Handsets

The scramble to find allies continued in the mobile gaming arena with two new partnerships and an acquisition. Tiger Telematics, the U.S.-based producer of the Gizmondo mobile gaming console that …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The GSM technology community must include location-based services in its strategic plans by next year or it will be in a disadvantaged position, according to Alan Varghese, principal …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Axalto launched a subscriber identity module-based application that turns wireless handsets into remote controls for PC applications. SIMClick allows users to control slide presentations, open and close applications, …

Nokia Corp. and U.S. tower firm Crown Castle International Corp. have partnered to bring video services to U.S. mobile users, the companies said Tuesday. In October, the team launched digital …

Just as the hype over W-CDMA is subsiding, the industry is shifting gears to another protocol. Known as High Speed Downlink Packet Access, the technology is the focus of major …

SAN FRANCISCO-The nation’s wireless carriers have agreed to provide consumers with multimedia messaging service interoperability, a move that industry watchers say will give a much-needed boost to MMS use in …

While primarily a stomping ground for carriers and content developers to meet and deal, this year’s CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment show, held last week in San Francisco, also provided …

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular said it believes it has already accounted for all batteries in question in Kyocera Wireless’ recent battery recall. U.S. Cellular said its handsets with product date codes “V03336” …

Asian vendors score best in customer satisfaction WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-Overall satisfaction among wireless mobile-phone owners is up 5 percent from last year, according to J.D. Power and Associates’ newly released …

SAN FRANCISCO-Cingular Wireless announced Disney Mobile content, including ring tones, graphics, games and multimedia messaging, is now available for download to Cingular handsets and from Cingular’s Web site. Offerings feature …

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile text messaging provider UpSnap launched a new directory assistance service for wireless users. With the service, users with text-enabled handsets can send text messages with the names and …

SAN FRANCISCO-Nokia Corp.’s development program plans to use CTIA’s Wireless IT & Entertainment show to unveil a worldwide initiative designed to make it easier for developers to bring mobile content …

When wireless experts raved about the next big technologies a few years ago, they had Flash-OFDM and UMTS TDD in mind. Both protocols are not only making strides in wide …

Failing to make strong inroads into Europe with its second-generation CDMA offering, Qualcomm Inc. wants to write a different story for UMTS technology. Within a two-week span, the San Diego-based …

SAN FRANCISCO-Football fans can get short message service updates on their handsets via a new offering from ILoop Mobile Inc. National Football League followers can register for final game scores, …

Business did not turn out in rosy hues for Nokia Corp in the third quarter as the telecom giant reported a 20-percent drop in operating profit and a small 1-percent …

TOKYO-Japanese wireless carrier KDDI announced what it called the first music download service that allows users to download full songs. The new 1x service is called EZ Chaku-uta Full and …

BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom-Motorola Inc. unveiled six new clamshell handsets in the hopes of expanding its popularity among wireless users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The new devices are …

LONDON-Handset manufacturers Siemens AG and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. could make inroads against Nokia Corp. in Europe, according to the Yankee Group 2004 European Mobile User Survey. Respondents numbering …

WASHINGTON-A new World Health Organization-backed study says long-term mobile-phone use increases the risk of cancer, but scientists said follow-up research is needed before it can be determined whether wireless handsets …

NEW YORK-Verizon Communications Inc. launched its iobi Home service in New York City allowing Verizon residential customers to control home phone calls, home voice mail, call lists, directories and calendars …

Google has launched a beta test of a service that allows mobile users to access the Google database from handsets using short message service. Google SMS delivers local business and …

Industry players announced new alliances and applications targeting on-the-go workers last week, signs that the much-sought-after enterprise market is progressing steadily. Nextel Communications Inc. said that it will partner with …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has signed a cooperation agreement with NTT DoCoMo Inc. to promote the global deployment of W-CDMA technology. The announcement follows interoperability tests by both companies, …

WASHINGTON-Handset distributor Brightstar Corp. canceled its planned initial public offering last Wednesday, citing “market conditions and certain other factors,” according to regulatory filing. In August, Brightstar had filed for a …