SEOUL, South Korea-Curitel Communications announced it will build CDMA mobile phones using Qualcomm Inc.'s BREWChat push-to-talk technology. Curitel joins Kyocera Wireless Corp. and others in building BREWChat-capable phones."Adding Qualcomm's BREWChat technology to our handsets will create a strong competitive advantage for us, because our...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson Technology Licensing has signed an agreement with Wavecom S.A. for Bluetooth software.Under the agreement, Wavecom will embed the Ericsson Core Bluetooth Software Stack B-C3 in its WISMO platforms for the automotive and personal communication devices markets. The integrated solution will allow for...
The nation's newest reality show is set to debut on a mobile phone near you.Sprint PCS announced it will offer a streaming-video application from Cyber Oasys Corp. and V-Star that will follow the antics of five "twenty-somethings" living together in a Santa Monica, Calif.,...
The nation's newest reality show is set to debut on a mobile phone near you.Sprint announced it will offer a streaming video application from Cyber Oasys Corp. and V-Star that will follow the antics of five "twenty-somethings" living together in a Santa Monica, Calif.,...
BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission published a consultation paper on "electronic money" for use with mobile phones and whether changes are needed to the E-Money Directive and how it applies to mobile-phone operators. The consultation addresses the issue of applying electronic money to prepaid phone...
OYSTER BAY, New York-Dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi mobile phones will enjoy support among business users and could grow to as much as 7 percent of the worldwide handset market by 2009, according to new research from Allied Business Intelligence.The firm said shipments of devices that can...
Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won a $150 million contract to provide U.S. Cellular with CDMA2000 equipment, software and professional services in the Chicago market. Lucent said it will upgrade its existing base stations on the network with CDMA2000 1x channel cards and...
The U.S. wireless gaming market recently expanded yet again with the emergence of European gaming powerhouse In-Fusio. The Bordeaux, France-based gaming company has been offering wireless games and technology in Europe since 1999 and last year launched its U.S. efforts."We're setting up now a...
On first sight, comedy quiz show "Psyche 101" and reality drama series "Hotel Franklin" appear to be part of a new fall TV lineup. Each episode of "Psyche 101" follows a couple on their first date, but the twist is that viewers get to...
Dear Editor,I read with interest your article on April 1 titled, "Research claims wireless not major threat to wireline," and wanted to share some thoughts on a couple of points.When the Phoenix Center claims that "Consumers do not generally consider wireless a good enough...
German handset maker Siemens AG and Chinese vendor Ningbo Bird Co. Ltd. announced a new strategic partnership to build and sell mobile phones in Chinese and international markets, moves that could expand both companies' sales opportunities. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Under...
New research shows the market for smart phones and converged devices continued to increase in the first quarter, with Nokia Corp. claiming the top spot in terms of devices and Symbian retaining the No. 1 position on the operating system side."The market for converged...
WASHINGTON-Lawyers for a North Carolina firm are in talks to settle a lawsuit brought by the estate of a young girl killed earlier this year when a commercial truck-allegedly operated by a driver reaching for his cell phone-rammed into the rear of a school...
HERNDON, Va.-Defywire Inc. announced systems integration firm AnviCom Inc. as a customer and partner for the Defywire Mobility Suite. AnviCom, which serves the government sector, has begun developing mobile applications for its employees on the Defywire platform using mobile phones and personal digital assistants...
German handset maker Siemens AG and Chinese vendor Ningbo Bird Co. Ltd. announced a new strategic partnership to build and sell mobile phones in Chinese and international markets, moves that could expand both companies' sales opportunities. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Under...
Alcatel's new handset deal with Chinese electronics manufacturer TCL Corp. is part of a notable and growing trend toward joint ventures and acquisitions, and analysts expect the pace to accelerate."There's going to be some consolidation," said John Jackson, a wireless and mobile technology analyst...
Having found success in the device management space for businesses, start-up mFormation Technologies Inc. is now looking to use its experience and resources to break into the potentially lucrative wireless carrier market. And though many have failed in such an attempt, mFormation said it...
BERLIN-Technology giant Siemens AG reported net income increasing to $1.4 billion in its second quarter, up from the $673 million it reported in the same quarter last year. The firm said the increase was largely due to the sale of its stake in chipmaker...
Both Qualcomm Inc. and Motorola made announcements related to the lucrative Chinese wireless market.Qualcomm announced it will invest in Chinese wireless handset design company Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd. as part of the company's efforts to spur the development of CDMA technology in China....
Handset maker LG Electronics Co. Ltd. will use push-to-talk software from Sonim Technologies in its line of GSM/GPRS and W-CDMA phones. Sonim said it is a member of the worldwide consortium that submitted the PoC phase 1 specification to the Open Mobile Alliance in...
Wouldn't it be funny to burp on command?It's a question probably every American boy has asked at one time or another. And thanks to a new wireless startup, such jocular bodily functions may soon be available-on command-to mobile-phone users."It's a highly interactive entertainment application,"...
Quietly operating in the background of the industry, InterDigital Communications Corp. describes itself as a wireless think tank. And though few recognize the name or understand the business, over the course of its 30-year history InterDigital has managed to inject its innovations into the...
HOUSTON-MedicTouch L.L.C., which develops wearable health devices, and Sun Microsystems Inc. launched the Pulse Meter mobile health solution for Java-enabled mobile phones.The product allows users to monitor their pulse, view the results on Java-enabled mobile phones and transmit the data to Java-compliant servers.The Pulse...
SAN MATEO, Calif.-Handset maker LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it will use push-to-talk software from Sonim Technologies in its line of GSM/GPRS and W-CDMA phones."Sonim enables us to develop PoC-compliant handsets for all markets and systems, using their robust and interoperability-tested Sonim PoC Client,"...
