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The most entertaining piece of being a part of the wireless industry has got to be watching how the evolving technology is absorbed into our society and culture. Every time …

Cingular Wireless and instant messaging company America Online Inc. announced an expansive partnership to allow Cingular subscribers to send and receive AOL instant messages using their phones. The announcement is …

LONDON-Mobile operators should revise their pricing models for advanced mobile messaging services including multimedia messaging services, wireless e-mail and wireless instant messaging, analyst firm Ovum warns in a new research …

LONDON-Mobile operators should revise their pricing models for advanced mobile messaging services including multimedia messaging services, wireless e-mail and wireless instant messaging, analyst firm Ovum warns in a new research …

DENVER-Verizon Wireless launched its cdma2000 1x-based Express Network service in Colorado, providing customers with access to the wireless data network at average speeds between 40 and 60 kilobits per second …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless continued to tout its wireless data services-the carrier said almost 75,000 applications are downloaded per day-numbers that could increase following the carrier’s plan to combine all its …

Verizon Wireless continued to tout its wireless data services-the carrier said almost 75,000 applications are downloaded per day-numbers that could increase following the carrier’s plan to combine all its data …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The United States’ wireless short message service and instant messaging markets are poised to grow to 75 million and 63 million subscribers, respectively, in 2007, according to research analysts …

DENVER-Instant messaging technology provider Jabber Inc. said it will introduce a range of products and services aimed at the wireless industry, including a gateway the company said will allow mobile-phone …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless giant Ericsson said it created an interoperability test program for instant messaging and presence services and will work with IM companies Ecrio, magic4, MessageVine, Motorola Inc., Ruksun Software …

SHANGHAI, China-Motorola unveiled today in Shanghai, China, eight new handsets that feature EMS and MMS messaging technologies; Java capabilities; support for GPRS, EDGE and UMTS/WCDMA; color screens; and polyphonic speakers. …

America Online Inc. announced that it is launching an industrywide mobile developer program for its instant-messaging services. As flagship members, LG Electronics, Motorola Inc., Samsung Telecommunications America and Siemens AG …

By Mike Dano Motorola scrapped its instant-messaging server business earlier this year and plans to focus solely on providing instant-messaging software in its handsets, a move that comes amid drastic …

Motorola Inc. scrapped its instant-messaging server business earlier this year and plans to focus solely on providing instant-messaging software in its handsets, a move that comes amid drastic cost-reduction efforts …

SAN FRANCISCO-T-Mobile in Germany will offer wireless instant messaging services through a new deal with messaging company MessageVine. Using the Mobile IM service powered by the MessageVine IM Server, users …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless said it will make Yahoo Messenger instant messaging service available to its text messaging and mMode users. With the service, AT&T customers can send text messages between …

FOSTER CITY, Calif.-FaceTime Communications, Foster City, Calif., introduced commercially Oct. 8 its IM Auditor application, which permits the management, control and interoperability of any enterprise’s wired or wireless device with …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Coding Technologies, which provides audio compression technologies for the mobile, digital broadcasting and Internet markets, has established a new office in the United States to handle technology licensing …

LONDON-Six European markets will soon have MSN Messenger, Microsoft’s instant messaging service, on mobile phones via short message service. Operators in Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey will …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The boom in European short message service (SMS) traffic is forecast to peak in 2003 as other messaging technology bites into the service from 2004 onward, claims new …

RESTON, Va.—America Online Inc., continuing its wireless strategy of partnering with carriers to distribute its content, announced a deal with Nextel Communications Inc. to offer its popular AOL instant messaging …

NEW YORK—Canadian wireless carrier Telus Mobility will offer its customers wireless instant messaging (IM) services, including the ability to create buddy lists and communicate with desktop users, through a deal …

NEW YORK—Canadian wireless carrier Telus Mobility will offer its customers wireless instant messaging services, including the ability to create buddy lists and communicate with desktop users, through a deal with …

IBM Corp. announced plans to bring its considerable weight to the world of wireless instant messaging, a service that is quickly gaining additional users and big-name players. The equipment giant …

NEW YORK-Although growing use of Research In Motion’s BlackBerry e-mail service has congested wireless networks in some areas, paging carriers are not well-positioned to seize this opportunity to serve as …