SAN FRANCISCO-Research In Motion has introduced a development environment for Java 2 Micro Edition to allow all developers to integrate BlackBerry e-mail and personal information applications. This announcement makes the Blackberry platform open for push-based, wireless connectivity."The BlackBerry platform has been designed to support...
SAN FRANCISCO-Sun MicroSystems Inc. unveiled a new logo and plans for a new branding campaign to showcase Java technology to consumers and businesses. Ultimately, the campaign should drive more wireless data adoption as more people become familiar with what Java technology can enable them...
The 2003 JavaOne Conference is witnessing a collision of giants, as Sun Microsystems and IBM Corp. are pushing their platforms, highlighting a division within a technology that seeks to avoid fragmentation.Sun announced that wireless heavyweights like Motorola Inc., Nokia Corp., Siemens AG and Sony...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. announced the availability of the Openwave Mobile SDK Version 1.5, formerly known as the Openwave Mobile Developer Toolkit, and the inclusion of the Borland Jbuilder Java development environment in the product."Mobile developers rely on best-in-breed development environments and have...
Sun Microsystems Inc. today announced a new partnership with chip maker Intel Corp. as well as new plans to sell wireless application services to businesses, all parts of an effort to continue the expansion of the company's Java 2 Micro Edition technology in wireless.The...
TORONTO-Rogers AT&T Wireless customers can now download English- and French-language Java technology-based games and applications published by Tira Wireless to their mobile devices. "Rogers AT&T Wireless has clearly recognized the potential of this market and is leading the way by offering its customers a...
AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. announced two new deals to further the development of applications and content for mobile phones.First, the company introduced its new i.JV30 Java virtual machine for its Innovative Convergence mobile-phone reference design. The virtual machine will be available for manufacturers that license...
LONDON-European operator MmO2 countered rival Vodafone Group plc's Live multimedia service with its own data service called O2 Active. The navigation service, available for prepaid and postpaid users, will launch in June.MmO2 said the service includes a branded, color icon menu that guides customers...
Consolidation on the wireless content front continued its unrelenting pace, with gaming company Iomo purchasing rival Covert Operations Ltd. for an undisclosed sum of cash and stock."The mobile entertainment industry is growing at a tremendous rate, and a lot of consolidation has occurred over...
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-ARM released TrustZone technology, a new security extension to ARM architecture that provides security for systems running open operating systems like Linux, Palm OS, Symbian OS and Windows CE and complements secure application environments like Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Java technology.The technology will help...
LONDON-Mobile entertainment company Amplefuture said it invested an unspecified amount of money in fellow wireless gaming company Macrospace."This investment represents a great vote of confidence in our business," said Shukri Shammas, Macrospace's managing director. "It will allow us to further extend our leadership in...
After moving out of the U.S. market and making a name for itself in the high-end phone business in Europe and Asia, electronics giant NEC Corp. is reopening its U.S. mobile-phone operation.NEC America Inc. will begin selling its advanced 515 GSM phone this summer...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. continued to trumpet is BREW application download service, announcing BellSouth International will offer BREW services in nine areas in Latin America and that South Korean carrier KTF renewed its support for the platform.BellSouth will offer BREW services to a total of...
SAN FRANCISCO-Sanyo is using Aplix Corp.'s JBlend Java virtual machine in its SCP-8100 wireless handset with a built-in camera phone. The handset, which enables users to send a 10-second voice memo with a picture, is on sale in the United States. Aplix's Jblend platform...
HACKENSACK, N.J.-Wireless enterprise company GoAmerica Inc. said it will postpone its quarterly conference call due to "strategic opportunities that may enhance the company's liquidity and revenue potential." The company said it is actively reviewing several opportunities, and it will hold a conference call at...
HACKENSACK, N.J.-Wireless enterprise company GoAmerica Inc. said it will postpone its quarterly conference call due to "strategic opportunities that may enhance the company's liquidity and revenue potential." The company said it is actively reviewing several opportunities, and it will hold a conference call at...
In an interesting turnaround, Motorola Inc. said it will use synchronization technology from Extended Systems in one of its new mobile phones instead of technology from its former subsidiary Starfish Software Inc.Motorola announced just last month it sold its Starfish subsidiary to Pumatech Inc....
LOS ANGELES-The wireless industry is looking to make a major show at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the main trade conference for the video game industry. A range of wireless players are announcing new products and new deals.Indeed, wireless gaming will likely be a big...
Sprint PCS added movie reviews from Hollywood trade publication Daily Variety and up-to-the minute professional baseball scores and updates to its PCS Vision 1KTV service. The downloadable Java-based service allows wireless customers to watch slide shows and hear information and breaking news.Cingular Wireless L.L.C....
RALEIGH, N.C.-Wireless software company Summus Inc. announced it will resell wireless games from Chinese mobile entertainment company Magus Soft.Summus will act as Magus Soft's primary distribution channel in the Americas and will offer games developed for Qualcomm Inc.'s BREW platform and the Java 2...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. introduced a pair of Nokia Corp. handsets for its networks including the GSM/GPRS-enabled Nokia 6800 and TDMA-enabled Nokia 3560.Cingular said the color-screen Nokia 6800 is compatible with the carrier's 850 MHz and 1900 MHz GSM/GPRS network, includes flip access to a...
SYDNEY, Australia-New and established wireless players should look to Java and BREW application download technologies and the mobile gaming market as the next big area for growth, according to new research firm The Research Room."With Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies becoming embedded in many new...
SAN DIEGO-Nokia Corp. will build a mobile phone for Verizon Wireless that will include BREW application download technology from Nokia's archrival Qualcomm Inc.Verizon executives confirmed the move during Qualcomm's annual BREW developer's conference. Verizon and Nokia couldn't immediately provide details on the phone, including...
LONDON-Symbian was busy releasing news in conjunction with its Exposium03 developer conference held in London this week.Symbian released the Symbian OS v7.0s, the latest version of the Symbian operating system that includes new third-generation (3G) telephony and networking capabilities, Java MIDP 2.0, a new...
