Jobs to miss Apple technology fest
Steve Jobs will not be attending this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) currently planned for the 8th June.  The keynote will be led by Philip Schiller, VP of worldwide product marketing.  Apple is expected to unveil a new iPhone in the coming months, with rumours also circulating that they will be developing a touch-screen tablet.
PC Pro

Vodafone scraps roaming costs - for three months
Vodafone is scraping roaming charges in 35 countries from 1st June to the end of August.  Users will need to sign up to Vodafone Passport to use the service to benefit from cheap calls and texts.  The service will be extended to offer businesses the same rates.
TechRadar.com

BT to shed a further 15,000 jobs 
BT has reported an annual loss of £134million, with the majority of the job cuts taking place in the UK.  The figure, 5,000 more than originally expected, is mainly due to its global services unit which handles the network systems of large firms. 
BBC News

BlackBerry Bluetooth Visor handsfree kit mauled
The BlackBerry Bluetooth Visor features an in-built speaker and mic, as well as an FM transmitter to work through your car stereo.  Music can be played from the phone, with incoming calls cutting it out as expected.  Dates and prices are still to be confirmed.
Pocket Lint

All-In-One Mobile Social Networking Arrives on the iPhone
GyPSii’s location aware mobile social networking application is now available via Apple’s iPhone app store.  People can instantly capture and share what they are doing, building a multi-media virtual diary on their world.
Business Wire

Lotus Notes plants push on the iPhone
Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1, which is due later this year, will introduce Exchange ActiveSync support to Lotus Notes Traveler making it possible to receive near-real-time notifications of new messages and meetings on the iPhone. According to IBM, an open beta of Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1 will be made available before the final release.
Silicon.com

CNBC news service launches for mobile
CNBC’s SMS service launched on Monday, in partnership with mobile app developer, MINICK.  The service supplies subscribers with European stock market updates and financial news summaries as it happens.
Mobile Choice UK

Samsung mobile to offer infrared video calling
Samsung will be releasing a new device that can make video calls in the dark via a built-in infrared function.  The images will appear in black and white alongside Bluetooth for short-range wireless connections to a headset, a music player, mobile printing facility and a torch.  Distribution and prices are to be confirmed.
Mobile Choice UK