2005

CYPRESS, Calif.-Toy maker Bandai America Inc. has extended its popular virtual pet toy, Tamagotchi, to mobile phones. Tamagotchi, which was released in 1996, sold more than 40 million units. Tamagotchi …

SAN FRANCISCO-Trilibis Mobile, which provides mobile software solutions for online communities and content providers, said it raised $1 million in its series A private placement round. The funds will be …

Nokia today outlined a new low-cost handset strategy to tap into new growth markets. The company concurrently introduced its Nokia 1110 and Nokia 1600 handsets, scheduled to be available during …

Online security firm McAfee Inc. made two announcements in the wireless security arena with an acquisition and a partnership for over-the-air security. McAfee, which has previously warned the threat of …

Gaming announcements dominated the first day of Qualcomm’s BREW conference, as developers and publishers from around the world unveiled a litany of entertainment titles for the mobile platform. Among the …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it has reached an agreement with spokeswoman Catherine Zeta-Jones extending their commercial advertising relationship. Terms of the multi-year extension were not released, though T-Mobile USA …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. added Motorola Inc.’s i836 handset to its line-up. The new iDEN handset includes access to Nextel’s digital cellular network, the carrier’s Direct Connect walkie-talkie service, the …

SINGAPORE-Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. said it invested $118 million in a 45-percent equity stake in Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Ltd. (PBTL), a CDMA carrier in Bangladesh. Of this investment, $90 million will …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Location specialist SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. will pay $20 million for global positioning system chipset product lines from Motorola Inc., the company announced Thursday. SiRF, which makes tracking …

TOKYO-MTV Network will launch a subscription-based mobile entertainment service in Japan by the end of the month, the Viacom Inc. subsidiary said Thursday. Flux, which is expected to launch June …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. said it has commenced an offer to exchange up to $250 million principal amount of its 8.375-percent first-priority senior secured notes due 2011, $250 million principal …

NEW YORK-The Liberty Alliance Project, a consortium that advocates open federated identity standards and identity-based Web services, said eight companies have completed certification testing at the group’s most recent conformance …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. and technology developer eSpeed Inc. launched what the companies claim is the first wireless market data and trading service for institutional trading of benchmark U.S. Treasury …

IRVINE, Calif.-Broadcom Corp. announced version 5.0 of its WIDCOMM BTW Bluetooth software. The new version aims to simplify interactions between PCs and other devices and includes a wide array of …

DENVER-TensorComm, which designs technology to increase CDMA and W-CDMA network capacity and efficiency, said it scored $7 million in financing. The company holds a patent for an Interference Cancellation Technology …

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-Mobitex network operator Velocita Wireless L.P. said it has enhanced its nationwide network with the deployment of wireless base stations in Auburn, N.Y. The company said the new base …

DES MOINES, Iowa-Qwest Communications International Inc. expanded the availability of its nationwide wireless service to residential and small-business customers in Keokuk and Mason City, Iowa. Rate plans for the service …

WASHINGTON-A consumer group petitioned the California Public Utilities Commission to remove Commissioner Susan Kennedy from the agency’s review of the bill of rights for telecom consumers. “Allowing a commissioner who …

Just a week after relaunching its prepaid offering around the GoPhone brand, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. refined its postpaid plans cutting the total number of plans available and eliminating some of …

Nortel Networks Corp. reported overdue first-quarter results, including revenues of $2.54 billion, an increase of 4 percent from revenues of $2.44 billion reported during the first quarter of last year. …

WASHINGTON-Many federal agencies planning to use radio frequency identification technology have not addressed legal issues such as privacy and security, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office. …

Plans launch this year TORONTO-Canadian wireless carrier Bell Mobility signed an estimated $126 million multi-year contract with Nortel Networks Ltd. for 1x and 1x EV-DO equipment. With what is expected …

SEATTLE-Multimedia messaging service activity continued to grow at an impressive clip in April, with nearly 8 percent of U.S. wireless users sending photos from their handsets to another phone or …

TOKYO-TDK Corp. said it bought Hong Kong-based Amperex Technology Ltd., a manufacturer of polymer lithium batteries, for $100 million. TDK is a Japanese electronics parts maker, and TDK’s batteries are …

SAN DIEGO-Fixed wireless developer Axesstel Inc. will spend $2 million to purchase production operations from South Korean manufacturer TBK Electronics Corp., the company said Wednesday. Axesstel, which designs and develops …