cure cell phone addiction among their young citizens. Korea has one of the world's most advanced cell phone systems with high quality services. As a result, cell phone usage has dominated many teenagers’ daily lives. This has caused them to become "cell phone addicts".

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Amazon.com today introduced Amazon Kindle, a revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, blogs, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper, even in bright sunlight.

More than 90,000 books are now available in the Kindle Store, including 101 of 112 current New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases, which are $9.99, unless marked otherwise. Kindle is available starting today for $399 at http://amazon.com/kindle.

Downloads Content Wirelessly, No PC Required, No Hunting for Wi-Fi Hot Spots

The Kindle wireless delivery system, Amazon Whispernet, uses the same nationwide high-speed data network (EVDO) as advanced cell phones. Kindle customers can wirelessly shop the Kindle Store, download or receive new content — all without a PC, Wi-Fi hot spot, or syncing.

ZenZui today shared details of its highly anticipated Beta roll-out plans with reporters and analysts attending the Mobile Internet World Conference in Boston. The company also announced its new name "Zumobi" that better reflects the company’s award-winning zooming user interface and mobile platform business.

Zumobi will be available to the general public in Beta form beginning on December 14, 2007. Program details and product downloads will be made available on the company’s website: www.Zumobi.com.

Zumobi takes accessing, retrieving, and sharing Web-based content beyond traditional mobile browsers. Through an intuitive, lush, high-framerate user interface, Zumobi allows people to easily bounce in and out of snack-sized bits information they need throughout the day, and the targeted entertainment they enjoy, while offering advertisers a better way to connect with consumers through their mobile phones.

Qualcomm Incorporated today announced it has agreed to acquire Atlanta-based Firethorn Holdings, LLC, an industry-leading mobile banking enabler.

The addition of Firethorn's expertise in the financial industry and key relationships with wireless operators, financial institutions and payment processors supports Qualcomm's broader strategy to enable end-to-end wireless services that enhance the mobile experience and to deliver compelling applications that drive increased consumer adoption of new mobile data services. Qualcomm will pay approximately $210 million in cash for Firethorn. Completion of the acquisition, which is subject to certain closing conditions, is expected within 30 days.

Firethorn's employees will remain in Atlanta supporting its existing financial institution and operator partners for mobile commerce applications. The Firethorn team will continue to be led by Firethorn's current CEO, Tripp Rackley, and will be overseen by Len Lauer, executive vice president and group president of Qualcomm.