A new battle of technologies may be in the offing in the 802.11n arena as 12 key companies have developed a key proposal to counter another one announced last week that is backed by a group of top wireless players.The TGn Sync is a...
Symbian Software Ltd.'s shareholders raised their stakes in the company this week, but rivals kept Nokia Corp.'s equity stake below 50 percent, ensuring the operating system developer would maintain its independent image.Nokia, Panasonic, Siemens AG and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications split Psion plc's previously...
Although many agree the swift ascent of camera phones will cut into the market for digital cameras and traditional film, the camera-phone industry could also provide a new avenue of growth for well-known companies that have centered their businesses around imaging and images."We view...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it scored its ninth i-mode carrier partner as Greek operator Cosmote Mobile Telecommunications SA announced it will launch the wireless Internet service on its GPRS network. The announcement coincides with the launch of Cosmote's third-generation network, which the carrier said...
Although wireless by and large caters to the consumer market, many of the industry's major mobile-phone makers zeroed in on the high-margin business user during the 3GSM show in Cannes, France.Nokia, the world's No. 1 handset manufacturer, used the show as a platform to...
The line in the sand is getting deeper.On one side sits the world's No. 2 mobile-phone maker Motorola Inc. and its operating system partner Microsoft Corp., a team hoping to entice Windows fans looking for a familiar environment. On the other side sits the...
WOBURN, Mass.-Voice Signal announced Panasonic Mobile will include its advanced speech-recognition application in its X700 GSM smartphone. The phone will feature Voice Signal's Voice-Activated Phonebook, which allows users to dial any person in their contact list by voice, with no initial set-up required. With...
CANNES, France-Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Panasonic Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. and others led the charge on the mobile phone front, introducing a range of wireless devices from the most advanced to the most unique.First, Motorola introduced new devices running on Microsoft Corp.'s...
BOSTON-Siemens AG said it will jump into the over-the-air updating game through a new deal with OTA company Red Bend.Siemens licensed Red Bend's vCurrentMobile technology for use in its handsets, a move Red Bend said will allow Siemens to send out software fixes to...
TOKYO-Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., the company behind the Panasonic consumer electronics brand, announced its new v(nu)MAICOVICON next-generation image sensor, which the company said is a high-quality, low-power digital camera for use in mobile phones.The company said it new module enables 1.3 megapixels on...
TOKYO-In an attempt to further spur handset development for its next-generation FOMA network, Japanese wireless operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will invest approximately $350 million during the next several years in handset manufacturers. The manufacturers include Fujitsu Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Motorola Japan...
In an attempt to further spur handset development for its next-generation FOMA network, Japanese wireless operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will invest approximately $350 million during the next several years in handset manufacturers. The manufacturers include Fujitsu Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Motorola Japan...
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 formed by the OSGi Alliance, an ecosystem whose members specify, create, advance and promote an...
LondonFollowing its launch of an MVNO service in the United Kingdom promoted through a multimillion-dollar ad campaign, British Telecommunications Inc. launched a new service, BTringtones.com, on its public Internet kiosks. The new service offers ring tones, as well as multimedia messaging service backgrounds, logos,...
BEIJING-UTStarcom and Panasonic Mobile Communications Inc. said they have entered into a joint venture to design, develop and manufacture third-generation equipment, focusing on Internet Protocol core networking solutions.The JV, which is known as Universal Communications Technology Hangzhou, will seek to provide radio-access solutions in...
LAS VEGAS-Digit Wireless said its Fastap technology was used by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association at its keynote session at the I.T. show in Las Vegas.The company said CTIA Chief Executive Officer Tom Wheeler used a Panasonic GD87 demonstration model with the Fastap...
EDINBURG, Texas-Progressive Telecom recently announced it has become an authorized distributor for Panasonic wireless handsets and accessories."We are delighted to have Progressive Telecom as an authorized distributor for Panasonic wireless products in the United States," said Ed Robinette, Panasonic's director-wireless products. "We are especially...
LONDON-Operating system consortium Symbian signed a development agreement with Japan's leading mobile operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc. The agreement gives NTT DoCoMo access to Symbian OS source code and the right to deliver extended versions of this code to phone manufacturers that license the Symbian...
Operating system consortium Symbian signed a development agreement with Japan's leading mobile operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc. The agreement gives NTT DoCoMo access to Symbian OS source code and the right to deliver extended versions of this code to phone manufacturers that license the Symbian...
READING, United Kingdom-Market research firm Canalys said shipments of mobile phones with integrated cameras in the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions are quickly increasing, rising 166 percent in quarter two compared with quarter-one sales.Total shipments of imaging-phone devices totaled 3.8 million units in...
Despite just releasing a phone based on the Symbian operating system, Motorola Inc. said it will exit the OS venture.Nokia Corp. said it and Psion plc have begun procedures with Motorola to transfer Motorola's shares in Symbian to Nokia and Psion.Once the transaction is...
OSAKA, Japan-Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., the company behind the Panasonic brand, announced it will offer a home networking system, dubbed Kurashi Net (Japanese for "home life"), that will connect appliances such as air-conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines and microwave ovens through a wireless control...
Shareholders seemed to cheer Sierra Wireless Inc.'s $20 million all-stock acquisition of rival modem maker AirPrime Inc., sending the company's stock up almost 9 percent after the news to about $5.90 per share.Sierra said the move will bolster its revenues and product portfolio. AirPrime...
VALHALLA, N.Y.-Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc. and Summus Inc. announced Fujifilm's "Get the Picture" mobile photo service application, powered by Summus' BlueFuel, is now available through AT&T Wireless Service Inc.'s mMode service.With the service, consumers can view, store and share photos taken with traditional...
