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SAN FRANCISCO-If the kickoff for Navteq’s Global LBS Challenge is any indicator, 2006 may be the year location-based services finally get legs. Software developers, reporters, venture capitalists and other insiders …

Nokia Corp. responded to rival Motorola Inc.’s recently launched Rokr iTunes-capable device with a music-driven tri-band GSM handset. The Nokia 3250 twists to transform its keypad into music keys and …

SAN FRANCISCO-Following years of delays, Nokia Corp. finally is set to launch its 9300 device running Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry software in the United States. The device will be …

IRVINE, Calif.-Broadcom Corp. launched a new software product called Blink that simplifies the use of Bluetooth when connecting cellular phone handsets with PCs, said the company. Bluetooth Link is a …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced availability of new tools designed to help companies bring Bluetooth products to market faster. The Bluetooth SIG said the goal is to simplify …

Several handset makers, including UTStarcom Inc., Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Kyocera Wireless Corp., chose wireless trade shows from San Francisco to Singapore as venues to introduce new …

The Superior Court of California in Los Angeles issued an order earlier this month that preliminarily approves a settlement in a class-action lawsuit against Verizon Wireless regarding the Motorola Inc. …

LOS ANGELES-A group of Treo smart-phone users filed a class-action lawsuit against Treo maker Palm Inc. for making “inherently defective” devices. The suit, filed in a California court, requests a …

Among the tragedies that Hurricane Katrina brought was the realization that it would be easier for some people to reconnect with their dogs than their grandmas. A veterinarian can access …

Sprint Nextel Corp. unveiled its first CDMA EV-DO phone, the PPC-6700 smart phone. The advanced gadget features a 1.3-megapixel digital camera, Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile 5.0 software and support for …

The following information includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is selling the advanced 6682 from Nokia Corp. for $300 with a service plan. The device features a 1.3-megapixel digital camera, Bluetooth and an MP3 player, as …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will be the exclusive U.S. vendor of Motorola Inc.’s new Rokr E1 device, the company’s long-awaited iTunes-capable phone. The device, which is available today for …

MIAMI-Orion Information Services announced plans to merge with Swedish mobile hardware and software vendor CellPoint Connect AB. Orion, which develops applications for the integration of platforms including television, wireless and …

Marketing companies increasingly are using Bluetooth to get their messages across in airports, shopping malls and movie theaters. While advertisers view the tactic as a valuable new way to get …

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.-The Infrared Data Association announced a new standard the group said would allow camera-phone users to transmit their pictures to TVs and other electronic gadgets. Dubbed IrSimple, NTT …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. is gearing up to sell its first Walkman phone in the United States. However, the company is planning to sell the phone through its Web …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. is gearing up to sell its first Walkman phone in the United States. However, the company is planning to sell the phone through its Web …

LEIPZIG, Germany-A group of four companies deployed four 2.2-meter high-illuminated columns at this week’s Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. The technology will beam free mobile content to Bluetooth-enabled devices in …

WATERLOO, Ontario-SunCom Wireless Inc. introduced Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry 7100g for its customers in the southeastern United States and Puerto Rico. The BlackBerry 7100g operates on SunCom’s GSM/GPRS network. …

America Online Inc. is testing a suite of mobile search services that would allow users with Web-enabled phones to search the Internet for information, including local business listings, and to …

LONDON-CSR plc, which provides Bluetooth and wireless local area network single-chip solutions, announced it will purchase UbiNetics’ Volume Product Technology wireless software company. The deal is valued at $48 million. …

Ironically, the march toward a simplified, converged “digital home” is producing an overwhelming number of wireless and wireline offerings for consumers. It seems the only thing growing as fast as …

Moviegoers with Bluetooth-enabled handsets can download movie trailers, ringtones and wallpapers at three Loews Theatres this summer. Twentieth Century Fox is providing kiosks at theaters in Los Angeles, New York …

LOS ANGELES-Moviegoers with Bluetooth-enabled handsets can download movie trailers, ringtones and wallpapers at three Loews Theatres this summer. Twentieth Century Fox is providing kiosks at theaters in Los Angeles, New …