ANN ARBOR, Mich.-Ilium Software announced eWallet 4.0 for Microsoft Windows Mobile-based pocket PCs, smart phones and Windows operating systems.The product allows users to store and organize credit card numbers, passwords, health information, personal identification numbers and other confidential data. The new version also includes...
Information security company Kaspersky Labs said it has detected a new computer worm that can affect Symbian-based smart phones. Although the software firm said it appears the virus hasn't yet affected any users, the news could mark a sign of times to come.Kaspersky Labs...
Information security company Kaspersky Labs said it has detected a new computer worm that can affect Symbian-based smart phones. Although the software firm said it appears the virus hasn't yet affected any users, the news could mark a sign of times to come.Kaspersky Labs...
SAN DIEGO-The first major casualty in the declining market for personal digital assistants appears to be Sony Corp., which said it won't release any new Clie PDAs in the United States this year. The move is a nod toward the growing market for smart...
New research shows the worldwide smart-phone market continues to grow, while sales of handheld computers decline, but that regional differences make for a jumbled marketplace."These regional differences can have quite profound effects on future global market progression," said Chris Jones, director and senior analyst...
LUND, Sweden-Scalado AB announced it acquired the imaging technology MPES from TAT AB. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Scalado said the technology will allow it to offer a superior imaging application platform to wireless handset makers that will cut their hardware costs and...
TOKYO-Access Co. Ltd., which provides mobile content delivery and Internet access technologies, said an upgraded version of its NetFront v3.1 browser software for Series 60 smart phones is now available.The new version includes faster download rates, larger file download ability, new rendering mode for...
MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc. announced the opening of a store in Philadelphia International Airport that will distribute wireless devices, including its Zire and Tungsten handhelds, Treo smart phones and accessories.PalmOne has 10 other stores, located in airports and shopping malls in California, Maryland, Massachusetts and...
New research shows the market for smart phones and converged devices continued to increase in the first quarter, with Nokia Corp. claiming the top spot in terms of devices and Symbian retaining the No. 1 position on the operating system side."The market for converged...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. expanded its CDMA2000 1x network to provide its OpenDoor wireless Internet service and Hello2Pix picture messaging service to its Cellular One customers in Colorado, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. The carrier launched 1x services in it Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,...
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-From the show floor of CTIA Wireless 2004, TTPCom Ltd. this week announced it has commenced interoperability testing with its single processor-based EDGE modem design. "The commencement of EDGE interoperability testing is a significant step forward for our single processor architecture," said Julian...
The future market for mobile-phone memory will total almost $6 billion, according to some in the industry, and could surpass the potential of the massive desktop computer industry in just three years. Indeed, the amount of storage available in next year's high-end mobile phones...
To borrow a phrase from the auto business, the wireless industry seems to be running on all pistons. The news out of last week's 3GSM show in Cannes, France, seemed upbeat overall, despite the standard stories of:Don't get too excited about next-generation services until...
CANNES, France-Antenova unveiled its Quadnova antenna for cellular handsets, smart phones and personal digital assistant applications.The Quadnova covers the AMPS 800, GSM 900, DCS 1800 and PCS 1900 bands and is suitable for Asian, European and American devices. Antenova said the Quadnova is the...
TORINO, Italy-European reseller Mediaconcept will begin licensing software development company Bitstream Inc.'s ThunderHawk mobile browsing technology to European companies for corporate and carrier use."Companies need access to crucial corporate data, whether on the road or in the office. ThunderHawk gives mobile workers the ability...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-PalmSource Inc. officially announced its new dual-OS strategy at the company's developer conference, an effort to support both high-end smart phones as well as low-end personal digital assistants. The company also announced processor company Nvidia Corp. will join the likes of Intel...
BOSTON-New research shows the mobile-phone market shattered all records by selling more than half a billion units last year. Numbers from research firms Strategy Analytics, Gartner Inc. and IDC all confirm massive gains in the industry, and all predict continuing advances this year.Such numbers...
STAMFORD, Conn.-Two new studies show the market for personal digital assistants continues to shrink as more and more users are enticed by smart phones."Through the end of 2004, smart phones will generally have a negative impact on the low end of the PDA market,...
STAMFORD, Conn.-Two new studies show the market for personal digital assistants continues to shrink as more and more users are enticed by smart phones."Through the end of 2004, smart phones will generally have a negative impact on the low end of the PDA market,...
CAMBRIDGE, England-Samsung Electronics said has licensed the PowerVR MBX 3D graphics solution from ARM for use in smart phones and personal digital assistants.This will enhance such applications as gaming."As the market demand develops for high-end technologies like 3D graphics on mobile devices, we look...
Most of the world's top mobile-phone makers celebrated major fourth-quarter victories, with record numbers of shipments and revenues boosted by the holiday season, but those in the industry expect the real action is still yet to come."There haven't been a lot of surprises," said...
NEW YORK-The market for personal digital assistants should level off to only 20 million in the United States by 2008, with population penetration around 7 percent, according to a new report. "Basic PDAs with excellent PIM functionality will continue to make up the majority...
Even as some are predicting the impending demise of WAP, others are betting their futures on it.One such player is Obigo, a longtime participant in wireless data that is hoping a new name and face will energize its sales.Obigo was founded as AU-System, and...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its nationwide EDGE network at this year's Comdex technology show in Las Vegas. The carrier said the network would provide customers with average data speeds of between 100 and 130 kilobits per second.The carrier noted the network technology is...
