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 cash in on solutions to the problem.However, the complicated nature of the subject, as...
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 and postpaid customers through a software download.In other text messaging news, Ericsson announced it...
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 said they will offer a range of wireless data services, including information about Galp...
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 and postpaid customers through a software download.In other text messaging news, Ericsson announced it...
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 licensees will be able to offer BlackBerry-style corporate access.RIM's deal with PalmSource, the operating...
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 from several media companies, as well as a promotional program for content providers and carriers....
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 require a cradle for synchronization. The product is available for a free 10-day trial period...
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 require a cradle for synchronization. The product is available for a free 10-day trial period...
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 IEEE802.11b module, which lets users communicate via public WLAN networks.The Microsoft Pocket PC 2002-based...
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 Windows CE source code. The action follows calls for such a move from those...
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 to clarify the naming and branding strategy around .NET. All Microsoft products will adopt the...
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 data on any Windows Powered mobile device from a single, Web-based console.XcelleNet said it...
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 marriage of computers and mobile phones, and the current selection of high-end devices seems to...
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 has shed the suit coat he wore during his keynote appearance to reveal a...
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 rich data and will allow the creation of applications across the range of Windows platforms...
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 enterprise customer with its new BlackBerry Connect licensing program.The new licensing program expands on...
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 phone calls, Web browsing, mobile-commerce, Bluetooth-enabled capabilities like printing and integrated DSP-accelerated multimedia applications, said...
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 applications, speaker phone, an IR port, a USB sync, an SD expansion slot, a...
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 Corp. Pocket PC platform.This allows field service workers to access the same features and...
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 were available on the FCC's Web site. The FCC certifies all radio devices. According to...
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 the most interesting announcement with plans to sell a new style of wireless devices based...
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 Europe at the 3GSM World congress show in Cannes, France.The phone supports Pocket Outlook,...
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 CTIA Wireless 2003.IPhonebook wirelessly links subscribers' mobile phones to existing Personal Information Manager content...
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 and Unicom President Wang Jianzhou reportedly signed the MoU."The presence of Microsoft enriches the CDMA...
