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,...
SALT LAKE CITY-Wireless users with Palm-powered devices can check Overstock.com Auctions with a new product from mobile software developer Abidia. O-Anywhere allows users to bid, search, browse and monitor live auctions from the Internet portal. Abidia said the service will eventually support Windows Mobile-enabled...
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,...
DUBLIN, Calif.-Sybase Inc. subsidiary iAnywhere Solutions Inc. launched the latest version of AvantGo Tuesday, updating its free service that delivers Web content to smart phones and personal digital assistants.With the latest version, AvantGo subscribers can browse more than 1,200 Web "channels," including news, business...
Sprint PCS said it is including over-the-air technology with seven of its new Vision handsets, enabling the carrier to perform remote software upgrades and fix bugs on devices already in the hands of consumers. Sprint said its Wireless Software Upgrade provides a cost-effective way...
Sprint PCS said Thursday it is including embedded over-the-air technology with seven of its Vision handsets, enabling the carrier to perform remote software upgrades and fix bugs on devices already held by consumers. Sprint said its Wireless Software Upgrade provides a cost-effective way to...
More than 1.5 billion people subscribe to wireless services. The vast majority of those wireless users see their mobile phone as a device that allows them to talk to other people-and nothing more. The wireless industry, however, is spending billions of hours and dollars...
When it comes to wireless data, perhaps 2004 should be called "The year of the untapped enterprise market." Even as a small army of software developers and device manufacturers rushes to put mobile devices in the hands of on-the-go workers, businesses around the world...
WASHINGTON-Predicting the future is not as difficult as you might think. To predict the future is to know the present in cold, sober terms. You can read what the experts say down below. The biggest pitfall with year-end prognostications is they tend to lend...
Sprint PCS became the first U.S. carrier to offer streaming audio for mobile users last week, launching a radio-like service that delivers short video clips and six channels of streaming audio to subscribers via their handsets. Music Choice Today, which is available to the...
PalmSource Inc.'s stock dropped to its lowest point ever following the company's dismal third-quarter outlook. "Although we generally performed to our financial expectations during the second quarter, we are not satisfied with this performance," said David Nagel, president and chief executive officer of the...
Provigent Inc., which makes system-on-chip solutions for broadband wireless, said its PVG310 single-chip modem is now generally available. The company said the modem uses cross-polarization interface cancellation technology to increase wireless channel capacity. The XPIC technology supports the co-channel dual-polarization operation, which allows simultaneous...
PalmSource Inc.'s stock dropped to its lowest point ever following the company's dismal third-quarter outlook. "Although we generally performed to our financial expectations during the second quarter, we are not satisfied with this performance," said David Nagel, president and chief executive officer of the...
CHICAGO-Pointsec, which provides enterprise security software for personal digital assistants and smart phones, released its Pointsec for Smartphone product.The product is a new version of the company's security software for smart phones running Windows Mobile Smartphone 2003. The new version includes sign-on and encryption...
The Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) announced Wednesday that Cingular Wireless, Sprint PCS and France Telecom have joined its efforts to fight spam and viruses.The nonprofit coalition was founded last December by a group of communications and technology companies to fight messaging abuses and...
Wireless connectivity is coming to the enterprise, either with the enterprise's tacit approval or without it. Research In Motion Ltd. announced earlier this month that more than 2 million people are using its PDAs. Nearly all laptops are designed with built-in 802.11 chips. Savvy...
MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc. said it opened a retail store in a mall in San Jose, Calif., designed specifically to sell its line of Treo smart phones. PalmOne also operates 13 other retail outlets nationwide, which sell its smart phone and personal digital assistant devices."To...
Mobile ringtone provider and game publisher Dwango North America reported record revenues but a nearly $2.8 million loss for the third quarter of 2004.The company earned $545,000 during the period, more than doubling its revenues in the second quarter. Raising $3 million through a...
LONDON-A new study shows that the market for smart phones will continue to increase during the next several years, with global shipments growing from 14.6 million units last year to 125 million units in 2009. According to research firm ARC Group, the worldwide smart-phone...
As the new No. 1 carrier in the United States, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is in the position to greatly tighten its control over its handset suppliers. And with a subscriber base of nearly 46 million, the carrier has influence enough to develop a Vodafone-style...
Nokia Corp. used its Nokia Mobility Conference last week in Monaco as a platform to showcase several new products, including its new smart-phone offerings: the Nokia 7710 widescreen multimedia smart phone, the Nokia 3230 megapixel smart phone and the mid-range Nokia 6020 camera phone....
NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. plans to roll out 40 handsets next year as part of the company's series of projections. The Finnish vendor also said it is on track to meet its goal of delivering 35 handsets in 2004. However, the company said it plans...
Nokia used its Nokia Mobility Conference in Monaco as a platform to showcase several new products, including its new smart-phone offerings: the Nokia 7710 widescreen multimedia smart phone, the Nokia 3230 megapixel smart phone and the mid-range Nokia 6020 camera phone. "Smart phones are...
SAN FRANCISCO-Nokia Corp.'s development program plans to use CTIA's Wireless IT & Entertainment show to unveil a worldwide initiative designed to make it easier for developers to bring mobile content and applications to market. Forum Nokia will announce the launch of Preminet, which comprises...
