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Motorola camera phone on sale

Motorola Inc.'s long-awaited V600 camera phone will finally hit store shelves this month through AT&T Wireless Services Inc., the companies announced. The phone suffered from software glitches and had been delayed until after the holiday shopping season."Just as the ground-breaking Motorola StarTAC and Motorola...

Globile Wireless to offer Bluetooth hands-free kit

AUSTIN, Texas-Globile Wireless announced it will distribute a new Bluetooth hands-free car kit and speaker product in North America. The portable solution allows users to use Bluetooth-enabled phones, hands free, while in a vehicle, an office or at home. The product, which retails for...

Wireless welcomed into the home

The popularity of Wi-Fi, decreasing wireless chipset prices and consumer affinity for high-tech gadgets combined with a desire for simplicity all add up to the likelihood that wireless home networks will become more than a luxury in our society."Home networking already has become fairly...

Sprint PCS to sell Sony Ericsson CDMA handset

It appears Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L. P. will be able to unload some of its final CDMA phones in North America as Sprint PCS announced it will sell a limited number of Sony Ericsson's Bluetooth-enabled T608 phones.The move comes almost six months after...

Sprint PCS to sell Sony Ericsson CDMA phone

It appears Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. will be able to unload some of its final CDMA phones in North America as Sprint PCS announced it will sell a limited number of Sony Ericsson's Bluetooth-enabled T608 phones.The move comes almost six months after Sony...

2004: Disruption, dancing

Even with the promise of a tech recovery and emergence of new applications for wireless gadgets aimed at free-spending teenagers, information-starved road warriors and the rest of us, 2004 is apt to be no more than a sexed-up version of the year that was....

Great expectations

Could we, dare we get optimistic? There are signs. The Dow topped 10,000. People are beginning to believe the economy is rebounding.Wireless carriers continue to dodge one bullet after another. While Washington, D.C., is taking up the distracted-driving cause, it doesn't have the teeth...

Saab selects CSR’s Bluetooth technology

Cambridge Silicon Radio said its BlueCore Bluetooth silicon is being used by Saab to supply Bluetooth wireless technology in the automotive manufacturer's 9-3 models. CSR noted that the Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan with Bluetooth option has been available since early this year, but the...

Silicon Wave products get Bluetooth certification

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Silicon Wave Inc. reported that its SiW3000 UltimateBlue single-chip and HCI software solutions received certification for the newly released Version 1.2 of the Bluetooth Specification and has been listed on the Bluetooth Special Interest Group official Web site as a qualified component.The...

Automotive Bluetooth market poised for growth

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Although the automotive Bluetooth market has largely stalled due to a lack of Bluetooth-capable handsets, new research shows the market is poised for significant growth.Research firm Allied Business Intelligence predicted that close to one-third of all new mobile phones will include Bluetooth...

Business Briefs

Eastman Kodak Co. reported agreements with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Nokia Corp. to provide mobile imaging services and initiatives designed to help customers get more out of their camera-enabled handsets. The agreements center around Kodak's Mobile Service that will allow Cingular subscribers to store...

Kodak, Cingular, Nokia embark on camera-phone initiative

ROCHESTER, N.Y.-Eastman Kodak Co. reported agreements with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Nokia Corp. to provide mobile imaging services and initiatives designed to help customers get more out of their camera-enabled handsets.The agreements center around Kodak's Mobile Service that will allow Cingular subscribers to store...

Updated Bluetooth spec adopted

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group reported the adoption of Bluetooth Specification Version 1.2, which the organization said includes new features resulting in a more reliable and robust user experience for consumers.Updated features include the use of adaptive frequency hopping, which the Bluetooth...

Motorola uses Broadcom Bluetooth chips

IRVINE, Calif.-As Bluetooth continues to slowly make its way into the wireless world, Broadcom Corp. announced Motorola Inc. is using its Blutonium single-chip Bluetooth transceiver in a variety of its mobile phones, including the new V500, V600, A760, A830 and A835 phones.Broadcom said its...

Actiontec releases handsfree Bluetooth headset

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Actiontec Electronics unveiled a wireless Bluetooth headset that enables wireless, hands-free conversations over Bluetooth-enabled devices. The headset, which retails for $70, hooks over either ear and operates with two buttons that can be used to answer, redial, hang up or adjust the volume....

Bluetooth shipments hit milestone

Countering claims that the technology has yet to gain a foothold, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group reported shipments of the short-range wireless technology exceeded 1 million units per week worldwide during the third quarter, according to Bluetooth semiconductor volume tracking service provider IMS Research.The...

Nokia shows off 7700

NICE, France-Nokia made numerous announcements at its annual customer Mobile Internet Conference in Nice, France, and at its "Destination Nokia 100% Pure Mobility" event in Brisbane, Australia,The company shared its vision of a mobile services mass market to a broad range of industry players,...

Nokia makes host of announcements, including 7700 phone, PTT products

NICE, France-Nokia made numerous announcements today at its annual customer Mobile Internet Conference in Nice, France, and at its "Destination Nokia 100% Pure Mobility" event in Brisbane, Australia.The company shared its vision of a mobile services mass market to a broad range of industry...

Bluetooth shipments hit milestone

Countering claims that the technology has yet to gain a foothold, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group reported shipments of the short-range wireless technology exceeded 1 million units per week worldwide during the third quarter, according to Bluetooth semiconductor volume tracking service provider IMS Research.The...

ArcSoft releases mobile imaging software

FREMONT, Calif.-ArcSoft Inc. announced the availability of ArcSoft PhotoBase Mobile Edition 2 for Symbian 6.0, Symbian 7.0 UIQ and Pocket PC-enabled imaging phones.The software allows for photo management, editing and sharing on a mobile device via multimedia messaging service, infrared, e-mail, Bluetooth or data...

Emerging technologies to change wireless data market

LONDON-Emerging wireless technologies are threatening to change the economics and competitive dynamics of the wireless data market, according to a new report form Sound Partners and Analysys Research.According to the report, emerging technologies are set to have an even greater impact on the market...

Handset vendors ramp up holiday offerings

The world's handset makers are ramping up their holiday season devices, with Motorola Inc., Siemens and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. joining the fray.Motorola and Siemens both released new W-CDMA devices for the European market. Motorola will sell its new A835 through operator 3. The...

Game enthusiasts prepare to meet Nokia’s N-Gage

Roy Miniel is a video gamer. He knows his way around a joystick and is on a first-name basis with Lara. Lara Croft, that is, professional tomb raider. Indeed, it's Miniel's job to know such things-he runs a Denver-area video game store called U...

Palm adds 3 new PDAs

MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. today released three new personal digital assistants, and though none includes support for wide area wireless networks, the devices nonetheless acknowledge the growing influence and importance of the wireless industry.Indeed, one of the three devices includes Bluetooth technology, a short-range wireless...