Handsets/wireless devicesSonySony Electronics unveiled its CLIE handhePEG-T415 ld with reduced profile, featuring a slim design with aluminum case and enhanced infrared port for controlling audio and video equipment. The company also...
LAS VEGAS, United States—In his keynote at the 2002 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates detailed his company's new wireless strategies, which include introducing a new tablet device for home computing, a new technology platform for home...
LAS VEGAS—Palm Inc. said it will use Broadcom Corp.'s line of Bluetooth transceivers as a building block for developing Bluetooth personal area network capabilities for upcoming Palm handheld devices."Broadcom's Bluetooth products are a best-value solution meeting our cost, size, performance and power requirements, while...
TORONTO—Sierra Wireless announced that regulators approved one of its high-speed wireless modems for sale. The Vancouver modem maker said that Industry Canada and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission had granted approval for its AirCard 710. The modem is Sierra's first product for the General...
WALTHAM, Mass.—Adaptix 1.0, which enables mobile workers to perform job functions on smart phones, two-way pagers and handheld computers in connected, intermittently connected and disconnected modes, began shipping last month its developer, iConverse, announced.Adaptix provides a completely visual drag-and-drop development environment for rapid development...
1. Jan. 29Re-auction brings in record $17B to FCCAfter 101 rounds and $16.85 billion, the Federal Communications Commission's auction of 422 personal communications services licenses ended last Friday. The auction, which began Dec. 12, broke the previous record of $9.2 billion for PCS spectrum...
The personal digital assistant and wireless data device markets shook last week under a series of major announcements that served to puzzle, jar and-in most cases-hearten Wall Street and the wireless industry.The handheld computing industry has suffered through the past year along with the...
Qualcomm Inc. announced it signed memoranda of understanding to provide its Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless technology to several wireless operators around the world. BellSouth in Guatemala, Telcel-BellSouth in Venezuela and Vesper in Brazil will now receive products and services based on Qualcomm's BREW...
Representatives from the wireless industry are being asked to testify against Microsoft Corp. in the ongoing antitrust lawsuit against the computer software giant, each with new insight into how Microsoft is allegedly muscling into new markets and resisting cooperating with competitors.A witness list released...
NEW YORK-Convergent communications are getting closer to reality with development of gateways to distribute content among various stationary and mobile devices and interoperability technology that permits seamless roaming between fixed and mobile networks, speakers at the December Internet World conference said."Centralized media servers tied...
MILWAUKEE—Three technology companies teamed up to announce the U.S. release of a wireless payment acceptance software they said will help merchants capture sales information and streamline their back-end systems.The Skypay system will initially be available through Hypercom Corp.'s ICE 4000 handheld touch screen-based card...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Sprint PCS and BlueKite, a provider of wireless Internet software, introduced Sprint PCS Dialer 3.0 wireless connectivity software designed to make mobile connections to the Internet and intranets more convenient.The software incorporates bandwidth optimization from BlueKite to wirelessly enable Internet access on...
HURST, Texas—Handango, a wireless software publisher, announced it will exclusively power Palm Inc.'s Software Connection Web site and that the companies intend to conduct joint marketing activities to promote Palm OS software applications."This alliance is a strategic move in solidifying Handango's leadership in the...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y.—Rovenet Inc. has released the latest version of its P-Fax software, which permits users of handheld computers to send, receive and, for the first time, view faxes on these wireless devices.The latest release includes the P-Forms Mobile Document Management System, which permits end...
DES MOINES, Iowa—HandEra Inc. will offer the AvantGo Inc. M-Business Server through its 330 handheld computer, the companies announced. The deal also includes sales and co-marketing efforts.
DETROIT-OnStar is working with Verizon Wireless to make it cheaper for OnStar Personal Calling customers to forward calls from a handheld Verizon phone to the OnStar phones embedded in their vehicles.Also, OnStar and Verizon charges will be combined on a single bill.Today customers who...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Hitachi Semiconductor Inc. said it has unveiled a new Flash memory product, called Mobile Media Chips, which saves space and enhances storage for multimedia functions in handheld PCs, personal digital assistants, mobile phones and pagers."The benefits make the Mobile Media Chip ideal...
NORTH CHELMSFORD, Mass.—SavaJe Technologies said it has released the first operating system that allows device manufacturers, enterprises and system integrators to deliver Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition for embedded and handheld devices for both businesses and consumers."The release of SavaJe XE version 1.0 marks...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Palm Inc. dropped the price of its high-end m505 color handheld to about $400, down from about $450. The company also offered a special promotion for a free 16MB Panasonic Secure Digital expansion card and $250 worth of coupons.The moves are the...
READING, United Kingdom—Nokia Corp. has taken the lead in the European handheld device market, beating out such big names as Palm Inc. and Compaq Computer Corp, a new survey shows.According to research firm Canalys, Nokia commands 28.3 percent of the smart phone and personal...
SEATTLE—Monet Mobile Networks Inc., which won PCS spectrum licenses during the Federal Communications Commission's auction earlier this year, launched its data-only, cdma2000 1x next-generation wireless network in Sioux Falls, S.D.The data service uses PC card modems provided from Novatel Wireless and Gtran Wireless compatible...
DALLAS-Texas Instruments has unveiled a power supply solution that offers low noise for personal digital assistants and other handheld devices.The new 1.8-volt input low dropout regulators will make system design with off-the-shelf batteries easier, more efficient and less expensive, according to the company.
NEW YORK—Telematics has the potential to create $20 billion to $40 billion in revenues during the next ten years, according to a recently released Booz Allen Hamilton report. Telematics has the potential to transform car manufacturers into providers of recurring, high-end consumer services, the...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—The 20 million users of Hotmail e-mail services in Europe might shortly be able to receive their messages via short message service (SMS) following a deal between MIGway, a new joint venture between TDC Mobile International, a Denmark-based cell-phone operator, and CMG...
