Bluetooth

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 …

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 …

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 …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Although Bluetooth technology is an early favorite of the automotive industry for telematics and wireless applications, it will compete with a range of other offerings, according to research …

Siemens AG announced it won a contract with Germany’s E-Plus to expand its GSM/GPRS network. The two-year contract is worth a “two-digit million euro amount,” Siemens said. Siemens will install …

STOCKOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has signed a contract to embed its Bluetooth platform in the products of STMicroelectronics. The platform, which is known as Q-E1, offers such features as …

PARIS-Apple launched its Bluetooth-based Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple Wireless Mouse. The products use Adaptive Frequency Hopping (AFH) software that eliminates interference between Bluetooth devices and other wireless networks and …

FRANKFURT, Germany-Motorola Inc. announced it is working with luxury sports car manufacturer Aston Martin to create a mobile device to complement the new Aston Martin DB9 sports car, unveiled at …

Following its solid earnings and its retrieval of the No. 5 handset maker slot, Sony Ericsson released a range of new phones and devices, including a unique toy racecar that …

BEIJING-Nokia introduced its first CDMA phone for the Chinese market, the 2280, during a signing ceremony between Nokia, operator China Unicom and China Putian, the exclusive distributor for the Nokia …

Wireless customers unhappy with their carriers’ customer care are more likely to switch service providers, according to J.D. Power and Associates’ 2003 Wireless Customer Care Performance Study. The group found …

Heavy call volumes on wireless networks frustrated end users and caused cell sites operating on backup generators and batteries to quickly falter during the massive power outage that crippled the …

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a $300 million consumer advertising campaign that coincided with the introduction of a staggering 158 new products, from new digital cameras to advanced printers. “To …

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp.’s entry into the smart-phone market continues to gain steam, with European carrier Orange and Asian manufacturer MiTAC International Corp. offering glimpses at potential upcoming products using the …

In the networked home of the future, wireless likely will play a major role, connecting family members to their loved ones, music collections and even microwaves. But the long-held vision …

MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. released its new Bluetooth-capable personal digital assistant, while fellow handheld maker Handspring Inc. reported declining revenues and losses. Further, research firm IDC released results showing sales of …

Pictures of a possible Motorola Inc. smart phone using Microsoft Corp.’s operating system surfaced on an enthusiast Web site, further stoking industry rumors that Motorola has sided with the software …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Advanced handset features will be key to cdma2000 1x and GPRS networks, but the industry must guard against rapid price declines, according to a new report released by …

Palm Inc. released its new Bluetooth-capable personal digital assistant, while fellow handheld maker Handspring Inc. reported declining revenues and losses. Further, research firm IDC released results showing sales of PDAs …

A new consumer study finds that U.S. wireless users show little to no interest in advanced smart phones, and that handset makers and carriers would be better off selling specialized …

What began as a rumor turned into an unpleasant reality last week for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P., as the handset maker announced it will shut down its CDMA research …

In the wake of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications’ retreat from the CDMA mobile-phone business, Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS are re-evaluating their plans to sell Sony Ericsson’s newly released CDMA …

AMSTERDAM-In Europe, Bluetooth technology will outpace wireless local area network hot spots by 2008, according to a new report from Forrester Research. “We believe that much of the money being …

AMSTERDAM-Sony Corp. demonstrated its new Feel technology, which allows Bluetooth devices to instantaneously connect to each other at this week’s Bluetooth World Congress in Amsterdam. Feel, unveiled in Sony President …

CHELSEA, Mich.-Chrysler Group introduced a new service to connect a driver’s mobile phone with a microphone inside the car using Bluetooth technology, a step back from full-blown telematics services like …