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Like European missionaries of centuries past, Bango came to U.S. shores last week preaching the gospel. The Cambridge, U.K.-based company held events in Southern California and New York to tout …

SEATTLE-RealNetworks Inc. is targeting businesses, governmental agencies and educational institutions by mobilizing its Helix technology. The company unveiled the newest version of its Helix Server Unlimited, which is designed to …

Nokia Corp.’s longtime Chief Executive Jorma Ollila announced he will step down next year, paving the way for the head of the company’s mobile-phone operations to take the wheel. The …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc said it has joined the Java Verified Program, which provides a process for testing and certifying Java-based mobile handset applications. The carrier said it is a Platinum …

Sun Microsystems Inc.’s Java technology is 10 years old this year, a milestone the company is using to highlight Java’s widespread influence throughout the electronics and computer industries. When Sun …

An alliance of wireless carriers in Asia, which first formed last year, launched services at the Com- municAsia show this week in Singapore. Bridge Mobile Alliance launched a suite of …

SINGAPORE-An alliance of wireless carriers in Asia, which first formed last year, launched services at the CommunicAsia show this week in Singapore. Bridge Mobile Alliance launched a suite of regional …

WASHINGTON-Technology makers and service providers should not be responsible for their customers’ actions, especially if the service providers are hurt financially from those actions, CTIA argued in a brief before …

SAN FRANCISCO-Mpowerplayer Inc. launched a new software and managed service, which the company said allows Java-based games to be delivered across multiple platforms in a mode that allows users to …

WASHINGTON-CTIA has joined with several trade associations and telecommunications companies in opposing the entertainment industry’s effort to create what it calls “a secondary copyright liability.” “The judicial expansion of secondary …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Aptilo Networks, which develops system solutions for public wireless local area networks, said it is increasing its presence in the United States by relocating its chief executive officer, Torbjorn …

LG Electronics Co. Ltd., PalmSource Inc., SavaJe Technologies and China MobileSoft Ltd. all made waves on the operating-system front last week, announcements that further fractured an already complicated market. Indeed, …

CHELMSFORD, Mass.-Startup SavaJe Technologies announced its first official handset partner-LG Electronics Co. Ltd.-a major move for both SavaJe and LG. “LGE sees SavaJe OS as the technology to deliver products …

WASHINGTON-While new industry figures show top Republicans casting pro-technology votes more often than their counterparts in Congress, a review of fresh campaign finance data reveals top high-tech firms are hedging …

As infrastructure vendors strive to simplify their products for carriers, companies such as Hewlett-Packard Co., Sun Microsystems Inc. and IBM Corp. are positioning themselves to provide network equipment vendors with …

Before the spinoff of its chip business, Motorola Inc. often came across as an octopus-a many-sided giant. With Freescale Semiconductor Inc. now a standalone company, the wireless vendor still weighs …

LONDON-A global alliance of wireless carriers that is working to define mobile-phone interface standards said it has added new members and outlined its work to date. The Open Mobile Terminal …

LONDON-A global alliance of wireless carriers that is working to define mobile-phone interface standards said it has added new members and outlined its work to date. The Open Mobile Terminal …

Jamdat Mobile Inc.’s initial public offering exceeded expectations, raising $88.8 million and selling more shares at a higher price than expected. The Los Angeles-based mobile game developer sold 5.55 million …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Sun Microsystems Inc. said it has entered into an agreement with ARM Ltd. to integrate and distribute optimized Java solutions for mobile devices. Both companies also agreed to …

LONDON-Anglo-Dutch information technology services firm LogicaCMG will use Sun Microsystems’ Java Enterprise System for its wireless data services and messaging offerings, Sun announced Tuesday. LogicaCMG will implement the full array …

Nextel Communications Inc. affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. completed its 30,000-square-foot customer care center expansion in Panama City Beach, Fla., which the carrier said would help support its rapid growth. The …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-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 …

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 …

NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. has teamed with Major League Baseball to bring audio broadcasts, real-time scoring and streaming video to wireless handsets. The service, which is currently available on the Nokia …