LAS VEGAS-Sony Ericsson released its much-awaited P900 smart phone today. The Symbian operating system-based phone is smaller, faster and simpler than the company's successful P800 device, Sony Ericsson said.The device includes video recording capability, a 65K color touch screen and increased memory. The phone's...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Handspring Inc. reported declining revenues and a growing net loss, but said shipments of its new Treo 600 were beginning to ramp up.The company posted revenues for its first quarter of $13.1 million, down from $14.5 million in the previous quarter. Handspring...
Nokia Corp. appears to have updated its 3650 smart phone with two new models recently approved by the Federal Communications Commission.Nokia declined to comment on the devices. The FCC must approve any radio-frequency product before it is commercially available.According to Nokia's FCC filing, the...
LONDON-Following its announcement Monday to launch a new Microsoft-powered smart phone from Motorola, Orange today launched Palm Inc.'s Treo 600 in the United Kingdom France and Switzerland. Orange said it developed the device with U.S. personal digital assistant maker Handspring Inc., which Palm is...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans to sell a Motorola Inc.-manufactured smart phone that incorporates Microsoft Corp. technology.Motorola said it will launch a Microsoft Smartphone-powered handset next month, and that the two companies will collaborate on a series of smart phones and Pocket PC wireless...
READING, United Kingdom-Market research firm Canalys said shipments of mobile phones with integrated cameras in the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions are quickly increasing, rising 166 percent in quarter two compared with quarter-one sales.Total shipments of imaging-phone devices totaled 3.8 million units in...
SAN DIEGO-CDMA giant Qualcomm Inc. announced it will add support for removable miniSD and SD cards in its line of Mobile Station Modem chipsets. The move is a nod to the growing power of mobile phones and the resulting need for additional storage capabilities.Such...
CDMA giant Qualcomm Inc. announced it will add support for removable miniSD and SD cards in its line of Mobile Station Modem chipsets. The move is a nod to the growing power of mobile phones and the resulting need for additional storage capabilities.Such advances...
BEIJING-The head of Motorola Inc.'s China business, Tim Chen, quit the company to join software giant Microsoft Corp., a move that could impede the progress of one of Motorola's most important business areas.Motorola's Ruey Bin Kao will serve as the company's interim president until...
The head of Motorola Inc.'s China business, Tim Chen, quit the company to join software giant Microsoft Corp., a move that could impede the progress of one of Motorola's most important business areas.Motorola's Ruey Bin Kao will serve as the company's interim president until...
Pictures of a possible Motorola Inc. smart phone using Microsoft Corp.'s operating system surfaced on an enthusiast Web site, further stoking industry rumors that Motorola has sided with the software giant.The photos, posted on smart-phone enthusiast Web site www.modaco.com, coincided with a rash of...
In the early days of wireless, users could expect their phones to store, perhaps, 100 names and phone numbers. Today, users in some cases can expect their phones to hold an entire half-hour TV show, complete with audio and video.Such advances in storage create...
A new consumer study finds that U.S. wireless users show little to no interest in advanced smart phones, and that handset makers and carriers would be better off selling specialized wireless devices.According to a new study from Jupiter Research, most U.S. consumers would not...
The smart-phone operating system race continues unabated, with Palm Inc.'s PalmSource subsidiary announcing another device win for the Chinese market. Hong Kong electronics manufacturer Group Sense Ltd. said it will build a smart phone using the Palm OS for the hot Chinese device market.The...
LONDON-Orange has formed a new alliance with Motorola Inc. for a range of devices tailored to the Orange brand that will be available in the second half of the year. The Motorola V500 and V600 handsets will include flip screens, Bluetooth, integrated cameras, full-color...
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom-Mobile-phone upstart Sendo lashed out with another lawsuit over its canceled Microsoft Corp. smart phone, this time claiming European carrier Orange is infringing on one of Sendo's patents.Sendo said it has initiated legal proceedings in the High Court of Justice in London...
Mobile-phone upstart Sendo lashed out with another lawsuit over its canceled Microsoft Corp. smart phone, this time claiming European carrier Orange is infringing on one of Sendo's patents.Sendo said it has initiated legal proceedings in the High Court of Justice in London against Orange...
Nokia Corp. hired a former Palm Inc. executive to head up its worldwide developer efforts, a move that highlights Nokia's continuing focus on its developer and licensing business and the potentially troublesome issues in the space.Lee Epting started as Nokia's vice president of developer...
SAN DIEGO-Nokia Corp. will build a mobile phone for Verizon Wireless that will include BREW application download technology from Nokia's archrival Qualcomm Inc.Verizon executives confirmed the move during Qualcomm's annual BREW developer's conference. Verizon and Nokia couldn't immediately provide details on the phone, including...
LONDON-European wireless carrier Orange has delayed the release of a new version of its SPV smart phone using Microsoft Corp.'s software. The phone is now scheduled for a release sometime in the summer.An Orange spokeswoman couldn't immediately offer a reason for the delay.The new...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Canesta Inc. has received three patents for its electronic perception technology for techniques that lower the cost and increase the accuracy of the technology for more widespread applications, particularly for use in the security and automotive market.Canesta's technology was first used to...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Treo maker Handspring Inc. reported a dismal quarter, with sales of its unique personal digital assistant/mobile phone failing to meet company hopes.However, the company hinted at a major new product announcement, and reported a new deal with European operator Orange to develop...
NEW ORLEANS-EverLink Wireless' new red e SC1100 Microsoft Windows powered smart phone will make its American debut at the upcoming CTIA Wireless 2003 in New Orleans, following its introduction in Europe at the 3GSM World congress show in Cannes, France.The phone supports Pocket Outlook,...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Application processor company NeoMagic Corp. said it will offer a reference design kit the company said will allow manufacturers to easily and quickly build a smart phone using Microsoft Corp.'s software.NeoMagic's reference design, dubbed Genesys, incorporates Microsoft's Smartphone operating system, as well...
