WASHINGTON-The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today said cell-phone use by drivers is on the rise. In 2004, according to a new NHTSA survey, approximately 8 percent of all motorists in the United States-or about 1.2 million drivers-used cellular phones (both handheld and hands-free)...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The market for global positioning system applications is on the rise thanks to GPS functionality being applied to more recreational objects, according to new studies released by ABI Research. According to the studies, new markets are emerging, such as machine control in...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The market for global positioning system applications is on the rise thanks to GPS functionality being applied to more recreational objects, according to new studies released by ABI Research.According to the studies, new markets are emerging, such as machine control in the...
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it will put almost $4 million toward helping India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand rebuild after December's devastating tsunami."During the first crucial days, we channeled our relief efforts into direct cash contributions, product and service donations and extensive employee volunteering,"...
IRVINE, Calif.-Broadcom Corp. and BVRP Software announced a strategic partnership calling for the companies to combine BVRP's PhoneTools mobility software suite with Broadcom's WIDCOMM Bluetooth for Windows software.As part of the partnership, Broadcom has been granted exclusive rights to integrate the Bluetooth version of...
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...
NEW YORK-Manufacturing company ICT Technologies said it will build Audiovox Communications Corp.'s new clamshell CDM7600 CDMA tri-mode mobile phone starting in the second quarter. ICT said it received a partial letter of credit in the amount of $9.8 million from Audiovox for the deal."This...
In two major announcements last week, Nortel Networks Ltd. and Alcatel Alsthom demonstrated the kind of attention the wireless industry is paying to voice over wireless local area networks.Alcatel said it has raised the bar in converged networks in the wireless LAN arena, while...
WASHINGTON-Audiovox Corp. and Dr. Bonnie O'Day have reached a settlement and are asking the Federal Communications Commission to dismiss a complaint filed by Dr. O'Day last February."I filed this complaint because blind and low-vision people were frustrated with the pace of progress achieved by...
WASHINGTON-Audiovox Corp. and Dr. Bonnie O'Day have reached a settlement and are asking the Federal Communications Commission to dismiss a complaint filed by Dr. O'Day last February."I filed this complaint because blind and low-vision people were frustrated with the pace of progress achieved by...
TEMPE, Ariz.-The market for digital signal processors is enjoying a continuing boost, according to a bulletin from electronics market research firm Forward Concepts. Citing figures from the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics, it describes DSP as a clear winner over "monolithic IC" (integrated circuit). WSTS...
ATLANTA-As part of its Be Sensible program, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. released a consumer survey showing regional differences in what is considered proper and courteous use of cellular phones in public areas.The telephone survey, which was conducted by V&L Research & Consulting Inc., found that...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. and Sony Corp. have agreed to work together to enable users to access music, images, videos and other entertainment applications on cellular phones and personal digital assistants.The Sony Music Entertainment division will leverage Intel's Personal Internet Client Architecture."The two companies...
On balance, wireless chips have carried a small swagger as the industry's only oasis of good news. But Texas Instruments Inc. caused the sector to stumble by narrowing its third-quarter forecast.The semiconductor bellwether said it revised its earnings per share to between 20 cents...
SAN FRANCISCO-Myers Johnson Inc. and Centurion Wireless Technologies Inc. entered an alliance to help make cellular phones more accessible for the hearing impaired.As part of the agreement, Centurion will manufacture Myers Johnson's Vortis antenna, which is an advanced array antenna that alleviates the RF...
BOCA RATON, Fla.-BARI Holdings Irrevocable Trust said it will attempt to purchase i3 Mobile Inc. as part of its effort to develop and manufacture a new wireless device.The offer challenges ACE*COMM's move earlier this month to purchase i3 Mobile. The companies signed a non-binding...
As wireless penetrates the young-adult market, universities are losing revenues once garnered from on-campus landline phones and long-distance reseller programs. Telispire, which provides privately branded cellular service to various organizations, is aiming to help schools recoup that revenue stream by offering school spirit-inspired cellular...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-For the first time, Ericsson will not be the supplier to install a Telecom Personal network in Argentina, now that Alcatel has signed an agreement with the cellular operator to install a GSM/General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network in the province of...
NEW ORLEANS-The Association of Wireless Professionals (AOWP) and RMS Communications Inc. have jointly created a program to recycle and refurbish old cellular phones and equipment.Under their agreement, RMS will donate a percentage of the revenue earned from the recycling effort to AOWP's education and...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. launched its Manitoba PXA800F chipset for GSM/GPRS devices that the company claimed provides "wireless-Internet-on-a-chip" functionality and was the first to combine key components for cellular phones and handheld computers into a single piece of silicon.Intel said the 0.13-micron Xscale-based cellular...
SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom, Korea's largest mobile carrier, said Thursday it has signed an agreement with China Unicom to establish a wireless Internet joint venture in China, marking what it calls "a major step" into the Chinese wireless market.SK Telecom will take a 49-percent...
LAS VEGAS-Known as the two-headed monster of the personal computing industry by the nickname Wintel, the heads of Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. made special mention of the importance wireless technology will play in the future of consumer electronics during their respective keynote speeches...
LAS VEGAS-ReCellular Inc. will attend this year's CES show in Las Vegas to demonstrate its services. The company refurbishes used cellular phones and markets them to companies that resell them in developing countries."We've identified several thousand enterprises around the world that are constantly looking...
MANILA, The Philippines-Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has approved a 25-year franchise application of Gokongwei-owned Digital Telecommunications (Digitel) to operate a cellular phone firm. To be operated by Digitel Mobile Philippines, which was spun off from Digitel, the newly signed franchise application would allow the...
