SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. introduced two Bluetooth products, a Timeport 270 wireless phone and a Bluetooth Smart Module accessory, that when combined with the company's previously released Bluetooth PC card, provide Motorola's first complete Bluetooth solution for consumers, providing capabilities for wireless dial-up networking and...
Bluetooth seemed like a simple idea when introduced in 1998 as a low-cost, cable-replacement technology designed to be embedded in wireless devices. Early forecasts had Bluetooth-enabled products on the market as early as mid-1999.Those early predictions seemed believable at the time. Who would not...
Amrel SystemsAmrel Systems Inc. released a more powerful version of its Rocky II+ ruggedized mobile notebook computer, certified under MIL-STD 810E, MIL-STD 461C and IP54, offering an Intel Pentium III processor at speeds up to 650 MHz. Amrel said the faster processor provides better...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-After spending the spring revamping his organization and moving it in a new direction with a new show, Jay Kitchen, president of the Personal Communications Industry Association, is upbeat about PCIA Global Xchange, which begins tomorrow in Chicago.In preparation for the show, RCR...
AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. received full certification from the Bluetooth standards body for its two Bluetooth PC products, a PCMCIA card and a USB accessory, designed to provide a wireless link for the exchange of information, including data and voice.Motorola said the software delivered with...
HELSINKI, Finland-First Hop Ltd. has introduced a system designed to give mobile phone customers the ability to pay for movie tickets and other passes via what it called digital tokens, billed to the uses' wireless account.Escio Tokens is meant to replace physical movie tickets,...
BluetoothSilicon WaveRadio-frequency technology developer Silicon Wave Inc. unveiled its Odyssey line of hardware and software products designed for the Bluetooth short-range wireless standard. Included in the line are the Silicon Wave SiW1501 Radio Modem IC, SiW1601 Link Controller IC and lower layer Bluetooth protocol...
L.M. Ericsson and Microsoft Corp. took the next solid step in their alliance by launching a new company, called Ericsson Microsoft Mobile Venture AB, designed to develop and market mobile e-mail solutions to wireless operators worldwide.Ulf Avrin of Ericsson was named president of the...
NEW YORK-A multifaceted revolution is under way that will soon provide a tremendous boost to the battery life and processing capacity of wireless devices. The first phase of the handheld revolution will begin with extended battery life."Keep an eye on Transmeta, which is going...
NEW YORK-Dallas-based Texas Instruments has begun making samples of its new Bluetooth chipset available and will begin shipping them by year-end, Christian Dupont, general manager of the short-distance wireless unit, said.Developed by Butterfly VLSI Ltd., an Israeli company TI acquired early last year, the...
Until you have actually bought a good or service using a mobile device, it is difficult to comprehend the sheer power of the phone as an electronic wallet. In Europe, recent initiatives by innovative carriers such as Sonera allow users to buy candy, to...
NEW YORK-AnywhereYouGo.com, which recently opened a wireless applications testing laboratory in Dallas, its home base, has literally taken on the world in its short corporate life.The company, whose mission is to facilitate development of wireless applications and solutions from as many sources as possible,...
EndwareBroadband wireless product supplier Endware Corp. appointed Mike Roush vice president of manufacturing and operations, Nick Ingrao director of wireless programs and Chris Brown system engineering manager. Roush will oversee the expansion of the company's Diamond Springs, Calif., manufacturing plant in his new position....
Wireless Internet technologyIntegra Micro SystemsIndian software company Integra Micro Systems introduced a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) browser for the PalmOS platform, allowing Palm devices to access Wireless Markup Language (WML) content. The Jataayu Browser is fully WAP compliant, the company said, and can be...
BOISE, Idaho-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group placed Version 1.1 of Extended Systems Inc.'s XTNDAccess Blue SDK on its Bluetooth Qualified Product List, ensuring its compliance with Bluetooth interoperability standards.The XTNDAccess solution is a portable software development kit designed for use in embedded devices such...
SAN DIEGO-Silicon Wave Inc., which supplies radio-frequency systems-on-a-chip for wireless and broadband communications, raised $52 million in its fourth round of financing.The financing included new investments from 3Com Ventures, Access Technology, Alps Electric Co. Ltd., GTG Ventures, Intersil Corp., JMG Triton, Nexus Capital Partners,...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. began shipments of its Mobile Station Modem 3300 chipset samples and system software, and its IFR3300 chip, an intermediate frequency-to-baseband receiver enabling integration of a GPS-band radio without additional external radio frequency or IF chips.Qualcomm said the MSM3300 chipset and system...
In an effort to make up for a history of poor communication with application developers, Motorola Inc. held its first Application Developer Conference last week in San Diego.Dubbed the Xtreme Developer's Conference, some 300 developers met with Motorola and other industry personnel during the...
TOKYO-Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd. and ST Assembly Test Services developed an RF chip package and production test solution with Bluetooth specifications for the wireless market. "This Bluetooth device uses the process, which can be commercially produced at a competitive price," said Kaoru...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Broadband technologies will play an important role in the growth of the wireless communications integrated circuit market, according to a study released by Allied Business Intelligence."ICs used in MMDS devices account for less than 1 percent of the market in 2000, but...
SAN DIEGO - Meltronix Inc., a semiconductor interconnect company serving wireless Internet, broadband communications and Internet equipment markets, launched a Bluetooth wireless technology business development program to target relationships with Bluetooth industry consortium companies."With our success in expanding our business with Internet equipment and...
iMedeonWireless Web applications provider iMedeon Inc. released iM: Collect, a Palm operating system-based mobile data collection solution. The solution, a complement to iModeon's iM: Work, includes an administration tool allowing users to configure the system to meet their data-collection needs. In addition, pre-configured templates are included...
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-L.M. Ericsson licensed ARM's ARM7TDMI processor core for use in its communications products, enabling Ericsson to re-use the ARM intellectual property among all its divisions.Ericsson said it expects ARM's processor technology will provide a scalable platform for its low-power system-on-chip solutions targeting...
The RCR editorial staff has realigned its beat coverage for Denver-based reporters in order to capitalize on the rapid changes taking place in the wireless industry.In addition, RCR reporter Antony Bruno has been promoted to senior writer in recognition of his contributions to the...
