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There are plenty of contentious questions in the operating system business. Will Microsoft Corp. dominate the mobile-phone field as it has done in the desktop computer business? Will Symbian manage …

SAN RAMON, Calif.-Industry leaders have formed the Mobile Expert Group with a view to promoting Java technology in the mobile space. The focus will be data-capable phones. The group was …

As the holiday season approaches, the industry’s mobile-phone players are working to gear up for a quarter most predict will be gangbusters. First up is Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., which …

Sprint PCS’ Video Mail launch is just the latest in a series of wireless video moves in the United States, a market that is still very much in its early …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Wireless data is on the verge of success within the business market, a move 10 years in the making, according to a new study from research and consulting …

Jon Tetzchner wants to kill WAP. And he’s not alone. “It makes no sense to have two systems,” said Tetzchner, chief executive officer of Internet browsing company Opera Software ASA. …

Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. are missing from the membership list of Khronos Group, an open standards alliance that is pursuing open application programming interfaces for dynamic media in the …

Although there are numerous complexities in selling music over wireless, mobile-phone maker Siemens announced a new offering designed to give the world’s carriers a quick and simple way to jump …

WASHINGTON-Wireless and high-tech vendors are undergoing a serious re-examination of policies they advocate before Congress, regulatory agencies and the White House in light of a growing outsourcing trend that some …

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is looking to join Nokia Corp. in its legal disagreement with wireless technology company InterDigital Communications Corp. Samsung is requesting international arbitration in its fight against …

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 …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Push-to-talk services will likely represent a major boon to wireless operators worldwide, and Nokia Corp. could benefit greatly from the introduction of such services, according to a new …

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-The world’s handset makers continue to make news at a frantic pace, with Motorola Inc. announcing a range of new products and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. trumpeting its market …

Alcatel Corp. said it has joined with Royal Philips Electronics to showcase EDGE technology in an interoperability test. The companies said the tests achieved an uninterrupted download of 30 Megabytes …

Suddenly, wireless firms have found their appetite for acquiring other companies. In the past few months, industry has witnessed a rash of acquisitions, negating the trend of a few years …

Sprint PCS said it will launch a new text-messaging service in the coming weeks, a move that will allow users to fire off text messages without the need of a …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. hired a former Hewlett-Packard Co. executive, Mary McDowell, to head its newly formed Enterprise Solutions division, the company announced. “Mary understands the strategic advantage mobility offers companies …

As businesses eye the beauty of wireless services on a massive scale, hardware and software vendors have stepped up their activities. Despite a continued sluggish economy, the frenzy began about …

Wireless infrastructure company Alcatel announced it purchased the network division of streaming-video company PacketVideo Corp., a move Alcatel said will bolster its video offerings to include video messaging, video telephony, …

With much fanfare at this year’s Comdex electronics show in Las Vegas and multi-page advertisements in nationwide newspapers, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its high-speed EDGE-based service last week, claiming …

Mobile-phone operating system company Symbian Ltd. offered a positive outlook on its third-quarter results, showing more than 1 million Symbian phones shipping in the quarter and total revenues of about …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its nationwide EDGE network at this year’s Comdex technology show in Las Vegas. The carrier said the network would provide customers with average data speeds …

Wireless infrastructure company Alcatel announced it purchased the network division of streaming video company PacketVideo Corp., a move Alcatel said will bolster its video offerings to include video messaging, video …

Sprint PCS said it will launch a new text messaging service in the coming weeks, a move that will allow users to fire off text messages without the need of …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. launched its Simple Freedom Professional Series national prepaid wireless service package designed for business customers that will be available at more than 350 Sam’s Club locations …