– The NPD Group released data showing Apple’s iPhone 3G is the top-selling mobile phone of third quarter, overtaking the Motorola RAZR, which held the top slot for the last 12 quarters.
– A judge presiding over a lawsuit brought by the former employer of incoming Apple senior VP of devices Mark Papermaster has ordered the former IBM exec to stop working “until further notice.”
– Samsung Mobile has enlisted Ozzy Osbourne to promote its new Propel phone, highlighting its text-messaging capabilities used by the often unintelligible rocker.
– BitTorrent’s CEO and president have left the company. Additionally, about half of the staffers, 18 in total, were laid off last week.
– Alltel Wireless is offering subscribers a monthly ringtone subscription service from mobile content provider Zed, featuring master ringtones from all four major labels and various independents. The RealTone JukeBox VIP Club costs $6 a month for three downloads a month. Zed also operators Alltel’s a la carte ringtone store.
