January 2004

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands-Camera phones took a further step forward in the world stage with British news firm BBC announcing plans to arm a “significant” number of its journalists with video-capable …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it beat market expectations in its first-quarter results with a net profit of $352 million, up 21 percent over the last quarter. This represented 43 cents …

TOKYO-Renesas Technology Corp. announced it will incorporate Microsoft Corp.’s digital audio and video codec technology and RealNetworks Inc.’s digital audio and video codec technologies into its SH-Mobile Series of application …

ACTON, Mass.-Tatara Systems has secured $8 million in its second round of financing, bringing total investments in the company to date to $17 million. Tatara plans to use the funds …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Semiconductor company Integration Associates and speech technology provider Sensory announced they will co-market Integration Associates’ new EZRadio wireless chipset with Sensory’s Speech Recognition Synthesis and Control (RSC) chipset …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The market for in-building wireless networks will exceed $1 billion by the end of this decade, according to a new study from research firm ABI. The analyst firm …

RICHARDSON, Texas-InnerWireless Inc. announced it will market its InnerMobile in-building wireless distribution system to wireless service providers to enable wireless communications throughout the Sears Tower in Chicago. The wireless system …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported fourth-quarter and year-end 2003 results this morning ahead of its previously stated release date of Jan. 27 and formally announced that its board of directors …

Nortel Networks Ltd. is in talks to divest most of its major operations, including factories and supply chains, to Flextronics Inc., a contract electronics manufacturer. If the talks materialize, it …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS launched FunMail Inc.’s Mobile Comics Network on its PCS Vision service, allowing customers to view a variety of daily comics, clip favorite comics to a virtual …

T-Mobile USA Inc. announced a major new instant messaging strategy through a deal with IM company Oz Communications. T-Mobile said it will use Oz’s gateway and client technology to manage …

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.-Consumer experience research firm Vocal Laboratories reported Verizon Wireless received the highest customer service quality rating in a recent survey comparing the quality of customer service of AT&T …

WASHINGTON-New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey (D) signed legislation banning handheld phone use while operating a motor vehicle, the second state to take phones out of drivers’ hands. “Cell phones have …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s board of directors has reportedly authorized the wireless carrier to study potential acquisition offers from a number of competitors thought to be looking to take over …

LA JOLLA, Calif.-Wireless data technology vendor M7 Networks Inc. said it scored $3 million in series C venture funding, with Enterprise Partners Venture Capital leading the round. “We firmly believe …

WASHINGTON-U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake today approved a request to drop a brain cancer suit filed by Atlanta’s Brian Barrett against Nokia Corp. and others. Barrett, who died in November …

Lucent Technologies Inc. unveiled its second consecutive quarterly profit in its first-quarter results with a net income of $338 million, or 7 cents per diluted share. This builds on the …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Harris Corp. said Greek telecommunications provider Lannet Communications has deployed its 6 GHz Truepoint microwave radio system for the backbone of its multiservice network. The value of the …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-OFDM solution developer Wavesat Inc. said it has chosen Atmel Inc.’s product to design and make what it calls the first WiMax 802.16d chips. “Using our .18 micron …

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-The short-range technology dubbed ZigBee may be one of the major protocol stars of the year, said Cambridge Consultants Ltd., a consultancy firm. ZigBee will do well particularly in …

WASHINGTON-The National Conference of State Legislatures today abruptly withdrew support for a Senate Internet tax bill. NCSL said its executive committee, at the request of the group’s task force on …

PARIS-Musiwave said it developed a new downloadable mobile format for music with animated visual images. The service would allow users to hear a ring tone and view a video clip …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-The cell phone is the invention Americans hate most but cannot live without, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s annual Lemelson-MIT Invention Index study released today. Nearly 30 …

MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc.’s stock dropped almost 9 percent following the company’s announcement that it would cut about 100 jobs. The company said the 12-percent reduction in its work force was …

WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. said it scored $907 million in its recent public offering, with shares selling at $78.25 per share. Lehman Brothers Inc. and Merrill Lynch …