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 billion....
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C., T-Mobile USA Inc. and device vendor i-mate were among those introducing new phones to the market last week. Cingular Wireless said it will sell two new clamshell-style, low-end phones from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. The LG C2000 will sell for $60...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C., T-Mobile USA Inc. and device vendor i-mate were among those introducing new phones to the market.Cingular said it will sell two new clamshell-style, low-end phones from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. The LG C2000 will sell for $60 with a service contract...
Enterprise infrastructure company Sybase Inc. announced it will acquire wireless e-mail company Extended Systems Inc. in a cash deal worth $71.3 million. The move directly pits Sybase's wireless enterprise subsidiary, iAnywhere Solutions, against wireless e-mail vendors like Research In Motion Ltd. and Good Technology...
CHICAGO-Motorola Inc. released a new high-end Microsoft Windows mobile device targeted squarely at the BlackBerry and Treo enterprise market at the outset of its analyst conference here, but there was no sign of its long-awaited iTunes phone. Motorola demonstrated a range of new products...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-InnoPath Software Inc., which provides over-the-air mobile device management solutions, said Toshiba Corp. will deploy the company's DeltaUpgrade Plus firmware over-the-air update solution to mange and send firmware updates to Toshiba's mobile handsets.DeltaUpgrade Plus manages firmware updates through OTA, via direct cable...
News on the over-the-air front continues to gain steam, as Motorola Inc., LG Electronics Co. Ltd., Huawei Technologies and others announce plans to use or sell the technology. First up, Motorola said it will resell Bitfone Corp.'s OTA updating technology to wireless carriers. Bitfone's...
U.K.-based DAT Group plc announced a deal Thursday to provide over-the-air device management software for an undisclosed Tier 1 U.S. carrier. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, although it is described as a "multimillion-dollar" agreement. DAT, which develops technology for OTA management of...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Over-the-air updating continues to gain steam as LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it will use Red Bend's OTA technology in its third-generation handsets. LG will use Red Bend's vCurrent Mobile technology as a way to deliver remotely software updates after users purchase its...
TORONTO-Wireless security software developer Diversinet Corp. announced a deal licensing VeriSign Inc. to distribute Diversinet's suit of "mobile tokens" and authentication services.VeriSign will market the wireless technology to banks, retailers, online service providers and other businesses through its Unified Authentication offering. The "soft tokens"...
REDMOND, Wash.-Perlego Systems said it had acquired over-the-air smart-phone management technologies from mobile software developer Action Engine. The provider of hosted solutions for mobile device management said the software allows carriers and businesses to control and protect applications and data across smart phones on...
The mobile-phone industry has evolved in countless ways during the past few decades. Phones today feature a dizzying array of new technologies and services, from multiple radios to integrated digital cameras to blazing fast processors. But perhaps the most notable change in the market...
Researchers at the University of Glasgow in Scotland are working on new technology that will allow mobile users to interact with their mobile device with a nod of their head or a wave of their hand. Using the technology, a mobile device user could...
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia said it plans to begin manufacturing base station controllers at a new high-end manufacturing unit in Chennai, India.The company earlier this year announced plans to establish a mobile device production facility in Chennai. Nokia said base station controller production will begin at...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Internet-based digital radio network Mercora said it is bringing its user-contributed streaming audio service to Windows Mobile-based handhelds. The company launched IM Radio Mobile v1.0, featuring more than 20,000 commercial-free radio channels, near-CD quality sound and instant messaging and chat capabilities. The...
NEW YORK-The number of wireless Internet users last year grew 29 percent, according to a study from market research firm Ipsos."The Face of the Web" study is based on interviews in 12 global markets with more than 6,500 adult respondents. According to the report,...
Video-game behemoth Electronic Arts signaled its long-awaited-and perhaps long-feared-entry onto the mobile gaming playground earlier this month at GDC Mobile in San Francisco, unveiling plans to release as many as 20 titles for mobile phones this year. The world's biggest third-party game publisher began...
TORONTO-Tira Wireless launched an online community resource, the Tira Developer Network, designed to help developers create portable mobile Java games and applications.The site provides free access to the company's mobile device database and use of its automated verification server for debugging mobile content. In...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-InnoPath Software Inc. and Acrodea Inc. said they plan to cooperate on an over-the-air solution for wireless operators and handset manufacturers to update user interface components and profiles. InnoPath specializes in OTA mobile device management. Acrodea provides a multimedia user interface engine....
In conjunction with its 20th anniversary in the country, Nokia Corp. reiterated its focus on China-the world's No. 1 wireless market-and promised to increase its presence there. "In 2004, Nokia not only retained, but clearly extended, its position as the No. 1 player in...
In conjunction with its 20th anniversary in the country, Nokia Corp. reiterated its focus on China-the world's No. 1 wireless market-and promised to increase its presence there. "In 2004, Nokia not only retained, but clearly extended, its position as the No. 1 player in...
CANNES, France-Following through on its fourth-quarter promises, Openwave Systems Inc. announced a deal with Qualcomm Inc. to include Openwave's WAP browser on Qualcomm's MSM chips. "This phone solution streamlines development efforts and accelerates time to market to significantly reduce the costs of 3G device...
CANNES, France-Following through on its fourth-quarter promises, Openwave Systems Inc. announced a deal with Qualcomm Inc. to include Openwave's WAP browser on Qualcomm's MSM chips. "We are pleased to work with Openwave to provide an integrated client solution that addresses the rapid adoption of...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Location-services companies Trimble and Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. announced they will jointly develop new products to deliver Enhanced Global Positioning System (E-GPS) location solutions for the wireless network and mobile device markets."The combination of CPS Matrix and Trimble's world leading R&D in GPS...
