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Alltel Corp. is set to launch Kyocera Corp.’s Slider SE44 as its second push-to-talk handset for the carrier’s Touch2Talk walkie-talkie service. The carrier recently noted it had signed up 50,000 …

Verizon Wireless launched its new Pay As You Go service bundle, which includes a Kyocera Corp. KX414 handset and flat rate pricing of 10 cents per minute with a 25-cent-per-call …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. signed a non-exclusive joint sales and marketing agreement with Science Applications International Corp., which it said would establish shared leads and joint offerings of mobile solutions …

IRWINDALE, Calif.-Superior Communications has expanded its relationship with GSM Wireless and will now handle packaging and logistics of Cingular handsets for GSM Wireless’ 165 retail locations. The deal marks Superior’s …

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 …

BERLIN-Siemens AG will discontinue its line of fashion-focused mobile phones sold under its Xelibri brand. Launched early last year, the line-up of phones included devices made to look like jewelry, …

AUSTIN-The Wi-Fi Alliance announced it has adopted a color-coded Wi-Fi Certified logo and a product Interoperability Certificate for its Wi-Fi Certified branding program, designed to help consumers in wireless local …

BERLIN-Siemens announced it will discontinue its line of fashion-focused mobile phones sold under its Xelibri brand. Launched early last year, the line-up of phones included devices made to look like …

LEVITTOWN, Pa.-FTS Wireless Inc., which operates retail wireless locations that sell wireless services and operate Wi-Fi hot spots, said it will begin offering bundled Wi-Fi Internet service combined with Voice-over-Internet …

Wi-Fi, the much-hyped sibling of the wireless industry, might have lost a little of its luster with the closure of one of its more ambitious players and troublesome security warnings …

The once hailed Wi-Fi company Cometa Networks Inc., originally backed by power players AT&T, IBM and Intel, has shut down its network due to lack of funding. Since its founding, …

EDMONTON, Alberta-Cyberhand Technologies Inc. announced it will sell Meta4hand Inc.’s display technology through its sales channels, which include retail outlets like Staples and Comp USA. Meta4hand’s technology allows smart-phone users …

Wireless broadband service provider Digitalpath Networks has partnered with national Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. to target customers in the areas surrounding Chico, Sacramento and Redding, Calif. Digitalpath provides wireless …

RFID chips that can be used to scan inventory are either the latest, greatest way to track large pallets entering the retail warehouse or another step toward a world where …

SYDNEY, Australia-Telstra, the largest mobile operator in Australia, said it will launch push-to-talk services in June following a trial that included 12 Telstra business and government customers using 60 handsets. …

NEWARK, N.J.-IDT Corp. said it will reorganize its fixed wireless Winstar/IDT Solutions division. The group will focus on providing private line services, wholesale service, spectrum leasing and backhaul services to …

WASHINGTON-California, already pursuing new laws for wireless carriers, cell-phone drivers and camera phones, has become the latest state to advance privacy legislation governing radio frequency identification applications embraced by retailers, …

LEVITTOWN, Pa.-FTS Group Inc., an operator of Wi-Fi hot spots and retail wireless locations that market wireless products and services, announced it will acquire a privately held prepaid company based …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc launched consumer-focused third-generation services in two European countries, with other countries to follow in coming months, the global mobile operator said. Vodafone customers in Germany and Portugal …

DENVER-Radio frequency identification technology is reaching maturity. Such an assertion seems almost absurd for a technology that has recently received hype rivaling that of other newfangled short-range wireless technologies like …

Following consumer tests last fall, convenience store retailer 7-Eleven Inc. said it will offer its branded Speak Out prepaid wireless service in 14 markets by the end of this month …

BOULDER, Colo.-Speech recognition software provider SandCherry Inc. unveiled its AppPackage suite of speech-enabled solutions for healthcare providers, aimed at improving patient services and reducing costs. AppPackage allows healthcare providers to …

Verizon Wireless continued its domination of the wireless industry during the first three months of the year, adding 1.4 million net customer additions and increasing its total customer base to …

NEWARK, N.J.-IDT Corp. said it will deploy commercial Wi-Fi phone service in the United States using its own network and infrastructure and Net2Phone’s voice-over-Internet Protocol platform for routing calls. The …

Two weeks ago at the Rural Cellular Association meeting in Las Vegas, I had a discussion with Bob Sullivan, CEO of The Wireless Source, about his company’s recycling efforts and …