REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched a trio of new GSM quad-band Motorola Inc. handsets that are set to replace the previously offered V600 model that has reportedly been plagued with technical glitches. The new handsets include the Motorola V505, V220 and V180, which...
ESPOO, Finland-Following on a series of recent announcements regarding wireless in-car communications, Nokia Corp. and Land Rover Wednesday said they jointly developed the Personal Telephone Integration system, an integrated automotive communications system especially for Land Rover vehicles. The system offers connections either via Bluetooth...
MUNICH, Germany—Infineon Technologies AG and the Volkswagen Group announced they have developed a platform concept for wireless location-based information services for vehicles. The platform, dubbed the "Basic Telematics Unit," uses Bluetooth technology to route information from the subscriber identity module card in a driver's...
MUNICH, Germany-Infineon Technologies AG and the Volkswagen Group announced they have developed a platform concept for wireless location-based information services for vehicles.The platform, dubbed the "Basic Telematics Unit," uses Bluetooth technology to route information from the subscriber identity module card in a driver's mobile...
HOUSTON-FrogPad and Gennum Corp. announced the launch of the iFrog portable Bluetooth-enabled keyboard.The solution is compatible with all PCs and Macs that support the Bluetooth Human Interface Device profile, which defines how a keyboard communicates with another Bluetooth device.Additionally, iFrog will have drivers for...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion has launched the quad-band, Bluetooth-enabled BlackBerry 7290 Wireless Handheld for mobile professionals. It is scheduled to be available in the United States through Cingular Wireless next month and is expected to become available in November for mobile professionals in the...
SAN DIEGO-Siemens Mobile unveiled two new phones to the U.S. market, including the company's first 1-megapixel camera phone. The S66 camera phone includes a 1.3-megapixel integrated still and video camera, a large high-resolution color screen and five-times digital zoom. The phone has integrated Bluetooth...
ESPOO, Finland—Nokia Corp. has launched the Nokia 6670 imaging smart phone for mobile professionals around the world.The Symbian operating system-based GSM phone will come in two versions—one for the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia markets and another for the Americas markets.The device features...
Research In Motion and Vodafone have released the BlackBerry 7100v, available exclusively for Vodafone's subscribers.Like the 7100t launched earlier this month with T-Mobile USA Inc., the 7100v features a phone design and uses RIM's new SureType software to assist users in typing text messages.The...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is preparing to launch the Ogo wireless messaging device, according to documents from the Federal Communications Commission.Manufactured by Taiwan-based Chi Mei Communication Systems Inc., Ogo supports AOL, MSN and Yahoo!, allowing users to instant message, e-mail and send short message...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Sleepycat Software and MontaVista Software announced Sleepycat's Berkeley DB software and MontaVista's Linux operating system will be incorporated in Motorola's A780 mobile phone, which was announced last month.Berkeley DB efficiently and reliably manages data while MontaVista Linux enables a range of applications including...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Despite continued concern over the future of the short-range wireless technology, Bluetooth technology shipments have increased from more than 2 million per week several months ago to more than 3 million per week currently, according to IMS Research. The news follows Bluetooth...
Nokia Corp. today launched two new phones and acquired technology from a former Motorola Inc. subsidiary.Nokia announced the Nokia 9300 smart phone.The slim device opens to reveal a full keyboard and color screen. Features include one-touch access to personal information and office applications via...
Research In Motion and T-Mobile USA Inc. today launched the first BlackBerry device to feature a phone form factor, the BlackBerry 7100t."We think this is going to attract a whole new audience to BlackBerry," said Mark Guibert, vice president of corporate marketing at RIM.The...
SPOKANE, Wash.-Itronix Corp. this weekreleased the GoBook III rugged wireless laptop computer."Our focus has not changed," said Matt Gerber, senior vice president of global marketing for Itronix, of the company's mission to supply durable, wireless computers to mobile workforces, from soldiers to first responders...
Sprint Corp. reported that Ford Motor Co. has selected the telecommunications company to be the preferred wireless provider of Bluetooth phones and services for Ford's Mobile-Ease Hands-Free Communication System.The system is a dealer-installed option for select Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles that uses Bluetooth...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced it has now shipped 1 million N-Gage and N-Gage QD game decks since the platform was introduced 11 months ago."We're proud to have reached the 1-million milestone. Thanks to the enthusiastic consumer response to the N-Gage QD and our latest...
A dual-band smart phone from Taiwanese manufacturer High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) has been granted approval from the Federal Communications Commission, according to FCC documents.The CDMA 800/1900 phone, code-named Vivida, was reportedly designed for use by Verizon Wireless. The device will run a Microsoft...
A defect in Siemens 65 series mobile phones could lead to failures in audio transmission, the company warned. Because of the software defect, when a phone call is cut off due to a low battery, the disconnection melody could start playing loudly enough to...
BASINGTOKE, England-T-Mobile International launched Motorola Inc.'s music-focused E398 handset to T-Mobile's customers across Europe.The phone includes a color screen, a VGA-quality digital camera with flash, an integrated MP3 player, MPEG-4 video playback and what Motorola describes as "3D stereo surround-sound vibration sensory technology." Capitalizing...
Motorola Inc. and Motorola Japan Ltd. will work with NTT DoCoMo Inc. to develop a handset for business users on the Japanese carrier's high-speed third-generation FOMA network. The GSM/GPRS handset will be the first FOMA model that will work outside Japan. It is scheduled...
Motorola Inc. in a conversation with RCR Wireless News quelled rumors that Cingular Wireless L.L.C. was recalling the Motorola V600 camera phone."The phone is absolutely not being recalled," said Tracy Koziol, director and general manager of mid-tier GSM products at Motorola.Cingular is still selling...
Wi-Fi access provider iPass Inc. has tightened its grip on the business traveler market with a newly announced partnership with Connexion by Boeing that will give iPass enterprise customers access to high-speed Internet connectivity while in flight.The agreement allows iPass users to access Connexion...
MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc. introduced a Wi-Fi card for use with its Zire 72 and Tungsten T3 handhelds to enhance the integrated Bluetooth technology solution already featured on the devices."With the expansion of hot spots and Wi-Fi networks in homes and in businesses, we felt...
