Devices

Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans was the keynote speaker at today’s Spectrum Summit. Following are his prepared remarks. As I stand here in our Department auditorium, I am reminded of …

WOBURN, Mass.—Graham F. Paxton will serve as International Wireless Inc.’s new president and chief executive officer, the company announced. Paxton, who will start work May 1, formerly worked as president …

LA JOLLA, Calif.—Consumer cell phone service rates have fallen to about 10 cents per anytime minute over the past six months, according to a recent study by ARS Inc. The …

TORONTO—Half of Canada’s motorists would agree with an outright ban on using cell phones while driving, according to a new study. The vast majority of motorists equate the use of …

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom—Smart-phone maker Sendo announced it teamed with Tao Group to include Java technology in the company’s new Z100 smart phone. The move is especially interesting because Sendo is …

TEL AVIV, Israel—Wireless streaming media company Emblaze Systems Ltd. released its financial results for last year, showing net losses of $29 million and no relief in sight for at least …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Mobile phones should be equipped with satellite tracking and theft alarms, according to the U.K.-based Design Council. The organization claimed that if cell-phone manufacturers adopt these two examples, …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—With cell-phone penetration reaching more than 80 percent in some European countries, market researchers have reported a growing tide of opinion to ban the use of mobile phones …

MANILA, The Philippines—Mobile and data network provider Alcatel Phils. projects US$200 million in sales this year amid the expected sluggish local cellular phone industry. Last year, the company’s sales amounted …

SAN FRANCISCO—A majority of Americans would prefer to buy a cellular phone from a local independent retailer in their neighborhood, according to a recent study commissioned by LetsTalk.com. The study, …

BOISE, Idaho—Extended Systems announced its XTNDConnect Server software will be packaged with Hewlett-Packard Co.’s Jornada 560 series PDAs and 928 Wireless Digital Assistants. With the XTNDConnect Server, mobile devices can …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Despite upbeat statements from equipment manufacturers and the organizers, this year’s CeBIT exhibition would seem to have been hit with bad news, particularly for the cell-phone industry, together …

NEW YORK and HANOVER, Germany—Lucent Technologies and Nokia cut their estimates, owing to what the network equipment makers described as weak demand for telecom equipment. Nokia cut its estimates just …

HANOVER, Germany—Nokia formed an alliance to integrate RealNetworks’ digital media technology on its mobile devices and network solutions. “Under the alliance, Nokia will include the mobile version of the RealOne …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The GSM Association has warned third-generation (3G) cell-phone operators that they need to reshape their organizations to provide security similar to that offered by Internet service providers (ISPs). …

HANOVER, Germany—Electric Pocket announced its Mailer POP3 e-mail application for Palm OS handhelds this week at the CeBIT show in Germany. “In designing Mailer we took a fresh look at …

HANOVER, Germany—Nokia Corp. formed an alliance to integrate RealNetworks’ digital media technology on its mobile devices and network solutions. “Under the alliance, Nokia will include the mobile version of the …

WASHINGTON—Dr. George Carlo, the epidemiologist who caused an uproar two years ago after publicizing findings of genetic damage from low-level radio-frequency radiation, is launching a Web-based registry next week that …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—In an effort to reduce their administration overheads, European cell-phone operators are negotiating with some of the major retail banks about using automatic teller machines (ATMs) to enable …

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. announced it combined its Network Service Provider and Mobile Devices business divisions, and that Microsoft veteran Peter Knook will head the effort. Knook said the newly combined …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—European Union (EU) Competition Commissioner Mario Monti has accused German and U.K. cell-phone operators of overcharging their customers when making calls from outside their home countries. Monti, who …

SHEFFIELD, U.K.—Phone Candy, part of U.K.-based digital content and animation production studio Cool Beans Productions, is now offering an international service that allows cell phone users to personalize ringtones and …

HELSINKI—Nokia introduced the Nokia D211, a multimode radio card that allows for wireless Internet access within GPRS, HSCSD and wireless LAN coverage areas. The card is designed for laptop users …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Mobile network operator MTN Nigeria Communications, reported it has exceeded expectations by signing up 200,000 subscribers six months after its commercial launch in August 2001. The company’s business …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission said today it charged two firms with making false claims about devices purporting to protect consumers against mobile phone radiation. The FTC said it filed suit …