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Nokia announces Forum Nokia PRO awards

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced the winners of its annual Forum Nokia PRO Awards, which recognize accomplishments in the development of content and applications during 2005.Quickoffice Inc. won the Developer of the Year award for its Quickoffice Premier S60 mobile office suite, which supports Microsoft...

DoCoMo boosts interests in Access, Aplix

TOKYO-Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will invest hundreds of millions of dollars in two Tokyo-based wireless software companies.The carrier said it will spend $125 million to increase its stake in Access Co. Ltd., which develops and markets mobile Internet software under the...

Symbian posts increasing OS shipments

LONDON-Symbian Ltd. said shipments of Symbian OS phones increased 131 percent during the third quarter to 8.54 million units compared with 3.7 million units during the same quarter last year.The company said the worldwide installed base of Symbian OS phones stands at 48 million.In...

Group forms to ensure set of standards for Linux handsets

A group of Linux proponents announced today they have formed a new standards group aimed at promoting Linux software for mobile phones. "One of the key goals of the Linux Phone Standards Forum is to reduce Linux fragmentation," said John Ostrem, lead scientist for...

Nokia launches mobile TV phone

BARCELONA, Spain-Nokia Corp. showed off a range of new technology at its Mobility Conference, including a phone that can receive DVB-H mobile TV broadcasts. The phone is the first announced device that can receive DVB-H content, although vendors in South Korea already launched commercial...

Macromedia buys mobile UI designer

BRACKNELL, United Kingdom-Macromedia Inc. said it completed its acquisition of Mobile Innovation, a user interface designer for mobile devices. The value of the deal was not disclosed. Macromedia sells a scaled-down version of its Flash player for mobile phones, technology that can display simple...

Macromedia buys mobile UI designer

BRACKNELL, United Kingdom-Macromedia Inc. said it completed its acquisition of Mobile Innovation, a user interface designer for mobile devices. The value of the deal was not disclosed.Macromedia sells a scaled-down version of its Flash player for mobile phones, technology that can display simple graphics...

Wireless developers face too many options

Wireless developers really do own the short end of the stick. Whereas Microsoft Corp.'s Windows system largely dominates the computer industry, there is no such unifying platform in wireless. Developers in the mobile-phone space are left with a dizzying array of choices from Java...

Motorola’s planned buy of Palm OS biz surprises industry

Motorola Inc. had planned to pay more than $300 million to acquire Palm OS vendor PalmSource Inc. That is, until Japanese software vendor Access Co. Ltd. upped its bid to $324 million in a dramatic 11th-hour turnaround. Although such revelations offer a rare glimpse...

Nokia releases trio of business-focused devices

LONDON-Nokia Corp. continues to pursue enterprise users, using last week's Smartphone Show here to unveil a trio of advanced devices that pit the manufacturer squarely against Motorola Inc., Palm Inc. and BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. The new Eseries handsets are designed for European,...

Nokia releases trio of business-focused devices

LONDON-Nokia Corp. released a trio of advanced, business-focused devices that pit the company squarely against Motorola Inc., Palm Inc. and BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. Specifically, Nokia's new E61 device features the same design as Palm's Treo, Motorola's Q and RIM's BlackBerry, but adds...

Security issues loom as phones get more powerful

In a nod to the growing chatter around wireless viruses and hacking, Nokia Corp. announced it would install security software from Symantec Corp. in its Series 60 smart phones, devices that run the Symbian operating system. The move is the industry's latest acknowledgement that...

Nokia to include antivirus protection on smart phones

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Nokia Corp. announced it will install antivirus software on its line of smart phones. The company will use security software from Symantec Corp. in the Series 60 smart-phone platform, which runs on the Symbian operating system."As the leading mobile-device manufacturer, Nokia is determined...

Former Nokia designer Lindholm to lead Yahoo!’s wireless efforts

During the past 10 years, more than 400 million mobile-phone users have become intimately familiar with Christian Lindholm's designs. In his new job with Yahoo! Inc., Lindholm hopes to reach far more people. "The Internet is now at the dawn of version two," he...

Cingular to sell Nokia 9300 using BlackBerry platform

SAN FRANCISCO-Following years of delays, Nokia Corp. finally is set to launch its 9300 device running Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry software in the United States. The device will be available exclusively through Cingular Wireless L.L.C. beginning in November. Cingular, which reportedly serves more...

Vendors continue to embrace content opportunities

Deals were announced and applications launched last week as the large wireless vendors fanned the flames of the hot and getting-hotter mobile content market. L.M. Ericsson said it will distribute ring-back tones from EMI Music's catalog of music as part of Ericsson's hosted ring-back...

Cingular Wireless to sell Nokia 9300 using BlackBerrry platform

SAN FRANCISCO-Following years of delays, Nokia Corp. finally is set to launch its 9300 device running Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry software in the United States. The device will be available exclusively through Cingular Wireless L.L.C. beginning in November.Cingular, which reportedly serves more BlackBerry...

Cingular offers Nokia 6682

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is selling the advanced 6682 from Nokia Corp. for $300 with a service plan. The device features a 1.3-megapixel digital camera, Bluetooth and an MP3 player, as well as the Symbian operating system.In other device news, European audio/video company Bang &...

Wireless entrepreneur Christensen joins Trolltech board

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Linux software vendor Trolltech announced it appointed wireless entrepreneur Juha Christensen to its board of directors. The move further expands Christensen's touch and influence in the wireless industry.Christensen gained notoriety in wireless when Microsoft Corp. hired him away from OS vendor Symbian...

Symbian boosts revenues, shipments

LONDON-Symbian Ltd. reported $48 million in revenues in its second quarter, up from the $24.6 million it posted in the same quarter last year. Sales of phones with the company's operating system tripled over the same period to 7.8 million phones in the quarter....

Symbian boosts revenues, shipments

LONDON-Symbian Ltd. reported $48 million in revenues in its second quarter, up from the $24.6 million it posted in the same quarter last year. Sales of phones with the company's operating system tripled over the same period to 7.8 million phones in the quarter."In...

PDA market recovering, finds study

Worldwide shipments of personal digital assistants jumped 32 percent in the second quarter, according to research and consulting firm Gartner, reaching a total of 3.6 million units in the second quarter. The firm said BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. maintained its No. 1...

Biggest handset makers take more market share

NEWTON CENTRE, Mass.-The big appear to keep getting bigger as Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc. accounted for half of the 188 million phones sold in the second quarter, according to research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics. However, such gains came at the expense of...

Biggest handset makers take more market share: Nokia, Motorola make gains at expense of rivals

The big appear to keep getting bigger as Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc. accounted for half of the 188 million phones sold in the second quarter, according to research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics. However, such gains came at the expense of others in...