Handsets

A new desktop computer created especially for teens will feature built-in Wi-Fi, close integration with a mobile phone, and an MP3 player and digital storage keychain device. Produced by Digital …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. will partner with Korean operator SK Telecom Co. Ltd. to develop and market a new location-based services platform, the companies announced Monday. Under terms …

European content provider Acotel is going to Athens to target American consumers. The 12-year-old Italian company is taking the Olympic Games wireless, delivering updates and images to U.S. handsets via …

As North American wireless service providers increasingly tout value-added services in an attempt to differentiate themselves from the competition, widespread 32-kilobit subscriber identity module cards are being replaced with more …

UTStarcom Inc.’s $165.1 million purchase of U.S.-based Audiovox Communications Corp.’s wireless handset business establishes the company as a player in the global CDMA market, fulfilling its founders’ original vision. The …

LONDON-Samsung leads the market in available handsets that feature integrated cameras and multimedia messaging service capability, according to market research firm EMC’s World Cellular Handset Tracker. The study, which covers …

A multi-year legal battle between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and former Illinois dealer Kempner Mobile Electronics Inc. could be coming to an end as a jury again sided with Kempner in …

LOS ANGELES-Motorola Inc. and Rock the Vote have teamed to help wireless users decide on their favorite political candidate. The Mobile Find Your Candidate application provides a questionnaire that matches …

Symbian has acknowledged that a Trojan virus is circulating via an illegal game download and may affect certain handsets running Symbian OS Series 60. Symbian warned that the illegal game, …

Fans of the U.S. Olympic Team can stay abreast of the athletes in Athens via their wireless handsets through several new agreements between carriers, content providers and news services. From …

MIAMI-Wireless users can now look for love over their handsets via new agreements with Webdate Mobile. The service allows wireless users access to profiles with photos, searches and profile browsing, …

The rush of companies joining the ranks of pseudo-wireless providers continued last week as mobile content and application provider SmartServ Online Inc. announced plans to begin offering its prepaid Uphonia …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. and its affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. signed a 10-year agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority to provide wireless service at 15 TVA public utility facilities in …

LAS VEGAS-Increasing its presence in the wireless high-speed data game, Verizon Wireless launched its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO BroadbandAccess service in Las Vegas, providing users in the greater metro area with …

Dobson Communications Corp.’s Dobson Cellular Systems jumped into the converged market last week with the launch of its MERGE product, which the company said would help bridge the gap between …

Apple Computer Inc. last week announced it will further its foray into the wireless world by allowing its downloadable iTunes to play on Motorola Inc. mobile handsets. Through the partnership, …

The launch of converged mobile devices, capable of communicating over both Wi-Fi and cellular technologies, suggests Wi-Fi, long hailed by start-up companies and tech-savvy consumers, may be gaining credibility among …

Increasing its presence in the wireless high-speed data game, Verizon Wireless launched its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO BroadbandAccess service in Las Vegas, providing users in the greater metro area with access …

ROSEMONT, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and Apple said they will partner to allow users to transfer songs from the iTunes jukebox to Motorola’s mobile handsets using USB or Bluetooth connections. The application …

Dobson Communications Corp.’s Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems unveiled its Merge device and service offering that allows customers to place their handsets into Merge devices and make or receive …

The end of the year came early for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as the carrier made good on its often-repeated plans to offer high-speed wireless data services before the calendar …

CHICAGO-Consumers downloaded a diverse selection of karaoke music into their handsets over the past two months. First International Digital Inc. launched its Mobile Karaoke service in late May through Verizon …

Motorola Inc. had its share of ups and downs last week, when news of solid earnings and the launch of three new handsets collided with a software glitch in several …

As chips and mobile handsets shrink in size, so do base stations. Major infrastructure vendors believe it is the wave of the future. Nokia Corp. reflected this when it unveiled …

Motorola Inc. and SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. said they have identified a solution for the software glitch that affected six Motorola iDEN phones sold by Nextel Communications Inc. and are …