2004

With each side of the ultra-wideband technology conflict ratcheting up rhetoric and maneuvers, the turf of war is sizzling with less love and more politics. With another voting session looming …

The future of wireless could be the future of most everything. Wireless technology has evolved in leaps and bounds since the first transmission of radio communication signals across the English …

Still sounding like something from a sci-fi flick, fingerprint-recognition technology is coming to fruition in the wireless arena, with funding from top technology firms pushing along product development and launches. …

Canadian athletes may not have matched the total number of medals hauled from Athens as its southern neighbor, but the Great White North did supply the top carrier during the …

SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp. and Cellular One have made the Kyocera Aktiv wireless handset available to Cellular One subscribers. The durable, rubbberized CDMA phone is targeted at users with active …

German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called Ultra High Sites, which the carrier said would reduce …

As expected, Crown Castle International Corp. completed the sale of its U.K. subsidiary, including 3,600 tower sites, to British utility company National Grid Transco plc for $2.035 billion in cash. …

Whether you’re looking for true love or virtual love-or simply want to play hooky from work-your mobile phone can help. While handset manufacturers and carriers are scrambling to make space-age …

WASHINGTON-Alan Shark is resigning as president of the American Mobile Telecommunications Association to become executive director of Public Technologies Inc., a nonprofit association that promotes technology benefits to local governments. …

CALGARY-Zi Corp. has released an updated version of its eZiTap Front End Processor, a downloadable version of its embedded eZiTap predictive text software. Version 2 of eZiTap FEP is being …

SANTIAGO, Chile-Smartcom, a wireless operator in Chile has deployed CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technology from Nortel Networks Ltd. to boost its wireless network capacity and expand its service offerings in the …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications has teamed with Finnish mobile game developer Sumea to launch a three-dimensional snowboarding game. “Extreme Air Snowboarding,” which will be available for download in September, …

NEW YORK-Nextel Communications Inc. said it planned to donate the 1,200 wireless handsets it provided to the Republican National Convention to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Fund to Advance …

WASHINGTON-Western Wireless Corp. is appealing a decision by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to impose conditions on it receiving universal-service subsidies, arguing the conditions amount to rate regulation prohibited by …

LOS ANGELES-Mobile entertainment publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. will partner with Nickelodeon to develop and distribute games based on the network’s most-watched shows, the companies announced Thursday. “Dora the Explorer” and …

SEOUL, South Korea-The W Seoul Walkerhill Hotel has implemented a voice-over-wireless local area network solution from Nortel Networks Ltd. and its channel partner ECS Telecom to enable mobile communications for …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Building on its original VideoCore solution, Alphamosaic has launched the VC02 Mobile Multimedia Processor chip. The solution is designed to display video on 3.5-inch color displays and to …

WASHINGTON-Most of the Federal Communications Commission continues to hail the leasing of spectrum rights-known as secondary markets-as a way to ensure that spectrum is fully utilized, but FCC Commissioner Michael …

Lucent Technologies Inc. may enjoy a tax windfall of $816 million in refunds if the Internal Revenue Service and the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation give their nods. Already, the …

Intel Corp’s shares fell on the news that its third-quarter revenue will come short of its forecast, casting a blight of doubt on the semiconductor space that witnessed a burst …

THE HAUG, The Netherlands-German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called Ultra High Sites, which the carrier …

With the second hurricane in the past several weeks set to hit Florida in the next 24 hours, a number of wireless carriers announced initiatives designed to lessen the possible …

LONG ISLAND, N.Y.-Acclaim Entertainment, which boasted a string of console gaming successes last decade with hits including “Mortal Kombat” and “Turok: Dinosaur Hunter,” filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and will …

WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is negotiating with the California Public Utilities Commission to settle a proposed $12 million fine against the No. 2 mobile-phone carrier for business practices that the agency …

LONDON-British mobile entertainment provider Digital Bridges will continue to partner with U.S. gaming company EA Sports to bring console video games to handsets. The announcement continues a relationship that has …