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A recent advertisement for HEAD tennis racquets shows a photo of tennis sensation Andre Aggasi and below it, the caption, “Long live the radicals.” It’s a cute slogan for tennis, …

The wireless handset market has proven that a strong brand name doesn’t guarantee success. Sony Electronics Inc. announced last week it is pulling out of the North American handset business …

TOKYO-Sony Corp., the globally renowned manufacturer of consumer electronics products, plans to launch wireless local loop (WLL) service in Japan before the end of the year. Sony has submitted an …

Intellicell Intellicell Corp. announced Mike Hedge and Michael King, both previously with CellStar Corp., are heading up Intellicell’s sales and marketing group. Hedge will be responsible for the implementation of …

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a hamburger and French fries? Probably McDonalds. Think of a pair of tennis shoes, and you probably …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced Qualcomm Personal Electronics, a joint venture between subsidiaries of Qualcomm Inc. and Sony Electronics Inc., shipped its 10 millionth Code Division Multiple Access handset. Initial shipments …

Reuters and other national news agencies reported Sony Corp. is undergoing a restructuring process that will consolidate various business segments and lay off 10 percent of the company’s work force. …

SONY ELECTRONICS Sony Electronics introduced a new alphanumeric pager with a synthesized tuner, generic-over-the-air programming capabilities and the company’s Jog Dial operation, called the MP-7001. The generic-over-the-air programming technology, or …

SEATTLE-Tegic Communications announced a licensing agreement with Sony Corp. that will allow Sony to incorporate Tegic Communications’ T9 Text Input technology into products such as wireless phones. T9 Text Input …

I guess there is no use longing for yesterdays when wireless trade shows were somewhat sane. Today’s conventions are full of new twists as last-minute press conferences are called to …

Marketwave Richard Bryan is the new senior vice president of sales and marketing at Marketwave Corp. Bryan previously worked for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as its vice president of sales …

Unwired Planet Inc. took another step toward making its vision of Wireless Application Protocol devices and services a commercial reality by providing interoperability testing between its WAP-enabled UP.Link Server and …

Qualcomm Inc. may be ready to sell off its handset division as competition in the cdmaOne handset business intensifies and costs increase. Sources say Qualcomm is in discussions with Siemens …

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-Amica Wireless Phone Service said it expects to begin offering digital wireless calling Dec. 14 in Bloomington, Champaign, Dectaur and Springfield, Ill., using Code Division Multiple Access technology. Among …

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Canada-Clearnet Communications Inc. announced it launched personal communications services in Victoria. Clearnet PCS offers a Sony Corp. dual-mode PCS phone. Clearnet originally brought its PCS service to …

Ever since Nokia Mobile Phones Inc. introduced the first in a new class of mobile phones with its Nokia 9000 Communicator, the excitement surrounding the idea of devices that combine …

PARK RIDGE, N.J.-Sony Electronics Inc. is contacting users of an estimated 60,000 Sony dual-band wireless phones in the United States because some may have power settings in excess of the …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Unwired Planet Inc. released its UP.Link Platform Version 3.1 with Wireless Markup Language support at PCS ’98. The platform, which includes the UP.Link Server and UP.Browser, now can deliver …

SONY Sony Electronics’ Personal Mobile Communications-America announced the availability of a dual-mode 800 MHz analog/Code Division Multiple Access version of its D-Wave Zuma wireless handset. The lithium ion battery provides …

NEW YORK-A Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association group is developing recommendations for handset manufacturers that would reduce fraud potential and facilitate over-the-air customer activations for non-Global System for Mobile Communications carriers. …

As the digital revolution begins to move at a substantial pace, mobile phone manufacturers have some tough decisions to make. The demand for digital handsets is growing, especially in the …

NEW YORK-Managistics Group Inc., Rockville, Md., announced Nokia Corp. selected it to optimize Nokia’s global supply chain operations. Nokia’s goal is to increase customer service while gaining significant efficiencies along …

It’s one thing to have lofty ambitions within the safe confines of executive boardrooms, but it’s quite another to let the world in on them. That’s what Philips Consumer Communications, …

Wideband cdmaOne will play a small part in the proposal Japan’s standards body will submit to the International Telecommunications Union as a third-generation technology choice. The Association of Radio Businesses …

SAN DIEGO-Sony Corp. launched a $10 million advertising campaign this month in an effort to build awareness of the new wireless handsets created by Sony Personal Mobile Communications of America. …