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REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. released details of MSN Direct, the service plan it will offer for the smart watches that Bill Gates, Microsoft’s chairman and chief software architect, described earlier this …

Mobile-phone upstart Sendo lashed out with another lawsuit over its canceled Microsoft Corp. smart phone, this time claiming European carrier Orange is infringing on one of Sendo’s patents. Sendo said …

As open standards and alliance building become the Holy Grail of the wireless industry, some industry watchers see them as oxymoron and schemes to capture market share. “Standard groups are …

Palm Inc. announced a new expanded partnership with European carrier Orange France, a move that further highlights the growing device market and the importance of carrier relationships. Palm and Orange …

DENVER-Instant messaging technology provider Jabber Inc. said it will introduce a range of products and services aimed at the wireless industry, including a gateway the company said will allow mobile-phone …

Microsoft Corp. announced two new sales agreements for devices using its Smartphone operating system and reiterated commitments from T-Mobile in the United Kingdom and Verizon Wireless and AT&T Wireless Services …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless security software developer Columbitech announced its Columbitech Wireless Suite now offers support for the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows CE .NET. “We see great momentum in the …

Finnish company Comptel Corp. said it won a global contract with Telefonica Moviles for Comptel’s mediation and provisioning software. Under the agreement, Comptel’s technology will be available to all companies …

Wireless browser company Access Co. Ltd. said it will include Macromedia’s Flash technology in its NetFront browser. “Macromedia Flash is the obvious choice for our NetFront browser because of its …

CALGARY-Sonic Mobility said Microsoft Inc. has chosen its Sonicadmin software to power the new Windows Server 2003 Mobile Admin Pack. The solution, which will be available in June to U.S. …

WASHINGTON-The Senate Judiciary Committee today appeared poised to approve the nomination of R. Hewitt Pate to be chief of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, a key Bush administration post that …

European carrier Orange SA said it will expand its relationship with Microsoft Corp. to offer text-messaging-based access to Microsoft’s instant messaging and e-mail programs to all of Orange’s 35 million …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo said it will begin offering its Sigmarion III handheld PC May 28. The device, which uses the Microsoft Windows CE .NET operating system, is compatible with NTT DoCoMo’s …

The wireless industry inched closer to the third dimension with two new major announcements on the 3D front. First, technology company HI Corp. said it launched its Mascot Capsule Micro3D …

T-Mobile International AG and Microsoft Corp. sought to clarify media reports concerning possible delays of the release of a T-Mobile phone using Microsoft software in Europe, but T-Mobile wouldn’t give …

Chipmakers continue to stake claims in anticipation of an assured industry upswing. Bellwethers Intel Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. offered optimistic second-quarter projections, reinforcing a view that the sector has …

Those in the industry agree digital rights management is a key issue for wireless, and as a result there are several companies and a range of peripheral players looking to …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-MmO2’s Ireland business will offer text messaging access to Microsoft Outlook through a new deal with General Wireless. The offering, dubbed Desktop Text, will be available to both prepaid …

LISBON, Portugal-Portuguese wireless operator TMN announced it will begin selling a phone using Microsoft Corp.’s Smartphone operating system though a partnership with oil and gas company Galp Energia. The companies …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-MmO2’s Ireland business will offer text messaging access to Microsoft Outlook through a new deal with General Wireless. The offering, dubbed Desktop Text, will be available to both prepaid …

WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and its partners made a string of announcements in conjunction with the Wireless Enterprise Symposium in New Orleans, including news that Palm OS …

Wireless streaming video over mobile phones is now available at a store near you. Internet video company RealNetworks Inc. today planned to launch a wireless Web site featuring streaming content …

LONDON-MmO2 and Seven have partnered to launch xmail, a new mobile e-mail service for wireless devices. The application offers over-the-air synchronization on Microsoft Pocket PC-enabled devices, and therefore does not …

LONDON-O2 and SEVEN have partnered to launch xmail, a new mobile e-mail service for wireless devices. The application offers over-the-air synchronization on Microsoft Pocket PC-enabled devices, and therefore does not …

TOKYO-Hewlett-Packard Japan released a new personal digital assistant (PDA) with both wireless local area network (WLAN) and Bluetooth functions. The new PDA, called “iPAQ Pocket PC h5400,” has a built-in …