As businesses eye the beauty of wireless services on a massive scale, hardware and software vendors have stepped up their activities.Despite a continued sluggish economy, the frenzy began about a year ago, according to major players."I have seen more uptake in the last nine...
SAN DIEGO-Technology giant Qualcomm Inc. announced it will sell streaming video technology to handset makers, and heavy hitters such as Kyocera Wireless Corp., LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sanyo Corp. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan Inc. have licensed the technology for future...
TOKYO-Kyocera Corp. said a writedown in its U.S. unit contributed to the fall in its first-half profit. The company, however, recorded a net profit of $145 million for the first six months ended Sept. 30 in contrast to $158 million in the same period...
Kyocera Wireless Corp. resumed shipments of several phone models following the company's investigation into an incident of an apparent exploding phone."There was no explosion," said Kyocera spokesman John Chier.Chier said the incident was actually caused by a safety feature built into the phone's battery....
Kyocera Wireless Corp. said it will temporarily halt shipments of several handset models following reports that a Kyocera phone apparently exploded just days after a Nebraska family purchased it.According to Nebraska TV station WOWT 6 News, an area family purchased a Kyocera phone through...
Kyocera Wireless Corp. said it will temporarily stop shipments of one of its handsets following reports that a Kyocera phone apparently exploded just days after a Nebraska family purchased it.WOWT 6 News reported that the family purchased the Kyocera phone through Cricket carrier Leap...
Kyocera Wireless Corp. appears to have abandoned plans to build its much-hyped Kurv phone, a move that prompted the company's Kurv technology partner, Wildseed Ltd., to file suit against the handset maker alleging breach of contract."We are extremely disappointed that Kyocera will not deliver...
Sometime in the future, wireless users may never again have to mail in their phones to get a software glitch repaired. If such a vision holds true, users won't even know there's a problem."Subscribers just want to make these things work," said Gene Wang,...
BOSTON-Nokia Corp. managed to reclaim the No. 1 spot from Motorola Inc. in the U.S. handset market, according to new research from research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics.The firm found the U.S. mobile-phone market continuing to grow, with sell-in volumes increasing 29 percent in...
BOSTON-Nokia Corp. managed to reclaim the No. 1 spot from Motorola Inc. in the U.S. handset market, according to new research from research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics.The firm found the U.S. mobile-phone market continuing to grow, with sell-in volumes increasing 29 percent in...
Mobile-phone maker Siemens announced a unique new sliding phone it will sell through AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. The company said it created the phone in conjunction with its longtime design partner Designafairs, a European creative firm. Siemens' move comes after...
SAN DIEGO-China Unicom will conduct the first handset trial of Qualcomm Inc.'s GSM1x technology, allowing testers to roam from GSM to CDMA networks.Kyocera Corp. supplied the handset, based on its KZ850 model. The single mode, BREW-enabled GSM1x handset combines a GSM service interface with...
MANKATO, Minn.-Rural wireless operator Midwest Wireless launched a range of entertainment applications and communications services on its recently deployed CDMA2000 1x network using Qualcomm Inc.'s BREW platform.The applications will include games like Fury of the Hulk, Jamdat Bowling, Tom Clancy Rainbow Six and Tetris;...
SAN DIEGO-A delayed initial public offering and the resulting moves toward integration with the company's parent in Japan compelled top executives at mobile-phone maker Kyocera Wireless Corp. to resign, the company said.Howard Speaks resigned as Kyocera's chief executive officer and president. He was hired...
A delayed initial public offering and the resulting moves toward integration with the company's parent in Japan compelled top executives at mobile-phone maker Kyocera Wireless Corp. to resign, the company said.Howard Speaks resigned as Kyocera's chief executive officer and president. He was hired in...
TOKYO-Two Japanese operators announced additions to their multimedia messaging handset portfolios. KDDI said it released the A1304T manufactured by Toshiba Corp. and the A1401K from Kyocera Corp. for its 1x service.Both handsets support MovieMail, which enables users to capture and send video. The two...
TOKYO-Two Japanese operators announced additions to their multimedia messaging handset portfolios. KDDI said it released the A1304T manufactured by Toshiba Corp. and the A1401K from Kyocera Corp. for its 1x service.Both handsets support MovieMail, which enables users to capture and send video. The two...
Wireless operator MetroPCS Inc. said it has begun taking delivery of Nokia Corp.'s 2270 handset and will be the first carrier to offer the cdma2000 1x phone to customers signing up for the carrier's unlimited local calling rate plan. Retail price for the 2270...
DALLAS-Wireless operator MetroPCS Inc. said it has begun taking delivery of Nokia Corp.'s 2270 handset and will be the first carrier to offer the cdma2000 1x phone to customers signing up for the carrier's unlimited local calling rate plan. Retail price for the 2270...
REDMOND, Wash.-The summer movie season continues to tie into wireless, with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. scoring an exclusive deal with Paramount Pictures for its upcoming "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life" motion picture.AT&T Wireless developed a range of games, ring tones, screensavers...
READING, United Kingdom-Tao Group announced it scored an additional $9 million in venture funding, bringing the company's total war chest to $40 million.Tao is offering an ambitious software platform, Intent, to electronics manufacturers that the company said is an independent multimedia platform that allows...
The summer movie season continues to tie into wireless, with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. scoring an exclusive deal with Paramount Pictures for its upcoming "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life" motion picture.AT&T Wireless developed a range of games, ring tones, screensavers and...
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...
