Panasonic

One down, at least four to go.Broadcom Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. agreed to drop lawsuits and counter-suits involving two patents apiece relating to Bluetooth technology. One dispute had been set …

The promise of an open-source platform for mobile phones-and, undoubtedly, competitive pressures-has led a group of competitors and allies to formally found the LiMo Foundation to spur adoption of Linux.Motorola …

A lot of ink is expended on the competitive machinations of the top five global handset vendors-for good reason. This year, together, they will account for perhaps 80 percent of …

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IRVINE, Calif.—Chip-maker Broadcom Corp. is crowing that its W-CDMA baseband chip is shipping in Panasonic’s new 3G handset for Japanese operator SoftBank Mobile Corp. Broadcom has already secured W-CDMA chip …

ESPOO, Finland—Chalk up another one for Nokia Corp.’s reputation as an environmentally friendly electronics manufacturer. And give Motorola Inc., Nokia’s global rival, credit for an effort to catch up by …

LOS ANGELES—Qantas Airways said it plans to evaluate technology that will allow its passengers to use their cell phones and other wireless devices for voice and data services during flight. …

The Symbian operating system, championed by Nokia Corp. in its smart phones, currently has a majority of OS market share, a state of affairs likely to continue for the foreseeable …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.—InterDigital Communications Corp. announced a substantial boost in second quarter revenue from $38.6 million in the year-ago quarter to $296.6 million this year. The difference was primarily …

Many are asking what Nokia Corp.’s and Motorola Inc.’s ascendancy is doing to all the other handset vendors-the two together hold 56 percent of the world’s handset business-and one answer …

TOKYO—Many are asking what Nokia Corp.’s and Motorola Inc.’s ascendancy is doing to all the other handset vendors—the two together hold 56 percent of the world’s handset business—and one answer …

SAN DIEGO—Much ado about nothing, so far. That sums up Qualcomm Inc.’s press release, issued today, crowing that the United States International Trade Commission had initiated an investigation of Nokia …

A warm and fuzzy-toned embrace of an open source, mobile Linux operating system sought by an alliance led by Motorola Inc. and Vodafone Group plc, among others, and announced last …

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.—Motorola Inc. and a handful of handset vendors, along with two major network operators, have agreed to establish a global Linux-based software platform for mobile devices, the companies involved …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. last week upped the ante in its long-running patent dispute with Nokia Corp. by filing a third lawsuit against the Finnish handset vendor, this time with the …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—The smart-phone market logged record shipments during the first quarter, according to new research from IDC. Worldwide converged mobile device shipments totaled 18.9 million units during the first quarter, …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. gave second-quarter financial guidance anticipating revenue of $291million to $293 million, without forecasting net profit. The company’s revenue forecast includes a massive payment of …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Click here for wireless ratings from past weeks from RCR …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.—InterDigital Communications Corp. gave second-quarter financial guidance anticipating revenue of $291million to $293 million, without forecasting net profit. The company’s revenue forecast includes a massive payment of …

SECAUCUS, N.J.—Panasonic Corp. announced it acquired wireless chip-maker Tropian Inc., a Cupertino, Calif.-based company that develops polar modulation techniques for use in wireless transmitter applications. Panasonic is the North American …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—InnoPath Software Inc. reported that Japanese wireless operator Vodafone K.K. selected its firmware over-the-air device management solution to deliver upgraded features and services to its subscribers. “With the growing …

BARCELONA, Spain—The GSM Association and Intel Corp. unveiled an initiative designed to drive the adoption of GSM-based wireless data technologies in laptop computers. The plan calls for both parties to …

Editor’s note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and decides which were the most significant, …

Editor’s note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and decides which were the most significant, …

Japanese industrial firm Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., which makes phones under the Panasonic brand name, announced a sweeping reorganization that will see the company shut down its GSM and …