WASHINGTON-Congress and the Bush administration are on a collision course on China trade policy, a gathering storm with political and economic implications that could spin out of control and hurt American wireless firms that have invested considerable resources to gain a foothold in what...
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association expects to make news when it unveils its voluntary consumer code of conduct next week, but how consumers embrace the code is less clear. Either the code is fraught with loopholes big enough to drive a truck through...
WASHINGTON-Audiovox Communications Corp. and Verizon Wireless are in settlement talks with a blind woman who earlier this year filed a complaint against the two firms at the Federal Communications Commission, alleging the companies violated disability provisions of the 1996 telecom act.Lawyers for Verizon Wireless,...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG named Ian Moyes as the new head of its mobile-phone segment, one of its five divisions within Siemens Mobile. Rudi Lamprecht, head of Siemens Mobile and member of the Siemens managing board, previously headed the division.Moyes, who previously oversaw sales and...
SAN DIEGO-Wireless consumers who use text messaging represent a target market for the music industry, according to research from SMS.ac Inc., a mobile community that includes approximately 10 million registered users from more than 200 countries.According to a recent poll, 80.1 percent of 36,584...
WASHINGTON-A Michigan state judge has approved a settlement of a class-action suit against Verizon Wireless entitling about 2 million mobile-phone users in the Detroit area to free airtime and other compensation. The 1999 lawsuit alleged Verizon Wireless improperly charged subscribers for calls made from...
WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless and Audiovox Communications Corp. are in settlement negotiations with a blind woman who earlier this year filed a complaint against the two firms at the Federal Communications Commission, alleging the companies violated disability provisions of the 1996 telecom act.Dr. Bonnie O'Day claimed...
NEW YORK-Worried that your mechanic is giving you the runaround, or that your teenager might be fibbing? Soon, you may just be able to use your mobile phone to scan for liars.Mobile-phone software developer AgileMobile.com announced it is developing a lie detector application. The...
CDMA giant Qualcomm Inc. announced it will add support for removable miniSD and SD cards in its line of Mobile Station Modem chipsets. The move is a nod to the growing power of mobile phones and the resulting need for additional storage capabilities.Such advances...
DULLES, Va.-Internet service provider America Online Inc. launched its new Journals service, which allows users to maintain online diaries-also called Web logs or blogs-about their lives and thoughts. AOL said users can also update their Journals using mobile phones with its AOL Instant Messenger...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-New research shows converged wireless overtaking the traditional personal digital assistant market as shipments of smart phones and other wireless devices are predicted to surpass sales of PDAs this year."As device aesthetics and functionality improve and end-user prices continue to decline, converged mobile...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. introduced a new messaging offering that extends e-mail and instant messaging services to mobile phones and other devices, news that could help Sprint's wireless business, Sprint PCS.Sprint Messenger provides two new services: E-mail on the Go, which enables customers to...
Although Research In Motion Ltd. has worked to diffuse concerns over its ongoing legal troubles, some of the company's competitors see RIM's high-profile court battles as an opportunity to promote their own products."We certainly don't want to knock RIM," said Martin Schwartz, managing partner...
ALISO VIEJO, Calif.-SMS Media Group launched Moffers, a mobile content service that sends special offers in the form of text messages from select merchants to subscribers' cell phones. Moffers is the latest of more than 30 mobile content offerings from SMSMG that are delivered...
Siemens AG has strengthened its hold in the Latin American market with an investment of $110 million in research and development in Brazil for mobile phones.This step makes five such R&D centers for the company around the world, including centers in Germany, Denmark, China...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-New research shows wireless overtaking the traditional personal digital assistant market, and the research firm advises PDA players like Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Palm Inc. to prepare for such a future.Research company IDC predicts the worldwide PDA market will continue to...
Sprint introduced a new messaging offering that extends e-mail and instant messaging services to mobile phones and other devices, news that could help Sprint's wireless business Sprint PCS.Sprint Messenger provides two new services: E-mail on the Go, which enables customers to receive their e-mail...
DALLAS-New research shows the nation's wireless carriers should look to minorities, including blacks and Hispanics, as these groups represent a major new opportunities for sales.According to a new survey from Parks Associates, 31 percent of blacks and 14 percent of Hispanics are planning to...
Wireless operators in Europe and elsewhere have begun gearing up for potential problems associated with wireless porn, as U.K. telecom regulators field complaints from concerned parents-but the issue has not yet reached U.S. shores. And some analysts believe U.S. carriers will likely adopt an...
U.S. carriers must adopt new business models to zero in on the youth and young adult markets, especially as subscriber growth is expected to dwindle during the next five years, according to research from IDC. The research firm believes subscriber growth will decrease from...
PLANTATION, Fla.-Motorola Inc. announced a teaming with Bobby Jones Sportswear to offer a mobile phone branded with the golfer's signature and logo for Nextel Communications Inc. subscribers."Motorola designed the Bobby Jones Trophy Edition phone with the executive golfer in mind," said Rey More, senior...
WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security last week said mobile phones and other small electronic devices could be used by terrorists in government buildings and other areas with security checkpoints, including airports."Most portable electronic equipment is ideal for concealment of improvised explosive devices. The internal...
In the networked home of the future, wireless likely will play a major role, connecting family members to their loved ones, music collections and even microwaves. But the long-held vision of a connected home has faced plenty of stumbling blocks along the way, and...
NEW YORK-A new study finds that the average selling price for mobile phones continues to drop, a situation that could put added pressure on the world's top mobile-phone makers.Research firm FastTrack Wireless Inc. found industry average selling prices fell an average of more than...
