Handsets

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Having launched its first W-CDMA handset in Cannes last month, Sony Ericsson is trying to convince Hutchison that it does have a medium-term third-generation (3G) cell-phone strategy in …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. launched Aether Systems Inc.’s PocketBlue wireless data solution for public safety on Nextel’s i95cl Java-enabled handsets and iM1100 modem. Aether said the PocketBlue solution enables law …

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LONDON-European mobile data users are set to enjoy greater competition on tariffs and devices following the decision by T-Mobile to more than halve its mobile data charges and push the …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Leading retailers and the police have teamed up in the United Kingdom to launch a crackdown on mobile-phone theft, with stolen phones being rendered unusable and those attempting to …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Despite the hype surrounding the success of multimedia messaging service (MMS), the Swedish cell-phone operator Comviq has joined Vodafone and Telia by extending its free trial of the …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-MTN Nigeria announced it has suspended sales of its prepaid starter packs (SIM Packs) and handsets to the public. The network’s contract packages will not be affected. Afam …

TOKYO-Toshiba, via its local joint venture business in China, will launch a mobile video messaging handset in China in early March, Toshiba announced Thursday. The T618X handset will let users …

The issue with U.S.-based Qualcomm has never been whether it has great technology, but whether its technology can make great market strides. Stalked by what industry watchers call either envy …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-FutureDial said its mobile phone software products and mobile phone data cable accessories are now available in more than 500 Best Buy retail stores nationwide. “Providing support for the …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments said it has introduced the world’s first complete battery fuel gauge for cellular handsets and personal digital assistants. “With today’s announcement, TI simplifies the design of a cost-effective …

CANNES, France-Nokia Corp. said its 6650 WCDMA-based third-generation phone was on track for first-half 2003 deliveries and that shipments of 10,000 test phones began last October to both operators and …

CANNES, France-In a race to differentiate their products in an increasingly crowded market, cell-phone developers are unveiling increasingly bizarre designs. In what would seem to be a triumph for obscure …

CANNES, France-L.M. Ericsson flexed its muscles within and outside the 3GSM Congress with a series of announcements from interoperability testing to deals with carriers and content providers as well as …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-With analysts forecasting significant growth in the uptake of camera phones, governments around the world are becoming increasingly concerned by the capabilities of these devices to invade people’s …

SURABAYA, Indonesia-The three Singaporean mobile carriers confirmed they are on track to launch third-generation (3G) services before the deadline set by the country’s regulator Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) at the …

BEIJING-China could produce close to one-third of all handsets manufactured in the world this year, according to Shao Chunguang of the China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID), who was …

CANNES, France-Advanced Recognition Technologies (ART) will exhibit smARTspeak XG, a “feature-rich phonemic-based embedded speaker independent name and continuous digit dialing solution,” at this year’s 3GSM World Congress. ART will also …

TOKYO-Keiji Tachikawa, president of NTT DoCoMo, on Thursday said it will be difficult for the mobile carrier to clear its own sales target for its third-generation (3G) FOMA service. NTT …

TOKYO-Keiji Tachikawa, president of NTT DoCoMo, on Thursday said it will be difficult for the mobile carrier to clear its own sales target for its third-generation (3G) FOMA service. NTT …

TOKYO-J-Phone, a Vodafone Group business unit in Japan, announced it would launch a new prepaid phone service in mid-February. The new prepaid service “enjorno” will charge up to 40-percent lower …

DUBLIN, Ireland-The threat from so-called mobile viruses has been given another airing following a report from McAfee Security. However, the threat still seems to be taken more seriously by security …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Siemens has set a target of supplying one in five mobile phones bought in the United Kingdom by 2005. Having firmly established itself as the main challenger to Nokia’s …

MANILA, The Philippines-Experts expect the cellular industry in the Asia-Pacific region to generally fare better this year than last year. While the telecom industries in Europe and the United States …

BEIJING-China’s Ministry of Information Industry (MII) estimates the production capacity of the 36 mobile-phone manufacturers in China will reach 250 million this year, up from 100 million last year, while …