REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Swiss carrier Swisscom announced it will sell IXI Mobile Inc.'s Ogo messaging device. The carrier plans to sell the GPRS gadget-which features a QWERTY keyboard and no voice functions-for around $37 with a two-year service agreement.The deal is notable for IXI, which...
The world's No. 2 handset maker Motorola Inc. continued to dominate the fractured U.S. mobile-phone market in the third quarter, while the world's largest handset supplier, Nokia Corp., sits at a distant fourth place.According to numbers from research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics, Motorola...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. claims its recently launched CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network is now available in 141 markets covering more than 90 million potential customers, including more than 250 airports. The carrier added that the high-speed wireless data network is scheduled to cover...
NEW YORK-Mobile ESPN L.L.C.'s unveiled rate plans for the trial launch of its mobile virtual network operator service that rolled out this week in a handful of markets. The postpaid plans include a bundle of voice and wireless data services using Sprint Nextel Corp.'s...
Sprint Nextel Corp. became the first U.S. operator to offer full-track music downloads, launching a dual-delivery service last week using phones from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sanyo Electric Co. The carrier introduced a mobile music store that allows users to purchase and download...
NEW YORK-Mobile ESPN L.L.C.'s unveiled rate plans for the trial launch of its mobile virtual network operator service that rolled out this week in a handful of markets. The postpaid plans include a bundle of voice and wireless data services using Sprint Nextel Corp.'s...
FREMONT, Calif.-The FLO Forum, a four-month-old association formed to advance mobile TV technology, said nine new companies have joined its ranks.The new members are South Korea's EBS, KT Freetel, MSYS and Samsung Electronics; U.S.-based Ktech Telecom and Newport Media; Rohde & Schwarz from Germany;...
BRISTOL, Conn.-Mobile ESPN L.L.C. reported a deal with electronics retailer Best Buy to support the launch of the Mobile ESPN mobile virtual network operator service beginning Nov. 1. Mobile ESPN said consumers in a handful of pre-launch markets-Austin and San Antonio, Texas; Minneapolis; and...
BRISTOL, Conn.-Mobile ESPN L.L.C. reported a deal with electronics retailer Best Buy to support the launch of the Mobile ESPN mobile virtual network operator service beginning Nov. 1. Mobile ESPN said consumers in a handful of pre-launch markets-Austin and San Antonio, Texas; Minneapolis; and...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. announced it will use over-the-air updating technology from InnoPath Software Inc. The technology will allow CHMC to remotely update the software in its phones."As the first company to deploy FOTA update technology for device management, InnoPath's...
SAN FRANCISCO-Several highly anticipated mobile virtual network operators last week revealed plans to begin rolling out services in time for the upcoming holiday shopping season. One of the biggest names in the burgeoning space, ESPN Inc., said it plans to begin offering its sports-themed...
ESPN Inc. today announced it will unveil its first mobile phone and limited service later this year, teaming with Japanese handset maker Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. to offer a high-resolution EV-DO-capable multimedia handset that offers users real-time access to sports content such as...
SHAWNEE MISSION, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. introduced two new phones from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. to sell over the carrier's CDMA network. Samsung's A560 features a speakerphone and voice-activated dialing and will sell for $170 at Sprint stores and Best Buy. Samsung's PM-A840 features an...
SHAWNEE MISSION, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. introduced two new phones from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. to sell over the carrier's CDMA network.Samsung's A560 features a speakerphone and voice-activated dialing and will sell for $170 at Sprint stores and Best Buy. Samsung's PM-A840 features an integrated...
CUPERTINO, Calif.-Founded in 1996, chip startup Tropian Inc. today released its first product, an RF transceiver for mobile phones that combines the transmissions of GSM and EDGE technologies. The company said the product will lead to smaller, more powerful and more efficient phones. "We're...
PORTLAND, Ore.-FreeRange Communications introduced an RSS news and Weblog reader for mobile phones and personal digital assistants. The FreeNews service allows users to receive feeds of Web information, including news, sports, weather, stock quotes and company news. FreeNews downloads only the latest information to...
The coming surge of mobile virtual network operators will target virtually every demographic, from ethnic groups to sports fans to rural users. But no group of consumers is being courted as much as America's youth. As wireless enters the multimedia era, the market of...
SAN FRANCISCO-Soma Networks Inc., which provides broadband wireless access technology, and Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. formed a strategic relationship that calls for the companies to jointly develop and manufacture BWA equipment based on Soma's architecture. The first product jointly developed by the companies is...
Nokia's N90, part of the company's new N-series of multimedia devices, includes a 2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and VHS-resolution video capture. It should be available during the second quarter.Nokia's W-CDMA N91 music phone features a 4-gigabyte hard disk, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Flash memory technology vendor Silicon Storage Technology Inc. announced it purchased privately held Actrans Systems Inc. for around $20 million in stock and cash. Actrans designs flash memory and EEPROM. SST said it will add Actrans' split-gate NAND flash technology into its portfolio...
When it comes to mobile phones, Sprint PCS has long been in a class of its own. Since the carrier's beginnings, Sprint has traveled its own path in the handset market. Instead of relying on stock phones, Sprint has carved out its own phone...
ARLINGTON, Texas-The University of Texas said it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against 14 electronic manufacturers.The university claims the companies infringed on a patented method that allows text messaging through a standard telephone keypad.The lawsuit, which charges players such as Kyocera, the Sanyo...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless phone operating system developer IXI Mobile Inc. announced that venture-capital firm Concord Ventures has invested $4.3 million in the company. IXI Mobile will use the funds to drive product development and fuel sales growth.The company's IXI-Connect OS was recently licensed by...
Proving wrong rumors of an imminent shutdown of its handset business, Siemens released three new low-end phones in an effort to trump low-cost vendors like Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc.Siemens said the three new phones are part of its new 75 A-Series, which the...