In the backdrop of everything innovative and exciting going on at the BREW conference in San Diego last week, there was one overriding idea that kept popping up in the newsroom: simple.As industry pursues its continuing mission of driving mobile data uptake in all...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. offered industry an early look at its MediaFLO mobile TV technology in conjunction with its BREW developer's conference here. The demonstration showed MediaFLO can transmit streaming video, but also revealed the technology isn't as polished as rival offerings like DVB-H and...
SAN DIEGO-Macromedia will distribute Flash-based applications for BREW-enabled wireless handsets under an agreement announced Friday at Qualcomm's 2005 BREW Conference. The San Francisco-based developer said it has signed on as an Elite member of the BREW Alliance Program and will offer applications for the...
Online security firm McAfee Inc. made two announcements in the wireless security arena with an acquisition and a partnership for over-the-air security. McAfee, which has previously warned the threat of mobile viruses will increase, said it acquired Wireless Security Corp., a privately held company...
Nokia today outlined a new low-cost handset strategy to tap into new growth markets. The company concurrently introduced its Nokia 1110 and Nokia 1600 handsets, scheduled to be available during the third quarter, aimed at first-time customers and growth markets such as Africa. The...
SAN DIEGO-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced a new U.S. advertising campaign, which will include ads during movie previews and TV shows and in magazines including ESPN Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Jane, Maxim, Premiere, Rolling Stone and US Weekly."LG is leading the charge to develop high-quality,...
DALLAS-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is using Texas Instruments' OMAP multimedia processor chip in its mobile TV phones. Samsung is currently selling phones in South Korea that work on the Digital Multimedia Broadcasting mobile TV technology."Samsung is committed to digital innovation, including delivering mobile digital...
Verizon Wireless announced an agreement with Clear Channel Entertainment Properties to broadcast concert footage of Velvet Revolver, Avril Lavigne, the Moody Blues and other artists. The carrier added a channel to its Vcast service that will feature rotating performances from shows around the nation...
WASHINGTON-Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich Jr. (R) signed into law legislation prohibiting teens and other inexperienced drivers from talking on cell phones or using hands-free devices while driving. The bill, championed by Del. William Bronrott (D), becomes effective Oct. 1."We are … encouraging our youngest...
BEIJING-Nokia and the National Basketball Association announced an agreement that expands their U.S. relationship into China. Nokia will become the official mobile phone of the NBA in Greater China and will provide access to embedded NBA video highlights for the most recent season as...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Industry should ship more than 100 million dual-mode mobile phones by 2010, according to new numbers from research and consulting firm ABI Research. Dual-mode phones combine wireless wide area and local area network technologies, potentially allowing users to place Voice over IP...
LOS ANGELES-With mobile gaming looking to explode from niche to mass market, game-makers are targeting consumers with everything from casual poker games to arcade classics to high-tech 3-D first-person shooters. And it was all on display here at E3. The wireless industry had more...
Nokia Corp. announced it will expand its gaming initiative beyond its N-Gage QD gaming device by selling a range of devices that can play N-Gage games. Nokia said it would sell additional N-Gage-capable devices starting in the first half of next year. The company...
LONDON-Sennari, which provides customer loyalty solutions, launched its Mobile Loyalty and Community Service platform.The platform allows carriers and content publishers to deliver games and content to mobile devices, capture key customer data and establish two-way opt-in relationships, said the company. The MLCS platform encompasses...
LOS ANGELES-Jamdat Mobile Inc. said it has acquired the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to an adapted version of the game SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs from Sony Computer Entertainment America in a multiyear license agreement. Terms of the agreement call for Jamdat to distribute SOCOM:...
WASHINGTON-Verizon Communications Chairman Ivan Seidenberg reacted angrily to a letter signed by 123 congressmen asking him to investigate allegations of union-busting activities at Verizon Wireless. "I am dismayed that you authored a letter for public consumption which contains false statements about our company and...
LONDON-Navicore Personal launched its next-generation navigation system for handsets. The product uses a proprietary routing algorithm to respond to directions taken by users. Reportedly, calculating routes of hundreds of miles takes only a few seconds.Navicore Personal is sold as a complete retail package including...
LOS ANGELES-Nokia Corp. announced it will expand its gaming initiative beyond its N-Gage QD gaming device by selling a range of devices that can play N-Gage games.Nokia said it would sell additional N-Gage-capable devices starting in the first half of next year. The company...
ZURICH-NINJ Ltd. launched its VirtualRadio software that can be installed on mobile phones to allow users to receive radio via a data stream. Users can tune into radio stations outside of their area by choosing from a selection of pre-defined stations. The service runs...
Alcatel shook off the last of its mobile-phone operations by selling its stake in the mobile-phone joint venture it formed last year with Chinese electronics company TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd. TCL announced it would acquire Alcatel's 45-percent stake in TCL and Alcatel Mobile...
WASHINGTON- The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions' fight to shut down and reclaim assets of a U.S. firm that assigns codes so foreigners can operate their mobile phones in the U.S. moved into the court room last week, putting into full view the inner...
CHIBA, Japan-A consortium of Web-based companies unveiled an initiative to simplify Internet browsing from handheld devices. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) encouraged members to join two working groups working to make Web browsing easier from mobile phones and other devices. One subcommittee is...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-VeriSign Inc. inked a deal to produce mobile games based on Sony Pictures films and TV shows, the companies announced Friday.Ojom, VeriSign's game-publishing unit, secured wireless gaming rights to movies including "Men in Black," "Jerry Maguire" and "Charlie's Angels," and the TV...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed a UMTS license agreement with Sagem that calls for Ericsson Mobile Platforms to supply its U100 platform to Sagem for its 3G/W-CDMA devices."This is an important step toward 3G/UMTS technology for Sagem," said Thierry Buffenoir, managing director of Sagem's Mobile...
