TOKYO-Kyocera Corp. reported increasing sales and profits for its most recent fiscal year and said its mobile-phone business was enjoying strong sales of color-screen devices and camera phones.Kyocera reported fiscal-year net sales of about $10 billion, up about 6.6 percent from the previous year....
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint said it will sell a revised version of its PCS Vision Picture Phone SCP-8100 built by Sanyo, a device that includes an improved screen, built-in flash and supports Sprint's Ready Link push-to-talk service. The phone will sell for $130 with rebates."The...
SAN DIEGO-Handset maker LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it will build phones that support Qualcomm Inc.'s BREWChat push-to-talk technology."By adding BREWChat capabilities to our line of wireless handsets, we are opening the door to new revenue opportunities for operators," said Jae-Gyung Ham, vice president...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies has launched its High-Speed Data for the Mass Market (HSDmm) solution it said is designed to help mobile operators offer personalized, lifestyle enhancing multimedia services.The solution includes infrastructure, applications, OSS software, professional services and marketing programs. It will allow operators...
TEMECULA, Calif.-Opto 22, which manufactures hardware and software for industrial automation, remote monitoring, enterprise data acquisition and machine-to-machine applications, announced two new integration deals.The company has integrated Sony Ericsson's GT48 control terminal with Opto 22's OptoGSM I/O hardware. The result is improved, lower-cost and...
As mobile-phone makers gear up for what likely will be their biggest year ever, Motorola Inc., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. and several other manufacturers kicked off the season with a glut of new, advanced handsets. Indeed, the pace is likely to quicken with...
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. led the mobile-phone charge with the introduction of five new advanced GSM phones, including three for the Americas market. The company's news came on the heels of new phone news from a variety of players.Sony Ericsson's...
OSLO, Norway-Opera Software continued its advances in the mobile phone market with the signing of a new deal with handset maker Kyocera Wireless Corp. Kyocera said it will sell the ZTE V91 and LU PS-900 mobile phones in China with the Opera Internet browser.Opera,...
SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp. said it selected M2M Connectivity Pty Ltd., which distributes machine-to-machine telemetry modules, as a distributor of the Kyocera 200 Module in Australia and New Zealand.The Kyocera 200 Module, introduced last year, powers several CDMA-based M2M solutions worldwide, said the company."Many...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Kyocera Corp. announced that its smart phone equipped with Sherwood Personal Security's Mobile Security Protection will be the exclusive wireless handset in the Academy Awards Presenter's Basket. The secure, protected smart phone has never before offered as a combined package and is valued...
DALLAS-Flat-rate wireless provider MetroPCS Inc. launched its @metro data and PictureTalk messaging service, allowing customers to download content to select BREW-enabled handsets and send multimedia messages using the Audiovox 8900 camera phone.The @metro service is available using either the Kyocera Corp. Rave handset or...
DALLAS-Flat-rate wireless provider MetroPCS Inc. launched its @metro data and PictureTalk messaging service, allowing customers to download content to select BREW-enabled handsets and send multimedia messages using the Audiovox 8900 camera phone.The @metro service is currently available using either the Kyocera Corp. Rave handset...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-CinemaElectric Inc. launched its mobile multimedia content offerings in Asia with its Singapore-based partner, Orange Gum PTE Ltd.Orange Gum will distribute CinemaElectric's content via operators New World Mobile and SmarTone in Hong Kong; FarEasTone, KG Telecom, Mobitai and Taiwan Cellular Corp. in Taiwan;...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-PalmSource Inc. officially announced its new dual-OS strategy at the company's developer conference, an effort to support both high-end smart phones as well as low-end personal digital assistants. The company also announced processor company Nvidia Corp. will join the likes of Intel...
The burgeoning push-to-talk market welcomed its latest competitor last week as Alltel Corp. announced an initial limited launch of its Touch2Talk service, joining long-time push-to-talk provider Nextel Communications Inc. and recent additions from Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS.Alltel said its walkie-talkie service, which uses...
WASHINGTON-Reports of exploding mobile-phone batteries finally hit a high note with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announcing a voluntary recall of 140,000 of Kyocera Wireless Corp.'s 7135 smart-phone batteries. The federal agency said the faulty batteries can short circuit and "erupt with force...
Reports of exploding mobile-phone batteries finally hit a high note with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announcing a voluntary recall of 140,000 of Kyocera Wireless Corp.'s 7135 smart-phone batteries. The federal agency said the faulty batteries can short circuit and "erupt with force...
Alltel Corp. said it will begin offering its Touch2Talk walkie-talkie service Wednesday across roughly half its network, including Little Rock; Cleveland; Phoenix; New Orleans; Charlotte, N.C.; and Tampa, Fla.; with the rest of its network covered by March 31.The telecommunications provider said the Kodiak...
Upstart push-to-talk platform provider Kodiak Networks Inc. announced its first carrier customer last week by partnering with European-based operator Orange and is rumored to be readying a U.S.-based launch with Alltel Corp. as early as this week.Kodiak's agreement with Orange calls for the carrier...
The increasingly competitive push-to-talk space is expected to welcome another player as soon as next week as industry sources claim Alltel Corp. is close to launching its Touch2Talk walkie-talkie service, joining Nextel Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS as carriers offering push-to-talk services....
As the broadband market begins to sizzle, carriers are shifting from the comfort of tried technologies to the speed of alternatives. But challenges abound.So while Verizon Wireless announced its nationwide launch of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO, many carriers, including Verizon, are mulling future services that...
It seems the wireless machine-to-machine market is finally coming into its own.The industry now boasts a range of players including major names like Nokia Corp. and IBM Corp., it enjoys a healthy value chain, there are a growing number of case studies and success...
While Intel Corp. was reorganizing its operations to adjust for disappointments in its chip business, Texas Instruments Inc. was presenting an upbeat picture for the fourth quarter last week.Looking forward, though, both companies say business is not bad. That is the metaphor for the...
Qualcomm Inc. announced a series of new partners for its BREW application download service, including Internet heavyweight America Online Inc.AOL said it will sell a variety of BREW applications, including those supporting its instant-messaging service, its e-mail service and its MapQuest location-services offering. Qualcomm...
