Monthly Archives: November, 2004

PalmOne opens Calif. retail store for Treos

MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc. said it opened a retail store in a mall in San Jose, Calif., designed specifically to sell its line of Treo...

Alltel expands recycling program

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel said it is expanding its efforts cell-phone recycling program, which aims to keep about 1 million pounds of electronic waste out...

Virgin Mobile IPO rumor circulating

Virgin Mobile USA is considering an initial public offering worth up to $2 billion, according to a report in the Financial Times.A Virgin Mobile...

NEC looks to develop dual-mode W-CDMA/GSM chipsets

TOKYO-NEC Electronic Corp. wants to make chips off its old block.The semiconductor unit of NEC Corp said it will work together with the parent...

SAIC sells Telcordia for $1B cash

SAN DIEGO-Providence Equity Partners and Warburg Pincus have signed a deal to acquire Telcordia Technologies Inc. for $1.35 billion in cash, according to Science...

‘Blinded by science,’ advances made in mobile music software

When it comes to mobile music, few people have the perspective of Thomas Dolby Robertson. The singer/songwriter-turned-software developer used last week's MobileMusiCon to launch...

FCC approves first U.S. software-defined radio

The Federal Communications Commission approved the nation's first software-defined radio, marking the launch of a new era of smart wireless devices designed to make...

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BoingoWireless local area network provider and aggregator Boingo Wireless Inc. named David Hagan chief executive officer, replacing company founder Sky Dayton, who will remain...

Gaming buzz continues with $18 million Digital Bridges investment

LONDON-Investors continued to fuel the buzz surrounding mobile gaming as Digital Bridges closed a third round of funding that raised $18 million. The U.K.-based...

Cingular to tighten handset control

As the new No. 1 carrier in the United States, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is in the position to greatly tighten its control over its...

FDA to study RFID use for drug supply chain

WASHINGTON-The Food and Drug Administration launched a new initiative to study the use of radio frequency identification technology to improve the safety and security...

U.S. Cellular offers user-controlled Web browsing

CHICAGO-Regional wireless provider U.S. Cellular Corp. launched its nweb Internet browsing service providing customers with access to Web pages using their wireless handsets. The...

Mobile e-mail still untapped, Yankee says

BOSTON-E-mail is the most common business application U.S. mobile workers use on a daily basis, but the mobile e-mail market remains relatively untapped, according...

Sprint PCS gets ETC status for some southern states, New York

WASHINGTON-Sprint PCS was granted eligible telecommunications carrier status for parts of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, making it able...

Melodeo nets $9.5M in funding

SEATTLE-Mobile music start-up Melodeo closed a $9.5 million round of financing Friday and used the occasion to quietly disclose plans to begin offering a...

Wireless carriers urge FCC to adopt bill-and-keep scheme

WASHINGTON-Three independent wireless carriers told the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday that changes to the intercarrier-compensation regime should move toward a bill-and-keep regime where carriers...

Piper Jaffray up on InfoSpace

NEW YORK-InfoSpace Inc. got some good news Friday as Piper Jaffray maintained an "outperform" rating and $60 target price on the mobile technology company.InfoSpace...

FCC approves first U.S. software-defined radio

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today approved the nation's first software-defined radio, marking the launch of a new era of smart wireless devices designed to...

Alltel offers Motorola 1.2-megapixel camera phone

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. launched Motorola Inc.'s V710 handset, which includes a 1.2-megapixel camera and flash, video recorder, MP3 player and Bluetooth wireless technology....

BT launches corporate MVNO service with Vodafone

LONDON-U.K. fixed-line carrier British Telecommunications plc launched a mobile virtual network operator service for the corporate market, dumping its former wireless subsidiary MmO2 for...

Businesses rely most on carriers for wireless data

A new study shows that businesses are most likely to look to wireless carriers-instead of device makers or computer suppliers-for their wireless data needs....

New virus detected for phones running Series 60

HELSINKI, Finland-Anti-virus company F-Secure Corp. said it discovered a new Trojan computer virus for mobile phones running the Series 60 version of the Symbian...

Connexion by Boeing signs agreements with 2 Asian carriers

SEATTLE-Boeing's efforts to bring high-speed wireless Internet access to airline passengers made news again Friday with two agreements with Asian telecom companies.StarHub, a Singapore-based...

Chartwell sells $10M in shares

CALGARY, Alberta-Chartwell Technology Inc. raised $10 million by selling more than 2 million shares in private placement, the mobile software and content provider announced...

Triton PCS closes on loan

BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Inc. closed on its $250 million senior secured term loan facility, which the carrier said is secured by substantially all of...
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