Handsets

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile phones will rule the electronics and computing industries in the coming years, proclaims a new report from research and consulting firm Zelos Group. “The mass adoption of full-featured …

The reverberations from a mega-merger involving AT&T Wireless Services Inc. could easily spark repercussions in Illinois, Finland, South Korea and a number of other mobile-phone hot spots. The creation of …

Most of the world’s top mobile-phone makers celebrated major fourth-quarter victories, with record numbers of shipments and revenues boosted by the holiday season, but those in the industry expect the …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet technology vendor Openwave Systems Inc. reported increasing revenues and a decreasing net loss and said it will continue its positive trend in the coming months. The …

PARIS-Musiwave said it developed a new downloadable mobile format for music with animated visual images. The service would allow users to hear a ring tone and view a video clip …

WASHINGTON-U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake today approved a request to drop a brain cancer suit filed by Atlanta’s Brian Barrett against Nokia Corp. and others. Barrett, who died in November …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS launched FunMail Inc.’s Mobile Comics Network on its PCS Vision service, allowing customers to view a variety of daily comics, clip favorite comics to a virtual …

Motorola Inc. posted a net income of $489 million, or 20 cents a share for the fourth quarter of 2003, trumping Wall Street expectations. This figure contrasts with a year …

HONG KONG-After numerous delays, 3 Hong Kong committed to a commercial third-generation launch date of Jan. 27. It said NEC c616 3G video phones will be available for the service. …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments said it has unveiled what it calls the first complete EDGE smart-phone chipset and reference design. The product, known as TCS3500, is buoyed by the OMAP processor and …

ROCK HILL, Conn.-Nextel Communications Inc. reported a contract with the state of Connecticut allowing government agencies, political subdivisions, municipalities, state-funded non-profits, primary and secondary schools, and designated authorized users to …

Nextel Communications Inc. unveiled its NASCAR integration plan as part of its sponsorship of the racing series, including NASCAR-branded products and services as well as support for NASCAR programs in …

Upstart push-to-talk platform provider Kodiak Networks Inc. announced its first carrier customer last week by partnering with European-based operator Orange and is rumored to be readying a U.S.-based launch with …

SEOUL, South Korea-No. 3 mobile-phone maker Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. turned in another major quarter, with revenues reaching $10.9 billion in the fourth quarter and net income hitting $1.6 billion. …

Two chip companies say their chips have been selected for wireless devices, while another has begun shipments of its products. Nvidia Corp. said its multimedia graphics processor known as GoForce …

European-based wireless operator Orange announced plans to launch its Kodiak Networks Inc.-based Talk Now push-to-talk service in 10 countries this year starting with the carrier’s operations in the United Kingdom …

The latest issue of Consumer Reports, published by nonprofit Consumers Union, comes down hard on the wireless industry in its annual wireless consumer review, referred to facetiously as an “Annual …

Audiovox Communications Corp. has pitched into the push-to-talk market by unveiling two new handsets with PTT capabilities, the CDM-8425 and CDM-8475. Top phone makers like Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG …

Building on the momentum of its initial two-city launch last year, Verizon Wireless said it will spend $1 billion to launch its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO service in major cities in …

The latest issue of Consumer Reports comes down hard on the wireless industry in its annual wireless consumer review, referred to facetiously as an “Annual Address on the State of …

SINGAPORE-Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. has joined other operators around the world in blaming a lack of available third-generation handsets for its 3G rollout delay. The Singapore operator said it postponed consumer …

After almost four years of waiting, Jason Devitt believes the time is now. Packet-switched networks are online. Mobile phones feature color graphics. And-perhaps most importantly-carriers can bill for third-party applications. …

TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers AT&T Wireless reported an agreement with handset supplier LG Electronics Canada Inc. to provide LG GSM/GPRS handsets to Rogers AT&T Wireless customers. The companies said the …

What were the best five things to happen to the wireless industry in 2003? What were the worst? Here are my picks (for better or worse). The Top 5 best …

SEOUL, South Korea-Korean mobile operators SK Telecom and KTF launched their W-CDMA networks last week to meet a year-end deadline, although full commercial services are not expected until March. A …