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LAS VEGAS-Samsung Telecommunications America released new wireless handsets at the CES show in Las Vegas this week. The SGH-v205, a clamshell-designed wireless phone, features an embedded digital camera, a color …

LAS VEGAS-Sony introduced a new CLIE handheld, the PEG-NZ90, at this week’s CES show in Las Vegas. The new PDA has both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless capabilities, a built-in camera …

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Kenneth Jaeggi, the senior vice president and chief financial officer for Symbol Technologies Inc., resigned from the company. William Nuti, the company’s president and chief operating officer, will take …

WASHINGTON-It would be nice to say this policy or that technology will shape the direction of the wireless industry in 2003. But neither industry nor official Washington has that luxury. …

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Kenneth Jaeggi, the senior vice president and chief financial officer for Symbol Technologies Inc., resigned from the company. William Nuti, the company’s president and chief operating officer, will take …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Microsoft Corp. purchased reference design software from Intrinsyc Software Inc., a product the companies said will help original design manufacturers to create devices based on Microsoft’s range of …

RESTON, Va.-Daniel Akerson, chairman and chief executive officer of XO Communications Inc., will quit the company following the completion of XO’s financial restructuring. The company will move into the hands …

WASHINGTON-It would be nice to say this policy or that technology will shape the direction of the wireless industry in 2003. But neither industry nor official Washington has that luxury. …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. announced it is working with Intel Corp. to integrate CPS’s location technology-enhanced observed time difference technology-into a variety of Intel products geared toward the …

BEIJING-PalmSource Inc., the operating system subsidiary of Palm Inc., announced it is expanding into the Chinese market for personal digital assistants and smart phones through a new Hong Kong office …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Along with research firm IDC’s report entitled “Attack of the Phones: Worldwide Handset Market Forecast and Analysis, 2002-2006,” program manager Kevin Burden predicts that a “wireless revolution is waiting …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. said it intends to offer Research In Motion Ltd.’s voice-enabled BlackBerry 6750 handheld device on its cdma2000 1x-based Express Network during the first quarter of next …

MAHWAH, N.J.-Vector graphics animation, an advanced visual technology, will now be available to personal digital assistant users viewing AccuWeather.com’s weather service. Sharp Electronics Corp. developed the vector graphics technology, dubbed …

PLANO, Texas-Describing the product as the first chip that integrates CDMA and wireless local area network solutions in a single device, SyChip said Cyberbank Corp. has integrated the SyChip WLAN6060EB …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Investors roared their approval of a new deal between synchronization company Pumatech Inc. and Microsoft Corp.’s MSN business, sending Pumatech’s stock up almost 75 percent to $1.45 per …

WASHINGTON-The volatile debate surrounding the rules allowing or restricting the use of ultra-wideband technologies got louder as companies commented on ambient noise test results from the FCC’s Office of Engineering …

PLANO, Texas-Describing the product as the first chip that integrates CDMA and wireless local area network solutions in a single device, SyChip said Cyberbank Corp. has integrated the SyChip WLAN6060EB …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Investors roared their approval of a new deal between synchronization company Pumatech Inc. and Microsoft Corp.’s MSN business, sending Pumatech’s stock up almost 75 percent to $1.45 per …

ARMONK, N.Y.-IBM Corp. and Sharp Corp. said they will work together to build a new embedded Linux handheld solution to enable businesses extend enterprise applications to their mobile workers. Sharp …

WASHINGTON-The Governors Highway Safety Association said states next year will have new guidelines for collecting vehicular crash data that take account of driver use of cell phones, pagers and other …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-The Cutting Edge Software subsidiary of Mobility Electronics Inc. has released Quickoffice v6 for Mac OS X, enabling Macintosh users to view and edit Microsoft Office v.X files on …

WASHINGTON-The New Jersey State Senate has joined in the distracted driving ban chorus by passing legislation that would ban the use of handheld wireless phones while driving. The bill has …

SAN DIEGO-Voyager Systems Inc., San Diego, has closed a $7.5 million initial round of venture financing, led by Hamilton Apex Technology Ventures that it will use to expand sales and …

ISSY_LES_MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom SA reported third-quarter net income of $16.85 million, or $1.13 per share, on revenues of $167 million, almost entirely derived from sales of its WISMO modules. By comparison, …

AUSTIN, Texas-Wayport, which provides wireless and wired Internet access in airports and hotels, said it will open two Laptop Lane airport business centers at Oakland International Airport. The business centers …