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TOKYO-More than 10 top Japanese record companies are suspected of illegally blocking other firms from offering ringtone services to wireless users. Japan’s anti-monopoly agency raided several of the companies Thursday, …

The world’s largest carrier has partnered with the world’s largest handset manufacturer to simplify software in Java-enabled cell phones. Vodafone, which boasts 139 million global customers, will work with Nokia …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Red Bend Software announced a global agreement with Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. to embed Red Bend’s vCurrent Mobile over-the-air software update technology in Sony Ericsson mobile phones. OTA …

A new battle of technologies may be in the offing in the 802.11n arena as 12 key companies have developed a key proposal to counter another one announced last week …

Distributor Brightstar Corp. is planning an initial public offering of up to $115 million, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company plans to …

LONDON-Samsung leads the market in available handsets that feature integrated cameras and multimedia messaging service capability, according to market research firm EMC’s World Cellular Handset Tracker. The study, which covers …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Zeosoft Technology Group Inc. said it has unveiled what it describes as the first application server wireless platform for cellular phones. Its ZeoSphere XR2.1 is for the Sony Ericsson …

Distributor Brightstar Corp. is planning an initial public offering of up to $115 million, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company plans to …

Wireless e-mail stalwart Research In Motion Ltd. should brace for intense competition as converged devices with BlackBerry-esque e-mail functionality and cell-phone features, including voice capabilities, enter the enterprise. So goes …

LONDON-Symbian Ltd. said its operating results for the first half of 2004 show global shipments of Symbian OS-based phones nearly doubled to 5 million, as compared to the first half …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-In what may be a foretaste of a possible reorganization of the company, Motorola Inc. announced a new chief strategy officer and plans to retire up to $1.7 billion …

According to a survey sponsored by Levi and conducted by Insight Express, 42 percent of kids ages 13 to 17 said choosing the right outfit for the first day of …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Aggressive tactics from some device manufacturers coupled with conservative moves by others are causing a shift in global handset market share, according to new research from IDC. According to …

Aggressive tactics from some device manufacturers and conservative moves by others are causing a shift in global handset market share, according to new research from IDC. According to IDC, Nokia …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it has elected a former chief executive officer of Deutsche Telekom to its board of directors with immediate effect. Ron Sommer, 54, who also spent 15 …

Motorola Inc. had its share of ups and downs last week, when news of solid earnings and the launch of three new handsets collided with a software glitch in several …

Market share mayhem A two-way pager. A digital handset. A clamshell phone. A camera phone. All fine devices, and all devices whose introductions-and delays-have the power to change the fortunes …

Lucent Technologies Inc. said it will begin production and systems integration capabilities for CDMA2000 base stations for the 450 MHz band at its facility in Poland. Lucent said it will …

TORONTO-Canadian wireless provider Rogers Wireless Inc. launched Sony Ericsson’s GC82 EDGE PC Card across its network following the recent completion of its EDGE technology deployment covering approximately 93 percent of …

Continuing the recent flood of camera-phone announcements, Samsung released plans for a 3.2-megapixel digital camera phone, the SPH-S2300, that it said includes features that align its capabilities with those of …

Second-quarter earnings released last week by major handset manufacturers showed Nokia Corp. losing market share, while Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. increased their sales expectations …

SEOUL, South Korea-Continuing the recent flood of camera-phone announcements, Samsung released plans for a 3.2-megapixel digital camera phone, the SPH-S2300, that it said includes features that align its capabilities with …

TOKYO-Second-quarter financial earnings released today by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB and Audiovox Corp. offered further insight into how 2004 might pan out for wireless handset makers. Sony Ericsson said …

Vodafone Sweden launched multimedia consumer services via its UMTS-based network in Sweden along with promotional rate plans that include up to 120 free minutes of video calls each month to …

Symbian Software Ltd.’s shareholders raised their stakes in the company this week, but rivals kept Nokia Corp.’s equity stake below 50 percent, ensuring the operating system developer would maintain its …