WASHINGTON-With the onset of local number portability and resulting potential increase in cord cutting, wireless subscribers and their carriers need to be aware that they might experience something they are not used to-telemarketing and spam on their wireless lines. They can rest assured that...
WASHINGTON-More than one in five people with a mobile phone has considered cutting the cord, the Pew Internet & American Life Project said Sunday."For some of the most enthusiastic tech users in America, the wireline telephone may be going the way of the transistor...
WASHINGTON-Legislative relief from spam, including wireless devices, moved one step closer Tuesday when the Senate passed the Can Spam Act by voice vote."We have all seen the negative impacts of spam and know that the toxic sea of spam threatens to engulf the very...
WASHINGTON-More than one in five people with a mobile phone has considered cutting the cord, the Pew Internet & American Life Project said Sunday."For some of the most enthusiastic tech users in America, the wireline telephone may be going the way of the transistor...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Monday told telemarketers that they must make arrangements to obtain mobile-phone numbers because it is illegal to use autodialers to call wireless phones."A telemarketer may make appropriate arrangements with a user to obtain the data in a manner that best...
Nokia Corp. offered its first market outlook for its newly reorganized business divisions, including its new Enterprise Solutions and Multimedia segments, but the news seemed to do little for investors as the company's stock dropped by almost 40 cents to about $17.70 per share...
MUNICH, Germany-Device maker Siemens announced a new music downloading device and service that it will sell to wireless carriers, following MmO2's introduction of the offering last week. Siemens said it is in advanced negotiations with an unnamed U.S. wireless carrier for the offering.O2 last...
WASHINGTON-Congress this week is expected to pass landmark anti-spam legislation, following overwhelming approval late Friday of a House bill with a provision seeking to ban transmissions of unsolicited commercial e-mail to mobile phones without prior consent of subscribers."What I tried to do with my...
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-With the holiday season around the corner, Motorola Inc. made several device-related announcements. The company said the new Motorola V300 camera phone will be available through T-Mobile USA Inc. nationwide next week. The phone, which retails for $100, includes a digital camera, color...
It's an application that drove an entire segment of the wireless industry. Now, it's a joke.Imagine: You're walking down the street with your trusty mobile phone when you pass by one of the multitudinous Starbucks that litter urban intersections nationwide. You're not averse to...
With the holiday season around the corner, Motorola Inc. made several device-related announcements this week. The company said the new Motorola V300 camera phone will be available through T-Mobile USA Inc. nationwide next week. The phone, which retails for $100, includes a digital camera,...
WASHINGTON-Only 24 states told congressional investigators that they plan to meet the 2005 deadline for wireless enhanced 911 Phase II deployment. "Implementation of wireless E911 is several years away in many states, raising the prospect of piecemeal availability of this service across the country...
As the penetration of advanced mobile phones continues to rise, mobile operators must be aware of a changing mindset among consumers, as well as the differences in mindsets among diversified demographics, according to a new study from A.T. Kearney. Concerns for Americans regarding the...
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Wireless data services provider M-spatial announced its Mapway View Map and walking directions services are now being used on the Orange World network in the United Kingdom.Mapway allows users to access street maps from their mobile phones to get directions and locate shops...
BERKELEY, Calif.-Sprint PCS yet again is offering a streaming TV service, this time through MobiTV and technology partner Idetic Inc.In February, Sprint announced its 1KTV Java application, which the carrier said delivers streaming TV content. In August, the carrier announced a new deal with...
NEW YORK-The world's No. 1 handset manufacturer Nokia Corp. released its first push-to-talk mobile phone, the candy bar 5140, and said beginning in 2005 all of its GPRS/W-CDMA handsets would feature the technology.Nokia's new 5140 phone features a dedicated push-to-talk button as well as...
CHICAGO-As the penetration of advanced mobile phones continues to rise, mobile operators must be aware of a changing mindset among consumers, as well as the differences in mindsets among diversified demographics, according to a new study from A.T. Kearney. Concerns for Americans regarding the...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has changed the rules on how a non-service initialized mobile phone must be identified to a public-safety answering point."The standard recommended by the Emergency Services Interconnection Forum provides a powerful solution, which will allow 911 callers-many facing urgent, life-and-death situations-to...
Despite claims by wireless carriers that they will be prepared for wireless local number portability by the Nov. 24 deadline, an industry analyst's report released last week called into question carriers' readiness for the WLNP mandate and suggested enterprise customers hold off on number...
A new study shows the mobile-phone industry grew 21.2 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, with most of the world's major phone makers seeing increased gains.The new study from research firm IDC, which comes after similar results from research firm Strategy Analytics, shows Nokia...
A new study shows the mobile-phone industry grew 21.2 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, with most of the world's major phone makers seeing increased gains.The new study from research firm IDC, which comes after similar results from research firm Strategy Analytics, shows Nokia...
Sprint PCS is apparently getting closer to launching its planned push-to-talk service, as a newly approved mobile phone from Sprint handset provider Sanyo features what appears to be a dedicated PTT button.The Federal Communications Commission recently approved the new Sanyo phone, the SCP-5500. The...
NICE, France-Nokia made numerous announcements at its annual customer Mobile Internet Conference in Nice, France, and at its "Destination Nokia 100% Pure Mobility" event in Brisbane, Australia,The company shared its vision of a mobile services mass market to a broad range of industry players,...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens Mobile Acceleration said it invested in Singapore-based software company PurpleACE. The proceeds of the financing will be used to commercialize PurpleACE's flagship product MobileBAG.The product allows subscribers to deal with content in a new way by extending the limited storage capacity of...
