Handsets

LOS ANGELES-Moviegoers with Bluetooth-enabled handsets can download movie trailers, ringtones and wallpapers at three Loews Theatres this summer. Twentieth Century Fox is providing kiosks at theaters in Los Angeles, New …

Motorola Inc. posted a second quarter ahead of most expectations, but investors appear to have expected such results as the company’s stock remained relatively unchanged after the news. Motorola’s stock …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. continued to pursue the construction market with two announcements Wednesday. The carrier launched Construction Manger, a location-specific service from global positioning system technology provider Trimble that …

JERSEY CITY, N.J.-Antenna Software Inc. said it has joined with Nextel Communications Inc. via its Nextel Industry Solution Partner program to offer its Antenna A3 Mobile Workforce Solutions to companies …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The full-track wireless music download industry in the United States will reach $1.2 billion in revenue by 2009, according to a study from research firm IDC Corp. While the …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it integrated enhanced navigation technology into its line of chipsets for CDMA and W-CDMA phones. The company said the new offering will reduce the costs for …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. has tapped Mobile Streams to provide content to its Cricket Clicks customers, the operator said Monday. Mobile Streams, a 6-year-old content provider, will launch its …

Early termination fees could be a thing of the past as a small startup out of New Jersey has set up a Web site designed to bring together wireless customers …

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. said it has launched CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services in its Boise, Idaho, and Reno, Nev., markets as part of Sprint’s rollout of high-speed …

Second-quarter earnings dropped despite increases in the number of handsets sold, two of the largest phone-makers reported Friday. Samsung Electronics Co., the No. 3 cell-phone manufacturer, said sales fell 9 …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it has begun offering the Motorola Inc. RAZR handsets through its retail stores and authorized dealers. The handset was initially made available through the carrier’s …

Oslo, Norway -Mobile content company The Mobile Media Co. said it acquired Rubberduck Media Lab Ltd., a move that strengthens Mobile Media’s presence in the TV-to-mobile arena, the company said. …

MUNICH, Germany-Infineon Technologies AG announced sample availability of its first reference design for low-cost handsets. The company said costs for GSM handsets with short message service functionality could be cut …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Vodafone Sweden said it plans to launch commercial push-to-talk service in September targeted at both corporate customers and consumers. The carrier has been in joint evaluations of the service …

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate Ubiquitel Inc. said it has launched CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services in its Boise, Idaho, and Reno, Nev., markets as part of Sprint’s roll out of …

TORONTO-Mobile entertainment publisher Dwango Wireless Inc. has licensed porting software from Tira Wireless, the companies announced Tuesday. Financial details were not disclosed. Dwango, which develops and distributes games, ringtones, video …

Universal multimedia messaging service interoperability among U.S. Tier 1 carriers moved closer to becoming reality with two agreements unveiled last week. T-Mobile USA Inc. users can exchange pictures and video …

As the mobile-phone market continues to surpass all forecasts, there are multiple ways those phones end up in the hands of consumers. At the beginning of last year, industry observers …

U.S. Cellular Corp. joined the push-to-talk fray with the launch of SpeedTalk, which operates on the carrier’s CDMA2000 1x data network available across its 25-state coverage area. The service will …

The big mouse is finally loose in the wireless house as the Walt Disney Co. announced plans to launch a family-oriented mobile virtual network operator wireless service using Sprint Corp.’s …

MIAMI-Prepaid wireless provider TracFone Wireless Inc. launched its NET10 service offering providing a flat-rate 10-cent-per-minute calling rate for all calls. The service is available with select Nokia Corp. and Motorola …

Sprint Corp.’s months-long high-speed wireless data tease came to an end last week as the company finally announced the launch of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network. The company said the …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said an arbitral tribunal in its case with Nokia Corp. has established royalty rates applicable to covered Nokia products dating back to Jan. 1, …

Revol Wireless announced it has acquired Ohio-based Northcoast PCS, including its CDMA network and spectrum, and has begun offering a youth-oriented, no-contract unlimited calling and messaging service in Cleveland, Dayton …

U.S. Cellular Corp. joined the push-to-talk fray with the launch of its SpeedTalk service, which operates on the carrier’s CDMA2000 1x data network that is available across its 25-state coverage …