Handsets

Verizon Wireless rolled out its previously announced consumer-focused high-speed data service Tuesday with the launch of Vcast, offering a choice of mobile games and video-on-demand to subscribers with compatible phones …

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua-Football fans can make Super Bowl bets on their handsets with an updated application from offshore gaming company BetWWTS.com. The company launched a new version of its wireless …

Although Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is racing to launch a UMTS/HSDPA network in 15 to 20 markets by the end of this year, the carrier probably will face slim pickings when …

Similar to mechanics in the automotive world, test-and-measurement companies are the quiet heroes of wireless technologies. They take little credit when the networks hum and huff, yet they witness each …

Siemens AG will cut about 74 jobs in its North American mobile-phone business, moves that come as the company ponders what to do with its loss-making global handset operations. Siemens …

SHREVEPORT, La.-Fixed-line prepaid phone service company Budget Phone Inc. will offer service from Boost Mobile, a prepaid mobile service owned by Nextel Communications Inc., under an agreement announced Tuesday. Budget …

McDonald’s restaurants in the Pacific Northwest will give away ringtones, wallpaper and coupons to wireless handsets during a Web-based promotional campaign, the fast-food chain said. McDonald’s will use the Web …

Internet search engine Ask Jeeves said it will bring its service to wireless devices later this year, joining an already crowded playing field of mobile-search providers. But whether wireless subscribers …

LONDON-IMS Research said worldwide cell-phone subscribers could reach 650 million by year’s end, up from 500 million at the end of 2003. As the market matures, an increasing number of …

Yahoo! added a feature to its mobile search service that allows users to send business listings from desktop computers to mobile phones. The new offering enables users to send text …

MUNICH-Siemens AG recorded a net income of $1.3 billion in its first quarter, up 38 percent from the same period a year ago. The company posted loses in its Communications …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it will use technology from Microsoft Corp., PacketVideo and the Platform for Media Inc. to power its recently announced Vcast streaming video service. The $15 per …

Internet access service provider EarthLink Inc. announced a joint venture with South Korean wireless telecommunications provider SK Telecom to market wireless voice and data services in the United States using …

SHREVEPORT, La.-Fixed-line prepaid phone service company Budget Phone Inc. will offer service from Boost Mobile, a prepaid mobile service owned by Nextel Communications Inc., under an agreement announced Tuesday. Budget …

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems Inc. said its Sceptre HPU solution is now generally available. The chipset and software solution for dual-mode UMTS/EDGE multimedia mobile handsets enables seamless handovers between third-generation/UMTS and …

McDonald’s restaurants in the Pacific Northwest will give away ringtones, wallpaper and coupons to wireless handsets during a Web-based promotional campaign, the fast-food chain said Wednesday. McDonald’s will use the …

SEOUL-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. said it posted solid earnings thanks to strong sales of its TVs and mobile phones. For the full year, LG posted sales up 22 percent from …

LOS ANGELES-Idetic Inc. has brought its live, mobile TV service to Cingular Wireless L.L.C. customers. Cingular customers can now get MobiTV, a 22-channel broadcasting service featuring content from MSNBC, ABC …

Mobile workers are discovering there’s nothing more tethering than wireless devices. As advancing technologies enable 24/7 communications and monitoring capabilities, the once-clear lines between “company time” and “private time” are …

Don’t be alarmed by those Canadians who seem to be wrestling with their cell phones. They’re probably just fishing. More accurately, they’re likely playing “Swordfish,” a new game that allows …

Redline Communications unveiled a WiMAX-ready base station and subscriber station. Redline released the AN-100U, a fully compliant IEEE 802.16-2004 platform. A member of the WiMAX Forum T, Redline said it …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group added 31 CDMA2000 networks and 60 million subscribers in 2004, the trade association announced. By the end of the year, more than 100 CDMA2000 …

Siemens AG officials said they have no plans to sell the company’s loss-making handset business, according to reports. Industry has been awash in rumors that Siemens will either sell its …

VIENNA, Austria-Mobilkom Austria said Thursday it will incorporate EDGE technology to expand its UMTS network coverage. The carrier said it currently has UMTS coverage across 60 percent of Austria’s population, …

ANDOVER, Mass.-Mobile music company Chaoticom unveiled a deal to distribute full-length audio tracks from EMI Music to mobile handsets through its European carrier partners. Under terms of the partnership, Chaoticom …