Devices

OCALA, Fla.-Switching carriers will mean switching phones, potentially leaving millions of cell phones in the trash following the implementation of wireless local number portability. Several companies are working to maximize …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. has agreed to use its MSM6250 for its multimedia-enabled handsets for UMTS markets. “Together, Qualcomm and Sanyo will provide smaller, attractive 3G …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said its W-CDMA chipset known as MSM6200 has been tested and validated by 13 worldwide infrastructure vendors. “Qualcomm’s chipset solution is the first to achieve voice, circuit …

The head of Microsoft Corp.’s mobile devices division, Juha Christensen, will leave the software giant to start his own company, which will focus on creating Web services for advanced wireless …

BANGKOK, Thailand-Continuing its push to expand its CDMA business, Nokia Corp. said it will sell a dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 CDMA handset starting next year. The company said the phone will serve …

REDMOND, Wash.-The head of Microsoft Corp.’s mobile devices division, Juha Christensen, will leave the software giant to start his own company, one focused on creating Web services for smart devices. …

WASHINGTON-A California superior court judge ruled a class-action suit challenging the reliability of AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s coverage maps can go to trial. Judge Charles W. McCoy Jr. said the …

BANGKOK, Thailand-Continuing its push to expand its CDMA business, Nokia Corp. said it will sell a dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 CDMA handset starting next year. The company said the phone will serve …

ARLINGTON, Texas-National Cellular (NCI), distributor of wireless handsets and accessories, has unveiled the SignalReach DS100 Cellular Desk Top Station, capable of converting cell phones into desktop phones. To use the …

WASHINGTON-A Bush administration-sponsored ad campaign aimed at teens will kick off early next year stressing the dangers of distracted driving, an approach more targeted than the one embraced by the …

NICE, France-Nokia made numerous announcements at its annual customer Mobile Internet Conference in Nice, France, and at its “Destination Nokia 100% Pure Mobility” event in Brisbane, Australia, The company shared …

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 …

NICE, France-Nokia made numerous announcements today at its annual customer Mobile Internet Conference in Nice, France, and at its “Destination Nokia 100% Pure Mobility” event in Brisbane, Australia. The company …

WASHINGTON-The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said a report is under review that estimates fatalities and car crashes from 2000 to 2002 caused by driver cell-phone use, possibly providing a …

DENVER-Mobile phones are used for talking, texting, gaming, photographing and documenting. They link to the public Internet and private, corporate Intranets. They store important names, numbers and calendars. In the …

As the guinea pig of technologies, enterprise has enjoyed some play in the wireless industry of late. Whether in terms of alliances or new enabling solutions, carriers and enterprise players …

Wireless solutions provider TellShare launched mLogs, a free audio/video/photo blogging service that allows users to put images from their camera-enabled cell phones directly onto their Web-based mLogs at www.mlogs.com.

To the Editor: On Oct. 13, l983, the first commercial cellular phone call was made. On Oct. 13, 2003, Tom Wheeler’s Retirement Roast was held at the Willard Hotel in …

WASHINGTON-The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday unanimously affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of an $800 million brain-cancer lawsuit against Motorola Inc. and others. The decision puts in further …

LONDON-UK-based mobile software company Vibelet.com is to extend support for a range of handsets with its Purring Kitty application. The company has also added a new global payment and delivery …

PRINCETON, N.J.-Wireless solutions provider TellShare announced the launch of mLogs, a free audio/video/photo blogging service that allows users to put images from their camera-enabled cell phones directly onto their Web-based …

Within a year of the Nov. 24 implementation of wireless local number portability, 30 million consumers will switch providers, according to new research from The Management Network Group (TMNG) Inc. …

NEWARK, N.J.-IDT Corp. this week launched IDT Global Access to allow U.S.-based cell-phone users to make international calls with rates it said are up to 80 percent less than those …

WASHINGTON-The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday unanimously affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of an $800 million brain-cancer suit against Motorola Inc. and others. The decision puts in further …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association today launched a new campaign to bring awareness to its own phone recycling program and the recycling efforts of several of its members. “The …