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 firm Allied Business Intelligence Inc.The firm said Bluetooth will continue its momentum in new...
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 GSM base stations and necessary components to offer GPRS services. The expansion will increase...
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 fast connection times, enhanced voice quality and advanced frequency hopping for improved coexistence with other...
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 devices, allowing them to perform reliably in home, office, school and lab settings where...
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 this week's Frankfurt Motor Show.The Motorola V600 mobile handset includes a Bluetooth wireless headset,...
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 mobile-phone users can control through Bluetooth technology.Sony Ericsson's range of new announcements spanned the...
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 2280 in China.The phone is expected to be available early next month. "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 that 26 percent of those who rated their latest customer-care experience as below average are...
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 northeastern United States late last week.Given the situation, even the best system would have...
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 put it in perspective, we are introducing today almost as many products as there are...
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 software giant's mobile-phone platform.An Orange France Web site appeared to offer details on a...
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 of a connected home has faced plenty of stumbling blocks along the way, and...
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 PDAs continue to decline.Palm said its new Tungsten T2 handheld features more memory and...
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 giant.The photos, posted on smart-phone enthusiast Web site www.modaco.com, coincided with a rash of...
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 Allied Business Intelligence.As the technologies grow worldwide, replacement handset sales will drive market growth,...
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 continue to decline.Palm said its new Tungsten T2 handheld features more memory and a...
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 wireless devices.According to a new study from Jupiter Research, most U.S. consumers would not...
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 and development site in North America, reflecting the company's poor performance in the region....
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 phones.A spokeswoman for Sony Ericsson said the two main CDMA carriers in the United...
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 poured into public WLAN today to enable access-from places as diverse as bars, marinas, hotels...
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 Masanobu Yoshida's keynote speech, is a proprietary technology that will provide connectivity between Sony's Bluetooth...
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 Onstar.The new UConnect system allows users to vocally place and receive calls using their...
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 will raise the bar on Bluetooth performance and ease of use in the mobile-phone arena...
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 previous 1.1 specification designed to improve the reliability and performance of wireless technologies...
