Devices

WASHINGTON-A new government-funded study says mobile phones and other high-tech gear often release enough lead to be classified as hazardous waste under federal law, a finding that could force the …

Wireless technology took its place in the election process last week. I am not referring to Motorola’s Rock the Vote Mobile campaign either. Still worth noting, Rock the Vote Mobile …

SAN FRANCISCO-Motorola will use location-based services software supplier Telcontar’s Rich Map Engine platform for routing, map management and address lookup to enhance its VIAMOTO solution, and to supply routing engine …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-NeoMagic Corp. said it has partnered with M-Systems to enable multimedia services in TCL Corp.’s Windows Mobile-based smart phones. NeoMagic will provide its MiMagic application processors, while M-Systems …

BETHLEHEM, Pa.-Synchronoss Technologies, which provides telecom business process outsourcing (BPO) to carriers and large enterprises, announced European banking and financial services company BNP Paribas will outsource the management of wireless …

CANNES-Intel Corp. has unveiled the details of its next-generation cellular and baseband processors, which include a dual-mode UMTS solution. The family of processors, which will be known as Hermon, aim …

WASHINGTON-A California legislator has introduced what is believed to be the strictest mobile-phone recycling bill in the nation, a move that comes as state regulators consider adoption of a telecom …

CANNES, France-Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Panasonic Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. and others led the charge on the mobile phone front, introducing a range of wireless devices from the …

CANNES, France-The MultiMediaCard Association introduced version 4.0 of the MultiMediaCard specification, which offers wider bus width, dual-voltage operation and higher transfer speeds. The new specification includes three key features. The …

LOS ANGELES-Telemac Corp. said the Australian patent office granted it a patent covering a system and method for managing prepaid wireless services. The patent, Australian Patent No. 764213, covers methods …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-“My expectation is that over time you’ll see GPS become a part of the overall phone platform,” said Kanwar Chadha, founder of GPS technology provider Sirf Technology Inc. …

MINNEAPOLIS-TestQuest Inc. this week introduced the latest version of TestQuest Pro Platform testing tool, which it claims is capable of simulating actual human usage of mobile devices and networks. TestQuest’s …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration came under fire from Democrats and Republicans last week over missing funding for improved first-responder radio communications, while a nonprofit group pressed Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-China Unicom said it will use Java technology from Sun Microsystems Inc. to offer downloadable applications to wireless phone users. China Unicom said it will use Sun’s Java …

BOSTON-New research shows the mobile-phone market shattered all records by selling more than half a billion units last year. Numbers from research firms Strategy Analytics, Gartner Inc. and IDC all …

Like others that seemed out of the wireless range at the outset, the radio-frequency identification technology may not just be about supply chains. Its future efficiency may be derived from …

WASHINGTON-A lawsuit was filed against a truck driver and a North Carolina company in connection with the death of a girl killed Jan. 13 when a school bus was rear-ended …

WASHINGTON-A lawsuit was filed against a truck driver and a North Carolina company in connection with the death of a girl killed Jan. 13 when a school bus was rear-ended …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. has teamed with Salesforce.com to make Salesforce.com’s on-demand customer relationship management service available on Nextel’s wireless network. Through the partnership, Nextel customers using BlackBerry devices can …

WASHINGTON-New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey (D) signed legislation banning handheld phone use while operating a motor vehicle, the second state to take phones out of drivers’ hands. “Cell phones have …

NEW YORK-ICT Technologies Inc. and its operating company EurophoneUSA Inc. said they will partner with Korean mobile phone design company Uroa Tech to sell a range of wireless devices across …

WASHINGTON-New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey (D) signed legislation banning handheld phone use while operating a motor vehicle, the second state to take phones out of drivers’ hands. “Cell phones have …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-The cell phone is the invention Americans hate most but cannot live without, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s annual Lemelson-MIT Invention Index study released today. Nearly 30 …

ICT Technologies Inc. and its operating company EurophoneUSA Inc. said they will partner with Korean mobile phone design company Uroa Tech to sell a range of wireless devices across the …

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. plans to use new vibration technology in its mobile phones through a new licensing deal with Immersion Corp. “Immersion is delighted to have Samsung as our …