Bluetooth

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it plans to collaborate with Broadcom Corp. to jointly develop, promote and market Bluetooth solutions for CDMA mobile phones. “We anticipate that our collaboration with Qualcomm …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced that the Bluetooth specification version 1.2 is in its final testing phase. The new specification includes a number of improvements compared with …

The Bluetooth industry is set to welcome the latest standard for the short-range wireless networking technology as the Bluetooth Special Interest Group is expected to introduce the 1.2 specification this …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Philips’ semiconductor division has signed a deal to license L.M Ericsson’s new Bluetooth baseband core technology, which offers strong voice and audio quality, as well as coexistence with other …

A certain RCR Wireless News reporter based in D.C. who shall remain nameless likes to hold onto her stories for a little bit before turning them in to be edited. …

In spite of the rough and tumble of the market, investments remain on an even keel in the wireless sector for the first quarter, according to venture-capital researcher Rutberg and …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Analyst firm Probe Group believes Bluetooth technology might drive wireless Internet revenues, but remains cautious on its outlook. Analyst David Chamberlain expects one of three uptake scenarios to …

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario-Psion Teklogix introduced a Windows CE .NET-based rugged handheld computer to the North American market. The 7537 is suited for traditional supply chain and logistics markets as well as …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Nearly 20 percent of new vehicles worldwide will be embedded with Bluetooth hardware by 2007, according to research firm Allied Business Intelligence Inc. ABI cites low cost and …

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario-Psion Teklogix introduced a Windows CE .NET-based rugged handheld computer to the North American market. The 7537 is suited for traditional supply chain and logistics markets as well as …

GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc. and Silicon Wave have entered a partnership to manufacture and distribute Bluetooth solutions. Under the agreement, Silicon Wave will license RFMD to manufacture its single-chip …

Wireless watchers were inundated with news on the wireless gaming front coming out of the Electronic Entertainment Expo video game trade show, with Nokia Corp. in the lead and continuing …

LOS ANGELES-Wireless watchers were inundated with news on the wireless gaming front coming out of the Electronic Entertainment Expo video game trade show, with Nokia Corp. in the lead and …

SYDNEY, Australia-New and established wireless players should look to Java and BREW application download technologies and the mobile gaming market as the next big area for growth, according to new …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS reported plans to introduce Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications’ T608 handset during the second quarter. The carrier noted the device, which will support Sprint PCS’ Vision service, …

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-Evans Data Corp. released its Wireless Development Survey 2003 Volume 1, which includes research on what technologies are being used to secure wireless local area networks, intentions for …

TOKYO-Hewlett-Packard Japan released a new personal digital assistant (PDA) with both wireless local area network (WLAN) and Bluetooth functions. The new PDA, called “iPAQ Pocket PC h5400,” has a built-in …

METUCHEN, N.J.-Berkeley Varitronics Systems announced two new international distributors will provide sales and support for its wireless products. Genetel Online will offer sales and support for BVS WLA and Bluetooth …

ATLANTA-In conjunction with Symbol Technologies, UPS has developed the fourth generation of Delivery Information Access Devices, which include Global Positioning System links, built-in GPRS and CDMA radios and Wi-Fi and …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Bluetooth semiconductor supplier Cambridge Silicon Radio said it’s providing its customers with an extended version of its BlueCore Host Software that includes the source code for all layers down …

GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices announced the opening of a new design center in Boulder, Colo. The center, opened as a result of RFMD’s acquisition of Channel Technology, will focus on …

TOKYO-Silicon Wave Inc. and Taiwan-based Ambit Microsystems Corp. reported the availability of a Bluetooth module for Intel corp.’s Wireless Coexistence System, which is part of Intel’s Centrino mobile technology for …

MOSCOW-The Russian Communications Ministry finally gave the go-ahead for Bluetooth technology to develop in the country, and satisfied producers and dealers are predicting a sales boom. The State Commission for …

LOS ANGELES-Bluetooth manufacturer Blue-Gene.com said it will begin marketing its BT-300C Bluetooth Compact Flash card targeted at Pocket PC and notebook computers. The company said the card is bundled with …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-In a stock transaction of undisclosed value, Chrontel Inc., producer of video interface technology, has acquired Wireless Interface Technologies, which has developed radio-frequency transceivers using low-cost Complimentary Metal …