Driver distraction has become an increasing debate among lawmakers, with Congress likely to consider legislation soon that would ban the use of handheld cell phones while driving-nationwide. Such legislation would put a damper on the futuristic plans of the automotive and cellular industries to...
AUSTIN, Texas-Wireless Valley Communications Inc. released the latest version of its LANFielder personal digital assistant handheld wireless network measurement system. LANFielder PDA Version 8.0 features expanded spectrum measurement and WLAN performance features and an enhanced interface that includes Wireless Valley's LANPlanner optimization and network...
Driver distraction has become an increasing debate among lawmakers, with Congress likely to consider legislation soon that would ban the use of handheld cell phones while driving-nationwide. Such legislation would put a damper on the futuristic plans of the automotive and cellular industries to...
OLATHE, Kansas-Garmin International Inc. announced its iQue 3600 GPS-equipped personal digital assistant began shipping this week to electronics retailers and Garmin dealers in the United States."We are thrilled with the early response to our iQue 3600, and we're excited to deliver this full-featured, GPS-enabled...
Palm Inc. released its new Bluetooth-capable personal digital assistant, while fellow handheld maker Handspring Inc. reported declining revenues and losses. Further, research firm IDC released results showing sales of PDAs continue to decline.Palm said its new Tungsten T2 handheld features more memory and a...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Pharmaceutical company Bayer Yakuhin Ltd., the Japanese-based subsidiary of Bayer, has deployed Everypath's mobile task automation products for use by 600 mobile professionals. Everypath's solution will allow medical representatives to access and interact with their Siebel ePharma application over Toshiba Pocket PC...
Just as the battle to dominate the handset operating system realm intensifies, the contest for supremacy on the server side has taken a fresh dimension with a new product from Hewlett Packard Co.HP has released a new line of servers known as HP Integrity,...
TOKYO AND DALLAS-Underlining industry optimism about a rebound in the chip sector, companies are staking out their product positions with a view to differentiating themselves.Intersil Corp. introduced three 1.4 GHz current feedback amplifiers for high-speed video, test and instrumentation and other high-frequency applications."When combined...
WASHINGTON-A bill to ban driver use of handheld cell phones in California unexpectedly died in the state legislature after a Senate amendment so watered down the measure as to prompt the bill's chief sponsor to seek its defeat.The Assembly in May passed legislation to...
Telemarketing calls and junk mail have evolved. Now that consumers are used to dodging junk e-mail and Internet pop-up ads on their desktops and wireless messaging and mobile marketing are becoming more mainstream, mobile phones are quickly becoming the next vehicle of choice for...
TOKYO-Sharp Corp. said it will collaborate with SAP AG to provide solutions for corporate workers on the fly using handheld devices.According to the deal, Sharp will offer its personal digital assistants equipped with liquid crystal displays and running on the Linux operating system.In what...
WASHINGTON-Drivers in the United Kingdom caught talking on handheld mobile phones could face fines up to $1,700 under a new government proposal announced today and set to be enacted later this year.First offenders would be subject to a $50 fine, but the penalty increases...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. reported a relatively solid quarter of earnings, news that prompted the company to pronounce the end of the decline in the personal digital assistant industry and investors to rally around Palm shares.Palm's stock was up about 7 percent following the news...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. reported a relatively solid quarter of earnings, news that prompted the company to pronounce the end of the decline in the personal digital assistant industry and investors to rally around Palm shares.Palm's stock was up about 7 percent following the news...
WASHINGTON-Drivers in the United Kingdom caught talking on handheld mobile phones could face fines up to $1,700 under a new government proposal announced today and set to be enacted later this year.First offenders would be subject to a $50 fine, but the penalty increases...
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry told the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee that it would like text messaging spam to be covered by the CAN Spam Act that was passed by the committee on Thursday. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said he expects the Controlling the...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Teleca has licensed its Obigo mobile suite, a software package that includes technologies for mobile browsing, messaging and content management, to Chinese consumer electronics supplier Legend.Legend, which began producing and marketing mobile phones a year ago under the brand name Lenovo, will initially...
High Tech Computer Corp. announced it will use a mobile-phone design platform from Ericsson to develop devices for EDGE and W-CDMA networks."HTC is a world-leading ODM company that provides smart handheld product design and manufacturing service to our customers," said H.T. Cho, HTC Corp.'s...
Interest in the wireless enterprise market continues as Siemens, Colligo Networks, Aligo, Salesnet and Orsus Solutions announced new deals and products in the arena.First, Siemens Business Services Inc. announced the creation of its Mobile Enterprise Services Alliance, which the company said is a portfolio...
WASHINGTON-Legislation moving forward in the Massachusetts legislature would require drivers to have hands-free wireless devices, while banning novice drivers from having any wireless conversations while behind the wheel. The bill, approved yesterday by the Joint Public Safety Committee, is now headed to the House...
The 2003 JavaOne Developer Conference witnessed a collision of giants as Sun Microsystems Inc. and IBM Corp. pushed their platforms, highlighting a division within a technology that seeks to avoid segmentation.Sun announced that wireless heavyweights like Motorola Inc., Nokia Corp., Siemens AG and Sony...
SAN FRANCISCO-Research In Motion has introduced a development environment for Java 2 Micro Edition to allow all developers to integrate BlackBerry e-mail and personal information applications. This announcement makes the Blackberry platform open for push-based, wireless connectivity."The BlackBerry platform has been designed to support...
The founders of personal digital assistant pioneer Palm Inc. have returned to the fold as the company announced plans to acquire Handspring Inc.Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky founded Palm in 1992, but they left the company in 1997 to form rival Handspring. Now Hawkins...
WASHINGTON-The National Transportation Safety Board today recommended to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that a stronger media campaign and educational effort be developed to curb distraction on the roadways caused by drivers who talk on their cell phones. The NHTSA would develop such...
