Mobile instant messaging is going mainstream. Maybe.Wireless IM use is growing, with 32 percent of all mobile messaging using an IM service in addition to, or instead of, short message service texting, according to a study commissioned by America Online, Inc. AOL said it...
WASHINGTON-Sending spam to wireless devices is illegal under rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission last week."The FCC shields consumers' wireless devices from these unsolicited, costly and sometimes indecent messages," said FCC Chairman Michael Powell. "This order strikes an effective balance between protecting consumers...
LOS ANGELES-Wireless content companies Meca Communications and Ipsh! announced they will offer a personal computer application that allows users to send instant messages across IM services from MSN, Yahoo!, America Online Inc. and also through wireless text messages. The companies said their new Messenger...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-CinemaElectric Inc. announced it will sell mobile content through America Online Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. CinemaElectric is a wireless services company that provides multimedia entertainment for mobile devices in more than 35 countries.
CLEVELAND-Greeting card giant American Greetings announced it will form a wireless division headed by Bryan Biniak, a former executive from Moviso."We plan to exponentially raise the bar in the wireless space by leveraging the massive distribution network, marketing prowess and existing customer base of...
CLEVELAND-Greeting card giant American Greetings announced it will form a wireless division headed by Bryan Biniak, a former executive from Moviso."We plan to exponentially raise the bar in the wireless space by leveraging the massive distribution network, marketing prowess and existing customer base of...
BOSTON-Siemens AG said it will jump into the over-the-air updating game through a new deal with OTA company Red Bend.Siemens licensed Red Bend's vCurrentMobile technology for use in its handsets, a move Red Bend said will allow Siemens to send out software fixes to...
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced an expanded agreement with instant messaging company America Online Inc. to install AOL's IM software in select AT&T Wireless mobile phones. Nokia Corp.'s 3100 and 3200 handsets for AT&T Wireless will be the first phones to feature the...
In the "T-Mobile USA to drop AOL for OMA-compliant IM company" story on page 7 of the Jan. 26 issue of RCR Wireless News, T-Mobile USA Inc.'s relationship with America Online Inc. was misstated. T-Mobile will continue to support AOL's instant messaging service as...
T-Mobile USA Inc. is replacing its America Online Inc. instant-messaging service in favor of a more open, standards-based offering. The carrier signed a deal with IM company Oz Communications to install a gateway in its network that complies with instant-messaging and presence specifications from...
HELSINKI, Finland-Internet portal Yahoo! dropped its stake in TeliaSonera's Zed wireless data portal, but said it will continue to offer co-branded services with Zed across Europe.Yahoo! purchased a 15-percent equity interest in Sonera Zed Ltd. in 2002 with an option to acquire the remaining...
Internet portal Yahoo! dropped its stake in TeliaSonera's Zed wireless data portal, but said it will continue to offer co-branded services with Zed across Europe.Yahoo! purchased a 15-percent equity interest in Sonera Zed Ltd. in 2002 with an option to acquire the remaining interests....
TOKYO-Struggling Internet company America Online Inc. and Japanese wireless data giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced they dissolved their widely touted joint venture, once heralded as way to promote "fixed-mobile convergence."Terms of the deal were not disclosed, and neither company was immediately available for comment....
DULLES, Va.-Cingular Wireless and instant messaging company America Online Inc. announced an expansive partnership to allow Cingular subscribers to send and receive AOL instant messages using their phones.The announcement is AOL's latest carrier deal, but is more extensive than many of its prior agreements....
Jeffrey Glass could be considered a player in the mobile-commerce industry, although you won't find the "m-commerce" designation in any of the literature about his company. However, as president and chief executive officer of M-Qube Inc., Glass for almost three years has been encouraging...
Cingular Wireless and instant messaging company America Online Inc. announced an expansive partnership to allow Cingular subscribers to send and receive AOL instant messages using their phones.The announcement is AOL's latest carrier deal, but is more extensive than many of its prior agreements. Under...
DULLES, Va.-Internet service provider America Online Inc. launched its new Journals service, which allows users to maintain online diaries-also called Web logs or blogs-about their lives and thoughts. AOL said users can also update their Journals using mobile phones with its AOL Instant Messenger...
LONDON-European operator MmO2 offered details on uptake of its mobile data services. The company said it has 643,000 GPRS users and 60,000 active customers for its recently launched O2 Active service, which offers ring tones, multimedia messaging service, games, music video, information and pictures...
America Online Inc. announced that it is launching an industrywide mobile developer program for its instant-messaging services. As flagship members, LG Electronics, Motorola Inc., Samsung Telecommunications America and Siemens AG will work to develop, test and distribute licensed AIM clients for mobile devices. The...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. introduced America Online Inc. Instant Messenger service allowing customers to send short messages to everyone on their Buddy List from their wireless device. The two companies previously announced a deal providing wireless access to AOL Mail and other AOL services...
SEATTLE, Wash.-Tegic Communications Corp. scored an important victory in its patent battle with rival Zi Corp., and the result could cost Zi up to $27 million as punishment.Following a two-week trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. and America Online Inc. announced the immediate availability of a suite of AOL services and features to Verizon Wireless Mobile Web subscribers.The AOL services include AOL Mail, news, financial information, driving directions and local event and entertainment information via AOL's...
DALLAS—Samsung Telecommunications America and America Online Inc. are integrating AOL Instant Messenger service in to Samsung's SGH-r225M GSM handset, the companies announced.AOL Instant Messaging will allow users to send and receive real-time text messages.The SGH-r225M is available this month.
RESTON, Va.—America Online Inc., continuing its wireless strategy of partnering with carriers to distribute its content, announced a deal with Nextel Communications Inc. to offer its popular AOL instant messaging and e-mail programs over Nextel's packet-data network.AOL has signed content agreements with numerous wireless...
