OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group appointed Dr. Michael Foley to the newly created position of technical director, where he will direct the development of future versions of the short-range wireless technology, lead interoperability and usability initiatives and oversee the various working groups...
LOS ALTOS, Calif.-PhatWare Corp., a mobile and desktop computer software and services company, said it has renamed its HPC Notes organization tool for Microsoft Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs and desktop PCs. The product's new name is PhatNotes, which the company said reflects the product's...
As the market heats up for wireless instant-messaging services, a handful of vendors are touting their rapid implementation of the Open Mobile Alliance's IM specifications as a way to drum up carrier business.ACL Wireless, Colibria, Comverse Technology Inc., L.M. Ericsson, Followap, MessageVine Inc., Nokia...
After nearly six years of semi-autonomous trading on the open markets, Sprint Corp. decided last week to rein in its wayward wireless division by folding in Sprint PCS' tracking stock under the company's wireline-based FON common stock symbol. Sprint PCS' stock has been trading...
WASHINGTON-The European Union began imposing tariffs on various American products in retaliation for the U.S.' failure to close an export trade tax loophole deemed illegal by the World Trade Organization that benefits Motorola Inc., Microsoft Corp. and other American companies. "Despite waiting for more...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-NeoMagic Corp. said it has partnered with M-Systems to enable multimedia services in TCL Corp.'s Windows Mobile-based smart phones.NeoMagic will provide its MiMagic application processors, while M-Systems will offer its mobile disk-on-chip."In designing Windows mobile software, Microsoft sought to create a powerful...
The line in the sand is getting deeper.On one side sits the world's No. 2 mobile-phone maker Motorola Inc. and its operating system partner Microsoft Corp., a team hoping to entice Windows fans looking for a familiar environment. On the other side sits the...
Wireless Internet company Openwave Systems Inc. announced a new deal with Microsoft Corp. as well as a major sale to handset maker Motorola Inc. Openwave also announced an acquisition it said will improve its wireless Internet browsing technology.Under Openwave's deal with Microsoft, the companies...
To borrow a phrase from the auto business, the wireless industry seems to be running on all pistons. The news out of last week's 3GSM show in Cannes, France, seemed upbeat overall, despite the standard stories of:Don't get too excited about next-generation services until...
Although wireless by and large caters to the consumer market, many of the industry's major mobile-phone makers zeroed in on the high-margin business user during the 3GSM show in Cannes, France.Nokia, the world's No. 1 handset manufacturer, used the show as a platform to...
CANNES, France-Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Panasonic Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. and others led the charge on the mobile phone front, introducing a range of wireless devices from the most advanced to the most unique.First, Motorola introduced new devices running on Microsoft Corp.'s...
CANNES, France-Wireless Internet company Openwave Systems Inc. announced a new deal with Microsoft Corp. as well as a major sale to handset maker Motorola Inc. Openwave also announced an acquisition it said will improve its wireless Internet browsing technology.Under Openwave's deal with Microsoft, the...
SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. plans to unveil an ultra-wideband platform and it joined an initiative with other players to promote a common USB standard. The chip bellwether said it is working with members of the multiband OFDM Alliance to develop a standard UWB radio...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. appears to be prepping a range of new advanced devices for possible introduction during the 3GSM show in Cannes, France, including new 3G phones with the Symbian operating system, new phones running the Microsoft Corp. smart phone OS and the company's...
SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. has announced plans to unveil a platform for the ultra-wideband wireless technology and joined an initiative with other players to promote a common USB standard.The chip bellwether said it is working with members of the multiband OFDM Alliance to develop a...
As the battle for network supremacy rages on, wireless carriers are targeting places with minimal wireless coverage, including highly trafficked indoor spaces like airports, shopping malls, casinos, office buildings, healthcare facilities, government buildings, convention centers and public transportation systems. Carriers are still deciding how...
LONDON-Startup Gametrac Europe Ltd. is taking direct aim at industry giant Nokia Corp. with plans to sell a wireless video-game device very similar to Nokia's N-Gage. And to do so Gametrac is siding with Nokia's main rival in the space: Microsoft Corp.Gametrac said it...
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...
FREMONT, Calif.-Singapore's ST Assembly Test Services Ltd. and ChipPac Inc. have agreed to merge, creating what it calls one of the world's premier test and assembly solution providers for semiconductors.The companies have tested and packaged chips for bellwethers like Intel Corp and Analog Devices...
Although mobile phones are perhaps the most recognizable symbol of the wireless industry, they are by no means the only aspect of the business. Indeed, wireless technology today inhabits everything from gas monitors to vending machines to laptop computers.The market has evolved to the...
More challenging than erasing a $477 billion budget deficit (which should keep the 3-percent federal phone tax intact for another hundred years or so) is figuring out where the U.S.-China relationship is headed.It is a moving target that is as much about dollars and...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless bolstered its phone offerings as well as its wireless data application listings through two new deals.First, the nation's largest carrier announced it will sell the new VX4500 phone from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. for $90 with a two-year agreement. The LG...
BOISE, Idaho-The wireless enterprise market continues its march with Extended Systems announcing an expanded agreement with European operator Orange to offer wireless e-mail services to Orange subscribers.Under the new agreement, Orange will offer Extended Systems' OneBridge Mobile Groupware solution, which supports wireless access to...
NEW YORK-ICT Technologies Inc. and its operating company EurophoneUSA Inc. said they will partner with Korean mobile phone design company Uroa Tech to sell a range of wireless devices across the world, including an advanced GPRS smart phone."We're on the horizon," said Konstantzas Takantzas,...
