Devices

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-FutureDial Inc. introduced Cellphone Service Station, a new mobile phonebook management solution for wireless retailers and enterprise telecom mangers to allow for the transfer, backup, restore or print out …

Wireless penetration in a number of top U.S. markets is reaching levels comparable with a number of European markets, led by Atlanta where three-quarters of households said they subscribe to …

ARLINGTON, Va.-US Airways has expanded its onboard wireless phone use policy to allow customers to use their phones sooner after landing. Passengers now can use wireless devices onboard US Airways …

ORLANDO, Fla.-New Horizons Technologies International Inc., maker of the Cyclone disposable phone, announced its low-cost emergency cellular phone is now shipping. The disposable 911+ Emergency Cell Phone is targeted at …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week said it opposed new grant money for the deployment of wireless enhanced 911. “The administration believes Congress should consider more efficient and more cost-effective means …

Partnership announcements were plentiful at the ninth annual SpeechTEK International Educational Conference and Exposition, which took place last week in New York City. The unions demonstrate a trend among vendors …

WASHINGTON-The Dutch government said a new study finds that radiation from GSM base stations of third-generation mobile-phone systems could be a potential health problem. The research, in which individuals exposed …

Roy Miniel is a video gamer. He knows his way around a joystick and is on a first-name basis with Lara. Lara Croft, that is, professional tomb raider. Indeed, it’s …

Kyocera Wireless Corp. appears to have abandoned plans to build its much-hyped Kurv phone, a move that prompted the company’s Kurv technology partner, Wildseed Ltd., to file suit against the …

It is difficult to believe that October marks the 20-year anniversary of when the first commercial cellular service was launched in Chicago. Who could have accurately predicted how quickly and …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration voiced support for making additional spectrum available for unlicensed wireless devices and ensuring that commercial use of frequencies do not disrupt Pentagon radar. “Today, we continue the …

Motorola Inc. has largely laid out its mobile-phone strategy to the industry-it plans to take advantage of key growth markets like China, while diversifying its phones with software from the …

RICHMOND, Va.-A three-judge federal appeals court panel wrestled with arguments over whether U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake abused her discretion or appropriately carried out her gate-keeping role in rejecting scientific …

Hollywood, meet wireless. It seems the Boob Tube is the latest mobile phone add-on for the world’s wireless industry, a business constantly hunting the next new technology to astound and …

Hollywood, meet wireless. Several new products from the world’s biggest consumer electronics companies could allow mobile-phone users in the near future to tune into their favorite TV shows, from soap …

ATLANTA-XcelleNet Inc. has launched its XcelleNet Security Framework initiative to minimize security risks mobile sales and field service workers often face. Through the initiative, XcelleNet is offering standalone security products, …

Intel Corp. wants the world to know that it is not about cell phones, or personal digital assistants or wireless notebooks. It is about all of them. Working its vision …

The most entertaining piece of being a part of the wireless industry has got to be watching how the evolving technology is absorbed into our society and culture. Every time …

Jeffrey Glass could be considered a player in the mobile-commerce industry, although you won’t find the “m-commerce” designation in any of the literature about his company. However, as president and …

Following in the footsteps of several other major U.S. airlines, United Airlines announced a new, relaxed cell-phone policy for its U.S. domestic arrivals. Under the new policy, customers can use …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Intel Corp. said it has unveiled enhancements for its solutions for wireless notebooks, cell phones, personal digital assistants and other handhelds. The chipsets include Dothan, which is the …

LA JOLLA, Calif.-The threat of spam on wireless devices continues to drive new industry products, with startup DigiPortal Inc. and stalwart Nokia Corp. both announcing new anti-spam products. Although so …

PARIS-Apple launched its Bluetooth-based Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple Wireless Mouse. The products use Adaptive Frequency Hopping (AFH) software that eliminates interference between Bluetooth devices and other wireless networks and …

ATLANTA-Reinforcing its relationship with parent companies BellSouth Corp. and SBC Communications Inc., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its FastForward device that allows wireless customers to automatically forward unlimited calls from their …

KARLSKRONA, Sweden-Johan Sandberg freely admits that UIQ Technology AB, based in Ronneby, Sweden, is not exactly a major force in the hotly contested mobile-phone operating system market. “We are more …