SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-Reaction time, accuracy and consistency of speed while driving are improved significantly when a headset is used with a mobile phone vs. without, according to a study commissioned by Plantronics. Plantronics sells headsets.The study analyzed the driving performance of 24 people in...
TOKYO-Japanese mobile carrier KDDI Corp. announced an agreement with Toshiba Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. to cooperate on research into compact fuel-cell batteries for mobile communication devices. A commercial product is expected by the end of 2005.Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed.KDDI said...
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in London issued updated guidance on the use of mobile phones in hospitals.The report reinforces previous guidance that a total ban on mobile phones in hospitals is not necessary. It does, however, recommend that hospitals take some...
TOKYO-Japanese mobile carrier KDDI Corp. announced an agreement with Toshiba Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. to cooperate on research into compact fuel-cell batteries for mobile communication devices. A commercial product is expected by the end of 2005.Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed.KDDI said...
REDMOND, Wash.-Island Cruises said its Island Escape cruise ship will begin providing passengers with wireless communications services developed by Wireless Maritime Services, which is a joint venture formed earlier this year between AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Maritime Telecommunications Network, on cruises through the...
SAN DIEGO-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Qualcomm Inc. said they are the first companies to deploy video-based interface technology that allows mobile phones to convey images.The technology, developed by Qualcomm, supports the Video Electronics Standard Association standard, according to the companies."Qualcomm is pleased to...
CHICAGO-Demand for wireless data services is growing rapidly despite consumers' fears about security, pricing and slow network speeds, according to results of a study released Tuesday.The survey of 4,500 mobile phone users in 13 countries indicates that 41 percent of wireless users expect to...
Wireless users can play armchair general with their mobile phones during two new History Channel shows. Enpocket, a New York-based content marketer and provider, has teamed with the network to allow viewers to answer questions about historic wars during "Decisive Battles." The show...
With cell phones, pagers and even wireless computers nearly ubiquitous, dozens of agencies are working to open the door for airline passengers to be able to use wireless communications at 40,000 feet. First, though, they must define the problem with such communications."One of the...
Continuing the recent flood of camera-phone announcements, Samsung released plans for a 3.2-megapixel digital camera phone, the SPH-S2300, that it said includes features that align its capabilities with those of a digital camera.The phone includes a 3X optical linear zoom, along with a 4X...
REDMOND, Wash.-Island Cruises said its Island Escape cruise ship will begin providing passengers with wireless communications services developed by Wireless Maritime Services, which is a joint venture formed earlier this year between AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Maritime Telecommunications Network, on cruises through the...
SAN DIEGO-LG Mobile Phones and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. released two new GSM handsets, the L1150 and the G4015.Both phones include color screens, instant messaging capabilities and polyphonic sound with downloadable ringers. The dual-band G4015 is available now through AWS retailers and can be...
Prepaid wireless provider Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. added content from Comedy Central to its already extensive data content selection provided by a number of youth-oriented brands including MTV, VH1 and Nickelodeon.The agreement with Comedy Central, which Virgin said is part of a broad ongoing...
LONDON-The global market for pre-teen mobile services could reach $43.1 billion by 2009, according to a new report by Visiongain Ltd.The pre-teen market includes children between the ages of 5 and 14, according to the new report, "Targeting the Pre Teen Mobile Market-Analysis and...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission's thorough review of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s $41 billion play for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. represents a new level of merger analysis likely to be applied to future blockbuster deals in the mobile-phone industry.The proposed marriage of Cingular Wireless and AT&T...
KAWASAKI, Japan-NEC Electronics Corp. and its NEC Electronics GmbH European subsidiary released new software for microcontrollers that they said can detect counterfeit battery products in mobile phones and digital cameras. The new software also offers performance benefits by using technology from NEC that operates...
WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry, having decisively triumphed in health litigation, believes more than ever science is solidly in its corner as a result of a growing number of new studies that have been unable to replicate genetic damage and other biological effects from radiation observed...
Information security company Kaspersky Labs said it has detected a new computer worm that can affect Symbian-based smart phones. Although the software firm said it appears the virus hasn't yet affected any users, the news could mark a sign of times to come.Kaspersky Labs...
Nokia Corp. said it will delay the U.S. introduction of its revamped N-Gage mobile-phone/video-game device, and it cut the number of planned games for the device by almost half.Nokia said it is delaying the introduction of the N-Gage QD device in the United States...
Information security company Kaspersky Labs said it has detected a new computer worm that can affect Symbian-based smart phones. Although the software firm said it appears the virus hasn't yet affected any users, the news could mark a sign of times to come.Kaspersky Labs...
SAN DIEGO-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it will offer two new mobile phones through Cingular Wireless, further expanding the company's push into the GSM market.Cingular will sell LG's new tri-band L1200 clamshell phone for $150 with rebates. The phone features support for 850/1800/1900 MHz...
WASHINGTON-A Mississippi woman filed a $15 million lawsuit in state court alleging a driver talking on his cell phone ran a red light and killed her husband. But while individuals and their employers find themselves in the line of fire in distracted-driving suits, wireless...
STAMFORD, Conn.-The worldwide market for mobile phones continues to swell, as new research shows handset makers sold 153 million devices in the first quarter. However, market leader Nokia Corp. witnessed a significant drop in its market share, despite managing to increase its shipments by...
WASHINGTON-Wireless Voice over Internet Protocol is here with the advent of Qualcomm Inc.'s CDMA2000 1x EV-DO service as deployed by Verizon Wireless, said Brooke Schulz, vice president of corporate communications for Vonage Corp.Schulz demonstrated a Vonage VoIP call via EV-DO technology, brand-named Broadband Access,...
