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BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom-Mobile-phone upstart Sendo lashed out with another lawsuit over its canceled Microsoft Corp. smart phone, this time claiming European carrier Orange is infringing on one of Sendo’s patents. …

Mobile-phone upstart Sendo lashed out with another lawsuit over its canceled Microsoft Corp. smart phone, this time claiming European carrier Orange is infringing on one of Sendo’s patents. Sendo said …

The founders of personal digital assistant pioneer Palm Inc. have returned to the fold as the company announced plans to acquire Handspring Inc. Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky founded Palm …

Palm Inc. announced a new expanded partnership with European carrier Orange France, a move that further highlights the growing device market and the importance of carrier relationships. Palm and Orange …

Microsoft Corp. announced two new sales agreements for devices using its Smartphone operating system and reiterated commitments from T-Mobile in the United Kingdom and Verizon Wireless and AT&T Wireless Services …

PARIS-Airline carrier Air France plans to offer Wi-Fi service in 54 airport lounges throughout the world through a deal with Orange plc. The hot spots will be fully deployed within …

European carrier Orange SA said it will expand its relationship with Microsoft Corp. to offer text-messaging-based access to Microsoft’s instant messaging and e-mail programs to all of Orange’s 35 million …

Although GSM proponent Nokia Corp. continues to profess plans to improve its CDMA phone sales, the company’s efforts to date in the United States seem relatively unimpressive. Of the two …

MILAN, Italy-Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s raised its long- and short-term corporate credit ratings on France Telecom S.A. to BBB from BBB- and A-2 from A-3. It also raised its …

PARIS-France Telecom subsidiary Wanadoo said it will start offering its eXtreme Wi-Fi wireless broadband service for consumer and small businesses beginning May 19. Wanadoo said the service will be compatible …

LISBON, Portugal-Portuguese wireless operator TMN announced it will begin selling a phone using Microsoft Corp.’s Smartphone operating system though a partnership with oil and gas company Galp Energia. The companies …

LONDON-European wireless carrier Orange has delayed the release of a new version of its SPV smart phone using Microsoft Corp.’s software. The phone is now scheduled for a release sometime …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Treo maker Handspring Inc. reported a dismal quarter, with sales of its unique personal digital assistant/mobile phone failing to meet company hopes. However, the company hinted at a …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, United States-Treo maker Handspring reported a dismal quarter, with sales of its unique personal digital assistant (PDA)/mobile phone failing to meet company hopes. However, the company hinted …

In the sweepstakes of third-generation (3G) contracts, smaller equipment vendors hope to outplay the bigger names by taking advantage of their product strengths and delays in Universal Mobile Telecommunications System …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-In what is being seen as an ill-disguised attempt to combat the European coverage afforded by Vodafone, three of Europe’s largest cell-phone operators have clubbed together to offer …

The promise of the converged wireless device is a reality, although exactly what it will look like is still being debated. Those in the industry have long preached the inevitable …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Ongoing concerns regarding the effects of mobile-phone mast radiation on public health in France has encouraged SFR and Orange France to suspend the operation of antennas on top of …

PARIS-Orange announced Friday it will sell its 26.6-percent stake in Italian operator Wind to Enel for $1.37 billion plus a $210 million shareholders’ loan to be repaid to Orange. The …

LONDON-U.K. company AePONA said it signed a three-year agreement with Orange to supply its open services access product. The product allows mobile operators to simplify the creation and management of …

OSLO, Norway-An increasingly strident campaign to keep third-generation (3G) telephone masts out of protesting communities won surprising backing from Sweden’s regulator National Post and Telecom Agency (PTS), which now seems …

REDMOND, Wash.-Action Engine, whose customers include Orange SA and MmO2, has closed a $15.5 million Series C round of venture financing, led by Baker Capital and including Cascadia Capital LLC, …

PARIS-France Telecom and Orange France have entered into an agreement to deploy their Wi-Fi hot spots at 900 Accor hotels, including Sofitel, Mercure, Libertel, Suitehotel, Ibis, Etap and Formule 1. …

HELSINKI, Finland-Sweden’s telecom regulator PTS has confirmed the receipt of a “written submission” from mobile operator Orange requesting transfer of its third-generation (3G) license to a new subsidiary company in …

NEW YORK-Despite what he called, “one of the greatest brand launches ever and excellent results in brand awareness,” the Cingular Wireless name has “not delivered,” said Stan Sigman, chief executive …