Devices

NEW YORK-Convergent communications are getting closer to reality with development of gateways to distribute content among various stationary and mobile devices and interoperability technology that permits seamless roaming between fixed …

HELSINKI, Finland—In a deal that marks Playboy’s entry into the wireless market, the U.S.-based adult entertainment company, partnered with Finland’s Wireless Entertainment Services Finland (WES). Under the agreement, WES will …

LONDON—NEC announced it will close a semiconductor plant in Scotland, eliminating 1,260 jobs. The Livingston, West Lothian, plant closure is blamed on the widespread downturn in demand for cellular phone …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—With an estimated global market share of less than 2 percent, down from 6 percent last year, Philips’ cell-phone business looks set for termination. The company, which is …

HELSINKI, Finland—In a deal that marks Playboy’s entry into the wireless market, the U.S.-based adult entertainment company, partnered with Finland’s Wireless Entertainment Services Finland Ltd.. Under the agreement, WES will …

TOKYO-Mitsubishi Electric Corp. may scale back its French cell phone subsidiary to offset losses and slowing demand, a company official said. In addition, Japan’s daily business newspaper, The Nihon Keizai, …

LONDON—NEC announced it will close a semiconductor plant in Scotland, eliminating 1,260 jobs. The Livingston, West Lothian, plant closure is blamed on the widespread downturn in demand for cellular phone …

NEW YORK—Motorola said it has signed a cross-platform agreement to allow it to market popular AOL Time Warner content and services through mobile and instant messaging solutions. The U.S.-based company …

NEW YORK—Fans of Wu-Tang Clan and Mobb Deep will get a sneak peak at the groups’ new upcoming albums through a partnership between Loud Records and mobile entertainment portal Zingy. …

BEIJING—NEC is having talks with Matsushita Communications Industrial to explore details of establishing an advanced cellular phone handset joint venture focusing on the Chinese market. “Consideration is under way to …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Nokia claims it will see solid sales growth of 15 percent next year as new mobile devices trigger an upsurge in the mobile market. The company predicts things …

TOKYO—NEC Corp. says it is having talks with Matsushita Communications Industrial Co. to explore details of establishing an advanced cellular phone handset joint venture focusing on the Chinese market. “Consideration …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. says it has licensed its CDMA technology to TCL Holdings Co. Ltd. in China to to develop, manufacture and sell cdmaOne and cdma2000 1x/1xEV subscriber equipment. “This …

WASHINGTON—An Illinois judge in Chicago today approved a partial settlement that sets up a cell-phone health registry headed by epidemiologist Dr. George Carlo. The class-action suit, which alleges privacy invasion …

DALLAS—Most consumers feel safe just owning a cellular phone, according to a recent WebViews survey conducted by Cellular One. In fact, when asked “Does having a cell phone make you …

ATLANTA-The University of South Florida plans to use Air2Web’s wireless platform to extend wireless services to students, faculty and staff beginning in January. The University’s IT department is developing applications …

NEW YORK-Fraud is following the course of least resistance, trending largely but not exclusively toward subscriber identity theft and away from the use of wireless networks as a means to …

While 802.11b, otherwise known as Wi-Fi, has made huge inroads as the wireless local area network technology of choice, many companies providing equipment and support for the technology acknowledge higher-speed …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Hitachi Semiconductor Inc. said it has unveiled a new Flash memory product, called Mobile Media Chips, which saves space and enhances storage for multimedia functions in handheld PCs, …

WASHINGTON—A former Motorola employee on 15 November filed a US$1.5 billion lawsuit against the mobile-phone industry, claiming cell-phone use caused his brain cancer. In dollar terms, the suit ranks as …

WASHINGTON—A former Motorola Inc. employee today has filed a $1.5 billion lawsuit against the mobile phone industry, claiming cell phone use caused his brain cancer. In dollar terms, the suit …

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Use of wireless devices is skyrocketing, according to the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s recently released mid-year 2001 data survey results. According to the survey, total billable minutes of …

ATLANTA—The University of South Florida plans to use Air2Web’s wireless platform to extend wireless services to students, faculty and staff beginning in January 2002. The University’s IT department is developing …

TOKYO—Mitsubishi Electric and Samsung Electronics announced they have standardized specifications for random access memory modules (RAMs) for use in mobile devices to provide higher density, smaller packaging and lower prices. …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—While the number of German cell-phone users nearly doubled from 1999 to 2000, two new market forecasts are now predicting that growth in 2001 will have slowed dramatically …