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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 available today on the Nokia …

Last week was a good one for developers. The wireless industry has begun to give developers the attention they deserve, as evidenced by the slew of wireless-focused announcements at JavaOne …

When Java came into wireless, it was welcomed with arms half open. Companies like Qualcomm Inc. thought the technology was too open and had to shrink its appeal. Some said …

Tim Berners-Lee, widely credited with creating the World Wide Web, has spoken out against the wireless industry’s attempts to create a “.mobi” mobile-specific Internet domain listing. Further, the World Wide …

Tim Berners-Lee, widely credited with creating the World Wide Web, published a paper criticizing the wireless industry’s attempts to create “.mobi,” a mobile-specific Internet domain name. The Technical Advisory Group …

Although Qualcomm Inc.’s BREW application download system commands a smaller market than that of rival Sun Microsystems Inc.’s Java, the company continues to rack up new BREW handsets, applications and …

Operating system company Symbian Ltd. announced a new certification program to provide a single testing process for all Symbian-based applications. The move is an effort to smooth out the creation …

DALLAS-Sun Microsystems Inc. this week officially opened its Dallas-based RFID Test Center and launched a new Radio Frequency Identification solution. The test center simulates a warehouse environment to test RFID …

DENVER-Radio frequency identification technology is reaching maturity. Such an assertion seems almost absurd for a technology that has recently received hype rivaling that of other newfangled short-range wireless technologies like …

HOUSTON-MedicTouch L.L.C., which develops wearable health devices, and Sun Microsystems Inc. launched the Pulse Meter mobile health solution for Java-enabled mobile phones. The product allows users to monitor their pulse, …

Developers: Wireless wants you. At least, that’s the message coming from many of the largest players in the wireless industry. Companies from Microsoft Corp. to Nokia Corp. to Verizon Wireless …

Vendors are looking to deploy the Internet Protocol multimedia subsystem platform not only to differentiate themselves, but also to raise the stakes for third-generation wireless applications and services by compelling …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless is a major theme at this year’s Game Developers’ Conference, with Motorola Inc., Qualcomm Inc., Mobliss and Microsoft Corp. among those making announcements at the show. The …

ATLANTA-Sun Microsystems Inc. and Pronto Networks unveiled the iForce Wi-Fi Hotspot Appliance at this week’s CTIA Wireless 2004 show in Atlanta. The tool enables operators to quickly and cost-effectively roll …

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 …

LONDON-A group of the wireless industry’s largest players announced a plan to form a domain name registry company for the mobile Internet-an agency similar to the Internet’s ICANN registry company-in …

As softswitch technology continues to upstage circuit-based standards, some new companies have launched forays into the space. They do not look forward to dueling the big players like Nortel Networks …

BOSTON-Siemens AG said it will jump into the over-the-air updating game through a new deal with OTA company Red Bend. Siemens licensed Red Bend’s vCurrentMobile technology for use in its …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Vodafone said it is using Mobilitec Inc.’s Java technology to power the application downloading features of its Live! wireless data service. Mobilitec’s mPower product is already in use …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-China Unicom said it will use Java technology from Sun Microsystems Inc. to offer downloadable applications to wireless phone users. China Unicom said it will use Sun’s Java …

LONDON-EMI Music, Downplay, In-Fusio, Omni Entertainment, MmO2, Qualcomm Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. are among the newest members of the Mobile Entertainment Forum, the group announced. The organization said the …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-This will be a busy year for RFID technology, according to ABI Research. As manufacturers ready for the 2005 deployments of RFID by Wal-Mart and the U.S. Department …

After almost four years of waiting, Jason Devitt believes the time is now. Packet-switched networks are online. Mobile phones feature color graphics. And-perhaps most importantly-carriers can bill for third-party applications. …

TOKYO-Japanese wireless data giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. introduced its new 900i series of third-generation FOMA mobile phones, devices that feature perhaps the most advanced services the wireless industry has ever …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Apple Computer Corp. said the newest version of its QuickTime video player technology supports wireless video standards, including those from the 3GPP and 3GPP2 wireless standards bodies. Apple said …