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WASHINGTON-Reports of exploding mobile-phone batteries finally hit a high note with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announcing a voluntary recall of 140,000 of Kyocera Wireless Corp.’s 7135 smart-phone batteries. …

Industry observers believe that infrastructure vendors favor a tie-up between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. Both companies have deals with the same manufacturers, including L.M. Ericsson, Nokia …

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile phones will rule the electronics and computing industries in the coming years, proclaims a new report from research and consulting firm Zelos Group. “The mass adoption of full-featured …

The reverberations from a mega-merger involving AT&T Wireless Services Inc. could easily spark repercussions in Illinois, Finland, South Korea and a number of other mobile-phone hot spots. The creation of …

Going by the quarterly reports of major vendors, wireless equipment business is whirring back to favor. Putting panic behind them, Lucent Technologies Inc. and Motorola Inc. recorded solid growth, while …

Most of the world’s top mobile-phone makers celebrated major fourth-quarter victories, with record numbers of shipments and revenues boosted by the holiday season, but those in the industry expect the …

ATHENS, Greece-Greek mobile operator Stet Hellas Telecommunications reported it will launch commercial third-generation services Tuesday. Two Nokia UMTS handsets-the 6650 and 7600-along with the Motorola A835 and the Siemens U15 …

ATHENS, Greece-Greek mobile operator Stet Hellas Telecommunications reported it will launch commercial third-generation services next Tuesday. Two Nokia UMTS handsets-the 6650 and 7600-along with the Motorola A835 and the Siemens …

Reports of exploding mobile-phone batteries finally hit a high note with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announcing a voluntary recall of 140,000 of Kyocera Wireless Corp.’s 7135 smart-phone batteries. …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet technology vendor Openwave Systems Inc. reported increasing revenues and a decreasing net loss and said it will continue its positive trend in the coming months. The …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp.’s stock jumped slightly following its solid fourth-quarter earnings report and positive outlook for the coming months. Indeed, the company managed to score sales at the top end …

PARIS-Musiwave said it developed a new downloadable mobile format for music with animated visual images. The service would allow users to hear a ring tone and view a video clip …

WASHINGTON-U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake today approved a request to drop a brain cancer suit filed by Atlanta’s Brian Barrett against Nokia Corp. and others. Barrett, who died in November …

T-Mobile USA Inc. announced a major new instant messaging strategy through a deal with IM company Oz Communications. T-Mobile said it will use Oz’s gateway and client technology to manage …

WARRINGTON, United Kingdom-Messaging software company Magic4 said it will jump into the push-to-talk game with its new Push To Talk over Cellular (PoC) messaging client. The company said its new …

NEW YORK-Following AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s plans for a nationwide EDGE network, Nokia Corp. announced its first EDGE-capable smart phone for the Americas market. Nokia plans to sell its 6620 …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has won a contract to supply Finnish network operator Finnet Networks Ltd. with an EDGE system for data services. No financial details were released. The …

Upstart push-to-talk platform provider Kodiak Networks Inc. announced its first carrier customer last week by partnering with European-based operator Orange and is rumored to be readying a U.S.-based launch with …

NEW YORK-In a bid to cut costs, Nokia Corp said it has signed a five-year, $253.9 million deal to outsource its information technology services to IBM Corp. The contract will …

SEOUL, South Korea-No. 3 mobile-phone maker Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. turned in another major quarter, with revenues reaching $10.9 billion in the fourth quarter and net income hitting $1.6 billion. …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has won a contract to supply Finnish network operator Finnet Networks Ltd. with an EDGE system for data services. No financial details were released. The …

Following AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s plans for a nationwide EDGE network, Nokia Corp. announced its first EDGE-capable smart phone for the Americas market. Nokia plans to sell its 6620 phone, …

The latest issue of Consumer Reports, published by nonprofit Consumers Union, comes down hard on the wireless industry in its annual wireless consumer review, referred to facetiously as an “Annual …

“We don’t think (wireless) is quite mass market enough, and the business model is not quite there yet,” said Trudy Muller, spokeswoman for Electronic Arts, the nation’s No. 1 video-game …

Former Microsoft Corp. executive Juha Christensen dumped his plans for a wireless startup and instead will helm the wireless and mobile devices business of Internet software company Macromedia. Christensen has …