WASHINGTON-U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake today approved a request to drop a brain cancer suit filed by Atlanta’s Brian Barrett against Nokia Corp. and others. Barrett, who died in November …
T-Mobile USA Inc. announced a major new instant messaging strategy through a deal with IM company Oz Communications. T-Mobile said it will use Oz’s gateway and client technology to manage …
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.-Consumer experience research firm Vocal Laboratories reported Verizon Wireless received the highest customer service quality rating in a recent survey comparing the quality of customer service of AT&T …
WASHINGTON-New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey (D) signed legislation banning handheld phone use while operating a motor vehicle, the second state to take phones out of drivers’ hands. “Cell phones have …
AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s board of directors has reportedly authorized the wireless carrier to study potential acquisition offers from a number of competitors thought to be looking to take over …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS launched FunMail Inc.’s Mobile Comics Network on its PCS Vision service, allowing customers to view a variety of daily comics, clip favorite comics to a virtual …
LA JOLLA, Calif.-Wireless data technology vendor M7 Networks Inc. said it scored $3 million in series C venture funding, with Enterprise Partners Venture Capital leading the round. “We firmly believe …
MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc.’s stock dropped almost 9 percent following the company’s announcement that it would cut about 100 jobs. The company said the 12-percent reduction in its work force was …
WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. said it scored $907 million in its recent public offering, with shares selling at $78.25 per share. Lehman Brothers Inc. and Merrill Lynch …
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-The cell phone is the invention Americans hate most but cannot live without, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s annual Lemelson-MIT Invention Index study released today. Nearly 30 …
Motorola Inc. posted a net income of $489 million, or 20 cents a share for the fourth quarter of 2003, trumping Wall Street expectations. This figure contrasts with a year …
WALTHAM, Mass.-Colubris Networks introduced a series of Wi-Fi products, as well as what it describes as an extension architecture for wireless local area networks. The Wi-Fi products are intelligent access …
HONG KONG-After numerous delays, 3 Hong Kong committed to a commercial third-generation launch date of Jan. 27. It said NEC c616 3G video phones will be available for the service. …
WARRINGTON, United Kingdom-Messaging software company Magic4 said it will jump into the push-to-talk game with its new Push To Talk over Cellular (PoC) messaging client. The company said its new …
WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court here has ordered the Federal Communications Commission to fix inconsistencies in paging interconnection rules, setting the stage for rule revisions that may not necessarily benefit the …
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration today confirmed South Korea will delay until June a decision to mandate a government-backed wireless Internet standard benefiting domestic firms at the expense of San Diego-based Qualcomm …
DALLAS-Texas Instruments said it has unveiled what it calls the first complete EDGE smart-phone chipset and reference design. The product, known as TCS3500, is buoyed by the OMAP processor and …
LUXEMBOURG-French smart card company Gemplus International S.A. announced a change in its organizational structure, as well as a new head of its U.S. and Canadian operations. Gemplus said Ernie Berger, …
ROCK HILL, Conn.-Nextel Communications Inc. reported a contract with the state of Connecticut allowing government agencies, political subdivisions, municipalities, state-funded non-profits, primary and secondary schools, and designated authorized users to …
PORTO, Portugal-Motorola Inc. said it has won a three-year contract to supply Portuguese mobile operator Optimus with third-generation UMTS infrastructure equipment for the northern part of the country. Motorola said …
