WASHINGTON-A lawsuit was filed against a truck driver and a North Carolina company in connection with the death of a girl killed Jan. 13 when a school bus was rear-ended by a truck whose driver allegedly was reaching for a cell phone he dropped.Officials...
WASHINGTON-New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey (D) signed legislation banning handheld phone use while operating a motor vehicle, the second state to take phones out of drivers' hands."Cell phones have become inescapable," said McGreevey, who signed the bill into law last week. "They are part...
WASHINGTON-New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey (D) signed legislation banning handheld phone use while operating a motor vehicle, the second state to take phones out of drivers' hands."Cell phones have become inescapable," said McGreevey, who signed the bill into law yesterday. "They are part of...
In the eyes of market research firm IDC, wireless chips are on a roll. And semiconductor companies want to match this zeal with solutions and initiatives.In its report released last week, which was an optimistic revision of its earlier forecast, IDC said it expects...
AAT Communications Corp. announced it plans to acquire all tower assets of Signal One L.L.C., a privately held Chattanooga, Tenn.-based tower owner and site management company. The assets include 226 owned towers and 199 managed sites mainly located in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia....
WASHINGTON-The Council of the District of Columbia has voted to prohibit drivers from talking on handheld mobile phones, following the lead of New York and a handful of towns in steering the motoring public to hands-free devices that researchers say do not improve vehicular...
Building on the momentum of its initial two-city launch last year, Verizon Wireless said it will spend $1 billion to launch its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO service in major cities in the United States. The service, known as BroadbandAccess, will be available in the summer,...
WASHINGTON-The Council of the District of Columbia has voted to prohibit drivers from talking on handheld mobile phones, following the lead of New York and a handful of towns in steering the motoring public to hands-free devices that researchers say do not improve vehicular...
Intel Corp. at this week's Consumer Electronics Show said it will invest $200 million in companies developing technologies to drive the convergence of personal computer and consumer electronics devices on a wireless home network via The Intel Digital Home Fund. The Intel Capital-managed fund...
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. announced the availability of Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry 7510 wireless handheld, the first BlackBerry equipped with a speakerphone. The BlackBerry 7510 provides integrated access to one or multiple corporate and personal e-mail accounts.It also features a built-in cell phone,...
NEW YORK-The market for personal digital assistants should level off to only 20 million in the United States by 2008, with population penetration around 7 percent, according to a new report. "Basic PDAs with excellent PIM functionality will continue to make up the majority...
Motorola Inc. bowed to investor clamor for an outsider with the appointment of former Sun Microsystems Inc. president Edward Zander as the new helmsman, officially ending the reign of the Galvin family. Zander, most recently of private equity company Silver Lake Partners, edged out...
Motorola Inc. bowed to investor clamor for an outsider with the appointment of former Sun Microsystems Inc. president Edward Zander as the new helmsman, officially ending the reign of the Galvin family.Zander, who is at private equity company Silver Lake Partners, edged out Motorola...
Cambridge Silicon Radio said its BlueCore Bluetooth silicon is being used by Saab to supply Bluetooth wireless technology in the automotive manufacturer's 9-3 models. CSR noted that the Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan with Bluetooth option has been available since early this year, but the...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported an alliance dealer relationship with Semotus Solutions to co-sell BlackBerry Handheld mobile applications to AT&T Wireless business customers.Semotus said the mobile applications would include its HipLinkXS line of wireless communications applications.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Mobile computing company Mobility Electronics Inc. announced it purchased the hardware components of InVision Software's handheld computing business for 70,000 shares of common stock.The company also said it will gain two InVision executives through the move.Mobility Electronics said it will gain InVision's hardware...
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario-Psion Teklogix announced business-to-business express carrier TNT Express is using its wireless LAN communication solution with Netpad rugged handheld devices to allow ground workers at its European Air Express hub in Liege, Belgium, to communicate.TNT expects the system, called Mobiler, to reduce loading...
Suddenly, wireless firms have found their appetite for acquiring other companies.In the past few months, industry has witnessed a rash of acquisitions, negating the trend of a few years ago when they shed units they described as inconsistent with their core competencies."The long-term trend...
SINGAPORE-Motorola Inc. said it has set up a center to purchase parts for third-party makers of its wireless equipment and handheld devices.The company said the center will take orders of about $1.73 billion every year by 2006, representing 80 percent of Motorola's components bought...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Wireless devices will be high on holiday gift lists this year, according to a survey released by Staples Inc. The retailer predicts wireless handheld computers will be in high demand among both personal and business users. Staples expects business executives to flock to...
SINGAPORE-Motorola Inc. said it has set up a center to purchase parts for third-party makers of its wireless equipment and handheld devices.The company said the center will take orders of about $1.73 billion every year by 2006, representing 80 percent of Motorola's components bought...
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.-Wynd Communications announced the first public demonstration of its Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), designed to wirelessly connect people who are deaf or hard of hearing with others, at this week's Deaf Expo West 2003 trade show. The service works on Research...
HERNDON, Va.-Mobile virtual private network software provider Ecutel Systems Inc. announced it purchased Inciscent Inc., which sells enterprise management software. Terms of the deal were not disclosed."This acquisition marks a significant transformation for Ecutel Systems," said Jack McDonnell, Ecutel's chairman of the board. "The...
WASHINGTON-A Bush administration-sponsored ad campaign aimed at teens will kick off early next year stressing the dangers of distracted driving, an approach more targeted than the one embraced by the cell-phone industry.Unlike industry's outreach efforts, which stress driver safety to the general population, the...
