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REDMOND, Wash.-In an announcement that could have major implications for the wireless device market, Microsoft Corp. announced a new program to give device makers access to the company’s closely guarded …

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. said it will change the name of its MapPoint .NET location service division to MapPoint Web Service. The company said the change supports the company’s overall effort …

ATLANTA-Wireless enterprise company XcelleNet Inc. said it will add support for Microsoft Smartphone software, a move the company said will allow customers to centrally configure, manage and control applications and …

The promise of the converged wireless device is a reality, although exactly what it will look like is still being debated. Those in the industry have long preached the inevitable …

NEW ORLEANS, United States-John Koo and his top executive team crowd a small, air-conditioned room perched atop LG Electronics’ sprawling booth at the CTIA trade show here. Relaxed, smiling, Koo …

NEW ORLEANS-Bill Gates made several announcements about Microsoft’s .NET Compact Framework at this week’s Mobility Developer Conference. Gates said the framework will allow smart devices to access Web services and …

NEW ORLEANS-Although much of the news from last week’s CTIA show focused on the typical consumer, Research In Motion Ltd. managed to remind the industry of the importance of the …

NEW ORLEANS-Texas Instruments Inc. showcased a “tri-wireless personal digital assistant” concept design at CTIA Wireless 2003. The design integrates wireless local area network, Bluetooth and GSM/GPRS technologies to allow simultaneous …

NEW ORLEANS-Samsung Telecommunications America and Verizon Wireless launched the i700, a Microsoft Windows-powered Pocket PC with wireless voice and data capabilities. The i700 features access to Pocket versions of Microsoft …

NEW ORLEANS-FieldCentrix Inc., Irvine, Calif., introduced at CTIA Wireless 2003 version 3.5 of its Enterprise software suite, in which it has ported its full FX Mobile application to the Microsoft …

SEOUL, South Korea-The most unlikely of players, the Federal Communications Commission, provided the first look at the new “Matrix” mobile phone from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Pictures of the device …

HANNOVER, Germany-The march of new, advanced devices continued in conjunction with the CeBIT trade show, with Samsung, Siemens, NEC and Symbol all making announcements. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. made perhaps …

NEW ORLEANS-EverLink Wireless’ new red e SC1100 Microsoft Windows powered smart phone will make its American debut at the upcoming CTIA Wireless 2003 in New Orleans, following its introduction in …

NEW ORLEANS-Xpherix Corp., provider of personalized mobile connectivity solution for the enterprise, will exhibit its BREW-certified iPhonebook in the Wireless Widgets Showcase booth and in Qualcomm’s BREW Partner Pavilion at …

HONG KONG-Microsoft Corp. and China Unicom signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the business model and technology for cdma2000 1x services on the carrier’s network. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Computer hackers could use a text message to crash a Nokia Corp. 6210 mobile phone, said security company @stake Inc. in a security advisory. Attackers can manipulate the parameters …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.- Bill Nguyen, the entrepreneur who sold Onebox.com (now Openwave Systems Inc.) to Phone.com for $850 million, is back at the head of wireless e-mail company Seven, just …

DENVER-As he demonstrated the strength of Palm Inc.’s new product, the Tungsten W PDA phone, senior product manager Stephane Maes showed how the market has segmented over the past few …

CANNES, France-Asian carrier SmarTone Mobile Communications Ltd. will offer wireless e-mail services through a new partnership with ViAir, the companies announced. Under the deal, SmarTone will offer an “e-mail on …

CANNES, France-Siemens Information and Communication Mobile released an advanced new mobile phone to be sold in the next few months in Europe and Asia, the first phone from the company …

CANNES, France-Wireless operator Orange released sales figures and details about its business-oriented SPV device-the first wireless device to use Microsoft Corp.’s Smartphone operating system-and announced plans to offer a modified …

SINGAPORE-M1, a cellular and paging carrier in Singapore, has commenced a free trial through March 31 of its new SunSurf wireless broadband service, available at 60 hot spots to consumers …

MANILA, The Philippines-Smart Communications Inc. has become the second operator worldwide and the first in Asia to offer a Microsoft-powered smart phone, following Orange U.K. last year. Smart is the …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Application processor company NeoMagic Corp. said it will offer a reference design kit the company said will allow manufacturers to easily and quickly build a smart phone using …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless corporate e-mail company Seven announced it scored Orange as a new customer, and that the carrier will offer Seven’s unique network-based corporate information product in the United …