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SAN RAMON, Calif.-Industry leaders have formed the Mobile Expert Group with a view to promoting Java technology in the mobile space. The focus will be data-capable phones. The group was …

Sun Microsystems Inc. announced its newly launched Java.com Internet site will feature wireless Java games for Vodafone Live! subscribers. The effort is aimed at promoting Sun’s wireless Java push, as …

As the holiday season approaches, the industry’s mobile-phone players are working to gear up for a quarter most predict will be gangbusters. First up is Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., which …

PARSIPPANY, N.J.-Avis Rent a Car System Inc. and Motorola Inc. announced the “Avis Assist” navigation service has been expanded, with premieres this week in Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis and St. Louis. …

Wireless entertainment companies have dreamed up all manner of enticements to encourage mobile-phone users to drop a few dollars on wireless games. There are games for kids, games for hard-core …

Sprint PCS’ Video Mail launch is just the latest in a series of wireless video moves in the United States, a market that is still very much in its early …

Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. are missing from the membership list of Khronos Group, an open standards alliance that is pursuing open application programming interfaces for dynamic media in the …

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-The world’s handset makers continue to make news at a frantic pace, with Motorola Inc. announcing a range of new products and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. trumpeting its market …

Suddenly, wireless firms have found their appetite for acquiring other companies. In the past few months, industry has witnessed a rash of acquisitions, negating the trend of a few years …

Wireless infrastructure company Alcatel announced it purchased the network division of streaming-video company PacketVideo Corp., a move Alcatel said will bolster its video offerings to include video messaging, video telephony, …

RESTON, Va.-NII Holdings, which operates iDEN-based networks in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Peru, said it will expand its portfolio of handsets with new models from Motorola Inc. The new handsets, …

Wireless infrastructure company Alcatel announced it purchased the network division of streaming video company PacketVideo Corp., a move Alcatel said will bolster its video offerings to include video messaging, video …

The world’s handset makers continue to make news at a frantic pace, with Motorola Inc. announcing a range of new products and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. trumpeting its market successes. …

Premium text messaging is now a reality in the United States-essentially creating a new market in the U.S. wireless industry. Most of the nation’s wireless carriers have installed the necessary …

Eastman Kodak Co. reported agreements with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Nokia Corp. to provide mobile imaging services and initiatives designed to help customers get more out of their camera-enabled handsets. …

LONDON-Wireless Java company Esmertec announced it raised a significant $27 million in venture funding, with Earlybird Venture Capital, Partners Group and Sofinnova Partners leading the investment round. Esmertec sells Java …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a deal to supply EDGE equipment for Global Telecom in the Philippines. Global Telecom will deploy the services in Metro Manila. The actual …

BERKELEY, Calif.-Sprint PCS yet again is offering a streaming TV service, this time through MobiTV and technology partner Idetic Inc. In February, Sprint announced its 1KTV Java application, which the …

MUNICH-Sun Microsystems and Siemens are inviting students worldwide to participate in the Java Masters 2004 competition. Participants are asked to develop innovative Java applications for Siemens M55, MC60 and SX1 …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Mobile gaming will be gangbusters in Western Europe, according to a new study, increasing from $228 million last year to nearly $3.4 billion in 2008. The total gaming …

London Following its launch of an MVNO service in the United Kingdom promoted through a multimillion-dollar ad campaign, British Telecommunications Inc. launched a new service, BTringtones.com, on its public Internet …

PLEASANTON, Calif.-FunMail Inc. announced a major new offering for the U.S. market that will allow mobile users to download daily newspaper comic strips, including Dilbert, Beetle Bailey, Dick Tracy, Herb …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Wireless multiplayer gaming continues to capture the imagination of the industry, with Mforma Group Inc. announcing the latest effort. The company introduced its new multiplayer IHRA Drag Racing game, …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. continued to roll out its Falcon line-up of advanced handsets with the introduction of the Motorola Inc. i730, which features a color screen, global positioning system …