Devices

The term wireless application service provider has been tossed around a lot lately. But what exactly is a wireless ASP and why is it so popular at this stage of …

Cities trying to ban the use of cell phones while driving were dealt a setback when a Bucks County, Pa., judge ruled Hilltown Township’s ordinance restricting cell-phone use while operating …

WASHINGTON-Wireless telecom trade advanced on two major fronts last week, as the United States and Vietnam struck a sweeping trade agreement and the Senate signaled it was prepared to vote …

For those people still neglecting to turn off their cellular phones in public places like movie theaters, churches and restaurants, a technology is in the works that will take the …

DALLAS-The next time you hear the distinct pitch of a wireless phone ringing, don’t be surprised if the person picking it up is sporting shorts and sandals instead of a …

So there we were, at the charming Ascot Dinner Theatre, anxiously awaiting the start of the program. The dancers (all around age 4) stepped out on stage in pink and …

If you like to talk on a cell phone will driving, you may want to steer clear of Marlboro Township, N.J., on your next trip. The township’s council is preparing …

Several weeks ago Congress passed the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, giving electronic signatures the same legitimacy as actual signatures, and insuring virtual transactions using these cryptic …

WASHINGTON-The Supreme Court last week agreed to decide whether individuals who divulge illegally intercepted electronic communications are as liable as eavesdroppers themselves, setting a showdown between free speech and wireless …

TORONTO-The major Canadian carriers are cautiously laying the groundwork for third-generation (3G) wireless networks. But true, full-blown 3G in Canada is at least three to four years away. “Canadian mobile …

ALLEN, Texas-Wireless Dimensions Corp. announced a solution called Mobile-Venue Suite, which is a portfolio of products allowing stadium operators and other similar entities to offer wireless gaming, trivia, contest and …

Ellen Bork, a former Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer, recently wrote a marvelously illuminating piece for The Washington Post that captured President Clinton’s Pollyanna-ish view of high-technology in the New …

Microsoft Corp. and Samsung Electronics Company Ltd. announced an agreement to jointly create a new line of mobile phones based on Microsoft’s Windows CE operating system. Specifically, Samsung will create …

NEW YORK-Although presumably the driver was not watching PacketVideo’s streaming media on a mobile phone as he drove at 80 mph, the technology passed this test, which an undisclosed Las …

NEW YORK-Despite the well-deserved drubbing of many dot-coms, communications companies, particularly equipment and component suppliers, are well worth investing in, securities analysts said June 14 at The Bear Stearns Companies …

Certicom, an encryption technology company specializing in solutions for the mobile computing and wireless data markets, has introduced a virtual private network software solution for handheld mobile devices. The Certicom …

NEW YORK-A pair of state legislators from New York City who planned to bar wireless phone companies from rounding up airtime charges to the next minute have run into a …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday set aside 14 megahertz of radio-frequency spectrum as the Wireless Medical Telemetry Service to help protect wireless health devices from interference, the transition to …

WASHINGTON-The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, challenged with increased use of mobile phones, navigation systems, the Internet and other technologies in vehicles, will hold meetings the next two months on …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry will not suffer if customers are assigned telephone numbers with specific area codes, a state regulator told the Federal Communications Commission last month. “Certainly, one of the …

ALTANTA-Convergence was the word at SuperComm 2000 this year, with computing firms like Sun Microsystems Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. both naming wireless Internet a priority for their business strategies going …

L.M. Ericsson led the stampede of companies that introduced Bluetooth products in the past few weeks, but some industry experts believe it will be several years away before consumers embrace …

Internet-enabled mobile devices are fast becoming the new playground for advertisers, since for the first time, companies don’t have to anticipate where a potential customer might go, but instead can …

TORONTO-Zacks Investment Research Inc. announced plans to make content from its personal investing Web site, Zacks.com, available on wireless devices using technology provided by Wysdom Inc.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Mobile wireless data management product supplier PointBase Inc. is teaming with Microware Systems Corp., an embedded real-time operating software provider, to address the emerging market for mobile wireless …