LONDON-Operating system consortium Symbian signed a development agreement with Japan's leading mobile operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc. The agreement gives NTT DoCoMo access to Symbian OS source code and the right to deliver extended versions of this code to phone manufacturers that license the Symbian...
Operating system consortium Symbian signed a development agreement with Japan's leading mobile operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc. The agreement gives NTT DoCoMo access to Symbian OS source code and the right to deliver extended versions of this code to phone manufacturers that license the Symbian...
WASHINGTON-Two key Senate lawmakers Thursday introduced legislation to repeal a tax break enjoyed by U.S. exporters-including those in the telecom and high-tech sectors-that the World Trade Organization said violate global commerce rules.The bill, cosponsored by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and ranking...
BELLVUE, Wash.-Microsoft Corp said it has added the enhanced version of its 802.11g Wi-Fi solution to its suite of wireless products. The decision follows its earlier announcement not to unveil the Wi-Fi product until a standard was ratified, a step that cost the company...
Nextel Communications Inc.'s dated handset selection is set to receive a jolt next month as the carrier is expected to begin launching new handsets based on the "Falcon" platform, which Motorola Inc. developed and will manufacture. The launch eventually should include seven consumer-oriented devices...
WASHINGTON-With the United States facing $4 billion in retaliatory tariffs from the European Union by month's end, telecom and high-tech firms find themselves split on competing legislation to repeal tax breaks for U.S. exporters.The export subsidy issue directly impacts Motorola Inc., the nation's top...
KARLSKRONA, Sweden-Johan Sandberg freely admits that UIQ Technology AB, based in Ronneby, Sweden, is not exactly a major force in the hotly contested mobile-phone operating system market."We are more of a niche player," Sandberg said, smiling. "But the niche isn't so bad."His low-slung humor...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans to sell a Motorola Inc.-manufactured smart phone that incorporates Microsoft Corp. technology.Motorola said it will launch a Microsoft Smartphone-powered handset next month, and that the two companies will collaborate on a series of smart phones and Pocket PC wireless...
Motorola Inc. will introduce a mobile phone running Microsoft Corp.'s Smartphone operating system this month, and European operator Orange will sell the device, according to a report in the Financial Times.Motorola declined to comment on the report, citing company policy not to discuss industry...
SAN DIEGO-CDMA giant Qualcomm Inc. announced it will add support for removable miniSD and SD cards in its line of Mobile Station Modem chipsets. The move is a nod to the growing power of mobile phones and the resulting need for additional storage capabilities.Such...
"No one ever got fired for buying IBM."It's a saying that has been floating around the business world for years. It highlights both the complications technology shoppers face as well as the challenges of selling such technology. And those going up against IBM Corp....
Despite just releasing a phone based on the Symbian operating system, Motorola Inc. said it will exit the OS venture.Nokia Corp. said it and Psion plc have begun procedures with Motorola to transfer Motorola's shares in Symbian to Nokia and Psion.Once the transaction is...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless announced iPhonebook will be available with its Get It Now service for the LG VX6000 handset, allowing customers to use their wireless phones to e-mail pictures. With iPhonebook, users can download contact phone numbers and e-mail addresses directly from Microsoft Outlook,...
SYDNEY, Australia-Australia software development company Red Oxygen said Swisscom Mobile has launched its e-mail-to-short message service product to its 3.6 million subscribers in Switzerland.The Swiss carrier is now offering a customized version of Red Oxygen's product on its Web site that allows users of...
CDMA giant Qualcomm Inc. announced it will add support for removable miniSD and SD cards in its line of Mobile Station Modem chipsets. The move is a nod to the growing power of mobile phones and the resulting need for additional storage capabilities.Such advances...
REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. is bolstering its efforts in the Chinese mobile-phone market, as Chinese mobile-phone maker Dopod will sell a phone using an updated version of the software giant's Smartphone operating system.Dopod will be the first manufacturer in the world to sell a device...
MCLEAN, Va.-A precedent-setting ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., could change the course of ongoing and future patent infringement lawsuits afflicting the wireless industry.In the E-Pass vs. Palm and 3Com patent litigation, the Federal Circuit decided...
BEIJING-The head of Motorola Inc.'s China business, Tim Chen, quit the company to join software giant Microsoft Corp., a move that could impede the progress of one of Motorola's most important business areas.Motorola's Ruey Bin Kao will serve as the company's interim president until...
An Internet worm that attacked enterprise and home computers this week, exploiting a flaw in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system, cannot affect devices running the company's Windows CE operating system, Microsoft said.The MSBlast Internet worm has affected more than 330,000 computers so far, according...
REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp.'s entry into the smart-phone market continues to gain steam, with European carrier Orange and Asian manufacturer MiTAC International Corp. offering glimpses at potential upcoming products using the software giant's mobile-phone platform.An Orange France Web site appeared to offer details on a...
The head of Motorola Inc.'s China business, Tim Chen, quit the company to join software giant Microsoft Corp., a move that could impede the progress of one of Motorola's most important business areas.Motorola's Ruey Bin Kao will serve as the company's interim president until...
The European Commission gave Microsoft Corp. one more chance to remedy what it terms as monopolistic behavior. "The commission has gathered additional evidence from a wide variety of consumers, suppliers and competitors. This evidence confirms and in many respects bolsters the commission's earlier finding...
One of the big riddles with open standards is that not all of those who swear by the principle believe in it. Unless, of course, it works in their favor.With a myriad of technologies in the market, vendors and carriers all see their technologies...
The European Commission gave Microsoft Corp. one more chance to remedy monopolistic behavior."The commission has gathered additional evidence from a wide variety of consumers, suppliers and competitors. This evidence confirms and in many respects bolsters the commission's earlier finding that Microsoft is leveraging its...
