ROUND ROCK, Texas-In the latest collaboration between laptop makers and wireless carriers, Dell Inc. announced plans to add built-in access to Vodafone Group plc's third-generation wireless network to its notebook computers. The computer manufacturer said it plans to offer notebook computers with optional integrated...
Just when you thought your new Wi-Fi-enabled laptop was nifty, along comes a bevy of new laptops embedded with PC cards and chips that support wireless broadband Internet access via third-generation carrier networks. Several announcements touted the latest collaborations between carriers and computer manufacturers...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless upped its fourth-quarter expectations to $37 million in revenue, and also announced a new deal with laptop maker Hewlett-Packard Co. The news helped boost Sierra's stock by 14 percent to $13.19 per share. Sierra has been in...
ATLANTA-ThinkPad notebook computers will have built-in support for Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s BroadbandConnect network, according to plans from Cingular and computer manufacturer Lenovo. The preconfigured notebooks are expected to be available starting in the second quarter. Lenovo will integrate Cingular's wireless wide area network technology...
ISTANBUL, TURKEY-GSM operator Turkcell will team up with Nokia Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. to introduce Visual Radio in Turkey. The service will allow Turkcell subscribers to tune in to local FM radio stations via their cellular phones, and get detailed information on songs, download...
ISTANBUL, TURKEY-GSM operator Turkcell will team up with Nokia Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. to introduce Visual Radio in Turkey. The service will allow Turkcell subscribers to tune in to local FM radio stations via their cellular phones, and get detailed information on songs, download...
The cries of privacy advocates can be heard around the world as the booming radio-frequency identification technology sector marches ahead. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has led the charge, having implemented RFID into its supply-chain management last year. The process begins as products are shipped from...
ATLANTA-EarthLink Inc. is storming ahead with its Wi-Fi broadband network rollouts, announcing a contract to blanket the 50-square-mile city of Anaheim, Calif., with the state's largest municipal Wi-Fi network. EarthLink said the network would provide inexpensive, high-speed Internet access to Anaheim's 345,000 residents and...
Heading up a string of device announcements, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell a new enterprise-focused smart phone from Hewlett-Packard Co. The HP iPAQ hw6510/hw6515 Mobile Messenger features Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile operating system and a design similar to Research In Motion Ltd.'s...
Heading up a string of device announcements, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell a new enterprise-focused smart phone from Hewlett-Packard Co. The device features Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile operating system and a design similar to Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry and Palm Inc.'s...
SEOUL-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. posted increasing revenues, but the company's profit line took a hit due to a $300 million fine the U.S. Department of Justice levied against the company for international price fixing. The Justice Department said the fine is the second-largest antitrust...
SEOUL-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. posted increasing revenues, but the company's profit line took a hit due to a $300 million fine the U.S. Department of Justice levied against the company for international price fixing.The Justice Department said the fine is the second largest antitrust...
WASHINGTON-Sprint Nextel Corp. terminated its contract with Hewlett-Packard Co., according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing by 724 Solutions Inc. Tuesday. 724 Solutions earlier this week announced HP had cancelled 742 Solutions' subcontract for its access gateway solution deployment with Sprint. 724 Solutions...
Sprint Nextel Corp. terminated its contract with Hewlett-Packard Co., according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing by 724 Solutions Inc. Tuesday. 724 Solutions earlier this week announced HP had cancelled 724 Solutions' subcontract for its access gateway solution deployment with Sprint. 724 Solutions...
PHILADELPHIA-Hewlett Packard Co. and Earthlink Inc. will have to wait another few days for the City of Philadelphia's announcement of which company wins the city's Wi-Fi infrastructure contract.The announcement was scheduled to be made Monday, Sept. 26, but Dianah Neff, chief information officer in...
Laptop maker Dell Inc. said that starting next year it would sell computers that feature built-in support for Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s forthcoming UMTS/HSDPA network. The announcement represents a strike against Verizon Wireless, which earlier this week said Dell, Lenovo Group Ltd. and Hewlett-Packard Co....
Verizon Wireless continued to increased the number of laptops that can access its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network with two new agreements with computer makers. Verizon Wireless reported a deal with notebook computer manufacturer Lenovo Group Ltd.-which purchased IBM Corp.'s Personal Computing Division-to integrate CDMA2000...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Franklin, Tenn., and St. Cloud, Fla., have signed agreements to use Hewlett-Packard Co. equipment for their metro-scale Wi-Fi projects. HP said the deal includes its iPAQ Pocket PC, ProLiant servers, consulting and integration services, financial and support services, and the HP OpenView...
The following information includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Franklin, Tenn., and St. Cloud, Fla., have signed agreements to use Hewlett-Packard Co. equipment for their metro-scale Wi-Fi projects.HP said the deal includes its iPAQ Pocket PC, ProLiant servers, consulting and integration services, financial and support services and the HP OpenView management...
TORONTO-Shares of software developer 724 Solutions Inc. tumbled Wednesday after the company hinted it could lose a key contract with Sprint PCS. In a press release regarding the company's second-quarter results, 724 said that while it was still providing technology to Sprint through Hewlett-Packard...
TORONTO-Shares of software developer 724 Solutions Inc. tumbled Wednesday after the company hinted it could lose a key contract with Sprint PCS.In a press release regarding the company's second-quarter results, 724 said that while it was still providing technology to Sprint through Hewlett-Packard Co.,...
Nokia Corp.'s longtime Chief Executive Jorma Ollila announced he will step down next year, paving the way for the head of the company's mobile-phone operations to take the wheel. The move represents a significant marker in Nokia's stellar rise to the top of the...
Worldwide shipments of personal digital assistants jumped 32 percent in the second quarter, according to research and consulting firm Gartner, reaching a total of 3.6 million units in the second quarter. The firm said BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. maintained its No. 1...
