Yahoo Inc. has followed Google into the mobile-search arena, launching a service that allows wireless users to query its search engine over their handsets.Yahoo Search, which launched Wednesday, enables consumers to access conventional Web results, such as local business listings as well as maps...
SAN FRANCISCO-Audiovox Communications Corp. introduced its new CDM-8615 handset at the CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment 2004.The clamshell-style dual-LCD phone is geared toward consumers who want an affordable compact phone, said the company. The tri-mode is CDMA2000 1x capable, Java enabled and includes a...
SAN FRANCISCO-Football fans can get short message service updates on their handsets via a new offering from ILoop Mobile Inc.National Football League followers can register for final game scores, quarterly updates on post-season matchups, and weekly injury and insider notes throughout the season by...
SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile-music provider Faith West Inc. will team with McDonald's to offer ring tones as prizes for the fast-food chain's Monopoly game.The ring tones will be available through a new online component of the game, available at playatmcd.com. Customers who land on Community Chest...
NEW YORK-Verizon Communications Inc. launched its iobi Home service in New York City allowing Verizon residential customers to control home phone calls, home voice mail, call lists, directories and calendars from any Web-enabled personal computer or by telephone using a voice-recognition portal. Verizon also...
BOSTON-Peer-to-peer multimedia messaging service will generate more revenue for wireless operators than P2P short message service by 2008, according to a study from the Yankee Group. The survey concluded that P2P MMS soon will be a lucrative offering for mobile operators that can provide...
BOSTON-Peer-to-peer multimedia messaging service will generate more revenue for wireless operators than P2P short message service by 2008, according to a study from the Yankee Group.The survey concluded that P2P MMS soon will be a lucrative offering for mobile operators that can provide good...
PARIS-XandMail announced its SMS Access Solution is now available.The carrier-grade solution provides access to personal data, including mail, address book, calendar and photos, from any mobile phone using short message service commands, said the company. The solution is composed of an SMSC Connector that...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched Monday the Ogo wireless-messaging device. Ogo, targeted at teens and young adults, supports AOL, MSN and Yahoo!, allowing users to instant message, e-mail and send short message service messages. It does not include voice support.The clamshell-style device flips open...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans today to launch the Ogo wireless-messaging device. Ogo, targeted at teens and young adults, supports AOL, MSN and Yahoo!, allowing users to instant message, e-mail and send short message service messages. It does not include voice support.The clamshell-style device...
The potential for growth in the North American wireless industry is far higher than in the more mature markets of Europe and Asia, according to a new report from Merrill Lynch.The study, titled "Where's the Growth? Lessons from Japan and Korea," paints a bleak...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is preparing to launch the Ogo wireless messaging device, according to documents from the Federal Communications Commission.Manufactured by Taiwan-based Chi Mei Communication Systems Inc., Ogo supports AOL, MSN and Yahoo!, allowing users to instant message, e-mail and send short message...
LA JOLLA, Calif.-Mobile entertainment publisher Dwango Wireless has tapped M7 Networks, a wireless platform hosting company, to deliver short message service "wake-up" functionality to Dwango games.M7's SMS will alert gamers to developments, including initiating a chat session during a game or re-starting a multi-player...
LA JOLLA, Calif.-Mobile entertainment publisher Dwango Wireless has tapped M7 Networks, a wireless platform hosting company, to deliver short message service "wake-up" functionality to Dwango games.M7's SMS will alert gamers to developments, including initiating a chat session during a game or re-starting a multi-player...
BUSAN, Korea-High-speed mobile networks are taking hold in the Asia-Pacific region, providing a platform for multimedia services development, according to a new report from Telecommunications Management Group Inc.The report, "Asia-Pacific Mobile Multimedia Outlook," said the number of high-speed mobile subscribers rose 11.4 percent between...
Verizon Wireless launched a pair of new games from Digital Chocolate Inc. and Modtones Gallery from Faith West for its Get It Now downloadable service, as well as adding a new service from M7 to enhance the offering for users and content companies.Digital Chocolate's...
Whether you're looking for true love or virtual love-or simply want to play hooky from work-your mobile phone can help.While handset manufacturers and carriers are scrambling to make space-age mobile devices that double as on-the-go entertainment centers, savvy wireless users are using phones for...
ANN ARBOR, Mich.-Simplewire, an SMS aggregator, said it is working with Guinness Beer to launch its first short message service cross-carrier short-code advertising campaign.The campaign uses television, radio and print ads to drive user interaction on mobile handsets via SMS, said the company. Customers...
Football fans can help choose NCAA All-America players and create NFL fantasy football teams via text messaging with two new wireless services.Cingular Wireless has teamed with ESPN and ABC Sports in encouraging mobile users to use short message service to vote for their picks...
COLUMBUS, Ohio-FB-4 Inc. said its enterprise-grade security software and service for Symbian OS smart phones is now available.The security suite, which also features short message service blocking and data encryption, is available for direct download on smart phones. The product works with Samsung, Nokia,...
Thousands of protesters will use more than just placards, chants and giant puppets to gain attention at this week's Republican National Convention. They'll have specifically designed wireless communications too.As many as 5,000 of the expected 250,000 demonstrators at the RNC, which opens today in...
Mobile instant messaging is going mainstream. Maybe.Wireless IM use is growing, with 32 percent of all mobile messaging using an IM service in addition to, or instead of, short message service texting, according to a study commissioned by America Online, Inc. AOL said it...
Mobile instant messaging is going mainstream. Maybe.Wireless IM use is growing, with 32 percent of all mobile messaging using an IM service in addition to, or instead of, short message service texting, according to a study commissioned by America Online, Inc. AOL said it...
AT&T Wireless Services and Cingular Wireless will offer intercarrier multimedia messaging service (MMS), allowing customers to exchange text, photos, music and video clips between the two carriers from their wireless phones.While such an agreement was expected-Cingular is set to close its acquisition of AT&T...
