LONDON-Operating system consortium Symbian signed a development agreement with Japan's leading mobile operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc. The agreement gives NTT DoCoMo access to Symbian OS source code and the right to deliver extended versions of this code to phone manufacturers that license the Symbian...
Operating system consortium Symbian signed a development agreement with Japan's leading mobile operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc. The agreement gives NTT DoCoMo access to Symbian OS source code and the right to deliver extended versions of this code to phone manufacturers that license the Symbian...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans to sell a Motorola Inc.-manufactured smart phone that incorporates Microsoft Corp. technology.Motorola said it will launch a Microsoft Smartphone-powered handset next month, and that the two companies will collaborate on a series of smart phones and Pocket PC wireless...
KARLSKRONA, Sweden-Johan Sandberg freely admits that UIQ Technology AB, based in Ronneby, Sweden, is not exactly a major force in the hotly contested mobile-phone operating system market."We are more of a niche player," Sandberg said, smiling. "But the niche isn't so bad."His low-slung humor...
LONDON-A U.K. supplier plans to offer push-to-talk services in the United Kingdom through an alliance with Wizcom Ltd., which owns retail outlet chain Phones4U. In October, Fastmobile's Fastchat service will be available through Phones4U stores in the United Kingdom.The service will initially be sold...
Motorola Inc. will introduce a mobile phone running Microsoft Corp.'s Smartphone operating system this month, and European operator Orange will sell the device, according to a report in the Financial Times.Motorola declined to comment on the report, citing company policy not to discuss industry...
Despite just releasing a phone based on the Symbian operating system, Motorola Inc. said it will exit the OS venture.Nokia Corp. said it and Psion plc have begun procedures with Motorola to transfer Motorola's shares in Symbian to Nokia and Psion.Once the transaction is...
CHICAGO-Motorola and 3 together introduced the Motorola A920 third-generation handset featuring a full-color widescreen display designed to showcase 3's person-to-person video calling capabilities and video content.The companies said the Motorola A920 brings enhanced functionality to users of 3's video mobile network. The device combines...
LONDON-Symbian Ltd., which designs operating systems for smart phones, said its Symbian OS unit shipments grew in the first half of the year to 2.68 million from 230,000 in the same period last year. Its royalty revenue increased to $16.2 million in the period...
SAN DIEGO-Wireless took another major step toward third-dimensional technology with the ratification of the OpenGL ES application development standard for wireless devices. The 3D graphics forum Khronos Group said it ratified the standard, and wireless heavyweights from Motorola Inc. to Nokia Corp. to Sun...
Wireless took another major step toward third-dimensional technology with the ratification of the OpenGL ES application development standard for wireless devices. The 3D graphics forum Khronos Group said it ratified the standard, and wireless heavyweights from Motorola Inc. to Nokia Corp. to Sun Microsystems...
Pictures of a possible Motorola Inc. smart phone using Microsoft Corp.'s operating system surfaced on an enthusiast Web site, further stoking industry rumors that Motorola has sided with the software giant.The photos, posted on smart-phone enthusiast Web site www.modaco.com, coincided with a rash of...
Motorola plans to launch a handset based on Microsoft software later this year, according to various news reports today.The Web site, http://smartphone.modaco.com, which is previewing a photo of the handset, said the device will be manufactured for Motorola by Chi Mei Communication Systems of...
LONDON-Operating company Symbian claimed another win with the Fujitsu F2102V phone for NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s high-speed FOMA network.The mobile phone includes two digital cameras for video capabilities, as well as authentication for mobile payments, a memory card storage slot and audio compression for streaming...
Operating company Symbian claimed another win with the Fujitsu F2102V phone for NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s high-speed FOMA network.The mobile phone includes two digital cameras for video capabilities, as well as authentication for mobile payments, a memory card storage slot and audio compression for streaming...
Eight of the world's largest consumer electronics companies-including the world's No. 3 mobile-phone maker-said they will team together to promote and standardize Linux technology for electronic devices, including mobile phones.Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Sony Corp., Hitachi Ltd., NEC Corp., Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung...
Nokia Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. said they will work together to develop and provide end-to-end mobile solutions for enterprises with initial rollouts in the Nordic countries and the United Kingdom.The rollouts will extend to selected regions of Europe, the Middle East and Africa and...
LONDON-Orange has formed a new alliance with Motorola Inc. for a range of devices tailored to the Orange brand that will be available in the second half of the year. The Motorola V500 and V600 handsets will include flip screens, Bluetooth, integrated cameras, full-color...
Barely nine months after Nokia Corp. led a base-station interoperability initiative, L.M. Ericsson and other major infrastructure vendors have countered with a new one, indicating a tension in that sector.The new initiative, known as the Common Public Radio Interface, also includes Siemens AG, Huawei...
VALHALLA, N.Y.-Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc. and Summus Inc. announced Fujifilm's "Get the Picture" mobile photo service application, powered by Summus' BlueFuel, is now available through AT&T Wireless Service Inc.'s mMode service.With the service, consumers can view, store and share photos taken with traditional...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Swedish company Sapio AB launched a Sony Ericsson Personal Java version of Photostore, a mobile picture messaging community application for smart phones.Sabio already offers a Photostore solution for Symbian Series 60 devices and is following that with the Sony Ericsson P800 version.The application...
BIRMINGHAM, U.K.-Developer Silicon Village has launched its Fortress SMS encryption application for sending secure end-to-end short message service messages on Series 60 and Symbian platforms. The solution encrypts SMS messages upon sending them and decrypts coded SMS messages when they are received. "With an...
Keeping itself ahead of a rapidly approaching pack, Nextel Communications Inc. this week is set to launch the first phase of its much-hyped nationwide Direct Connect service, which will allow customers to contact each other across the country with the familiar chirp of the...
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-ARM released TrustZone technology, a new security extension to ARM architecture that provides security for systems running open operating systems like Linux, Palm OS, Symbian OS and Windows CE and complements secure application environments like Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Java technology.The technology will help...
