Verizon Wireless confirmed it will sell PalmOne Inc.'s Treo 650. Many in the industry had expected such a move, although neither Verizon nor PalmOne had officially announced the device for Verizon's network. Sprint PCS and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. already offer the Treo 650. Verizon...
Verizon Wireless confirmed it will sell PalmOne Inc.'s Treo 650. Many in the industry had expected such a move, although neither Verizon nor PalmOne had officially announced the device for Verizon's network. Sprint PCS and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. already offer the Treo 650.Verizon did...
T-Mobile USA Inc. suspended sales of the Hewlett-Packard Co. iPAQ h6315 smart phone due to unexplained software bugs, a move that illustrates the extremely advanced levels of technology packed into high-end devices as well as the risks carriers face in selling them. Wireless stands...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is testing the SMT 5600 smart phone from UTStarcom Inc. for use on its network and plans to release the device by May. The device initially was introduced by AT&T Wireless Services Inc. before Cingular acquired the carrier, and due to...
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 its iTunes phone in the first half of this year, shortly before it is...
Cingular Wireless is testing the SMT 5600 smart phone from UTStarcom Inc. for use on its network and plans to release the device by May. The device was initially introduced by AT&T Wireless Services Inc. before Cingular acquired the carrier, and due to customer...
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 its iTunes phone in the first half of this year, shortly before it is commercially...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Xdrive launched a new service that gives customers wireless access to their files through any Internet-connected wireless phone, smart phone or handheld device. The service provides access to files and folders, allows customers to send faxes, e-mail documents, listen to music and...
MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc. reported solid third-quarter results, and its stock enjoyed an upgrade from Bear Stearns, but investors appeared unhappy with the company's outlook. PalmOne's stock dropped 7 percent to $22.32 per share after its announcement.PalmOne reported increasing revenues and positive earnings in its...
David Steinberg stands as an example of the surplus of opportunity within wireless. As chief executive officer of Internet activation company InPhonic Inc., Steinberg has overseen the growth of the company's revenues from $0 five years ago to between $315 million and $325 million...
Phone makers released a variety of high-tech wares in conjunction with the CeBIT show. Among those making announcements were:Motorola Inc., which showed off a range of new handsets. The company unveiled its new 3G V1150, a third-generation phone with a 2-megapixel camera, music player...
The buzz surrounding mobile TV continues to grow with three separate announcements this week. Nokia Corp. is leading a seven-company team working to launch a pilot effort to test mobile TV technology and consumer experiences in the Finnish capital of Helsinki.MTV, Digita, Elisa, Nelonen,...
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...
Startup VKB Inc. is now selling a $200 mobile-phone accessory the company believes could significantly improve the way wireless users interact with their phones. About the size of a cigarette lighter, the company's new BTVKB gadget uses a red laser to project a full-size,...
NEW YORK-New research shows that smart phone sales will enjoy a compound annual growth rate of 28 percent during the next few years. Research and consulting firm JupiterResearch said smart phones accounted for 3.7 percent of the mobile-phone market last year, but that number...
CANNES, France-Electronics manufacturing company Flextronics International Ltd. will make a smart phone reference design for companies looking to build devices running Microsoft Corp.'s smart phone operating system, the companies announced today. Flextronics is the 40th company with plans to use Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Smart-phone company PalmOne Inc. appears to be gearing up to release an innovative smart phone that features a flip-open display. The company recently received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a "compact personal digital assistant and cellular telephone with...
ATLANTA-Industry is awash in high-end phone news, as Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and T-Mobile in Germany showed off new smart phones, and as Panasonic gears up to release a new device running Nokia Corp.'s Symbian-based Series 60 operating system. First, Cingular announced it will sell...
ATLANTA-Industry is awash in high-end phone news, as Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and T-Mobile in Germany showed off new smart phones, and as Panasonic gears up to release a new device running Nokia Corp.'s Symbian-based Series 60 operating system.First, Cingular announced it will sell PalmOne...
The beatings on Sierra Wireless Inc. continue. Just a week after the company released dismal first-quarter expectations, a law firm filed suit against the company, alleging the wireless modem maker misled investors and essentially mismanaged its business.Sierra Wireless said it had not yet seen...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless said it will begin selling PalmOne Inc.'s new Treo 650 smart phone for $500 with a two-year contract. The device supports Cingular's EDGE network and sports an MP3 player, video capture and playback and Bluetooth technology."The future of wireless is all about...
Todd Bradley, chief executive of Treo maker PalmOne Inc., announced plans to resign at the end of the quarter. The news alarmed investors, who sent the company's stock down by more than $2 per share to a low of around $24. The stock recovered...
LONDON-IMS Research said worldwide cell-phone subscribers could reach 650 million by year's end, up from 500 million at the end of 2003. As the market matures, an increasing number of handsets are being equipped with advanced features that take advantage of the next-generation technologies,...
REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. reported a 7-percent jump in overall revenues to $10.8 billion and an increase in operating income to $4.7 billion in the quarter, news that sent Microsoft's stock up slightly to $26.14 per share.Microsoft reported net income of $3.5 billion.In the company's...
