cellular phones

Cellport Systems and Ford Motor Co. have teamed to offer the Cellport 3000 with Voice Command hands-free docking station and adapter in select 2002-model Ford vehicles late this summer, Cellport …

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems says NEC Corp. will begin using its chips for two Internet-enabled GSM cellular phones by the end of this year. “GPRS, a 2.5-generation wireless technology and a …

Handsets/ devices Mitsubishi Mitsubishi released three new handsets. The Eclipse is a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) phone with a color display. The dual-band phone offers 256 colors and up …

TOKYO-Amid harsh competition among mobile carriers, Japanese cellular handsets have been evolving rapidly. Most handsets currently used are light, tiny, fashionable and smart. Internet-ready capabilities and color screens are almost …

WASHINGTON-The Wireless Foundation, the charitable arm of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, has expanded its successful Donate-A-Phone program so that carriers and other wireless retailers may donate $2 to …

Intel Corp. may be one of the newer chip players in the wireless space, but it already is attracting a green eye from the older mainstays. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. …

While some analysts and technology experts sing the dirge of EDGE before it is even born and wonder if Bluetooth will ever chew, a new initiative that hopes to leverage …

NEW YORK-Emblaze Systems Inc. will optimize its patented streaming media technology for use in wireless devices running on Symbian’s EPOC operating system, under an agreement announced last week. A simulation …

NEW YORK -The governor of New York and the leaders of both houses of the state Legislature said last week they will support legislation to prohibit handheld use of wireless …

TOKYO-One out of four primary school or middle-school kids in Japan have their own cellular phones, NTT DoCoMo said based on its own survey. NTT DoCoMo did the survey of …

ST. LOUIS-Amdocs, provider of customer care, billing and order management solutions to the communications industry, announced its e-care and prepaid solutions will be implemented for Esat Digifone, an Irish mobile …

Audiovox Audiovox Communications Corp. announced it would start shipping the newest version of its flagship handset, the CDMA-9100 tri-mode Web-browsing cellular phone. The company said the phone operates on the …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Early in 2001, several countries in South America have changed their tariff schemes with the objective of reducing the existing gap between the cost of fixed calls and …

Dear Editor: Peter Angelos, the U.S. attorney leading several lawsuits against the mobile-phone industry, has helped to effectively outlaw products from asbestos to breast implants, and only the vast deep …

To the Editor: Peter Angelos has helped to effectively outlaw products from asbestos to breast implants and only the vast deep pockets of the tobacco industry have prevented him from …

DALLAS-More than three-quarters of wireless customers use their cellular phones primarily for personal calls, according to a WebViews Survey conducted by Cellular One Group. The survey showed that only 23 …

More than 50 percent of the 39.8 million business travelers in 1999 brought cellular phones with them on their trips, according to the Travel Industry Association of America. Such numbers …

NEW YORK-In an unusual but not unprecedented step, the U.S. Commercial Service Export Assistance Center will be hosting what its officials call a “reverse trade mission” in the Boston and …

SINGAPORE-Four years after it was first introduced in Japan, PHS technology finally has made some headway in the international telecommunications arena. Taiwanese paging operator First International Telecom (Fitel) recently was …

LAS VEGAS-Vox2 Inc. announced its Vox.Link, a wireless device that merges cellular phones with standard phone lines in homes or offices, is now available for Motorola cellular phones. The company …

Despite recent studies pointing the other way, a tumor of doubt still remains as to whether the use of cellular phones can cause cancer. Two new studies, one sponsored by …

As the debate rages on in Britain over the possible health effects cellular phones may have on children, a recent survey from London-based NOP Research Group showed that one in …

WASHINGTON-A new book describes top cellular lobbyist Thomas Wheeler as obsessed with controlling public relations for industry-funded mobile phone-cancer research conducted in the 1990s and claims he attempted extraordinary measures …

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass.-Vox2 Inc. announced its new Vox.Link, which combines cellular phones with other traditional phones in a home or office, will be available from Hello Direct Inc. Vox.Link, a cellular …

While the latest wireless handsets feature such technological advancements as wireless Internet access, short message service and ever-decreasing size, the power sources needed to supply those functions have been left …