SAN DIEGO-Palm Inc. announced agreements with several companies to add voice over Internet Protocol, Wi-Fi and authentication software to the Palm Tungsten C handheld.VL Inc. will deliver VoIP technology to the Tungsten C via its Gphone solution. Linksys, Wayport and WiFinder will offer solutions...
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 France said they will team to create the Orange bureau service, which the companies said...
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-ARM released TrustZone technology, a new security extension to ARM architecture that provides security for systems running open operating systems like Linux, Palm OS, Symbian OS and Windows CE and complements secure application environments like Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Java technology.The technology will help...
Wireless watchers were inundated with news on the wireless gaming front coming out of the Electronic Entertainment Expo video game trade show, with Nokia Corp. in the lead and continuing to beat the drums for its N-Gage mobile-phone/video-game device.Nokia reported further details about the...
LOS ANGELES-Wireless watchers were inundated with news on the wireless gaming front coming out of the Electronic Entertainment Expo video game trade show, with Nokia Corp. in the lead and continuing to beat the drums for its N-Gage mobile-phone/video-game device.Nokia reported further details about...
Nokia Corp. hired a former Palm Inc. executive to head up its worldwide developer efforts, a move that highlights Nokia's continuing focus on its developer and licensing business and the potentially troublesome issues in the space.Lee Epting started as Nokia's vice president of developer...
AUSTIN, Texas-Wayport was chosen to provide high-speed Internet access at The Breakers Palm Beach resort.Since April, guests have been able to connect to the Internet from 140 guestrooms, the lobby and the business center. The resort's remaining 420 rooms will be included in the...
WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and its partners made a string of announcements in conjunction with the Wireless Enterprise Symposium in New Orleans, including news that Palm OS licensees will be able to offer BlackBerry-style corporate access.RIM's deal with PalmSource, the operating...
SAN MATEO, Calif.-PalmSource, the operating system subsidiary of personal digital assistant company Palm Inc., made a range of new announcements in conjunction with its annual developer's conference, including two new Palm OS licensees, a new deal with wireless e-mail company Research In Motion Ltd.,...
Wireless streaming video over mobile phones is now available at a store near you.Internet video company RealNetworks Inc. today planned to launch a wireless Web site featuring streaming content from several media companies, as well as a promotional program for content providers and carriers....
SAN DIEGO-Nokia Corp. will build a mobile phone for Verizon Wireless that will include BREW application download technology from Nokia's archrival Qualcomm Inc.Verizon executives confirmed the move during Qualcomm's annual BREW developer's conference. Verizon and Nokia couldn't immediately provide details on the phone, including...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. introduced a number of upgrades to its personal digital assistant line-up including multimedia upgrades to its consumer-oriented Zire PDA and adding Wi-Fi and more memory to its enterprise-grade Tungsten line.The upgrades to the Zire product, which result in the new $300...
MILPITAS, Calif.-The operating system business of Palm Inc. said it boosted memory for the Palm OS by a factor of seven, using a memory technology to expand random-access memory from the current 16 MB to 128 MB."The range of potential next-generation hardware and software...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm plans to release a new personal digital assistant that features integrated support for Wi-Fi networks, according to an industry source familiar with the company's plans.The source confirmed a Cnet report detailing the new device, as well as rumors posted on Palm enthusiast...
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 marriage of computers and mobile phones, and the current selection of high-end devices seems to...
NEW YORK-Declining real estate values in Silicon Valley, restructuring associated with layoffs and decreases in units shipped caused Palm Inc., the leading vendor of handheld computers, to report a drop in revenues and profits late March 20.The Milpitas, Calif., company, which had warned earlier...
NEW ORLEANS-GlobalDining will demonstrate its location-aware dining reservation service to attendees at CTIA Wireless 2003.GlobalDining's DinaSure service, which uses Nokia and TCS technology over Palm handheld devices, will be on display at kiosks in the Nokia and TCS booths. Show attendees will be able...
AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. said it plans to demonstrate its i.Smart smartphone reference design at the CTIA conference in New Orleans, La.The design combines its 2.5G integrated wireless platform and its multi-OS compatible i.MX applications processor."This means that i.Smart is optimized for Linux, Palm OS,...
NEW ORLEANS-Xpherix Corp., provider of personalized mobile connectivity solution for the enterprise, will exhibit its BREW-certified iPhonebook in the Wireless Widgets Showcase booth and in Qualcomm's BREW Partner Pavilion at CTIA Wireless 2003.IPhonebook wirelessly links subscribers' mobile phones to existing Personal Information Manager content...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. said it cut 19 percent of its total work force. The news, combined with a downgrading from JP Morgan, sent the company's stock down over 10 percent to about $12 per share.Palm spokeswoman Marlene Somsak said the cuts came from across...
WASHINGTON-InPhonic said it will create and provide the Palm Tungsten Activation Service, a self-service customer activation process combining online and call center support for buyers of the new Palm Inc. voice and data handheld, the Palm Tungsten W. "With this service, consumers can buy...
ATLANTA-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. will use a mobile infrastructure solution from XcelleNet to manage and control wireless devices used by AT&T Wireless sales and marketing employees.XcelleNet's mobile infrastructure will allow employees to wirelessly deploy and update business applications, synchronize data back to enterprise systems,...
MILPITAS, Calif.-A U.S. Appeals Court affirmed a New York District Court's ruling that Palm Inc. infringed on a Xerox Corp. patent for handwriting recognition, but the court also sent the case back to the District Court to examine the validity of the patent in...
CANNES, France-Palm Inc., along with partners Handango and WideRay, announced it will offer in-store software kiosks in order to sell application for Palm OS devices.PalmSource Inc., the operating system business of Palm, said it will work with network operators to manage the store kiosks....
