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Synchronica plc said it received its largest contract to date for its Mobile Gateway product, which provides push e-mail and mobile synchronization services.The $1.05 million contract is with an undisclosed …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.After a column …

Nokia Corp. remained the wireless industry’s No. 1 handset vendor worldwide in 2009, but its lead over rivals continued to shrink, while LG Electronics Co. Ltd. overtook Motorola Inc. as …

VeriSign Inc. said it partnered with CAQH, a nonprofit alliance of health plans and trade associations, to conduct a pilot program to demonstrate secure authentication for health IT interoperability. The …

BARCELONA – Venture capital firms are finding the current rush of mobile application developers a solid segue for shaking off the past 18 months of economic doldrums. Speaking during a …

BARCELONA – At Mobile World Congress today, Microsoft finally offered an entirely new look and feel for its mobile operating system in Windows Phone 7 Series.Presented as a complete reboot …

The Symbian Foundation has opened its source code to encourage more device manufacturers to build devices that incorporate the operating system.The Symbian platform is more than 10 years old and …

Samsung Electronics Co. returned to profit in the fourth quarter as demand for flat screen televisions and mobile phones helped push sales to a record high, underlining Samsung’s rise to …

Palm Inc.’s and Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile operating systems lost ground on independent mobile aggregator Myxer’s Web site in 2009, giving up a combined 24% of the smartphone traffic on …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.On Friday, Verizon …

Motorola Inc. unveiled a new Android-based smartphone for the Korean market as the handset manufacturer attempts to take on country favorites LG and Samsung. “We are delighted to announce MOTOROI, …

Continuing a price war that it started in early 2008, Verizon Wireless this morning ratcheted up the pressure on its competitors by rolling out new rate plans that are more …

Bell Labs launched an aggressive green campaign today, forming a consortium that aims to decrease the communication industry’s energy use by a factor of 1,000. The initiative will entail demonstrating …

LAS VEGAS – AT&T Mobility officially jumped on the Android bandwagon announcing it planned to launch five devices during the first half of this year powered by Google Inc.’s operating …

LAS VEGAS – AT&T Mobility officially jumped on the Android bandwagon announcing it planned to launch five devices during the first half of this year powered by Google Inc.’s operating …

Following the launch of the first device using its technology, Swype Inc. announced it has secured $5.6 million in series B funding led by Samsung Ventures, Nokia Growth Partners and …

BOULDER, Colo. – College campuses have begun a prime target for the wireless industry as it looks to get the youth of today hooked on a specific wireless service or …

Samsung Electronics hopes to boost its position in smartphones by opening up its software, but analysts doubt it can challenge Apple as the platforms favored by application developers.Reuters

AT&T Mobility is set to launch the market’s first mobile device running a processor in excess of 1 GHz with the impending launch of LG Electronics Co. Ltd.’s Expo. The …

With the country still reeling from a recession and wireless growth slowing, industry players are becoming especially creative this holiday season in trying to attract consumers. We have already seen …

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Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

Wireless chip supplier Qualcomm Inc. on Wednesday forecast weaker than expected full-year results, but its extension of a key deal with Korea’s Samsung Electronics helped offset the disappointment for some …

The carrier-led Joint Innovation Lab project announced that four handset manufacturers have agreed to support its widget specification in devices beginning next year.The device manufacturers include LG Electronics Co. Ltd., …

MetroPCS Communications Inc. continued its roll out of higher-tier handsets with the launch of its first Microsoft Corp. Windows Mobile 6.1-powered device, the Samsung Code. The device, which is priced …