HANNOVER, Germany—Microsoft Corp. unveiled its much-hinted-at Origami product today—an ultra-mobile personal computer with Wi-Fi connectivity—at the CeBIT trade show in Hannover, Germany. The computing giant called the device a "first step" in its "big vision" for a mobile device that provides mobile, Windows-based applications...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. reported partnership with Global Positioning System services company Navtrak Inc. and fleet management company Telogis to offer business customers a vehicle-tracking service using GPS technology. A mobile device installed in a vehicle will use signals from GPS satellites to get...
DUBLIN, Ireland-The company behind a mobile-specific Internet domain released guidelines for publishers looking to build wireless Web sites. Top Level Domain Ltd. (mTLD) unveiled mandatory rules and recommended best practices for users of the .mobi domain, which is set for commercial launch this summer....
Steve Jobs may have just taken one step closer to wireless. The head of Apple Computer Inc. landed a spot on the board of The Walt Disney Co. last week under the terms of Disney's $7.4 billion buyout of computer animation studio Pixar. While...
BOSTON-German wireless users are unimpressed with mobile TV, according to a report from Strategy Analytics. Poor network performance, a lack of compelling content and inadequate devices are resulting in disappointing user experiences, the research firm said after examining two services. While users said T-Mobile's...
Big brands and high-powered advertising agencies are stampeding to wireless in an effort to snuggle up next to consumers. But they're finding that effective mobile marketing usually means more than just placing their company name on the display. Recent weeks have seen a flurry...
BOSTON-German wireless users are unimpressed with mobile TV, according to a report from Strategy Analytics.Poor network performance, a lack of compelling content and inadequate devices are resulting in disappointing user experiences, the research firm said after examining two services. While users said T-Mobile's Handy...
Motorola Inc. is the lucky winner of a handset deal with Google Inc. as the Internet giant turns its considerable focus toward wireless. Motorola said it has designed a handset with a Google button that connects users to Google's wireless Internet services. The company...
LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. is the lucky winner of a handset deal with Google Inc. as the Internet giant turns its considerable focus toward wireless. Motorola said it has designed a handset with a Google button that connects users to Google's wireless Internet services. The...
CONCORD, Mass.-A Massachusetts company has developed a product that allows mobile-phone users to project images from their phone onto a personal computer for presentations and demonstrations. Project-a-Phone Inc.'s product attaches to a mobile device and then links the screen image to a PC so...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. CarriersStandard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its A- corporate credit rating on Sprint Nextel Corp. and its subsidiaries, while all ratings for Nextel Partners...
FORT WORTH, Texas-Disappointing wireless sales likely will prevent RadioShack Corp. from meeting its full-year earnings forecast, the retailer said. Calling its wireless sales "weaker than anticipated," RadioShack said it is unlikely to meet its fiscal 2005 target of $2.14 to $2.24 per share. But...
FORT WORTH, Texas-Disappointing wireless sales likely will prevent RadioShack Corp. from meeting its full-year earnings forecast, the retailer said. Calling its wireless sales "weaker than anticipated," RadioShack said it is unlikely to meet its fiscal 2005 target of $2.14 to $2.24 in earnings per...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has conducted a live trial of interactive mobile TV services with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corp. Ericsson explained that the trial demonstrated how consumers could use their phone to vote, chat and communicate with a TV presenter while watching a...
Wireless distributor and fulfillment services provider Brightpoint Inc. is going directly to consumers with branded retail stores. The company said it plans to sell mobile phones and services from Sprint Nextel Corp., Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. and Vonage Holdings Inc. through outlets under the...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Wireless distributor Brightpoint Inc. is going directly to consumers with branded retail stores. The company will sell mobile phones and services from Sprint Nextel Corp., Virgin Mobile USA L.L.P. and Vonage Holdings Corp. through outlets under the brand Fono Wireless. Brightpoint, which opened...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has conducted a live trial of interactive mobile TV services with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.Ericsson explained that the trial demonstrated how consumers could use their phone to vote, chat and communicate with a TV presenter while watching a show-all...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will send its Treo 650 users a text message alerting them of a new software download for their device. The software update, version 1.17, includes improvements for the gadget's memory handling, voice quality, Bluetooth performance, power settings and other...
BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-A pair of studies conducted by Avaya Inc. and the BPM Forum found that businesses worldwide are struggling to keep up with the needs of expanding mobile and remote workforces.The studies determined that the mobile workforce in the United States will reach...
FREMONT, Calif.-Device-management company Insignia Solutions announced it hired an investment banking company to assist it with "strategic opportunities in the arenas of acquisitions and mergers." Such moves generally precede a corporate sale."I am looking forward to working with our advisors at SVB Alliant as...
FREMONT, Calif.-Insignia Solutions, which offers mobile device management products, said it expects to report about $800,000 in revenues for the third quarter, up significantly from revenues of $107,000 during the same quarter last year.Total revenues for the first nine months are expected to be...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Wireless technology company InterDigital Communications Corp. posted increasing revenues and a net income of $6.5 million, news that comes on the company's announcement that it reached an "amicable resolution" in its patent dispute with Lucent Technologies Inc.Under the terms of the...
Cable & WirelessRick Kimsey joined Cable & Wireless as the company's new chief executive officer for the Caribbean. In addition, Leonardo de Barros, the current chief operating officer for the Caribbean, will consolidate his activities into his roles as chairman of Cable & Wireless...
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. raised its revenue expectations due to what the company said were stronger-than-expected sales of mobile phones. Nokia's stock jumped almost 4 percent on the announcement to $16.71 per share. Nokia increased its revenue expectations by about $350 million to around $10.4...
