Devices

A full size keyboard capable of connecting to a portable mobile device like a cell phone or PDA that is capable of folding into nothing-sounds too good to be true, …

SEATTLE-Virtual Wave announced it selected the Global Positioning System accessory by Airbiquity to deliver its new RoadStar GPS wireless location-based services system. Using the service, consumers across North America can …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-If you believe the latest predictions from the handset manufacturers and market research firms, then mobile gaming is set to become a major business for mobile operators. Nokia …

LOS ANGELES-Telemac Corp., which provides network-edge real-time accounting and billing technologies for the wireless industry, announced it expanded its agreement and joint marketing efforts with SchlumbergerSema. Beyond developing and marketing …

TOKYO-Fujitsu, a leading telecom vendor in Japan, is going to launch a PHS terminal in the fourth quarter for DDI Pocket subscribers. The number of Japanese PHS subscribers has been …

NEW YORK-Nearly 80 percent of city residents ages 12 to 34 own a cell phone and they spend at least $50 on average per month for wireless services, according to …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Following market research, the Belgian GSM operator Mobistar has revamped its call charges. The company said it has launched a new tariff designed for families based on the …

DENVER-BVRP Software USA licensed Novatel Wireless Inc. to bundle BVRP’s Mobile PhoneTools connectivity software with its Merlin G201 and G301 Wireless PC Modems. BVRP said the software is designed to …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-While Sony has stated that its cell-phone joint venture with Ericsson has its full backing, the troubled Swedish telecom company has revealed that it will not continue to …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Colombian Communications Ministry announced that with the increase of 320,000 new cellular phone users in the second quarter of this year, the current market of cell-phone owners …

FREMONT, Calif.-Wireless software company Insignia Solutions announced it developed a program to allow Java-based applications to run on wireless devices using Microsoft Corp.’s operating system for smart phones. Device makers …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Intava Corp. announced its Mobile Experience Framework (MEF), a solution that allows potential wireless users to display and operate mobile devices within Web pages and desktop applications. “Intava’s Mobile …

ARMONK, N.Y.-Technology giant IBM Corp. released an important new product the company said allows wireless device users to seamlessly roam across a variety of disparate wireless networks-including wireless local area …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Pyramid Research does not expect Nextel to launch its digital service in Chile within the next 12 months, according to a report conducted by Carlos Rodriguez and Daniel …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Pyramid Research does not expect Nextel to launch its digital service in Chile within the next 12 months, according to a report conducted by Carlos Rodriguez and Daniel …

BOISE, Idaho-Extended Systems made available its XTNDAccess IrFM software development kit, which provides mobile device manufacturers and point-of-sale vendors with source code, application programmer interfaces, sample applications and documentation to …

TORONTO-A price cut by one of Research In Motion Ltd.’s customers and new product announcements by rivals have prompted a brokerage firm to cut its revenue estimates for the Canadian …

DENVER, United States-The solar-powered Pathfinder-Plus, operating at 65,000 feet over Hawaii, has successfully completed commercial tests of third-generation (3G) wireless video telephony, wireless Internet surfing via laptop computer modem and …

NEW YORK-Canesta Inc recently made commercially available its Projection Keyboard original equipment manufacturer development toolkit to permit mobile device manufacturers to customize projection keyboard layout using the San Jose, Calif. …

CAMBRIDGE, England-Agere Systems said it has licensed three high-performance ARM cores, which include the ARM1026EJ-S core, the ARM920T core and the ARM926EJ-S core for system-on-chip solutions for mobile devices and …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Samsung Semiconductor Inc. said it has rolled out a line of embedded ARM-based application processors to support Windows CE.NET version 4.1. in empowering next-generation wireless devices like personal …

NEW YORK-Virgin Mobile USA launched its nationwide prepaid wireless service and announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Viacom, which will provide exclusive content and products from youth-oriented television networks MTV, …

SAN FRANCISCO-The Mobile Management and Directory Interoperability Forums of The Open Group recently published its “Executive on the Move” Business Scenario, a report that shows business drivers and requirements for …

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. said it has extended its agreement with Amazon.com’s Cell Phones and Services store and will continue to provide turnkey, direct-to-consumer fulfillment for its cell phones and accessories. …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Wireless enterprise company Zeosoft announced it will combine its ZeoSphere Server, an enterprise-class, Java-based application server the resides on mobile devices, with IBM Corp.’s DB2 Everyplace relational database. Zeosoft …