SYDNEY, Australia-The worldwide opportunity for mobile data and wireless games is huge, according to two new studies, but wireless carriers will need to accurately price and market the applications to …
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-Worldwide sales revenues from wireless local area network chipsets will reach $1.7 billion by 2007, according to new research from technology analyst firm CIR Inc., a huge leap from …
Joint ventures and alliances continue to tie ideas and initiatives together across various tiers of the wireless industry from infrastructure to Wi-Fi to semiconductors. Asian companies play crucial roles in …
WASHINGTON-A Supreme Court ruling has thrown into question whether brain cancer and health-related consumer lawsuits currently pending in federal court should be sent back to state court, a venue mobile-phone …
TOKYO-Two Japanese operators announced additions to their multimedia messaging handset portfolios. KDDI said it released the A1304T manufactured by Toshiba Corp. and the A1401K from Kyocera Corp. for its 1x …
While the industry looks to foster the growth of third-party software, many of the industry’s advanced phone makers will not replace a ruined device if that same third-party software caused …
LONDON-EDS said it signed an agreement with Orange plc for a set of managed mobility products for enterprise customers. The two companies will jointly deliver the EDS Extended Connected Office …
A group of Korea’s major mobile-phone makers, including heavyweights Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG Electronics, are protesting a possible government plan that would regulate the use of camera phones …
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has named San Francisco-based advertising agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners to handle the carrier’s corporate branding advertising. AT&T Wireless added that Ogilvy & …
LONDON-Operating company Symbian claimed another win with the Fujitsu F2102V phone for NTT DoCoMo Inc.’s high-speed FOMA network. The mobile phone includes two digital cameras for video capabilities, as well …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. said it intends to sell $600 million worth of senior unsecured notes with maturities in 2010 and 2013 to qualified institutional buyers in an unregistered offering. …
LONDON-More than 42 million consumers in Western Europe will use mobile portals by 2007, bringing the market’s value to more than $1 billion, according to research from IDC. “The growth …
With a competitive environment similar to a high-profile sporting event, an increasing number of wireless carriers have recently thrown their marketing and sponsorship efforts behind sporting events and venues. “Sporting …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless entered the camera phone race with a new picture-messaging service and advanced phone from LG Mobile Phones. The move was expected, as RCR Wireless News reported on …
LOUISVILLE, Colo.-AirCell Inc. said it moved one step closer toward offering mobile-phone services aboard aircraft with a new patent from the U.S. Patent Office. The company said the patent marks …
TOKYO AND DALLAS-Underlining industry optimism about a rebound in the chip sector, companies are staking out their product positions with a view to differentiating themselves. Intersil Corp. introduced three 1.4 …
SEOUL, South Korea-The world’s No. 3 mobile-phone maker Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will ban the use of camera phones in its semiconductor, flat-panel and electronics factories, according to local reports. …
HOUSTON-Continental Airlines announced its passengers will be able to switch on their mobile phones sooner after landing than currently permitted, a move that follows similar announcements from other airline carriers. …
MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. filed the details of its planned PalmSource initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, promising the IPO would happen some time this fall. The planned …
A group of Korea’s major mobile-phone makers, including heavyweights Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG Electronics, are protesting a possible government plan that would regulate the use of camera phones …
