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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 …

Sprint PCS is apparently getting closer to launching its planned push-to-talk service, as a newly approved mobile phone from Sprint handset provider Sanyo features what appears to be a dedicated …

NICE, France-Nokia made numerous announcements at its annual customer Mobile Internet Conference in Nice, France, and at its “Destination Nokia 100% Pure Mobility” event in Brisbane, Australia, The company shared …

NICE, France-Nokia made numerous announcements today at its annual customer Mobile Internet Conference in Nice, France, and at its “Destination Nokia 100% Pure Mobility” event in Brisbane, Australia. The company …

LONDON-UK-based mobile software company Vibelet.com is to extend support for a range of handsets with its Purring Kitty application. The company has also added a new global payment and delivery …

LAS VEGAS-Following signs of “astronomical” growth in its wireless data offerings in the United States, Walt Disney Co. plans to add a new Internet promotional site, as well as new …

LAS VEGAS-Audiovox Corp. will demonstrate its new CDM-8900 camera phone at the Wireless I.T. show in Las Vegas. The CDMA2000 1x-capable handset features a 310-pixel digital camera and color screen. …

LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. announced it will use a streaming video player from RealNetworks Inc. in upcoming mobile phones, including new phones using its Linux/Java operating system. The move is notable …

HONG KONG-Wavecom SA was selected by TCL Mobile Communication to supply its Compact Phones Development Lab solution for use in several of TCL’s new handsets. The contract reinforces Wavecom’s four-year …

AUSTIN, Texas-Dobson Cellular Systems has chosen Axalto, formerly Schlumberger Smart Cards & Terminals, as its primary supplier of subscriber identity module (SIM) smart cards to support the carrier’s conversion to …

LONDON-Wireless startup SurfKitchen released its new Intelligent Client Java edition product, which the company said allows wireless carriers to update and modify the user interface on any Java-capable mobile phone. …

GENEVA-Sun Microsystems Inc. is working to address many of the complaints and concerns leveled at the company’s wireless Java technology with a series of new products, services and programs introduced …

LG Electronics plans to enter the GSM race in the United States through two new clamshell phones, devices that will be available through Cingular Wireless. LG said pricing and availability …

TEL AVIV, Israel-Nortel Networks has signed a three-year, $30 million contract to expand carrier Pelephone’s CDMA2000 1x network. The carrier targets 1.9 million subscribers. “This expansion will overlay existing network …

Sun Microsystems Inc. is working to address many of the complaints and concerns leveled at the company’s wireless Java technology with a series of new products, services and programs introduced …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc. unveiled its new Modalyst platform, a set of development tools and technologies the company said will allow those interested in selling wireless applications to do so more …

Nokia Corp. appears to have updated its 3650 smart phone with two new models recently approved by the Federal Communications Commission. Nokia declined to comment on the devices. The FCC …

MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. today released three new personal digital assistants, and though none includes support for wide area wireless networks, the devices nonetheless acknowledge the growing influence and importance of …

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wireless technology company Wavecom SA announced it will open a research laboratory for the world’s handset makers, a development studio that the company said will include all the latest …

Hollywood, meet wireless. It seems the Boob Tube is the latest mobile phone add-on for the world’s wireless industry, a business constantly hunting the next new technology to astound and …

AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. said it updated its GSM/GPRS handset platform to include additional security and software features, moves that come as more players enter the handset platform and reference design …

HELSINKI, Finland-The world’s No. 1 phone maker, Nokia Corp., continued to expand its broad product portfolio with several new handsets, including an EDGE phone for the United States and a …

Wireless expertise is in high demand in the information technology job sector, according to Mark Stenberg, career training and management expert at Career Center, the largest computer training school in …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans to sell a Motorola Inc.-manufactured smart phone that incorporates Microsoft Corp. technology. Motorola said it will launch a Microsoft Smartphone-powered handset next month, and that …

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Nokia Corp. has released several new handsets focused on the Latin America market, with Nokia Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jorma Ollila emphasizing the importance of the market. …