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TOKYO-Renesas Technology Corp. said it has started shipping evaluation samples of a single-chip LSI it developed jointly with NTT DoCoMo Inc. The LSI was developed for dual-mode mobile handsets that …

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-Bitfone Corp. said Chinese mobile-phone maker Ningbo Bird will use the company’s device management technology in its handsets. Bitfone provides firmware over-the-air update technology. Ningbo Bird is embedding …

Nextel Partners Inc. reported that more than 20 percent of its class A common stockholders have requested that the carrier call a special meeting to vote on whether to exercise …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Nearly as many U.S. teens acquired their cell phones primarily for text messaging as for talking, according to a study from consultant firm IDC Corp. and text-messaging provider SMS.ac. …

WASHINGTON-New York City Council member Eva Moskowitz has compiled a comprehensive ranking of cell phones based on levels of radio-frequency radiation emissions, saying consumers should be supplied with the data …

Craig McCaw’s Clearwire Corp. raised an additional $250 million in financing, according to reports, bringing the company’s total war chest to around $600 million. The funds came from 31 unnamed …

Wireless Voice over Internet Protocol services are emerging as a threat to traditional wireless carriers, according to a report from Alexander Resources. The report, “Wireless VoIP: What Threats to Mobile …

Investors cheered a report that predicted chipmaker RF Micro Devices Inc. is scoring additional business with the likes of Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp. and that the company likely would …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-The wireless industry garnered unprecedented attention from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences as MobiTV and Sprint Nextel Corp. were named winners of an Emmy Award. MobiTV …

SAN FRANCISCO-Chipmaker Intel Corp. offered a general outline for some of its plans in the wireless world, including updates to its chips for Wi-Fi laptops and mobile phones. “The number …

Time Warner Inc. is the latest media giant to join the stampede to the “third screen” with a $7.5 million investment in wireless game maker Glu Mobile. The stake was …

Investors continued to get behind nascent WiMAX technology, with two service providers announcing successful funding rounds. California-based fixed-wireless Internet provider NextWeb said it snared $3.5 million in Series E equity …

LIVERMORE, Calif.-UltraCell Corp. announced a reformed methanol fuel-cell technology for portable devices, which the company said provides twice the energy density of lithium batteries. The technology uses a micro reformer …

WAYNE, Pa.-Traffic.com Inc. said it signed an agreement with the Maryland State Highway Administration that will allow for construction of a network of wireless roadside traffic sensors. The project will …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. appointed David Truzinski vice president and chief information officer where he will be responsible for the carrier’s information technology support, including computer operations, telecommunications, networking, …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Firetide Inc., a wireless mesh networking provider, and Meru Networks, which provides Voice over Internet Protocol infrastructure, said they have teamed to provide voice communication capability on wireless mesh …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. expanded its GoodLink wireless messaging and data access service to Windows Mobile-enabled smart phones, according to Good Technology Inc. GoodLink is available on Audiovox SMT 5600 and …

PETALUMA, Calif.-Dilithium Networks said it has licensed its AnswerFast Plus technology to Motorola Inc. for use in some of Motorola’s third-generation mobile devices. The technology reduces video-call session setup time …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Regional wireless provider Dobson Communications Corp. said it completed an exchange offer and consent solicitation of its 12.25-percent senior exchangeable preferred stock and its 13-percent senior exchangeable preferred stock. …

Leap Wireless International Inc. announced free Wireless AMBER Alerts for its Cricket customers. Wireless AMBER alerts are short text messages with local information about abducted children. In May, nine wireless …

SAN RAMON, Calif.-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. signed an agreement with push-to-talk vendor Kodiak Networks to install Kodiak’s PTT software in its phones. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. …

LOS ANGELES-Planned mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile signed a mutually exclusive agreement with talent agency William Morris Agency to secure strategic and marketing partnerships, as well as content deals …

NEW YORK-Two U.S. subsidiaries of Japanese mobile-content conglomerate For-side.com Co. Ltd. have integrated operations in what may be a first step toward an initial public offering. Zingy Inc., which offers …

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.-SmartServ Online Inc., which operates the Uphonia mobile virtual network operator, announced continuing losses in its second quarter. Nevertheless, the company’s stock was up around 7 percent on …

LONDON-The voice over wireless local area network market is poised for huge growth, according to consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. A study by the company found that the introduction of …