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SAN DIEGO-Rural carrier Eloqui Wireless plans to offer One Voice Technologies Inc.’s MobileVoice service to its customers, according to a multiyear agreement the two companies signed. The MobileVoice service incorporates …

WASHINGTON-South Korea’s National Emergency Management Agency said it will expand cell-broadcast disaster alerts to cover the whole country. NEMA said the initiative has enabled mobile-phone subscribers to get information on …

Twentieth Century Fox Television (TCFTV) unveiled a new division to create and distribute content exclusively for wireless devices. Fox Mobile Entertainment will expand on the network’s efforts to bring content …

“The Spot” hopes to celebrate its first birthday by going even more high-tech. A weekly Web-based program that combines elements of both a soap opera and a reality show, “The …

IRVINE, Calif.-AnyDATA Corp. said its DTG2000 CDMA module has been approved for use on Verizon Wireless’ network. Features of the DTG2000 include GPSONE, Mobile IP/Static IP, a functional internal TCP/IP …

Taking advantage of new technologies, peer-to-peer companies, otherwise known as dotcoms, are porting services to wireless subscribers without operator consent. Through handsets, personal digital assistants, laptops and other mobile devices, …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-The Pacific Newspaper Group Inc. is using wireless marketing in an effort to drum up readership and revenues for The Province Newspaper. The media group is publishing a …

LAS VEGAS-One Voice Technologies Inc. said Rural Cellular Corp. will test its MobileVoice service. The MobileVoice service includes voice dialing, group conference calling, reading and sending e-mails, voice-to-text short message …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Suntel Ltd. have signed a sole supplier agreement for a turnkey islandwide CDMA2000 1x network for voice and data services in Sri Lanka. Under the agreement, …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless together with Telescope Inc. announced a new premium short message service chat function for fans of the television show “American Idol.” The companies are offering two chat services …

MIAMI-Motorola Inc. released a trio of new phones featuring digital music players, although the company’s long-anticipated iTunes-capable device was not in attendance. Motorola executives have said the company will unveil …

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.-Orion Information Services and Agito Systems ApS announced plans to collaborate on a location-based marketing application. The companies said they will focus on specific events and locations, such …

Motorola Inc. released a trio of new phones featuring digital music players, although the company’s long-anticipated iTunes-capable device was not in attendance. Motorola executives have said the company will unveil …

TORONTO-Canadians sent more than 710 million person-to-person text messages from their mobile phones in 2004, up from 352 million during the previous year, according to the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association. …

DALLAS-Quick, a daily news and entertainment tabloid produced by The Dallas Morning News, partnered with Chevrolet on a short message service contest aimed at reaching younger adults. The contest, which …

Sprint PCS’ bundled voice plans topped Analysys Research’s list of the world’s top 10 wireless services based on its ability to produce unmatched levels of voice usage and twice the …

ATLANTA-This year’s “American Idol” text-message voting will likely surpass last year’s groundbreaking campaign, as Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s 49 million subscribers can take part in the short message service offering for …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Google Inc. has rolled out a movie-search service for wireless subscribers, allowing users to access showtimes and theater locations and phone numbers via handsets. The offering expands on …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Google Inc. has rolled out a movie-search service for wireless subscribers, allowing users to access show times and theater locations and phone numbers through their handsets. The offering …

ATLANTA-This year’s “American Idol” text-message voting will likely surpass last year’s groundbreaking campaign, as Cingular Wireless’ 49 million subscribers can take part in the short message service offering for the …

FAREHAM, United Kingdom-Jeff Wilson, chairman of text and voice infrastructure developer Telsis, said he expects text-messaging volume and revenues will continue to grow for the foreseeable future. Wilson said industry …

WASHINGTON-Global Resource Enterprises L.L.C. and British company Eazytext Communications Ltd. will market a wireless emergency alert solution in the United States and Middle East. Global Resource Enterprises said next month …

OSLO, Norway-The Mobile Media Co., which provides entertainment services and mobile marketing applications, acquired gaming developer MindX. The acquisition gives Mobile Media access to MindX’s interactive crossword puzzle and quiz …

IRVINE, Calif.-Broadcom Corp. and BVRP Software announced a strategic partnership calling for the companies to combine BVRP’s PhoneTools mobility software suite with Broadcom’s WIDCOMM Bluetooth for Windows software. As part …

AALBORG, Denmark-Mobile data services and content company End2End has acquired Danish mobile virtual network operator MIGway A/S, the companies announced Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. MIGway owns …