Modu to Launch Tiny Phone 'Module'

February 7, 2008 By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer

(AP) -- An Israeli startup has convinced wireless carriers in three countries to try a new concept: a tiny cell phone that pops into interchangeable "jackets" to become a bigger, smarter phone - or into other gadgets to connect them to the Internet.

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