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Siemens said it will become the latest company to license BlackBerry technology from wireless e-mail company Research In Motion Ltd. The news lends further credibility to industry watchers who argue …

TOKYO-Casio Computer Co. Ltd. and Hitachi Ltd. outlined the details of their mobile-phone joint venture, first announced in November. The companies said their new phone business will be called Casio …

LONDON-Officials for Virgin Mobile in the United Kingdom confirmed that the company’s announcement of a new Sony Ericsson phone for left-handed users was in fact an April Fool’s Day prank. …

LONDON-Virgin Mobile in the United Kingdom said it will sell the first phone designed exclusively for left-handed users. The phone, a Sony Ericsson LH-Z200, will sell for about $220 starting …

Neither edgy nor solitary, Nokia Corp. has all the hallmarks of a conservative company. As a leading player in both the handset and infrastructure businesses, the Finnish vendor always has …

ATLANTA-The U.S. wireless content industry continues to crackle with growing pains as Japanese gaming company Square Enix announced it will buy UIEvolution for a stunning $58 million in cash. The …

TOKYO-A new application from Royal Philips Electronics, Sony Corp. and E Ink Corp. allows mobile users a paper-like reading experience via mobile devices. The Electronic Paper Display module, designed by …

TEMECULA, Calif.-Opto 22, which manufactures hardware and software for industrial automation, remote monitoring, enterprise data acquisition and machine-to-machine applications, announced two new integration deals. The company has integrated Sony Ericsson’s …

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 …

Push-to-Talk over Cellular technology is wobbling on three legs: one belonging to Nokia Corp.; the second to four other heavyweights; and the third to the Open Mobile Alliance- and all …

SUSSEX, United Kingdom-Sun Microsystems Inc. said it will use games testing company Babel Media for its new Java Verified wireless application program. Babel will test Java applications to ensure they …

HANOVER, Germany-Nokia Corp., Royal Philips Electronics and Sony Corp. established the new Near Field Communication Forum, which the companies said will support the use of touch-based interactions in consumer electronics, …

LA JOLLA, Calif. -The Open Mobile Alliance has described as proprietary the Push-to-Talk standard announced by two competing vendor interests yesterday. “They are not 3G products,” remarked Gaby Lenhart, chairman …

HANNOVER, Germany-Sony Network Services Europe announced a deal with TeliaSonera Finland to offer a new streaming music service. Dubbed the Personal Media Assistant, the Sony application is designed for mobile …

MUNICH, Germany-Trouble seems to be simmering in the push-to-talk house as Nokia Corp. has taken a different path from other major vendors and members of the Open Mobile Alliance on …

As mobile-phone makers gear up for what likely will be their biggest year ever, Motorola Inc., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. and several other manufacturers kicked off the season with …

Despite public arguments among Psion plc’s shareholders, the company voted to sell its stake in operating system vendor Symbian for about $252 million. Psion argued the deal would generate the …

LONDON-Operating system company Symbian said it will shut down its SymbianPages.com Web site in order to focus on other marketing initiatives. The Web site will shut down May 1. “Symbian …

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. led the mobile-phone charge with the introduction of five new advanced GSM phones, including three for the Americas market. The company’s news …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration has officially challenged China’s homegrown Wi-Fi security standard that industry and government leaders claim is at odds with international guidelines and commercially harmful to U.S. companies that …

SHANGHAI, China-Chinese wireless content company Linktone Ltd. made an impressive debut in its Nasdaq initial public offering, with share prices soaring as high as $19.50 per share. The company offers …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration has officially challenged China’s homegrown Wi-Fi security standard that industry and government leaders claim is at odds with international guidelines and commercially harmful to U.S. companies that …

SHANGHAI, China-Chinese wireless content company Linktone Ltd. made an impressive debut in its Nasdaq initial public offering, with share prices soaring as high as $19.50 per share. The company offers …

OSLO, Norway-Opera Software continued its advances in the mobile phone market with the signing of a new deal with handset maker Kyocera Wireless Corp. Kyocera said it will sell the …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Just a few months after it acquired the company, InterDigital Communications Corp.’s subsidiary Tantivy Communications Inc. said it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Lucent Technologies Inc. …