NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. released the A630 wireless handset at a gala last week in New York City.The candy bar-shaped device features a hidden QWERTY keyboard for texting, e-mailing and instant messaging. It offers integrated Bluetooth wireless technology, a speaker phone and e-mail support for...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will begin offering a bundled device and services package allowing business customers to use Bluetooth-enabled Hewlett-Packard iPAQ Pocket PC devices and Nokia Corp.'s 6820 handset to access the carrier's EDGE network.The carrier said that customers who already own...
Motorola Inc. released the A630 wireless handset at a gala in New York City today.The candy bar-shaped device features a hidden QWERTY keyboard for texting, e-mailing and instant messaging. It offers integrated Bluetooth wireless technology, a speaker phone and e-mail support for POP3, SMTP...
Information security company Kaspersky Labs said it has detected a new computer worm that can affect Symbian-based smart phones. Although the software firm said it appears the virus hasn't yet affected any users, the news could mark a sign of times to come.Kaspersky Labs...
Wireless solutions designed specifically for nurses, the largest healthcare group in the U.S. and the biggest users of IT systems in hospitals, could streamline the otherwise inefficient healthcare field. But to be successful with nurse end-users, technology companies have to gear solutions toward their...
It appears Hewlett-Packard Co. is gearing up to enter the smart-phone market with a new iPAQ personal digital assistant that features a quad-band GSM/GPRS radio. According to documents filed with the Federal Communications Commission, the new high-end iPAQ Pocket PC h6300 device also supports...
Nokia Corp. said it will delay the U.S. introduction of its revamped N-Gage mobile-phone/video-game device, and it cut the number of planned games for the device by almost half.Nokia said it is delaying the introduction of the N-Gage QD device in the United States...
Information security company Kaspersky Labs said it has detected a new computer worm that can affect Symbian-based smart phones. Although the software firm said it appears the virus hasn't yet affected any users, the news could mark a sign of times to come.Kaspersky Labs...
Although many agree the swift ascent of camera phones will cut into the market for digital cameras and traditional film, the camera-phone industry could also provide a new avenue of growth for well-known companies that have centered their businesses around imaging and images."We view...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group reported that the Bluetooth industry is shipping more than 2 million units per week worldwide, which is less than nine months after the Bluetooth SIG said the industry had passed the 1-million-units-per-week mark."Bluetooth wireless technology is definitely...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Zeevo Inc. and Smart Modular Technologies Inc. said they have entered a strategic alliance to develop and sell Bluetooth modules.The companies will focus not only on the embedded Bluetooth solutions market, but also on the audio-over-Bluetooth market."As audio-over-Bluetooth evolves, consumers will have...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group reported that the Bluetooth industry is now shipping more than 2 million units per week worldwide, which is less than nine months after the Bluetooth SIG said the industry had passed the 1-million-units-per-week mark."Bluetooth wireless technology is...
GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD), provider of radio frequency integrated circuits, has completed its acquisition of Bluetooth solution provider Silicon Wave Inc.RFMD expects the acquisition to expand its total addressable market and strengthen its leadership position in the mobile handset market. To that...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson Technology Licensing has signed an agreement with Wavecom S.A. for Bluetooth software.Under the agreement, Wavecom will embed the Ericsson Core Bluetooth Software Stack B-C3 in its WISMO platforms for the automotive and personal communication devices markets. The integrated solution will allow for...
MCLEAN, Va.-Red-M, which supplies hardware and software tools for wireless security solutions, and government reseller iGov announced a partnership that will provide departments of the U.S. government with security solutions for both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless networks."Our government customers are asking for wireless security...
BALTIMORE-Wireless security company Bluefire Security Technologies announced a new product the company said allows business users to disable Bluetooth connections in enterprise devices, a move the company said is in response to concerns over Bluetooth hacking.Indeed, Bluefire said an agency of the U.S. Department...
GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc., provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs), will acquire Silicon Wave Inc., supplier of integrated circuits for wireless personal area networks (WPANs).RFMD expects Silicon Wave's Bluetooth product portfolio to give it a strong foothold in the Bluetooth market. "Leading industry...
HOUSTON-Texas Instruments has released a new Hands-Free Kit (HFK) Development Platform and a Bluetooth subsystem to go with it. According to TI, combining the digital signal processor (DSP)-based platform with a Bluetooth solution means higher quality, faster time-to-market and lower costs for developers than...
Although Aura Communications Inc. executives maintain that the company's technology is merely an ancillary part of the massive wireless industry, the potential of the company's offerings is certainly noteworthy.Founded in 1995, Aura is a fabless semiconductor vendor. The company sells chips to electronics manufacturers...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Increased availability of Bluetooth-enabled mobile handsets has led to an increased commitment to Bluetooth by automobile original equipment manufacturers, according to a study from ABI research.The availability of Bluetooth-enabled handset offerings in North America has increased 65 percent from last year, according...
FRANKFURT, Germany-As the mobile-phone sales increase, the world's chipmakers continue to look to take advantage of the market opportunity.For example, Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe released its new Mobile Media Processors, which the company said incorporate MPEG-4 and JPEG hardware encoding and decoding functionality. The chips...
TROY, Mich.-Clarity Technologies Inc. announced its Clear Voice Capture (CVC) voice communications software technology will be embedded in Peiker's Bluetooth hands-free system for use in the Mini Cooper automobile."Together there is no denying the ability of Peiker and Clarity Technologies to deliver a superior...
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and RadioShack Corp. announced they have formed a strategic relationship that initially will focus on bringing new Bluetooth wireless technology accessories, broadband networking and home monitoring products to market, as well as expanding Motorola's battery business.RadioShack is currently a Motorola products...
HANOVER, Germany-Nokia Corp., Royal Philips Electronics and Sony Corp. established the new Near Field Communication Forum, which the companies said will support the use of touch-based interactions in consumer electronics, mobile devices, personal computers, smart objects and for payment purposes.The companies said the new...
