Devices

Motorola Inc. is the lucky winner of a handset deal with Google Inc. as the Internet giant turns its considerable focus toward wireless. Motorola said it has designed a handset …

LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. is the lucky winner of a handset deal with Google Inc. as the Internet giant turns its considerable focus toward wireless. Motorola said it has designed a …

LISBON, Portugal-Vodafone Group plc said it launched two-way video calling between PCs and third-generation phones to its subscribers in Portugal. The company said its 4 million or so customers can …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-John Garcia, senior vice president of strategic partners for Sprint Consumer Solutions, will head up the joint venture between Sprint Nextel Corp. and cable companies Comcast Corp., Time …

NEW YORK-Alex Green has joined Heavy.com as senior vice president and general manager with responsibility for running the company’s new mobile content division. Previously, Green was senior vice president of …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp.’s subsidiary, Crown Castle Mobile Media L.L.C., said it plans to use its tower network and its unencumbered spectrum rights to launch live mobile TV to the …

IRVINE, Calif.-AskMeNow, which provides access to Internet-based information from mobile devices, launched an interactive voice response system to improve its mobile lifestyle network. The system allows customers to sign up …

When Cingular Wireless L.L.C. bought AT&T Wireless Services Inc. in 2004, creating the nation’s largest cellular carrier, Verizon Wireless found itself handing over its title belt as the U.S. heavyweight …

Nokia Corp. will showcase its wares at every CompUSA Inc. location by March, the companies said. Nokia, which already has a presence in about 200 CompUSA stores, said it plans …

Personal computer? Check. High-speed Internet? Got it. Cell phone? Definitely. The checklist of high-tech gadgets and services that Americans can’t live without keeps getting longer, a recent Associated Press poll …

WASHINGTON-The Electronic Frontier Foundation blasted a federal judge’s decision to give the Department of Justice access to cell-phone location information. The ruling appears to be within the scope of the …

DALLAS-Nokia Corp. will showcase its wares at every CompUSA Inc. location by March, the companies said. Nokia, which already has a presence in about 200 CompUSA stores, said it plans …

The wireless sector will enter 2006 with great expectations, everybody watching third-generation systems shift into higher gear with all that jazzy, digital content whose anytime, anywhere availability is transforming other …

SEATTLE-Nearly half of U.S. consumers said they expect wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Internet-capable personal digital assistants, to have the greatest impact on their lifestyle in the coming year, …

This is a somewhat official update on the other war: the war on spam. Like the other war, this one is global and asymmetrical in nature and involves spying. Just …

SEATTLE-Nearly half of U.S. consumers said they expect wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Internet-capable personal digital assistants, to have the greatest impact on their lifestyle in the coming year, …

NEW YORK-Push-technology company Vocel and Random House Inc. announced a partnership to mobilize Random House’s Living Language foreign language self-study product onto mobile phones. Living Language is offered by major …

WASHINGTON-Law enforcement’s ability to use “roving wiretaps” is in doubt following a failed attempt to break a Senate filibuster of the USA Patriot Act late Friday. The House of Representatives …

WASHINGTON-As part of an effort to spur the deployment of broadband services in airplanes, the Federal Communications Commission said it would auction spectrum in both the 800 MHz air-to-ground band …

SAN FRANCISCO-T-Mobile USA Inc. paid a $135,000 fine to settle a deceptive-advertising claim brought by New York’s Department of Consumer Affairs. This summer, the department took action against T-Mobile USA, …

WASHINGTON-The activities of cellular trade group CTIA under former president Thomas Wheeler are highlighted in a re-filed class-action lawsuit alleging wireless carriers, vendors and industry lobbyists failed to disclose to …

WASHINGTON-The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said driver cell phone use jumped to 6 percent in 2005. NHSTSA, whose data was compiled from the National Occupant Protection Use Survey, said …

By Alice Z. Cuneo SAN FRANCISCO-T-Mobile USA Inc. paid a $135,000 fine to settle a deceptive-advertising claim brought by New York’s Department of Consumer Affairs. This summer, the department took …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Mobile entertainment publisher Glu Mobile said it plans to offer PopCap Games’ Insaniquarium Deluxe game to mobile-phone users. The PC version of the popular game has been downloaded …

By Alice Z. Cuneo SAN FRANCISCO-In an effort to harness mobile phone TV as a major branded entertainment medium, Jeep is launching its own mobile phone channel with MobiTV. The …