WALNUT CREEK, Calif.-The Infrared Data Association announced a new standard the group said would allow camera-phone users to transmit their pictures to TVs and other electronic gadgets. Dubbed IrSimple, NTT DoCoMo Inc., Sharp Corp., ITX E-globaledge and Waseda University developed the protocol."IrSimple is the...
MENLO PARK, Calif.—Financial executives say their cell phones are even more indispensable than laptop computers, according to a survey released Friday by Robert Half Management Resources. The staffing division of Robert Half International found that 44 percent of U.S. chief financial officers cited the...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a five-year agreement with the National Football League for the wireless carrier's Sprint-branded service to become the official wireless telecommunications service sponsor of the NFL. The agreement also provides Sprint Nextel with exclusive NFL content and original programming,...
Apparently it's the mini, not the meek, that shall inherit the Earth. Everything is going small and portable, from video-game machines to music players to mobile phones. The latest to fall into this Lilliputian way of thinking is the removable memory card industry, which...
CUPERTINO, Calif.-Founded in 1996, chip startup Tropian Inc. today released its first product, an RF transceiver for mobile phones that combines the transmissions of GSM and EDGE technologies. The company said the product will lead to smaller, more powerful and more efficient phones. "We're...
Sprint Nextel Corp. plans to launch a full-track music download service by the holidays, an executive from the newly merged carrier said last week. The operator looks to be the first U.S. carrier to deploy full-track offerings, which have gained steady traction among wireless...
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.-Mobile gaming will prove to be more than just a fad, according to a new report by The NPD Group.The report, "Mobile Games: Who's Playing," said half of all U.S. wireless subscribers own phones capable of downloading games. Twenty-seven percent of subscribers...
WASHINGTON-Americans trying to call mobile phones in Ecuador recently may have found it difficult, and now the Federal Communications Commission is opening a broad investigation into "whipsawing"-a broad range of anticompetitive behaviors by foreign carriers to extract higher settlement rates from U.S. telecommunications companies,...
Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a five-year agreement with the National Football League for the wireless carrier's Sprint-branded service to become the official wireless telecommunications service sponsor of the NFL. The agreement also provides Sprint Nextel with exclusive NFL content and original programming.Financial terms of...
Jason Ford can walk through any mall in the United States without eliciting a second glance. But in the tiny universe that is wireless gaming, he may as well be Brad Pitt. As the general manager of games for Sprint PCS, Ford's attention is...
LG Electronics Co. Ltd. appears to be joining the likes of Enfora L.P., Firefly Mobile Inc. and Wherify Wireless Inc. in selling mobile phones to children. According to documents filed with the Federal Communications Commission, LG is prepping the child-friendly VX1000 with Verizon Wireless...
NEW YORK-The number of U.S. wireless users who have downloaded ringtones has more than quadrupled during the past year, according to a report from research firm Ipsos Insight. The company's latest quarterly study of digital music behaviors indicates 23 percent of subscribers have downloaded...
SHANGHAI, China-China Digital Wireless Inc., which distributes mobile phones and information services in Shanghai, said it plans to seek a listing for its stock on the American Stock Exchange.If approved, the company said it will request AGS Specialists L.L.C. to be its specialist firm.
LG Electronics Co. Ltd. appears to be joining the likes of Enfora L.P., Firefly Mobile Inc. and Wherify Wireless Inc. in selling mobile phones to children. According to documents filed with the Federal Communications Commission, LG is prepping the child-friendly VX1000 with Verizon Wireless...
WATERLOO, Ontario-SunCom Wireless Inc. introduced Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry 7100g for its customers in the southeastern United States and Puerto Rico.The BlackBerry 7100g operates on SunCom's GSM/GPRS network. It is a quad-band mobile phone that includes a large high-resolution color screen and support...
NEW YORK-The number of U.S. wireless users who have downloaded ringtones has more than quadrupled during the past year, according to a report from research firm Ipsos Insight.The company's latest quarterly study of digital music behaviors indicates 23 percent of subscribers have downloaded ringtones,...
Motorola Inc. is in the process of rolling out a new user interface the company hopes will take it into the multimedia age. "We're not building a phone; we're building a mobile communications device," said Doug Walston, director of Motorola's UI design team.As such,...
Nokia Corp.'s longtime Chief Executive Jorma Ollila announced he will step down next year, paving the way for the head of the company's mobile-phone operations to take the wheel. The move represents a significant marker in Nokia's stellar rise to the top of the...
Educational toy maker LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. and wireless communications company Enfora are selling a mobile phone designed specifically for children. The $100 device is aimed at children ages 6 and up and allows parents to limit the telephone numbers that can dial into the...
SAN DIEGO-InfoSonics Corp., a wireless handset distributor in the United States and Latin America, said Edge Wireless has approved VK Mobile's VK530 mobile phone on its network for prepaid and postpaid service. InfoSonics is the sole distributor for VK Mobile products in Latin America...
LONDON-Mobile-entertainment company Player X and Vodafone Group plc announced plans to release a cell-phone companion called Space Boy in August. The character "lives" inside customers' mobile phones. Space Boy is the first in the "Mobies" series of interactive mobile-phone friends reminiscent of the tamagotchi...
When Electronic Arts Inc. signaled its long-awaited entry into mobile gaming earlier this year, many onlookers expected the 800-pound gorilla to quickly devour a competitor or two. Instead, the company appears to be making steady progress in wireless on its own. That may be...
Carriers and content providers increasingly are targeting younger users in a scramble to push revenue-generating content and applications into one of the few remaining growth market segments. But marketing to teens, "tweens" and even grade-schoolers can be a perilous endeavor. Last week, a group...
PARIS-Game developer and publisher InfraWorlds snared $4.25 million in financing and set its sights on the U.S. wireless entertainment market with the acquisition of a California publisher, the company said Thursday.Existing investor Sofinnova Partners led the round, and U.S. firm Cross Atlantic Ventures also...
