Devices

HANNOVER, Germany-SanDisk Corp. introduced at CeBIT two new flash memory cards geared for the new generation of multimedia mobile phones. The 128 Megabyte MultiMediaCard for audio players and multi-function cell …

HANNOVER, Germany-The march of new, advanced devices continued in conjunction with the CeBIT trade show, with Samsung, Siemens, NEC and Symbol all making announcements. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. made perhaps …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-As the initial boom of the wireless industry slows, mobile-phone makers are looking for the next major step for the industry, and are greatly expanding the definition of “wireless …

DOVER, N.J.-Casio Computer Co. and Alps Electric say they have developed a small fingerprint scanner to enhance security in cell phones and other mobile devices. The product, which is short, …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Despite the hype surrounding the success of multimedia messaging service (MMS), the Swedish cell-phone operator Comviq has joined Vodafone and Telia by extending its free trial of the …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. will allow free use of its SOBER and Turing encryption algorithms for any purpose, in a break from past practice, which provided the software only to the …

ATLANTA-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. will use a mobile infrastructure solution from XcelleNet to manage and control wireless devices used by AT&T Wireless sales and marketing employees. XcelleNet’s mobile infrastructure will …

FLEET, United Kingdom-InterDigital Corp. said it has chosen Anite Telecom’s test cases to deliver 3GPP-validated protocol stacks for mobile phones, personal digital assistants, mobile computing devices, other terminal-end wireless devices …

CANNES, France-With the infrastructure market continuing to remain in the doldrums, most of the major infrastructure vendors are turning to ‘managed services’ as a fresh source of urgently needed revenue. …

AUSTIN, Texas-Wireless Valley Communications Inc. released its new InFielder and InFielder PDA measurement products, capable of measuring the performance of third-generation wide-band CDMA and iDEN networks. The new products allow …

CANNES, France-In a race to differentiate their products in an increasingly crowded market, cell-phone developers are unveiling increasingly bizarre designs. In what would seem to be a triumph for obscure …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Application processor company NeoMagic Corp. said it will offer a reference design kit the company said will allow manufacturers to easily and quickly build a smart phone using …

WASHINGTON-A Texas man who publicly blamed cell phone use for distracting his driving has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of criminally negligent homicide in connection with an …

China’s homegrown technology known as TD-SCDMA is creeping up from the industry’s subconscious as it attracts more resources and quiet maneuvers from major players. The Chinese government recently allocated the …

WASHINGTON-Maryland State Sen. Brian Frosh (D) and two other lawmakers have introduced legislation to step up regulation of mobile phone carriers, continuing a growing trend of state activism throughout the …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Looking to break into the European cell-phone market has proved harder than expected for the Far Eastern manufacturer Daewoo. The company, which had intended to launch two handsets …

WASHINGTON-A U.S. government-sponsored study said mobile-phone exposure causes brain damage in rats. The study, published yesterday in the online edition of the journal Environmental Heath Perspectives, is said to represent …

WASHINGTON-A Swedish-funded study published in a journal of a U.S. health agency says mobile phone exposure causes brain damage in rats. The study, published yesterday in the online edition of …

MIAMI-Nextones.com signed a distribution agreement with Wireless Entertainment Services Finland Ltd. to bring Playboy Playmates graphics to cell phones in the United States. Nextones.com said the initial portfolio will include …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-According to Jaime Gros, general manager, Chilean cellular operator Smartcom PCS increased its client base and income by 50 percent during 2002 compared with the previous year, capturing …

Just months after European carrier Orange released the world’s first mobile phone running on Microsoft’s Smartphone operating system, the two companies are working to develop a patch for a software …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Seemingly learning little from what drove short message service (SMS) into being such an unexpected revenue earner-network interconnection-U.K. cell-phone operators are only now focusing on the fact that …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-AMD, a supplier of integrated circuits, and M-Systems Inc., a Newark, Calif.-based developer of Flash-based data storage products, will expand their existing collaboration in order to develop hardware and …

LAS VEGAS-Wave Industries Ltd. released its Olympia-branded CDP-24201, a 2.4 GHz Bluetooth Cordless Data phone (CDP) system for the home, at this week’s CES show. The phone offers simultaneous voice …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-The frustration of trying to find a London taxi cab should shortly be greatly reduced, according to the makers of the vehicles, Manganese Bronze Holdings, who say they …