Nokia Corp. announced a new licensing deal with NTP Inc. for wireless e-mail technology, a move that paves the way for Nokia to sell BlackBerry-capable products in the United States, but also comes on the heels of the legal battle between NTP and BlackBerry-maker...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-A Sidekick device fan has set up an online petition asking Sidekick vendor T-Mobile USA Inc. and creator Danger Inc. to offer synchronization technology to Sidekick users.Sidekick user Levi Wallach launched the online petition in an attempt to urge T-Mobile and Danger to...
A Sidekick device fan has set up an online petition asking Sidekick vendor T-Mobile USA Inc. and creator Danger Inc. to offer synchronization technology to Sidekick users.Sidekick user Levi Wallach launched the online petition in an attempt to urge T-Mobile and Danger to introduce...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said the Securities and Exchange Commission has selected the carrier to provide 800 Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry devices for the government agency's Washington, D.C., headquarters and 11 regional and district offices across the country. "The SEC has been a...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd.'s stellar growth was dimmed slightly due to a downgrade from Bank of America Securities, which forced the company's stock down from around $120 per share to about $115 per share. RIM's share were trading at about $115.39 Friday.Bank of...
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission has selected the carrier to provide 800 Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry devices for the government agency's Washington, D.C., headquarters and 11 regional and district offices across the country."The SEC has been...
New research shows the worldwide smart-phone market continues to grow, while sales of handheld computers decline, but that regional differences make for a jumbled marketplace."These regional differences can have quite profound effects on future global market progression," said Chris Jones, director and senior analyst...
Nokia Corp. continues to increase its camera-phone presence with the release of its first megapixel device and the introduction of a new low-end camera phone. Separately, Research In Motion Ltd. announced a new device for Rogers Wireless in Canada.Nokia said it is now shipping...
CHICAGO-BlackBerry fans enjoyed a rash of announcements around the Research In Motion Ltd. device at the company's Wireless Enterprise Symposium, including new BlackBerry server features and additional applications and support for the platform.First, RIM announced details of its next BlackBerry Enterprise Server, scheduled for...
New research shows the market for smart phones and converged devices continued to increase in the first quarter, with Nokia Corp. claiming the top spot in terms of devices and Symbian retaining the No. 1 position on the operating system side."The market for converged...
Sprint Corp. launched its Sprint Relay Wireless service powered by GoAmerica, which the telecommunications provider said would allow deaf or hard-of-hearing users to connect to Sprint Relay Online from virtually anywhere using a choice of wireless handheld devices and pagers.The service will initially be...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wireless e-mail company Visto Corp. said it plans to extend its legal battle with rival Seven Networks Inc. to include four additional patents."We believe that Seven has infringed on several of our patents, including our most recently granted one, and we will...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wireless e-mail company Visto Corp. said it plans to extend its legal battle with rival Seven Networks Inc. to include four additional patents."Visto continues to put considerable resources into developing unique technologies that are key to the secure synchronization of data and...
With bigger net incomes and increasing orders, wireless vendors blossomed with more optimism and richer cash flows than a year ago, signaling what industry watchers see as better times ahead.However, stock-market gains remain modest.L.M. Ericsson edged out market expectations in its fiscal first-quarter results...
Quietly operating in the background of the industry, InterDigital Communications Corp. describes itself as a wireless think tank. And though few recognize the name or understand the business, over the course of its 30-year history InterDigital has managed to inject its innovations into the...
Motorola Inc. announced its first-quarter results to market enthusiasm, generating its best stock momentum in three years.Its shares rose $3.11 to $19.33, representing a 20-percent leap.The vendor reported net earnings of $609 million, or 25 cents per share, in contrast with the same period...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Research In Motion Ltd. renewed its license for Intellisync Corp.'s synchronization software, which RIM uses exclusively in the desktop computer component of its BlackBerry wireless e-mail product. Intellisync's technology ensures that e-mails and information entered into a BlackBerry are also synchronized with...
WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. announced another gangbuster quarter, showing increasing revenues, a rising net income and an even better outlook ahead."Innovation and execution continued to drive RIM's business in the fourth quarter. We surpassed the pivotal 1 million subscribers mark, and...
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. announced another gangbuster quarter, showing increasing revenues, a rising net income and an even better outlook for the future."Innovation and execution continued to drive RIM's business in the fourth quarter. We surpassed the pivotal 1 million subscribers mark,...
Siemens said it will become the latest company to license BlackBerry technology from wireless e-mail company Research In Motion Ltd. The news lends further credibility to industry watchers who argue RIM eventually may drop its device business to focus solely on its licensing and...
Siemens said it will become the latest company to license BlackBerry technology from wireless e-mail company Research In Motion Ltd. The news lends further credibility to industry watchers who argue RIM may eventually drop its device business to focus solely on its licensing and...
ATLANTA-Sun Microsystems Inc. and Pronto Networks unveiled the iForce Wi-Fi Hotspot Appliance at last week's CTIA Wireless 2004 show in Atlanta. The tool enables operators to quickly and cost-effectively roll out a medium-sized public hot-spot network that includes 25, 50 or 100 hotspots and...
ATLANTA-Research In Motion introduced its color BlackBerry 7750 wireless handheld at the CTIA Wireless show. The Java-based device is scheduled to be available from Verizon Wireless in April.Features of the 7750 include:a large, high-resolution color screen that supports more than 65,000 colors,support for 800/1900...
South AfricaElectronic services company Molapo Technology said it has extended its services-level $130 million agreement with service provider TelKom South Africa. The contract will last till 2008, said Molapo. "As the economy grows and diversifies, so too has the role of TelKom," said Essa...
