Devices

TOKYO-The millennium bug was squashed in most industries around the world, with one exception in wireless. Due to a Y2K glitch, short message service (SMS) messages on some types of …

SINGAPORE-Four years after it was first introduced in Japan, PHS technology finally has made some headway in the international telecommunications arena. Taiwanese paging operator First International Telecom (Fitel) recently was …

Microsoft and Ericsson announced a joint venture to develop and market mobile Internet products. In addition, Microsoft introduced its dual-mode microbrowser, called Mobile Internet Explorer, which Ericsson will adopt into …

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court last week declined to consider appeals of mobile phone and tower radiation safety guidelines adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in 1996. Four parties had challenged …

As reports of a slowdown in the wireless industry continue to make headlines in the news and on Wall Street, wireless carriers have been reporting strong customer addition numbers for …

The ominous shadow of an economic slowdown is creeping into the wireless industry as vendors reel under unfulfilled earnings forecast, poor sales performance, downgrades and investor anxiety, capping off the …

In tune with lowered expectations, Motorola Inc.’s fourth-quarter earnings dropped, confirming fears of an industrywide slowdown. Including special items, its net income dropped 58 percent to $135 million, or six …

LAS VEGAS-Palm Inc. introduced the new point-and-pay features of its handheld device, dubbed the “e-wallet,” which allows users to pay for purchases with an embedded Visa credit card in their …

LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. signed a multimillion dollar deal with PacketVideo Corp. to deliver full-motion video and audio content to mobile devices. The content will include news, sports highlights, movie trailers …

While the market for consumers who might want to watch streaming video or listen to streaming audio on their wireless devices is debatable, chip manufacturers are going ahead with plans …

To the Editor: On the front page of your Christmas day issue was an article headlined “Judge largely dismisses RF health lawsuit.” The lawsuit asks for damages from brain cancer …

ORANGEBURG, N.Y.-Verizon Wireless urged the New York State Legislature to consider statewide legislation requiring drivers to use hands-free devices while using cell phones and driving. Verizon said its announcement comes …

Lawyers for AT&T Corp. rang in the new year with a class-action lawsuit brought against it and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. by New York City area customers, and a federal …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Unified communications solutions provider AVT Corp. acquired Infinite Technologies, a supplier of wireless applications and wireless infrastructure solutions, for approximately $24 million in cash and stock. “The acquisition of …

PDA technology Blue Impact Blue Impact, a partner of CellPoint, introduced a combined GSM/global positioning system (GPS) module for the Handspring Visor called Tellmen. The Tellmen module is compatible with …

NEW DELHI, India-The Indonesian cellular phone market, which witnessed strong growth during 2000 despite political turmoil, is set for further expansion in 2001 when two more GSM players join the …

It’s been an interesting year. To fully understand my meaning here, you must understand what I mean by interesting. To some, it means merely of interest. But once in awhile, …

NEW YORK-ITN News Media of the United Kingdom will stream video reports to handheld wireless devices using technology developed by Geo Interactive Media Group Ltd. of Israel, under an agreement …

The Ice Man has cometh. Witness the high- tech meltdown on Wall Street, the bankruptcies, the layoffs, lower corporate earnings, reduced capital spending and overall loss in consumer confidence. The …

While content may remain king, many feel content is only as good as the user interface to it. One company hoping to ease the user interface frustration for both wireline …

Despite recent studies pointing the other way, a tumor of doubt still remains as to whether the use of cellular phones can cause cancer. Two new studies, one sponsored by …

WASHINGTON-2001: A Space Odyssey? Perhaps if you’re working on the international space station or developing a Star Wars defense. But for wireless, it will be a year the industry comes …

To the Editor, According to Tina Eichner (Missed Opportunity, RCR, Dec. 11), it is time for the wireless industry to join the cause that infects America-the assumption that people have …

NEW YORK-Venture-capital investments in telecommunications and wireless companies reached $5.2 billion during the third quarter, a 186-percent increase from the $1.81 billion investment total a year earlier, according to PricewaterhouseCooper’s …

WASHINGTON-A major lobbying/consumer group last week called on states to enact laws that would allow customers to cancel contracts for mobile-phone service within 60 days of signing up. “These contracts …