KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS announced it will begin selling the new SPH-i500 mobile phone/personal digital assistant from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., which features the Palm Inc. operating system. The device will sell for $600.Separately, Samsung announced a licensing deal for Sony Corp.'s Memory Stick,...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Total wireless handsets shipped reached 107 million units in the second quarter, demonstrating 12-percent year-on-year growth and 2-percent sequential growth, according to research from ABI. New features including color screens and camera phones likely fueled the growth. Replacement shipments accounted for 27...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS launched Samsung Telecommunications America's SPH-A600 camera-enabled handset featuring a rotating screen that allows the color display to swivel 180 degrees and face outward to serve as an external display.The $350 handset's camera functions include a 4X zoom, built-in flash, self-timer...
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. may not be the only company looking to sell a mobile phone using Microsoft Corp.'s software in the United States; it appears Taiwanese manufacturer Chi Mei Communication Systems Inc. is also planning to release a Microsoft Smartphone device here.Pictures and...
Sprint PCS launched Samsung Telecommunications America's SPH-A600 camera-enabled handset featuring a rotating screen that allows the color display to swivel 180 degrees and face outward to serve as an external display.The $350 handset's camera functions include a 4X zoom, built-in flash, self-timer and adjustable...
Pictures of a possible Motorola Inc. smart phone using Microsoft Corp.'s operating system surfaced on an enthusiast Web site, further stoking industry rumors that Motorola has sided with the software giant.The photos, posted on smart-phone enthusiast Web site www.modaco.com, coincided with a rash of...
Sprint PCS can be largely thanked (or blamed, depending on your outlook) for what those in the industry term the "Asian invasion."Sprint in the 1990s made the bold and risky decision to use an untried wireless technology-CDMA-to launch its nationwide wireless service. Sprint decided...
Reports from the world's top mobile-phone and network infrastructure providers painted a muddled portrait of the industry, with a few bright spots mixed in with a fair helping of bad news.In the phone market, four of the world's top suppliers reported relatively sluggish earnings....
Investors dumped Nokia Corp.'s shares following the company's lower-than-expected revenues and warnings of sluggish sales for the coming quarter. Indeed, uninspiring reports from Nokia, Motorola Inc., Lucent Technologies Inc. and others forced the high-tech market down, with the Nasdaq dropping about 35 points in...
SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. reported slumping profits and an 8-percent decline in handset revenues. The company said it sold 12 million mobile phones in the second quarter.The lowered numbers come as the economy continues its slowdown and the SARS virus continues to...
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.-Prepaid product provider ICM Telecommunications Inc. has expanded its product portfolio with the addition of the Samsung Model 850 handset."Now, in addition to our customers enjoying multiple prepaid services, such as calling cards and cellular phone recharging, for the first time they...
A group of Korea's major mobile-phone makers, including heavyweights Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG Electronics, are protesting a possible government plan that would regulate the use of camera phones in Korea, according to the Korea Herald. Company officials were not...
LONDON-Operating company Symbian claimed another win with the Fujitsu F2102V phone for NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s high-speed FOMA network.The mobile phone includes two digital cameras for video capabilities, as well as authentication for mobile payments, a memory card storage slot and audio compression for streaming...
SEOUL, South Korea-The world's No. 3 mobile-phone maker Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will ban the use of camera phones in its semiconductor, flat-panel and electronics factories, according to local reports.Samsung officials were not immediately available for comment.The ban, effective July 14, is part of...
A group of Korea's major mobile-phone makers, including heavyweights Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG Electronics, are protesting a possible government plan that would regulate the use of camera phones in Korea, according to the Korea Herald.Company officials were not immediately available for comment.Samsung,...
Operating company Symbian claimed another win with the Fujitsu F2102V phone for NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s high-speed FOMA network.The mobile phone includes two digital cameras for video capabilities, as well as authentication for mobile payments, a memory card storage slot and audio compression for streaming...
Turning wireless services from novelty to normal has engaged wireless players focusing on the emerging markets in the world.While advanced economies of North America, Western Europe and Japan grapple with saturation or near-saturation issues owing to preponderant adoption across social classes, emerging markets are...
Intrigue and espionage are not relegated to summer's blockbuster movie season. Verizon Wireless filed a lawsuit late last month against Nextel Communications Inc. claiming the Reston, Va.-based carrier used a series of deceitful tactics to garner information on Verizon Wireless' press-to-talk service, which was...
PHILADELPHIA-As one of the biggest patent names in the wireless space, InterDigital Corp. said it projects to rake in $360 million in revenues from its new royalty agreements during the next year, four times its total takings in 2002.Some of the royalty agreements are...
Eight of the world's largest consumer electronics companies-including the world's No. 3 mobile-phone maker-said they will team together to promote and standardize Linux technology for electronic devices, including mobile phones.Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Sony Corp., Hitachi Ltd., NEC Corp., Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung...
Verizon Wireless is set to launch a color-screen mobile phone from LG Electronics that includes an integrated digital camera and support for multimedia messaging services, according to the carrier's Web site.The device is notable because Verizon has largely remained out of the camera-phone market...
What began as a rumor turned into an unpleasant reality last week for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P., as the handset maker announced it will shut down its CDMA research and development site in North America, reflecting the company's poor performance in the region....
Nextel Communications Inc. reported it has seen a positive response to its Nationwide Direct Connect service, which the carrier launched in early June, noting the service is available in half of its markets today and will be available in all of its markets by...
The quest for wireless open standards will advance to the home networking arena as 17 major companies, both wired and wireless, have formed an alliance to simplify sharing of digital content among cell phones, personal digital assistants, consumer electronics and other devices. The group...
