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RESTON, Va.—Nextel Communications Inc. reported a deal with My Docs Online, a provider of remote file access and wireless messaging solutions, allowing Nextel subscribers to store, access, view, e-mail, print …

LONDON—Mobile-phone manufacturer Sendo selected PacketVideo Corp.’s mobile multimedia player software as an application for its Z100 GPRS Smartphone, enabling users to access media applications including video messaging, interactive games, and …

LONDON—U.K. mobile-phone maker Sendo today announced it will use PacketVideo Corp.’s mobile multimedia player software as the streaming video application base for the company’s new Z100 GPRS smart phone.The Z100 …

WASHINGTON—The penalty phase of the Microsoft Corp. antitrust case could extend beyond the Oct. 25 scheduled release date of Microsoft’s Windows XP.In her first order since being assigned the case, …

So Paulo, Brazil-Telesp Celular announced that as soon as October it will begin commercially operating a network based on the CDMA 1x technology. The operator, controlled by Portugal Telecom and …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Palm Inc. made its biggest move yet to bolster its operating system business, this time doling out $11 million for Internet software company Be Inc.Palm is buying the …

In the short lifespan of the still nascent wireless Internet, the owners of the operating systems have already learned that best is not always enough. Palm, Windows CE and Symbian …

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Wireless messaging carrier Arch Wireless Inc. today released its second quarter earnings, showing revenues and one-way paging subscriber losses in line with the company’s revised expectations. The company also …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Personal digital assistant giant Palm Inc. last week took a stab at operating system rival Microsoft Corp. in an announcement that Palm users will be able to create, …

Two of the world’s leading chip makers last week announced deals they said would lead to the creation of faster and more efficient processors for 2.5- and third-generation mobile devices. …

Palm Inc. last week announced a deal with some of the country’s biggest chip makers to design a pre-packaged chip architecture for Palm OS-based personal digital assistants, a move Palm …

The Personal Communications Industry Association announced ten new companies plan to join its Global Initiative program for help in assessing and managing m-convergence opportunities. The program provides marketing, regulatory and …

Despite the flailing economy and its recent battering of the wireless industry at large, wireless platform application provider Air2Web has pushed on and is now announcing the release of the …

It took just one year for the hype and optimism to come crashing down on Metricom Inc., which now finds itself choking on nearly $1 billion in debt and seeking …

Microsoft Corp. may have turned up the heat in the database management system battle with IBM Corp. and Oracle. But some analysts believe that the recent court decision declaring the …

If there were ever any doubts that voice-recognition technology would become a big business, New York state swiftly put those questions to bed when it passed a state law two …

SEATTLE-Finally, the breakup talk may fizzle out for Microsoft Corp. Thanks to a unanimous decision by the federal appeals court, the software giant may not worry about antitrust accusations as …

Personal digital assistant maker Palm Inc. released its much-anticipated earnings report last week, showing better-than-expected revenues and a positive outlook for the coming year. Wall Street jumped at the news, …

NEW YORK-Kyocera Corp., Motorola Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. showcased new wireless phones at the TechXNY PC Expo 2001 last week that are more than conversation pieces. PC-EPhone In …

NEW YORK-Korea Telecom Corp., South Korea’s largest fixed-line telecommunications operator and second-largest mobile wireless carrier, raised $2.24 billion in American depository receipts sold June 28 to investors outside the country. …

IBM Corp. announced plans to bring its considerable weight to the world of wireless instant messaging, a service that is quickly gaining additional users and big-name players. The equipment giant …

SEATTLE-Infowave is working to further simplify wireless connectivity for the enterprise with its new Open Application Connector and Air Power middleware. Infowave considers messaging, Web access and client-server applications the …

SEATTLE, Wash.-Wireless carrier Vodafone UK said it is collaborating with software giant Microsoft Corp. to launch the Vodafone OfficeLive which provides corporate customers access to personal information management systems anytime, …

Motient adds IBM customers RESTON, Va.-Motient Corp. said it added 1,400 new customers through its lucrative deal with IBM Corp. IBM will deploy Research In Motion Ltd.’s 857s to its …

Executives for personal digital assistant giant Palm Inc. last week discussed the possibility of splitting the company’s operating system business and its device manufacturing segment into two separate companies, an …