TORONTO-Bell Canada launched a full-track music download service powered by Groove Mobile, which also enables a similar service recently launched by Sprint Nextel Corp. Bell Canada said consumers are charged $2.58 per song and that the service is available using the Samsung Electronics Co....
ANDOVER, Mass.-Groove Mobile music service is partnering with Telecom New Zealand to power the carrier's nationwide music service, the Telecom Music Store. Subscribers will be able to download songs from the mobile store via the Sanyo Electronics Co. Ltd. 9000 handset, which comes with...
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry has had explosive growth as a result of the policies championed by former FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy, said FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein at Abernathy's final commission meeting last Friday. "The explosion of wireless devices is partly due to your good work,"...
LOS ANGELES-Amp'd Mobile Inc. unveiled its pre-launch marketing campaign, which will let consumers know that the youth-focused mobile virtual network operator is inching closer to its commercial launch-and shoppers shouldn't sign a new contract until Amp'd hits the market. The marketing campaign, developed by...
LOS ANGELES-Amp'd Mobile Inc. unveiled its pre-launch marketing campaign, which will let consumers know that the youth-focused mobile virtual network operator is inching closer to its commercial launch and that they should not sign a new contract until Amp'd is on the market. The...
In the "Nokia pushes into wireless e-mail" story on page 3 of the Sept. 19 issue of RCR Wireless News, the nature of Seven's offerings was incorrectly stated. Seven's technology can be implemented behind a firewall as well as on a hosted basis. The...
Jason Ford can walk through any mall in the United States without eliciting a second glance. But in the tiny universe that is wireless gaming, he may as well be Brad Pitt. As the general manager of games for Sprint PCS, Ford's attention is...
WASHINGTON-U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake stopped cold the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions' legal efforts to shut down IFAST Ltd., the Maryland-based firm that assigns codes enabling foreigners to operate their cell phones in this country. ATIS, an industry standards group that used to...
If Van Toffler has his way, the "M" in MTV may soon stand for "mobile." Toffler, who ascended to the presidency of MTV Networks in October, has worked aggressively to move beyond simply selling ringtones and images of the latest hip-hop star. The company's...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Swedish company Atenit said it will deploy a UMTS TDD network using technology developed by U.S.-based IP Wireless. Atenit, a wireless broadband carrier, will deploy the network over a six-month period with full coverage expected in the Kalmar region by July. Initial subscriber...
LONDON-ScanSoft Inc., which provides speech and imaging solutions, announced three acquisitions totalling $63.2 million aimed at expanding the company's speech capabilities and resources.The company agreed to buy Phonetic Systems Ltd., ART Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc. and Rhetorical Systems Ltd. ScanSoft said the acquisitions are...
Wireless carrier Mobile One announced trials of three different U.S.-developed technologies for wireless high-speed data access for its subscribers. Singapore-based M1, which has more than 1.1 million subscribers, 500,000 of which are GPRS users, has started technical trials of wireless broadband technologies that allow...
Wireless carrier Mobile One announced trials of three different U.S.-developed technologies for wireless high-speed data access for its subscribers. M1, which has more than 1.1 million subscribers, 500,000 of which are GPRS users, has started technical trials of wireless broadband technologies that allow access...
Verizon Wireless launched a pair of new games from Digital Chocolate Inc. and Modtones Gallery from Faith West for its Get It Now downloadable service, as well as adding a new service from M7 to enhance the offering for users and content companies.Digital Chocolate's...
HELSINKI, Finland-In an effort to standardize the increasingly popular camera component in mobile devices, Nokia and STMicroelectronics are releasing a new specification for camera modules.The new Standard Mobile Imaging Architecture (SMIA) specification enables mobile handset vendors to work with multiple suppliers to cost-efficiently source...
HELSINKI, Finland-In an effort to standardize the increasingly popular camera component in mobile devices, Nokia and STMicroelectronics are releasing a new specification for camera modules.The new Standard Mobile Imaging Architecture (SMIA) specification enables mobile handset vendors to work with multiple suppliers to cost-efficiently source...
ATLANTA, Ga.-Advanced Recognition Technologies announced LG Electronics selected its smARTspeak XGT embedded speech interface for its new 4500 series CDMA phones. "The demand for advanced technology cell phones is growing steadily," said Eran Aharonson, chief executive officer of ART, "and LG Electronics has earned...
WASHINGTON-The estimated $1 billion contract awarded to M/A-COM to build a public-safety wireless network throughout New York state will be paid for through a 911 cell-phone surcharge on consumer bills, calling into question whether funds will be diverted from a federal mandate requiring wireless...
WASHINGTON-M/A Com, a unit of Tyco International, beat out Motorola Inc. for an estimated $1 billion contract to build an emergency wireless network throughout the state of New York. "Sept. 11 and other large-scale emergencies in recent years, have underscored the need...
I awoke in a panic the other night. Was I dreaming, or is it really true that the wireless industry has been slipping? Where to find the truth? Ah, I could find the answer in acronyms. With every new technology developed, for every new...
It's been nearly three years since attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, yet the city still does not have interoperable public-safety systems. It's unthinkable. And yet, it is reality. The news is somewhat better in Jefferson County., Colo., where the fifth...
SAN FRANCISCO-The Liberty Alliance, a consortium working on an open federated identity standard, said it formed new relationships with six global alliances including the Network Applications Consortium, Open Mobile Alliance, Open Security Exchange, PayCircle, SIMalliance and WLAN Smart Card Consortium.PayCircle is working with Liberty...
SAN FRANCISCO-The Liberty Alliance, a consortium working on an open federated identity standard, said it formed new relationships with six global alliances including the Network Applications Consortium, Open Mobile Alliance, Open Security Exchange, PayCircle, SIMalliance and WLAN Smart Card Consortium.PayCircle is working with Liberty...
ATLANTA-Speech recognition company Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc. (ART) and Clarity Technologies Inc, which provides noise and echo cancellation software for wireless communications, announced their solutions will be integrated and sold together.Specifically, Clarity's Clear Voice Capture (CVC) noise and echo suppression software suite and ART's...
