Devices

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Cell phone subscribers who make calls close to the borders of Spain or Italy could well find these calls being charged at international tariffs. Spanish or Italian cell …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Broadband Mobile, a third-generation (3G) joint venture between Finland’s Sonera and Norway-based Enitel, has been closed down before it even started operations. The company, which paid more than …

favor driving and dialing legislation CHICAGO-Consumers may have a slightly different view than expected on many of the issues that are currently tying up the wireless industry in courtrooms around …

ADELAIDE, Australia-Australian company Simply the Best has introduced technology it said will reduce radiation in mobile-phone headsets, potentially solving health concerns surrounding cell phone use. Simply the Best said that …

NEW YORK—Celltick Technologies, an Israeli interactive mobile broadcasting solution developer founded in March 2000, received US$10 million in follow-on venture financing it will use to accelerate marketing in Europe and …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Having accepted the contract to manufacture Ericsson’s cell phones, Flextronics has run into a storm of protest in Sweden following the announcement that it plans to cut nearly …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—European cell phone operators will see Bluetooth-enabled devices generate revenues of US$2 billion by 2006, claims a new market study conducted by Pyramid Research. The short-range wireless technology …

BEIJING—China’s computer vendor Legend Holdings has entered a deal with Siemens AG to roll out GPRS-enabled wireless devices in China.According to the terms of the alliance, Siemens will supply communication …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—In what appears to have been a politically motivated decision, the France Telecom-owned mobile operator Orange has dropped handsets developed by Ericsson and Siemens while retaining cell phones …

BIRMINGHAM, U.K.-Microsoft has taken a stake in U.K. mobile handset newcomer Sendo Holdings. Microsoft’s smart phone platform, code named Stinger, is used on Sendo’s Z100 smart phone, set to launch …

NEW YORK-The disjointed approach of the diverse players involved in mobile data communications is a major hindrance to their ability to capitalize on the potential of the corporate enterprise market, …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Consumers continue to shun mobile e-commerce because of a lack of confidence in their cell-phone operator to manage secure transactions, claimed a survey by a European security software …

In another twist in the cellular phone legal health battle, a complaint has been filed jointly by four families in the St. Joseph Circuit Court for the State of Indiana …

PITTSBURGH-Verizon Wireless launched its first retail outlet in an airport at Pittsburgh International Airport. The store includes a free recharging station for cell phone batteries and a language line to …

Popularity is not without problems. Approximately 3.5 million of the cellular phones manufactured every year end up in landfills across the country, according to industry estimates. The Environmental Protection Agency …

As a counterfoil to a slackening economy, chip makers are striking up alliances, shrinking their product sizes and paring down prices to differentiate themselves in the face of layoffs, reduced …

WASHINGTON-House and Senate lawmakers plan to introduce legislation after the August recess that would provide federal funding for mobile-phone health research and repeal a 1996 law prohibiting local officials from …

TOKYO-Barely two weeks after it recalled 560,000 Sony mobile phones, Japanese carrier KDDI Corp. announced another recall of 52,100 cell phones because of software glitches. The phones were made by …

WASHINGTON-After hinting at such legislation all year, Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) last week introduced legislation aimed at protecting the privacy of mobile-phone users. “If you have a cell phone in …

Two major equipment vendors, one in the United States and the other in Europe, continued to walk on clay feet last week. Motorola Inc. announced a second-quarter loss while Marconi …

As Sony Corp. choreographs its dance steps for the awaited 3G stage, cell phones continue to inflict muscle spasms. The Japanese electronics giant dampened market confidence in its abilities as …

NEW YORK-Casio Inc., Dover, N.J., the American subsidiary of Tokyo-based Casio Computer Co. Ltd., has made a $5 million investment in iAnywhere Solutions Inc., a division of Sybase Inc. Casio, …

NEW YORK-“If they build advanced networks and better devices, mobile commerce will fly.” That’s been the resounding incantation from m-commerce hopefuls in the wireless industry to date. The reason mobile …

NEW YORK-Volantis Systems Ltd., Guildford, England, has crossed the pond and established U.S. offices on both coasts to market its new Mariner software, which is designed to improve the speed, …

It’s been almost two months since Glenayre Technologies Inc. said it would discontinue its paging infrastructure operations-a business Glenayre has been an integral part of for nearly 40 years, a …