In their spare time after work and on the weekends, three tech-savvy guys in Petaluma, Calif., in about six months have managed to surmount a technical hurdle that the multibillion-dollar U.S. wireless industry has not yet resolved after more than a year of effort.Paul...
New research shows the market for smart phones and converged devices continued to increase in the first quarter, with Nokia Corp. claiming the top spot in terms of devices and Symbian retaining the No. 1 position on the operating system side."The market for converged...
New research shows the wireless data and entertainment industry is neglecting its most willing market segments: women and young adults."Females and young consumers have a significantly higher propensity to adopt most mobile interactive services and advanced handset features," wrote research and consulting firm Zelos...
SAN DIEGO-The Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium announced mobile handset makers Nokia Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Siemens have become strategic members. Founded by printer companies Hewlett-Packard Co., Canon and Epson, the MIPC is an industry group working to allow camera-phone users to...
A California legislator is pushing a bill that would require camera phones to emit a "distinctive noise or light" when snapping pictures, thus alerting those nearby that they may have been photographed. The bill highlights growing concerns over the social implications of camera phones...
Following its sluggish first-quarter earnings report, Nokia announced it scored a distribution deal with third-generation carrier Hutichson 3 and released a new camera phone for the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia markets.Hutchison 3 in the United Kingdom said it will begin selling the...
The twists and turns continue in a year that most predict will be the biggest ever for the mobile-phone industry, as market leader Nokia Corp. disappointed with a flat second-quarter outlook, while No. 3 player Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. checked in with a massive...
After facing harsh criticism over the sluggish introduction of its camera phone line-up, the world's No. 2 phone-maker Motorola Inc. is hoping to regain the industry's cutting edge by placing itself at the intersection of music and wireless. Indeed, Motorola executives have hinted at...
Wireless local area network equipment shipments increased a hefty 53 percent in 2003 from 2002 to $3.9 billion worldwide, according to a study by Forward Concepts.The report, titled, "WLAN for Enterprise and The Multimedia Home," anticipates a 21-percent compound growth rate to the $8.5...
HELSINKI, Finland-As Nokia Corp. promoted its "life goes mobile" tagline, the company's chief executive promised Nokia would release as many as 40 new wireless devices this year. The company has already released new camera phones and CDMA devices."Our product portfolio will continue to be...
HANOVER, Germany-Megapixel camera phones were the name of the game at the CeBIT trade show, with Nokia Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Siemens and NEC Corp. among those releasing new advanced products.First, Nokia released its first megapixel camera phone, the 7610, which the company...
As mobile-phone makers gear up for what likely will be their biggest year ever, Motorola Inc., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. and several other manufacturers kicked off the season with a glut of new, advanced handsets. Indeed, the pace is likely to quicken with...
Are state legislatures beginning to over-legislate? It seems when states are not busy addressing hands-free legislation, they are trying their collective hands at laws that restrict the types of pictures people can take with camera phones. I'm not necessarily against this type of legislation,...
NORWELL, Mass.-Almost one in four mobile phones sold worldwide this year will include a digital camera, according to new research from InfoTrends Research Group. The firm projects that worldwide unit sales of camera phones will reach nearly 150 million this year."Growth in the camera...
SAN DIEGO-Mobile data company SMS.ac Inc. said it has been successful in receiving responses to daily surveys it offers to its members. According to SMS.ac, 35,000 to 45,000 members typically respond to the daily surveys through its Web site and via opted-in user handsets.SMS.ac...
Motorola Inc.'s advanced V600 camera phone suffered its second major delay, with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. pushing back the phone's introduction to late April or early May. The phone is now scheduled to ship almost five months later than initially planned, and likely won't...
REDMOND, Wash.-Motorola Inc.'s advanced V600 camera phone suffered its second major delay, with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. pushing back the phone's introduction to late April or early May. The phone is now scheduled to ship almost five months later than initially planned, and likely...
STAMFORD, Conn.-Research and consulting firm Gartner Inc. came out against camera phone bans in the workplace, asserting such restrictions are shortsighted and hard to enforce. The firm said businesses would be better served by designating secure zones where restrictions can be enforced, while also...
Although wireless by and large caters to the consumer market, many of the industry's major mobile-phone makers zeroed in on the high-margin business user during the 3GSM show in Cannes, France.Nokia, the world's No. 1 handset manufacturer, used the show as a platform to...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. appears to be prepping a range of new advanced devices for possible introduction during the 3GSM show in Cannes, France, including new 3G phones with the Symbian operating system, new phones running the Microsoft Corp. smart phone OS and the company's...
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Corp. announced it is in talks to sell its 75-percent stake in its wireless handset business to South Korean handset company Curitel Communications Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. An Audiovox spokesman said Curitel made a bid for the company's...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Vodafone Sweden said it will launch the Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS PC Card for the carrier's next-generation network next Monday, providing customers with Internet access at speeds of up to 384 kilobits per second. The carrier said the card is the first product...
MEERBUSCH, Germany-European wireless content company Mobile Scope announced an innovative new technology that combines perhaps the two hottest areas of wireless data: camera phones and gaming.Mobile Scope said its new Moorhen Camera X technology will be available in March, and will allow users to...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it will make Eastman Kodak Co.'s Mobile Service available to its Get It Now customers, allowing users to view, share, organize and store their digital photos in one place.Customers with Get It Now-capable camera phones can download the service to...
