Handsets

Verizon Wireless reinforced its position as the industry’s top dog regarding the rollout of high-speed wireless data services, announcing the recent expansion of its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO based BroadbandAccess service …

CHICAGO-Federal gambling regulations won’t prevent wireless wagering from becoming a $3 billion industry by 2009, according to a new report from consultant firm Mintel International. Already a popular application among …

LONDON-European operator Orange plc said it has expanded its work with U.S. application creators with new development centers in Boston and San Francisco. The centers, which will work within the …

CHICAGO-Federal gambling regulations won’t prevent wireless wagering from becoming a $3 billion industry by 2009, according to a new report from consultant firm Mintel International. Already a popular application among …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The long-awaited market for wireless location-based services may finally be around the corner, according to two analyst reports this week. Citing Sprint PCS’ recent introduction of an operator-assisted …

Seventy-five years after it sold the first car radio, Motorola Inc. wants to get back into your dashboard. The world’s No. 2 handset manufacturer is preparing to beta test iRadio, …

While cutting-edge technologies allow wireless subscribers to use their handsets as TVs, radios and camcorders, Carl Washburn would like users to see their phones as textbooks. The founder and chief …

Sprint Corp.’s planned launch of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based high-speed wireless data services continues to inch ahead as the portion of the carrier’s Web site aimed at business users included preliminary …

Leap Wireless International Inc. reported delayed first-quarter results that were in line with recently released guidance. Leap previously stated that the delayed reporting was due to accounting issues. The carrier …

HELSINKI, Finland-Industry got a good look at the new phones on line for the end-of-the-year shopping rush, as Nokia Corp. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. each boosted their handset …

TAMPA, Fla.-FTS Wireless Inc. said it plans to expand its wireless content portal, www.CellChannel.com, to include prepaid and post-paid wireless service plans, handsets and accessories next month. Also, the company …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Google Inc. has launched a new search service that delivers results only from Web pages that are customized for the small screens of mobile phones. Google Mobile Web …

Seventy-five years after it sold the first car radio, Motorola wants to get back into your dashboard. The world’s No. 2 handset manufacturer is preparing to beta test iRadio, a …

Nextel Communications Inc. announced a new location and routing service targeted at fleet management in conjunction with ALK Technologies and Motorola Inc. ALK’s PC*Miler|Mobile service, which provides spoken turn-by-turn routing …

Sprint Corp. said it will begin offering Novatel Wireless Inc.’s Merlin S620 PC card that is designed to operate on the carrier’s CDMA2000 1x and soon-to-launch EV-DO network. The PC …

LONDON-British Telecom plc launched its BT Fusion fixed-mobile convergence service offering, which uses Bluetooth technology to switch seamlessly between the company’s wide-area wireless network and its in-home BT Broadband service. …

Telecommunications technology provider L.M. Ericsson will team with Napster to offer a digital music service to wireless carriers, the companies said Wednesday. The new offering, which will carry the Napster …

MILPITAS, Calif.-Satellite phone manufacturer and service provider Globalstar L.L.C. announced a $140 million multi-year agreement with Qualcomm Inc. to produce next-generation voice and data products. The deal expands on an …

TAMPA, Fla.-FTS Wireless Inc. said it plans to expand its wireless content portal, www.CellChannel.com, to include prepaid and post-paid wireless service plans, handsets and accessories next month. Also, the company …

Sprint Corp.’s planned launch of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based high-speed wireless data services continues to inch ahead as the carrier Monday released preliminary coverage maps on the section of its Web …

The mobile-phone industry has evolved in countless ways during the past few decades. Phones today feature a dizzying array of new technologies and services, from multiple radios to integrated digital …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today largely upheld a 2003 decision requiring cellular carriers to make hearing aid compatible phones available to individuals with hearing loss. However, federal regulators did agree …

U.S. wireless carriers spent almost $40 billion on network gear last year. Although carriers put some of that money toward upgrading networks to the newest and greatest technology, most of …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it registered as a Global Certification Forum Field Trial Qualified Operator this week. The move will help DoCoMo further promote the adoption of W-CDMA handsets and …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today largely upheld a 2003 decision requiring cellular carriers to make hearing-aid-compatible phones available to individuals with hearing loss. However, federal regulators did agree to an …