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CANNES, France-ICQ, an instant messaging and online community owned by America Online Inc., announced it is working with wireless carriers across the world to extend its services to mobile users. …

CANNES, France-Although much of the industry’s attention was on big-name carriers and equipment makers, wireless content providers also managed to make waves of their own during the 3GSM World Congress. …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Messaging and data company Comverse released a new version of its wireless data gateway product, which the company said supports WAP 2.0 standards. Comverse said the Mobile Data Gateway …

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. has unveiled what it describes as the world’s first handset that combines a Linux operating system and Java Technology, with multimedia PDA functionality. The device, known as …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-A range of big-name wireless players within the Java Community Process released what they call the road map for dealing with Java technology within the wireless industry, specifications …

BOULDER, Colo.-SandCherry Inc. has released version 2.4 of its SoftServer platform. The enhanced version includes Java and Web Services APIs, which increase the accessibility of speech for Web applications and …

SURABAYA, Indonesia-Lippo Telecom (LippoTel), Indonesia’s first regional GSM 1800 MHz mobile operator, announced this week it was awarded a license for nationwide operation by acquiring the licenses of five regional …

Just months after European carrier Orange released the world’s first mobile phone running on Microsoft’s Smartphone operating system, the two companies are working to develop a patch for a software …

CINCINNATI-Roto-Rooter Inc. said it will install wireless solutions using Gearworks Web-based applications and Nextel Communications Inc.’s handsets and network for its more than 1,500 field technicians designed to improve quality …

RESTON, Va.-Industry consulting firm Frost & Sullivan named Nextel Communications Inc. its Mobile Communications Company of the Year for exceptional performance among wireless carriers. “We believe that Nextel’s success in …

LAS VEGAS-Conference-goers who managed to brave the miles of show floor at this year’s annual Consumer Electronics Show were witness to a significant movement in the electronics landscape-the rise of …

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. …

LAS VEGAS-Mobile-phone maker Audiovox Communications Corp. said it will show off a range of new mobile phones at the Consumer Electronics Show, including integrated camera phones and phones features Java …

SEATTLE-Billing and content management company Qpass Inc. scored $10.7 million in funding to kick off the new year, with Westbury Partners, Hook Partners, Oak Investment and others participating. “Over the …

WASHINGTON-It would be nice to say this policy or that technology will shape the direction of the wireless industry in 2003. But neither industry nor official Washington has that luxury. …

WASHINGTON-It would be nice to say this policy or that technology will shape the direction of the wireless industry in 2003. But neither industry nor official Washington has that luxury. …

HELSINKI, Finland-Italian operator Wind is using technology from Nokia Corp. to offer downloadable content and applications such as video, color games and polyphonic ringing tones. The commercial service works over …

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GLENDALE, Calif.-Just in time for the holiday season, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Nextel Communications Inc. will begin offering a Java-based action game that puts players inside Santa’s sleigh, guiding …

After talking with several operators from North and South America last week at the CDMA Americas Congress, it seems they have similar to-do lists heading into 2003. As 1x uptake …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Audio company Beatnik Inc. said its audio platform is now in use in more than 1 million wireless devices, including Nokia Corp.’s 7650, 3510 and the Danger HipTop. …

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 …

IRVINE, Calif.-Boost Mobile, a virtual network operator using Nextel Communications Inc.’s iDEN network, will sell phones aimed at teenage girls using Quiksilver Inc.’s Roxy fashion brand. The new alliance is …

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 …

IRVINE, Calif.-Boost Mobile, a virtual network operator using Nextel Communications Inc.’s iDEN network, will sell phones aimed at teenage girls using Quiksilver Inc.’s Roxy fashion brand. The new alliance is …