TOKYO-Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will invest hundreds of millions of dollars in two Tokyo-based wireless software companies.The carrier said it will spend $125 million to increase its stake in Access Co. Ltd., which develops and markets mobile Internet software under the...
SEATTLE-RealNetworks Inc. is targeting businesses, governmental agencies and educational institutions by mobilizing its Helix technology.The company unveiled the newest version of its Helix Server Unlimited, which is designed to deliver streaming content to both fixed-line and wireless devices. The updated server supports 3GPP technology,...
A group of Linux proponents announced today they have formed a new standards group aimed at promoting Linux software for mobile phones. "One of the key goals of the Linux Phone Standards Forum is to reduce Linux fragmentation," said John Ostrem, lead scientist for...
BRISBANE, Calif.-Devicescape Software announced its new Devicescape Secure Wireless Client 1.0 product, which the company said is an embedded software package designed to help manufacturers bring next-generation Wi-Fi devices to market more quickly.The software is aimed at converged mobile handsets, digital cameras, digital televisions,...
Motorola Inc. had planned to pay more than $300 million to acquire Palm OS vendor PalmSource Inc. That is, until Japanese software vendor Access Co. Ltd. upped its bid to $324 million in a dramatic 11th-hour turnaround. Although such revelations offer a rare glimpse...
Wireless developers really do own the short end of the stick. Whereas Microsoft Corp.'s Windows system largely dominates the computer industry, there is no such unifying platform in wireless. Developers in the mobile-phone space are left with a dizzying array of choices from Java...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Linux software vendor Trolltech announced it appointed wireless entrepreneur Juha Christensen to its board of directors. The move further expands Christensen's touch and influence in the wireless industry.Christensen gained notoriety in wireless when Microsoft Corp. hired him away from OS vendor Symbian...
Two infrastructure giants formed separate partnerships with advanced technology developers. Aiming to speed Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) rollouts, Motorola Inc. and Intel Corp. joined forces to create an IMS server proof of concept that will be shown in Intel Modular Communications Platforms Solution...
Two infrastructure giants Thursday announced separate partnerships with developers of advanced technologies. Aiming to speed Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem rollouts, Motorola Inc. and Intel Corp. announced at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco a joint effort to create an IMS server proof of...
Rumors continue to circulate that Palm Inc. will build a version of its Treo smart phone using Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile platform, spurning its longtime support for Palm operating-system vendor PalmSource Inc. If true, the move would represent a significant event for all three...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Operating system company PalmSource Inc. announced it teamed with Linux vendor MontaVista Software. Under the new partnership, MontaVista will join PalmSource's Palm OS promotional organization, while PalmSource will sign up for MontaVista's own Linux promotional group.PalmSource's move acknowledges the growing interest in Linux...
CHICAGO-Motorola Inc. released a new high-end Microsoft Windows mobile device targeted squarely at the BlackBerry and Treo enterprise market at the outset of its analyst conference here, but there was no sign of its long-awaited iTunes phone. Motorola demonstrated a range of new products...
Last week's unexpected exit of PalmSource Inc.'s chief executive officer was counterbalanced by the company's new deals with PalmOne Inc., valued around $187 million. However, PalmSource's future is still unclear at best, and some industry analysts believe its long-term viability is now suspect. "The...
Nokia Corp. introduced a new Internet-browsing device that represents a new market for the world's largest handset vendor as well as an entirely new software strategy. Nokia's new personal digital assistant-sized 770 Internet Tablet supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and features an 800 by...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced several new chip offerings, including a Linux-based product, along with new technology the company said will increase network capacity by up to 40 percent.First up, Qualcomm released its first single-chip offerings for CDMA 1xRTT networks. The three new chips combine...
MontaVista Software Inc. today released a version of its Linux platform built specifically for mobile phones. The new offering is also designed for the mid-range handset market-devices that comprise the bulk of the handset industry-an area platform vendors like PalmSource Inc. and Symbian are...
SEOUL, South Korea-Four companies have announced what they describe as the world's first UMTS/EDGE smart-phone reference design based on the Linux operating system. The companies include Infineon Technologies Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Trolltech and Emuzed."The reference platform showcases many advanced 3G and multimedia...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-NEC Corp. has decided to embed the products of software player TimesTen to quicken Internet traffic for applications such as packetized voice and video, as well as new services such as on-line gaming over third-generation mobile packet networks. The products, known as...
TOKYO-Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced it invested in two Chinese wireless software companies in an effort to tap into the massive potential of the Chinese market. DoCoMo said it will invest $4 million in Emcore Technology Inc., a Chinese location-based services company....
TOKYO—Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced it invested in two Chinese wireless software companies in an effort to tap into the massive potential of the Chinese market.DoCoMo said it will invest $4 million in Emcore Technology Inc., a Chinese location-based services company. Separately,...
Japanese giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced it purchased a $3 million stake in Linux developer MontaVista Software Inc., based in Sunnyvale, Calif.DoCoMo recently standardized on two operating system platforms for its mobile phones: Linux and Symbian. The carrier also offers a Linux- or Symbian-based...
LG Electronics Co. Ltd., PalmSource Inc., SavaJe Technologies and China MobileSoft Ltd. all made waves on the operating-system front last week, announcements that further fractured an already complicated market. Indeed, as the mobile-phone industry continues to skyrocket, software vendors from all sectors are looking...
Operating system company PalmSource Inc. announced plans to acquire Chinese software vendor China MobileSoft Ltd. in an all-stock transaction valued at around $23 million. PalmSource's stock fell slightly after its announcement to about $14.15 per share.Under the terms of the transaction, PalmSource will issue...
"The future is in the software," said Nayeem Islam, vice president of NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s mobile software laboratory in San Jose, Calif. "The hardware is a commodity." Islam's assertion, spoken with equal measures of confidence and conviction, defines DoCoMo's past as well as its...
