Devices

LAS VEGAS-Cables Unlimited released its new ZIP-LINQ brand retractable-cable cell phone charger at the CES show in Las Vegas. The charger, with cables that expand from 4 inches to more …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Clear Channel Communications has teamed with InPhonic Inc. to provide its six Cleveland market radio stations with a wireless messaging service to communicate with listeners via targeted text messages …

STAMFORD, Conn.-Wireless applications provider SmartServ Online Inc. announced it will team with Wireless Retail Inc. to sell packaged bundles of wireless data applications inside retail locations. “Wireless Retail’s sophisticated POS …

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Consumer Electronics Association’s R6 Mobile Electronics committee has created CEA-936, a standard that allows cell phones to connect to car kits, car stereos, RS232 device sand chargers through …

TORONTO-Microcell Telecommunications Inc. said its secured lenders have agreed on the terms of a recapitalization plan for the struggling company. Microcell missed a US$29.3 million interest payment that was due …

TORONTO-Canadian carrier Bell Mobility announced it will begin offering basic location-based services through its new MyFinder application and that it plans to expand the service with additional features. The service …

TORONTO-Microcell Telecommunications Inc. said its secured lenders have agreed on the terms of a recapitalization plan for the struggling company. Microcell missed a US$29.3 million interest payment that was due …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service has lowered the speculative-grade ratings of the $962 million in outstanding Millicom International Cellular S.A. debt to Caa3 and assigned a negative outlook to the company. …

Secured Lenders approve Microcell recapitalization TORONTO-Microcell Telecommunications Inc. said its secured lenders have agreed on the terms of a recapitalization plan for the struggling company. Microcell missed a US$29.3 million …

TORONTO-Canadian carrier Bell Mobility announced it will begin offering basic location-based services through its new MyFinder application and that it plans to expand the service with additional features. The service …

NEW YORK-By a vote of 40-9, the city council of New York has approved a bill to prohibit the use of cell phones at public performances, including theaters, museums and …

NEW YORK-Business professionals are interested in receiving business-related news and breaking news via mobile phones, according to research from Forbes.com. The study, conducted with SmartServ in November, polled more than …

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DUBLIN, Ireland-A startup streaming technology company in the United Kingdom said it has developed software to allow broadcast-quality streamed video to be delivered to mobile devices without modifications to the …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is considering making additional radio channels available for unlicensed wireless devices in TV spectrum and higher frequency bands. The FCC, which is seeking public comment on …

WASHINGTON-A new Pentagon report said spectrum loss to the wireless industry is hurting military capability and has forced it “to pursue proactive approaches that would prevent future erosion of critical …

TORONTO-Joining the increasing number of fixed-line companies re-examining the wireless market, Bell Canada yesterday launched a trial of “hot spots” providing wireless high-speed Internet access. The service aimed at business …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. announced it is working with Intel Corp. to integrate CPS’s location technology-enhanced observed time difference technology-into a variety of Intel products geared toward the …

MANILA, The Philippines-The committee on trade and industry of the Philippine Congress is set to investigate this month the short message service (SMS)-based raffle promotions of cellular phone giants Smart …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having stated in November the worldwide growth in handset sales would climb by as much as 15 percent, Nokia’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jorma Ollila has now revised …

TOKYO-Broadband Mobile Communications (BMC), a Tokyo-based venture company, announced it will launch an experiment for mobile Internet Protocol (IP) telephony service with five convenience stores in December. According to the …

MAHWAH, N.J.-Vector graphics animation, an advanced visual technology, will now be available to personal digital assistant users viewing AccuWeather.com’s weather service. Sharp Electronics Corp. developed the vector graphics technology, dubbed …

FARGO, N.D.-IDA Corp., Fargo, N.D., has made commercially available Know-it NOW, an interface that lets cell phones enabled with text messaging to query the company’s Global Trakit Data Center for …

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Shipping giant FedEx Corp. announced it will begin using new wireless devices built by Motorola Inc. and running on Microsoft Corp.’s personal digital assistant operating system. FedEx said the …

TEL AVIV, Israel-Israeli wireless operator Cellcom and start-up SpeechView launched LipCcell, a patented software to allow deaf and hard-of-hearing citizens to use mobile phones. LipCcell is installed on a user’s …