You could call Bill Diggins lots of things-music mogul, artists' advocate, maybe even visionary.
Just don't call him a ringtone salesman.
According to the founder of 2-year-old music marketer Diggit Entertainment Group, a truly successful mobile content sales campaign must go far beyond simple retailing.
"We're not...
NEW YORK-American Greetings Corp. subsidiary AG Interactive said it will partner with music television network Fuse to develop and market interactive music applications though computers, mobile phones and other communications tools. The companies hope to build on applications like Fuse's "Daily Download" television show,...
KAWASAKI, Japan-NEC Electronics Corp. launched three single-chip melody LSI solutions that offer sound technology for mobile phones.The product line-up consists of the microPD9993 chip, which offers 64 polyphonic tones and is the first LSI device to support MP3 and advanced audio coding playback; the...
WASHINGTON-A new World Health Organization-backed study says long-term mobile-phone use increases the risk of cancer, but scientists said follow-up research is needed before it can be determined whether wireless handsets pose a health danger to consumers. The Institute of Environmental Medicine at Karolinska Institute...
Motorola Inc. will conduct an m-commerce field trial of mobile phones enabled with MasterCard PayPass and Near Field Communications (NFC) technology, the company announced Tuesday. The handsets, which are expected to be in the field by the end of the year, will allow users...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Microsoft Corp. could overtake Symbian Ltd. in mobile-phone operating system market share by 2009, according to research from ABI Research. The group believes that by 2009, mobile phones with Symbian operating systems could make up less than 50 percent of the overall...
TOKYO AND ESPOO, Finland-Following on a series of recent announcements regarding wireless in-car communications, Nokia Corp. and Land Rover said they jointly developed the Personal Telephone Integration system, an integrated automotive communications system especially for Land Rover vehicles. The system offers connections either via...
MUNICH-Siemens AG unveiled an open e-mail push solution for a variety of wireless devices like mobile phones and personal digital assistants, building on open standards in accordance with the Open Mobile Alliance.It runs on operating systems such as Series 60, Symbian UIQ and MS...
GLASGOW, Scotland-Mixipix, which enables delivery of animated content to mobile devices, launched a range of Halloween-themed content. Users can visit Spooksville, the company's Halloween-themed area, and create greetings using animated ghosts, witches and wizards to send to friends and family members. The animations can...
ESPOO, Finland-Following on a series of recent announcements regarding wireless in-car communications, Nokia Corp. and Land Rover Wednesday said they jointly developed the Personal Telephone Integration system, an integrated automotive communications system especially for Land Rover vehicles. The system offers connections either via Bluetooth...
TOKYO-Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will offer in-car i-mode content through an agreement with Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. The companies said they would offer a new service that enables drivers to receive i-mode content on their mobile phones by using Nissan's...
BERLIN-Synchronica said its SyncML Gateway for Microsoft Exchange is available.The gateway provides over-the-air synchronization of Microsoft Exchange with mobile phones from Nokia Corp., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. and Siemens AG. The product allows users to remotely synchronize their mobile phones to access corporate...
MUNICH, Germany—Infineon Technologies AG and the Volkswagen Group announced they have developed a platform concept for wireless location-based information services for vehicles. The platform, dubbed the "Basic Telematics Unit," uses Bluetooth technology to route information from the subscriber identity module card in a driver's...
A year ago, the semiconductor sector seemed on cruise control, while other sectors of telecom had just begun to rev up their economic recovery engines. Quarter after quarter companies reported sequential growth, confirmed by studies reflecting a surge in demand to feed a growing...
MUNICH, Germany-Infineon Technologies AG and the Volkswagen Group announced they have developed a platform concept for wireless location-based information services for vehicles.The platform, dubbed the "Basic Telematics Unit," uses Bluetooth technology to route information from the subscriber identity module card in a driver's mobile...
ESPOO, Finland-STMicroelectronics said its line of multimedia application processors known as Nomadik for third-generation mobile devices will now support Nokia Series 60 Platform.Nomadik allows devices like mobile phones and personal digital assistants to play music, take pictures, record video and host two-way video communications...
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced the C650 and V180 tri-band mobile phone models are now available through T-Mobile USA Inc.The candy bar-shaped C650 features an integrated VGA camera, MP3 ring tones and picture messaging capabilities, while the clamshell-style V180 has a color screen, AOL Instant...
BOSTON-The market for data cards in Western Europe is potentially large, according to a new report from The Yankee Group.Operators, faced with restricted third-generation coverage, capacity and handsets have focused on business users and cellular PCMCIA cards for initial commercial third-generation services, said the...
PARIS-XandMail announced its SMS Access Solution is now available.The carrier-grade solution provides access to personal data, including mail, address book, calendar and photos, from any mobile phone using short message service commands, said the company. The solution is composed of an SMSC Connector that...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Microsoft Corp. could overtake Symbian Ltd. in mobile-phone operating system market share by 2009, according to research from ABI Research.The group believes that by 2009, mobile phones with Symbian operating systems could make up less than 50 percent of the overall market,...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-InnoPath Software Inc. has added Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. to its list of clients, agreeing to provide its over-the-air software on Sanyo's 3G handsets.InnoPath's DeltaUpgrade Plus software allows operators to debug phones via a download. The product was used earlier this year...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. will stop selling ring tones, games and other content from its Club Nokia Web site. The world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones began offering entertainment-themed content through the site in 2000. But the company said the more-mature market has created plenty...
General Motors Corp. plans to double production of vehicles equipped with OnStar's in-vehicle communications systems in 2006 models. The company said that for the 2006 model year, 3 million GM vehicles in the U.S. and Canada will be equipped with OnStar, up from 1.4...
SAN DIEGO-Siemens Mobile unveiled two new phones to the U.S. market, including the company's first 1-megapixel camera phone. The S66 camera phone includes a 1.3-megapixel integrated still and video camera, a large high-resolution color screen and five-times digital zoom. The phone has integrated Bluetooth...
