Sierra Wireless Inc. announced it will abandon its attempt at the smart-phone business after a miserable outing with its first product, the Voq Professional Phone. Sierra said it will either divest its Voq business or simply terminate it.Investors reacted with apparent relief, sending the...
The wireless e-mail space remained hot Wednesday as Sprint PCS said it is teaming with Internet giant Yahoo! Inc. and software developer Seven to offer service to mass-market mobile users. Dubbed Yahoo! Mail for Mobile, the service is available through a downloadable client for...
While the wireless industry concerns itself with new phone features and functions, Tom Tarnowski is more worried about what those phones look and feel like. "We also need some innovation in the area of aesthetics," he said. "I think the end users are becoming...
If this keeps up, the wireless e-mail market may not be untapped for long. The flurry of activity in the wireless e-mail space looks to continue as carriers and software developers expand their offerings to attract users from all walks of life. Cingular Wireless...
Cingular Wireless said it will directly sell Good Technology's wireless e-mail service to its corporate accounts. The carrier will be the first operator in North America to directly offer GoodLink, which features continuous two-way synchronization of Microsoft Outlook functions, including e-mail, calendar, contacts, notes...
ATLANTA-SmartVideo Technologies Inc. said it has purchased the intellectual property rights to five new games from Pixiem.SmartVideo will offer the games, developed specifically for smart phones, for download or for playing through its Web site, the company's links at the Microsoft WindowsMedia.com/mobile site and...
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...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Two companies that provide software for wireless applications announced new funding this week.Quickoffice Inc., which provides office document software for mobile users, said it completed a $7 million first institutional round of private-equity financing. The round was led by venture-capital firm Mayfield....
WASHINGTON-While government approval of the proposed $35 billion Sprint Corp.-Nextel Communications Inc. deal and other pending telecom mega-mergers do not appear in doubt, there is a lively debate going on about the adequacy of long-standing antitrust law in the face of consolidation, convergence, innovation...
Despite highly publicized launches of consumer-oriented products and services, the mobile enterprise market remains a hotly contested segment for wireless carriers as evident by numerous announcements made during the past several weeks. However, analysts warn that carriers need to refine their efforts if they...
LAS VEGAS-Microsoft Corp. unveiled its new Windows Mobile 2005 operating system at its developers' conference Tuesday and touted a source code toolkit designed to expedite the process of bringing Bluetooth applications to market. The new operating system features improved support for 3G, Bluetooth and...
LAS VEGAS, Nev./PALO ALTO, Calif.-Hewlett-Packard Co. said it will offer an upgrade program to Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 on some HP iPAQ handhelds as well as plans to support the new version of the software platform in its future mobile offerings. HP iPAQ handhelds...
Microsoft Corp. is expected to unveil its new Windows Mobile 2005 operating system, codenamed Magneto, in conjunction with its developer's conference this week in Las Vegas. According to several sources familiar with the company's announcement, Microsoft's new offering will replace its current Smartphone, Pocket...
Microsoft Corp. is expected to unveil its new Windows Mobile 2005 operating system, codenamed Magneto, in conjunction with its developer's conference next week in Las Vegas. According to several sources familiar with the company's announcement, Microsoft's new offering will replace its current Smartphone, Pocket...
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Cingular Wireless announced it is selling the Audiovox SMT 5600 smart phone for $200 with a two-year contract. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. previously sold the phone, and Cingular had said it was working to test the device for its newly combined network.The high-end...
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Canadian carrier Telus Mobility announced it will sell the Audiovox PPC 6600 from UTStarcom for $350 with a three-year service agreement. The high-end device features Microsoft Corp.'s Pocket PC operating system, Bluetooth and an integrated MP3 player."The Audiovox PPC 6600 combines the unmatched...
Siemens AG announced it intends to shave off its ailing mobile-phone business by spinning it out as a "separate legal unit." The news comes amid a 35-percent drop in Siemens' second-quarter net profit, partially due to the failures of its mobile-phone and IT operations,...
Air2Web will launch an updated version of its instant-messaging offering this week, targeting on-the-go workers who use desktop clients like IBM's Lotus Sametime, Microsoft LCS and Jabber. The new product builds on Air2Web's 18-month-old 2IM, which seeks to extend enterprise-targeted desktop IM applications onto...
Microsoft Corp.'s revenues rose 5 percent in its third quarter, while its net income sprang from $1.32 billion in the same quarter last year to a major $2.56 billion. The news pushed the company's stock up slightly to $24.89 per share.In the company's mobile...
SAN RAMON, Calif.-The WiMedia Alliance said Microsoft Corp. has joined its effort to push standardization and adoption of ultra-wideband technology for high-speed wireless connectivity. The industry association, which recently joined forces with the MultiBand OFDM Alliance Special Interest Group, plans to release an initial...
TORONTO-Rogers Wireless Inc. together with Visto Corp. launched MyMail, a wireless service that provides instant two-way push-email, calendar and contacts to a customer's wireless device.Users who have a valid data service plan with Rogers can download the application over the air. Account activation and...
New research shows Nokia Corp. and Symbian continue to lead the worldwide smart device market, while PalmOne Inc. and the Palm OS have largely failed to increase their business.According to numbers from research and consulting firm Canalys, Nokia increased its share of the smart...
HOUSTON-Crown Castle Mobile Media will use technology from Microsoft Corp. to deliver and manage content for its live mobile TV service, the companies announced yesterday. The subsidiary of Crown Castle International Corp. said it has selected Windows Media Audio, Windows Media Video 9 and...
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...
