STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Swedish company Sapio AB launched a Sony Ericsson Personal Java version of Photostore, a mobile picture messaging community application for smart phones. Sabio already offers a Photostore solution for …
MILPITAS, Calif.-Intersil Corp. said some major companies are developing 802.11g draft-compliant products using its second-generation PRISM GT chipset with PRISM Nitro technology. The companies include Corega, D-Link Systems Inc., Fujitsu …
PLEASANTON, Calif.-Pronto Networks announced Ansat Communications has chosen its public wireless local area network infrastructure solution as its core platform for offering online games wirelessly to its subscribers. “Wi-Fi access …
MEXICO CITY-Nokia Corp. reported that Mexican wireless operator Telefonica Moviles Mexico has selected the infrastructure provider to supply at least 50 percent of the radio-access system and all of the …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Catering to the fastest growing minority group in the United States, Verizon Wireless launched a Spanish-language Web site, which the carrier said offers online access to the carrier’s products …
LONDON-Siemens AG said it has collaborated with Microsoft Corp. to develop a real-time communications technology called OpenScape for enterprise. The application converges voice and data and combines instant messaging, presence …
SAN FRANCISCO-Research In Motion has introduced a development environment for Java 2 Micro Edition to allow all developers to integrate BlackBerry e-mail and personal information applications. This announcement makes the …
LONDON-Hutchison Whampoa has launched legal action against partner KPN Telecom for refusing to contribute a loan for the two companies’ third-generation U.K. business, Hutchison 3G U.K., which operates under the …
WASHINGTON-A prime-time special of ABC Television Network’s “The View” will feature real-time interactivity in which viewers can respond to multiple choice quiz questions via mobile phone, the Internet or digital …
BOSTON-C2C Fiber Networks, a “lit” services broadband communications provider for telecommunications carriers including wireless carriers seeking to provide last-mile connectivity, has expanded its network to include the Boston metro area. …
BOSTON-Vodafone U.K.’s Vodafone Speaking Phone, which features an application based on technology from SpeechWorks International Inc. and Brand & Grober Communications GbR, allows visually impaired customers to access mobile communications …
RESTON, Va.-Expanding the usability of its handset offering, Nextel Communications Inc. reported a deal with handset manufacturer Motorola Inc. and Symbol Technologies Inc. to provide a bar code scanner attachment …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced the underwriters of its $1.525 billion offering of convertible senior debt have exercised an over-allotment option to acquire an additional $105.5 million of the …
PARIS-European company Musiwave has signed deals with Sony Music Europe and several independent record labels for its technology and services. The Sony agreement will make available to mobile phones Sony …
Telecom Italia Mobile has become the first European operator to publicly state its commitment to EDGE technology, according to international press reports. The reports said the largest Italian mobile operator …
LOWELL, Mass.-M/A-COM Inc. released the P-800 portable radio for the OpenSky network. The Internet Protocol-based digital two-way radio operates on trunked and conventional systems for voice and data. “Its ability …
MOSCOW-LogicaCMG said it reached an agreement with Russian operator Mobile TeleSystems to deploy multimedia-messaging services in the Moscow region. MTS will use LogicaCMG’s MMS center as part of its MMS …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. reported that six Sprint PCS affiliates are deploying its PacketStar 4500 Multiservice Media Gateway, which Lucent said will allow the carriers to reduce costs by …
The 2003 JavaOne Conference is witnessing a collision of giants, as Sun Microsystems and IBM Corp. are pushing their platforms, highlighting a division within a technology that seeks to avoid …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Infowave Software inked an agreement with T-Mobile International for Infowave’s wireless messaging product. The technology will be part of T-Mobile’s new Instant E-mail service for smart phones in …
