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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. released the industry’s first mobile phones featuring Immersion Corp.’s VibeTonz touch feedback technology. Samsung’s VibeTonz-capable SPH-G1000 and SCH-G100 handsets are available in the Korean …

Motorola Inc. canceled plans to sell its advanced MPx Windows Mobile smart phone. A company spokeswoman said the move was part of the company’s “continual portfolio management and strategy evolution.” …

Microsoft Corp. announced it will extend the capabilities of its new Office Live Communications Server 2005 to wireless devices including those running its Windows Mobile platform, as well as BlackBerry …

REDMOND, Wash.-Internet portal MSN said it has expanded on its Messenger 7.0 offering, enabling users in some markets to send text messages to wireless subscribers who don’t have instant-messaging accounts. …

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. will provide daily downloadable video content including news, sports and entertainment programming for Windows Mobile-based devices, the company announced. MSN Video Downloads will deliver a subscription-based mobile …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. is offering a software upgrade for the iPAQ h6315 Pocket PC from Hewlett-Packard Co. The carrier recently suspended sales of the device due to unexplained software …

Microsoft Corp. will provide daily downloadable video content including news, sports and entertainment programming for Windows Mobile-based devices, the company announced Wednesday. MSN Video Downloads will deliver a subscription-based mobile …

A licensing disagreement between GSM phone maker Sendo Holdings plc and wireless technology giant L.M. Ericsson has blossomed into a full-blown legal battle, with Sendo arguing that Ericsson and the …

Symbian announced it will license Microsoft Corp.’s ActiveSync wireless e-mail technology, a move aimed at making the Symbian platform more appealing to corporate users. Terms of the deal were not …

T-Mobile USA Inc. suspended sales of the Hewlett-Packard Co. iPAQ h6315 smart phone due to unexplained software bugs, a move that illustrates the extremely advanced levels of technology packed into …

Cingular Wireless is testing the SMT 5600 smart phone from UTStarcom Inc. for use on its network and plans to release the device by May. The device was initially introduced …

T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it will suspend sales of the Hewlett-Packard Co. iPAQ h6315 personal digital assistant-style phone until the two companies can develop a software upgrade “that will deliver …

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom-A licensing disagreement between GSM phone maker Sendo Holdings plc and wireless technology giant L.M. Ericsson has blossomed into a full-blown legal battle, with Sendo arguing that Ericsson …

Symbian announced it will license Microsoft Corp.’s ActiveSync wireless e-mail technology, a move aimed at making the Symbian platform more appealing to corporate users. Terms of the deal were not …

NEW ORLEANS-Brightpoint Inc. said it has launched a new line of business called Advanced Wireless Services, which will focus on delivering bundled wireless products to meet customers’ wireless data needs. …

Mforma Group Inc. is branching out from the wireless gaming arena and waltzing onto the crowded dance floor of mobile music. The Bellevue, Wash.-based entertainment publisher this week is expected …

GENEVA-The Cellular Emergency Alert Systems Association said it formed a global working group focused on development of early warning networks that use cell broadcast technology to alert citizens to impending …

Internet giant Yahoo! Inc. jumped headfirst into the mobile gaming waters Friday, acquiring New Jersey-based technology company Stadeon Inc. and launching a studio to develop games for wireless phones. Terms …

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. announced it hired on an AT&T Wireless Services Inc. marketing executive to head the release of its new “Longhorn” desktop computer operating system. Michael Sievert previously worked …

LAGUNA NIGUEL-Over-the-air software developer Bitfone Corp. said it has been tapped by Swisscom Mobile to deliver customer care services to the carrier’s high-end business users. Bitfone will provide OTA device …

WAKEFIELD, Mass.-The Near Field Communications Forum, an industry association launched last year to promote NFC technology, announced 20 new additions to its organization. New sponsor members are MasterCard International, Matsushita …