OSLO, Norway-Opera Software announced the Opera smart-phone browser will become available for Microsoft Windows Mobile software. Opera’s browsers include Small-Screen Rendering (SSR) technology, which reformats regular Web pages so users …
PLANO, Texas-Mobile entertainment provider CHL Technologies was acquired by E-Mobile Information Technologies, the companies announced late Monday. The acquisition was necessary for CHL to become a public company, according to …
PARIS-Portuguese mobile carrier Optimus has launched a music-recognition service from Musiwave. The service allows users to identify music via mobile phones. Users are charged about 60 cents per song successfully …
SAN DIEGO-Consumers can expect to see more of LG Mobile Phones, as the mobile-phone manufacturer has launched its biggest advertising campaign since its 1998 U.S. debut. The company is being …
SHANGHAI-Telecom equipment maker ZTE posted net income of more than $46 million for the third quarter, more than three times its second-quarter figures. The company’s year-ago net profit was $12.16 …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. said the government’s decision late last week to eliminate the previously existing 55-megahertz spectrum cap for wireless carriers removes one of the principal …
Five times as many wireless customers this year said they were willing to list their mobile-phone numbers in a public directory as last year without any set privacy standards, while …
LONDON-Intec Telecom Systems plc said it has completed the acquisition of the Singl.eView retailing billing division from ADC Telecommunications Inc. This acquisition, which amounts to $74.5 million, gives Intec access …
BELMOPAN, Belize-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has agreed to supply Speednet with third-generation, CDMA2000 1x infrastructure equipment to bring advanced voice and data to the carrier’s customers in Belize. The …
DALLAS-AirGate Technologies, a subsidiary of The X-Change Corp., said it has completed an RFID prototype for car child safety seats. The prototype uses the company’s Smart Buckle technology incorporated into …
SEATTLE-Mobile entertainment provider Dwango North America has raised $3 million in institutional funding from Weiss, Peck & Greer Investments, the company announced Tuesday. The announcement comes on the heels of …
ATLANTA-Nortel Networks Ltd. has granted interoperability approval to a new mobile messaging product from Glenayre Technologies Inc. Glenayre’s Versera Intelligent Communications Environment (ICE), which was designed to cost-effectively deploy and …
TOKYO-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will deploy cellular devices that use Royal Philips Electronics’ Near Field Communication chip solutions. An NFC-enabled mobile phone could connect wirelessly with an NFC-enabled personal computer …
MIAMI-Election Protection, a Florida voter information advocacy group, said it has partnered with TracFone Wireless Inc. to provide poll monitors with prepaid wireless phones. Poll monitors will be able to …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS released download figures for a number of its top-selling music ring tones, showing four tones from Beyonce Knowles’ “Dangerously in Love” album have cumulatively sold more …
TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones Ltd., a joint venture between TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd. and Alcatel Corp., has officially begun operations. The companies announced the JV June 18 and …
As expected, Crown Castle International Corp. today 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 …
WASHINGTON-A group that advocates for first-responder communications today sent letters to every member of Congress urging them to pass legislation that would require broadcasters to vacate TV channels that block …
OXNARD, Calif.-Justchex L.L.C., an online check processing company, said it now provides wireless access to funds verification services through text messaging. When the system receives a message from a registered …
WASHINGTON-A judge in New Jersey has granted Verizon Wireless a permanent injunction against Jacob Brown, a text-message spammer from Rhode Island. “We got him and now he is permanently prevented …
