Chips continue to provide cheer in an otherwise gloomy wireless environment.According to the Semiconductor Industry Association, strong demand of chips in the mobile market played a significant part in worldwide sales of $12.54 billion in June as against $12.49 billion in May. Flash memory,...
WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that mobile phones and other small electronic devices could be used by terrorists in government buildings and other areas with security checkpoints, including airports.DHS sent the advisory encouraging further scrutiny of these devices to commercial airlines and...
BOSTON-Most people completely replacing their landline phones with wireless phones are between 18 and 24 years old, according to The Yankee Group's 2003 Mobile User Young Adult Survey.While 12 percent of respondents who said they had replaced their landline phones were in the 18-to-24...
ARLINGTON, Va.-Iridium Satellite L.L.C. said Aug. 4 it has launched short messaging service to its customers that use Iridium 9505 handsets and 9522 L-band receivers.Subscribers can send and receive up to 160 characters per message to and from anywhere in the world. Iridium plans...
IRVINE, Calif.-Motorola Inc. could have plans to build a disposable mobile phone through a new licensing deal with disposable phone company Hop-On.Officials for neither Motorola nor Hop-On were immediately available for comment.According to a short news release from Hop-On, Motorola licensed "certain essential cellular...
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Mobile e-mail will drive the growth of mobile data services for Western European businesses during the next five years, according to advisory firm Analysys.Analysys predicts 40 percent of people in Western Europe with business mobile phones will use mobile e-mail in 2008,...
The magic is in the finger.Fingerprint technology takes advantage of personal signatures the way current devices use passwords. This saves mobile users the pressure of memory as the finger grants access to mobile devices and all their features the way the password does."It's a...
BONN, Germany-The European operator alliance formed earlier this year to counter Vodafone Group plc's strong European presence announced its first products and services. The alliance, which includes Orange SA, Telefonica Moviles, Telecom Italia Mobile and T-Mobile, said the first offerings will allow prepaid customers...
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. may not be the only company looking to sell a mobile phone using Microsoft Corp.'s software in the United States; it appears Taiwanese manufacturer Chi Mei Communication Systems Inc. is also planning to release a Microsoft Smartphone device here.Pictures and...
LUXEMBOURG-Gemplus International reported gross profits of $54 million, up 27 percent from the prior quarter. The maker of smart cards for mobile phones said it had a net loss of $93 million for the quarter."As Gemplus continues this year of transition, the business is...
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Mobile e-mail will drive the growth of mobile data services for Western European businesses during the next five years, according to advisory firm Analysys.Analysys predicts 40 percent of people in Western Europe with business mobile phones will use mobile e-mail in 2008,...
Motorola Inc. could have plans to build a disposable mobile phone through a new licensing deal with disposable phone company Hop-On.Officials for neither Motorola nor Hop-On were immediately available for comment.According to a short news release from Hop-On, Motorola licensed "certain essential cellular patents...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s recently launched GoPhone service could signal the beginning of an evolution in the wireless prepaid market that will result in carriers placing more emphasis on offerings designed to attract consumers who for one reason or another are not interested in...
In the early days of wireless, users could expect their phones to store, perhaps, 100 names and phone numbers. Today, users in some cases can expect their phones to hold an entire half-hour TV show, complete with audio and video.Such advances in storage create...
Tokyo-HI Corp. will license its Mascot Capsule Engine Micro 3D Edition software to Motorola Inc.'s Personal Communications Sector for use on select Motorola handsets. The software solution allows consumers to access applications using third-dimensional graphics on mobile phones and other personal communications devices for...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS said it will roll out Hitachi's Windows-based mobile phone known as the SH1000, the first Pocket PC to integrate a rotating camera, built-in keyboard and wireless phone all in one device."The Hitachi G1000 is a powerful tool that lets you...
ROME-Not only can your mobile phone keep you in touch with friends, family and co-workers, it can also keep you closer to the Holy See.Under a new service from wireless application company Acotel, wireless users in Europe can sign up to receive the Papal...
Mobile-phone startup Sendo said it will drop its patent lawsuit against European carrier Orange due to a new licensing deal with Texas Instruments Inc., but that it will continue its fight against Microsoft Corp.Sendo said it withdrew the lawsuit and that it will contribute...
Reports from the world's top mobile-phone and network infrastructure providers painted a muddled portrait of the industry, with a few bright spots mixed in with a fair helping of bad news.In the phone market, four of the world's top suppliers reported relatively sluggish earnings....
Companies in the service industry are exploring wireless solutions for tracking employees to save time and money while improving customer relationships. Some small technology firms say they are meeting this demand by offering cost-effective hosted software solutions to small-to-medium sized service businesses.Xora, which offers...
NEC to re-enter U.S. phone marketNEC Corp. plans to re-enter the U.S. mobile phone market through an exclusive phone deal with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. The carrier will begin offering NEC's high-end 515 phone starting July 28.As RCR Wireless News reported in May,...
Tokyo-Fujitsu Ltd. has released the CS101 series of system-on-chips (SoCs) using its 90nm CMOS technology.According to the company, the new CS101 series claims the lowest power consumption in the industry while achieving nearly double the level of integration of its existing CS91 series. A...
Investors dumped Nokia Corp.'s shares following the company's lower-than-expected revenues and warnings of sluggish sales for the coming quarter. Indeed, uninspiring reports from Nokia, Motorola Inc., Lucent Technologies Inc. and others forced the high-tech market down, with the Nasdaq dropping about 35 points in...
SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. reported slumping profits and an 8-percent decline in handset revenues. The company said it sold 12 million mobile phones in the second quarter.The lowered numbers come as the economy continues its slowdown and the SARS virus continues to...
