Handsets

HELSINKI—Nokia Corp.’s new Nokia Remote Camera wireless home monitoring solution features an integrated motion detector and video capture with sound. The product includes a digital camera with zoom, video and …

Vodafone announced plans for 10 new third-generation handsets expected to hit the European and Japanese markets in time for the upcoming holiday shopping season. The line-up consists of Sharp Corp.’s …

Cingular Wireless and Sprint PCS both launched new handsets Wednesday. LG Mobile Phones and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. have launched the new L1400 camera phone. The clamshell-style GSM/GPRS phone features media …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. has signed on as the official communications service provider to the Academy of Television Arts & Science’s 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which airs Sunday night. …

LONDON-Traditional GSM device manufacturers, including Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc., are leading the charge in music-focused cellular devices, or “Cellular Music Decks,” according to new research from Strategy Analytics. “Music …

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-Bitfone Corp. said it has introduced a new product portfolio to identify and solve mobile device software problems over the air. The products, known as SmartCare, mProve 4.0 …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Sleepycat Software and MontaVista Software announced Sleepycat’s Berkeley DB software and MontaVista’s Linux operating system will be incorporated in Motorola’s A780 mobile phone, which was announced last month. Berkeley …

PARIS-Module maker Wavecom Inc. said it will no longer develop handsets and semiconductors as part of a sweeping restructuring of the company that will lap up about 560 jobs.The company …

SOUTH KOREA The W Seoul Walkerhill Hotel has implemented a voice-over-wireless local area network solution from Nortel Networks Ltd. and its channel partner ECS Telecom to enable mobile communications for …

LONDON-European wireless operator Orange plc commercially launched its push-to-talk Talk Now service on its U.K. network following nine months of customer trials across Europe. The carrier said the trials produced …

No longer will EDGE technology belong to the list of protocols with an uncertain future. As some industry experts look at it, EDGE is ramping up in spite of its …

Verizon Wireless threw its considerable resources into the international roaming business earlier this month by expanding the availability of Samsung Corp.’s SCH-a790 Global Phone to the carrier’s non-business customers. The …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission deemed the wireless industry competitive and for the first time used antitrust data in its report. “There is effective competition in the wireless marketplace, and the …

LA JOLLA, Calif.-BellStream Ltd. announced the release of Blogia, a mobile blogging tool, at the DemoMobile exhibition this week. The offering, which is available on Symbian smart phones and is …

A flurry of announcements Friday brought European mobile users one step closer to watching video broadcasts on their handsets. In three separate announcements: Handset manufacturers Nokia Corp., Motorola Inc., Sony …

DUSSEDORF, Germany-The average complexity and manufacturing costs of third-generation UMTS handsets have been “substantially reduced” in the past year, according to research from Portelligent Inc. Portelligent said its analysis of …

WASHINGTON-Data service revenues reached 3.6 percent of net revenues in Brazil in the first quarter of 2004, up from 1.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2003. But substantial growth …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday the wireless industry is competitive and for the first time used antitrust data in its report. “There is effective competition in the wireless marketplace, …

PARIS-Module maker Wavecom Inc. said it will no longer develop handsets and semiconductors as part of a sweeping restructuring of the company that will lap up about 560 jobs. The …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless customers can now access their account balances from their handsets by dialing #BAL where they will hear details of their last five payment transactions, including the dates …

Merrill Lynch & Co. downgraded Motorola Inc., citing “increasing weakness” at its mobile-phone division that puts its third- and fourth-quarter sales at risk. Analyst Tal Liani pointed to excess inventory …

HELSINKI, Finland-Finnair airline customers can check in for flights by sending text messages beginning next month, the carrier said Tuesday. Finnair Plus cardholders who don’t need to check their bags …

Whether you’re looking for true love or virtual love-or simply want to play hooky from work-your mobile phone can help. While handset manufacturers and carriers are scrambling to make space-age …

With the second hurricane in the past several weeks set to hit Florida in the next 24 hours, a number of wireless carriers announced initiatives designed to lessen the possible …

SEOUL, South Korea-The W Seoul Walkerhill Hotel has implemented a voice-over-wireless local area network solution from Nortel Networks Ltd. and its channel partner ECS Telecom to enable mobile communications for …