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...
SEOUL, South Korea-Handset maker Sony Ericsson narrowly regained the No. 5 global market share slot from rival LG Electronics Co. Ltd. in the first quarter, as LG reported shipments of 8.75 million mobile phones compared with Sony Ericsson's 8.8 million. Asian upstart LG managed...
NEW YORK-Nearly one-third of kids in the United States have their own mobile phones, while 48 percent of European kids said they own mobile phones, according to a new study by TNS.TNS said the report findings demonstrate that American kids make spending choices based...
Following its sluggish first-quarter earnings report, Nokia announced it scored a distribution deal with third-generation carrier Hutichson 3 and released a new camera phone for the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia markets.Hutchison 3 in the United Kingdom said it will begin selling the...
The twists and turns continue in a year that most predict will be the biggest ever for the mobile-phone industry, as market leader Nokia Corp. disappointed with a flat second-quarter outlook, while No. 3 player Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. checked in with a massive...
It was with great fanfare that the District of Columbia last week unveiled a new, underground first-responder wireless system stretching through subway tunnels that's fully interoperable with an advanced public-safety radio network competed last fall.The D.C. government, struggling to educate city kids otherwise occupied...
After facing harsh criticism over the sluggish introduction of its camera phone line-up, the world's No. 2 phone-maker Motorola Inc. is hoping to regain the industry's cutting edge by placing itself at the intersection of music and wireless. Indeed, Motorola executives have hinted at...
Samsung Electronics set records in its operating and net profits as it unveiled its first-quarter results for the year.But the good news sent the company's stock down 3 percent over jitters about a possible slow second quarter.The mobile phone and semiconductor giant said it...
Nokia Corp. shares declined around 8 percent to about $15 per share after the company offered a flat second-quarter outlook, news that comes as the company's phone sales drag behind those of the rest of the industry."Nokia's own first-quarter mobile device volume growth of...
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Cricket Communications Inc. said it will sell Motorola Inc.'s C341 mobile phone for a base price of $150. The phone features interchangeable housing and rubber side grips, a color display, advanced messaging capabilities, and embedded and downloadable graphics."With the addition of the new...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint said it will sell a revised version of its PCS Vision Picture Phone SCP-8100 built by Sanyo, a device that includes an improved screen, built-in flash and supports Sprint's Ready Link push-to-talk service. The phone will sell for $130 with rebates."The...
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week identified exclusionary wireless standards and high mobile-phone interconnection fees as barriers to telecom trade in a new report, and did not rule out bringing complaints against China and South Korea at the World Trade Organization if disputes over standards...
Amid predictions of the largest year ever for the mobile-phone industry, market leader Nokia Corp. stunned investors with news that its first-quarter revenues will clock in below expectations due to poor mobile-phone sales. The company's stock dropped almost 20 percent following the announcement, leveling...
Last month, Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo said it sold more than 160,000 faulty mobile phones. The carrier said its new FOMA N900i handset, built by NEC Corp., suffered from a software glitch that would cause the phone to reboot if a user tried to...
A Michigan electronics recycler and a New Hampshire nonprofit group are partnering to gather old cell phones in New England.ReCellular Inc. and the Institution Recycling Network have created a program to collect mobile phones and other small electronic devices from New England colleges, universities...
As many had predicted, the market for adult-themed content continues to grow as providers look to take advantage of advanced phone technologies and willing customers.On the pornography side, U.K.-based wireless content provider Symbios Group announced it will launch several adult WAP sites with pictures...
GREENSBORO, N.C.-Mobile-phone chipmaker RF Micro Devices Inc. said its revenues for the quarter will come in at the high end of its expectations of between $152 million and $163 million. The company said it is experiencing strong customer demand and anticipates increasing sales in...
SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. upped its mobile-phone sales expectations for this year, according to a report from Reuters.The company said it is seeing strong phone demand from the United States, Europe and Asia. According to Reuters, the company will sell more than...
Wireless data and technology companies continue to entice investors, with messaging provider Mobileway, wireless enterprise company Adesso Systems and phone processor vendor Alphamosaic announcing new funds.Mobileway said it scored a major $23 million in its latest round of funding, bringing its total haul during...
WASHINGTON-An engineer/consultant that focuses on electricity reliability told a think-tank seminar Monday it is impossible to protect against blackouts like the one that crippled the Northeastern United States and parts of Canada last year."We are unable to protect ourselves from blackouts," said Steve Fairfax...
HELSINKI, Finland-Mobile handset leader Nokia Corp. stunned investors with news that its first-quarter revenues will clock in below expectations due to poor mobile-phone sales. The company's stock dropped almost 20 percent following the news to about $17.33 per share."The overall Nokia sales were negatively...
Metrocall Holdings Inc. and Arch Wireless Inc.-the nation's two remaining independent paging and messaging carriers-announced a major plan to merge operations in an effort to forestall massive revenue declines as well as safeguard against the rapidly growing threat from the mobile-phone industry.If approved, the...
HONG KONG-Hong Kong's Office of Telecommunications Authority announced plans to issue a new license in vacated spectrum of two existing mobile services licenses offering CDMA and TDMA services when the licenses expire next year.A consultation paper addressing the issue noted subscribers on the CDMA...
Siemens said it will become the latest company to license BlackBerry technology from wireless e-mail company Research In Motion Ltd. The news lends further credibility to industry watchers who argue RIM eventually may drop its device business to focus solely on its licensing and...
