Handsets

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. unveiled a second-quarter profit that tripled last year’s figures, owing to strong demand for wireless handsets and its semiconductor products. TI roared to a $441 million, or …

A “software issue” is affecting assisted global positioning satellite (A-GPS) location services for some Motorola Inc. phones sold by Nextel Communications Inc., forcing the wireless carrier to temporarily disable the …

TOKYO-InnoPath Software, formerly DoOnGo Technologies, announced KDDI Corp. has chosen its DeltaUpgrade Plus over-the-air (OTA)-based software update solution to deliver advanced services to KDDI handset users. “With the popularity of …

SEOUL, South Korea-LG Electronics Inc. said it hit record sales in the second quarter of 2004, recording $5.2 million in total sales, representing a 25.2-percent increase from last year’s second …

As a company that tends to generate most excitement regarding its bottom line, Nokia Corp. for the most part has been unruffled in the recent turbulent seas of the wireless …

While application developers and others in industry debate whether the enterprise or the consumer market will strike gold first, technology giants like Microsoft Corp. see much crossover between the two, …

Second-quarter earnings released last week by major handset manufacturers showed Nokia Corp. losing market share, while Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. increased their sales expectations …

A perfect storm of challenges in China, combined with chipset shortages in the United States and one less carrier customer all contributed to lower second-quarter revenues for CellStar Corp. Foremost, …

If Nextel Communications Inc. takes spectrum at 1.9 GHz as part of the plan to solve interference at 800 MHz, the carrier finally might be able to extricate itself from …

TelePlus Enterprises Inc.’s TelePlus Wireless Corp. subsidiary announced it will launch the TelePlus mobile virtual network operator to run on AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s network via an agreement with Oregon-based …

BOSTON-Wireless operators are losing a multibillion-dollar battle for customer loyalty to handset manufacturers, Massachusetts-based Strategy Analytics said. Research from the company’s Wireless Network Strategies service indicates handsets account for the …

TelePlus Enterprises Inc.’s TelePlus Wireless Corp. subsidiary announced it will launch the TelePlus mobile virtual network operator to run on AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s network via an agreement with Oregon-based …

WASHINGTON-A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against a North Carolina firm and its former driver who while reaching for a fallen cell phone, rammed his tractor trailer into …

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp.’s second-quarter financial results reflected declining revenues across all three of its regions. Revenues for the second quarter totaled $345.4 million, down from $415.5 million in the second …

TOKYO-Second-quarter financial earnings released today by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB and Audiovox Corp. offered further insight into how 2004 might pan out for wireless handset makers. Sony Ericsson said …

Wireless consumers will soon have more sports-oriented content available through two new deals announced today. Fans of the 2004 Olympic Games will be able to access news updates, photos and …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and AppAbove Inc. launched Spanish Anywhere, allowing Verizon customers to use their wireless handsets as a Spanish -English dictionary and phrasebook. For a monthly access charge of …

TOKYO-In its second such announcement in as many days, Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced it will invest $50.3 million in Texas Instruments Inc. over two years to jointly develop …

NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced it is developing the N900iL, a dual-network handset that runs on the third-generation FOMA network and internal corporate wireless local area networks. The solution targets corporate …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it planned to launch its mobile wallet service using the mova P506iC handset July 10. The new service and smart-card handsets will allow users to buy …

BEIJING-Internet access technology provider Access announced it will provide Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co. Ltd. with technology to enable advanced mobile services over China’s third-generation TD-SCDMA networks. Under their agreement, …

BOSTON-Mobile handsets from Samsung Corp. and LG Electronics lead in customer satisfaction in the U.S. market, according to new research from Strategy Analytics Inc. The survey showed advanced feature-rich devices, …

BOSTON-Mobile handsets from Samsung Corp. and LG Electronics lead in customer satisfaction in the U.S. market, according to new research from Strategy Analytics Inc. The survey showed advanced feature-rich devices, …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will launch its mobile wallet service using the mova P506iC handset July 10. The new service and smart-card handsets will allow users to buy train …

LONDON-Satisfactory business models have yet to be established between the mobile industry and the music industry, according to “Mobile Music,” a new executive briefing from Baskerville/Informa Media. As advanced handsets …