KINGSWOOD, United Kingdom-ROK Entertainment Group launched its ROK Player technology in the United Kingdom through a deal with Sony/BMG Music Publishing. The technology allows users to view video content including films, TV shows and music videos on their mobile handsets in full-screen formats. The...
KINGSWOOD, United Kingdom-ROK Entertainment Group launched its ROK Player technology in the United Kingdom through a deal with Sony/BMG Music Publishing.The technology allows users to view video content including films, TV shows and music videos on their mobile handsets in full-screen formats. The product...
WASHINGTON-Japan and South Korea lead the world in mobile multimedia usage, according to a report from Telecommunications Management Group Inc. titled "Superstars of the Mobile Internet," while the United States did not make the list. The report examines which countries lead the world in...
L.M. Ericsson said it has won a $370 million contract extension with third-generation wireless carrier 3 to supply core, radio and transmission equipment and related services. The contract covers Sweden, Denmark, Norway and optionally Finland, according to Ericsson. PalmOne Inc. said it opened a...
PARIS-Alcatel Corp. said it has won a contract with Telefonica Moviles to deploy and integrate a video gateway solution into the carrier's third-generation network in Spain.This will enable the carrier to provide services such as video calls between 3G mobile handsets and fixed PCs,...
LONDON-Global handset sales are expected to continue to grow during the coming five years, according to a new report by wireless analyst firm ARC Group.The firm predicts 16-percent growth this year with 561 million phones sold. The growth rate is expected to slow during...
ANN ARBOR, Mich.-Simplewire, an SMS aggregator, said it is working with Guinness Beer to launch its first short message service cross-carrier short-code advertising campaign.The campaign uses television, radio and print ads to drive user interaction on mobile handsets via SMS, said the company. Customers...
WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless said it reached a settlement with Dr. Bonnie O'Day over a 2003 complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission in which she alleged the nation's top mobile-phone operator violated federal law by failing to make its products and services accessible to people...
WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless today said it reached a settlement with Dr. Bonnie O'Day over a 2003 complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission in which she alleged the nation's top mobile-phone operator violated federal law by failing to make its products and services accessible to...
Apple Computer Inc. last week announced it will further its foray into the wireless world by allowing its downloadable iTunes to play on Motorola Inc. mobile handsets.Through the partnership, users will be able to transfer songs from the iTunes jukebox on their desktop computers,...
ROSEMONT, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and Apple said they will partner to allow users to transfer songs from the iTunes jukebox to Motorola's mobile handsets using USB or Bluetooth connections. The application will be available through a new Apple iTunes mobile music player that Motorola plans...
As chips and mobile handsets shrink in size, so do base stations. Major infrastructure vendors believe it is the wave of the future.Nokia Corp. reflected this when it unveiled what it described as the smallest, high-power W-CDMA base station to the U.S. market. Known...
New research shows the market for personal digital assistants continues to decline, with shipments dropping 33.1 percent sequentially to 2.2 million units in the first quarter, according to research firm IDC."Despite increasingly powerful handheld devices reaching market, the consumer uptake of entry-level devices available...
New research shows the market for personal digital assistants continues to decline, with shipments dropping 33.1 percent sequentially to 2.2 million units in the first quarter, according to research and consulting firm IDC."Despite increasingly powerful handheld devices reaching market, the consumer uptake of entry-level...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Increased availability of Bluetooth-enabled mobile handsets has led to an increased commitment to Bluetooth by automobile original equipment manufacturers, according to a study from ABI research.The availability of Bluetooth-enabled handset offerings in North America has increased 65 percent from last year, according...
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-Jazz Semiconductor said it has entered a partnership to manufacture Magnolia Broadband's chipset known as DiversityPlus with a view to improving coverage and doubling subscriber reach for operators."Using this chipset, Magnolia is the first to improve both transmission and reception capabilities in...
BONN, Germany-T-Mobile Deutschland became the first German operator to offer television on mobile phones through an agreement with n-tv news channel signed earlier this year. The news channel programs can be transmitted to mobile handsets via T-Mobile's GPRS network as live streams. Customers must...
BONN, Germany-T-Mobile Deutschland Friday became the first German operator to offer television on mobile phones through an agreement with n-tv news channel signed earlier this year. The news channel programs can be transmitted onto mobile handsets via T-Mobile's GPRS network as a live stream....
Although there are numerous complexities in selling music over wireless, mobile-phone maker Siemens announced a new offering designed to give the world's carriers a quick and simple way to jump into the market. European carrier MmO2 took the first plunge with its O2 Music...
LONDON-MmO2 has inked an agreement with audio compression specialists Coding Technologies under which the operator will use MPEG-4 aacPlus as the audio compression standard for the O2 Music service launched this week.The O2 Music service provides an "over the air" music download service that...
ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems Inc. said it has unveiled what it describes as the smallest and fastest EDGE chipset solution for enhanced mobile handsets and smart phones.The company said it will enable phone manufacturers to develop compact handsets with download speeds four times faster than...
ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems Inc. said it has unveiled what it describes as the smallest and fastest EDGE chipset solution for enhanced mobile handsets and smart phones.The company said it will enable phone manufacturers to develop compact handsets with download speeds four times faster than...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Nearly 20 percent of new vehicles worldwide will be embedded with Bluetooth hardware by 2007, according to research firm Allied Business Intelligence Inc. ABI cites low cost and an increasing number of mobile handsets embedded with Bluetooth as key drivers of the...
LG Mobile Phones further outlined its major advertising campaign for the U.S. market, a move the company has discussed during the past few months as it looks to raise awareness of the LG brand.The company said the multimillion dollar advertising push, the biggest since...
