Wireless browser company Access Co. Ltd. said it will include Macromedia's Flash technology in its NetFront browser."Macromedia Flash is the obvious choice for our NetFront browser because of its ability to effectively deliver rich content in a compact format," said Toru Arakawa, Access' president...
The wireless industry inched closer to the third dimension with two new major announcements on the 3D front.First, technology company HI Corp. said it launched its Mascot Capsule Micro3D Engine extension for Qualcomm Inc.'s BREW application download service, which means BREW content developers will...
Nokia Corp. hired a former Palm Inc. executive to head up its worldwide developer efforts, a move that highlights Nokia's continuing focus on its developer and licensing business and the potentially troublesome issues in the space.Lee Epting started as Nokia's vice president of developer...
WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and its partners made a string of announcements in conjunction with the Wireless Enterprise Symposium in New Orleans, including news that Palm OS licensees will be able to offer BlackBerry-style corporate access.RIM's deal with PalmSource, the operating...
Wireless streaming video over mobile phones is now available at a store near you.Internet video company RealNetworks Inc. today planned to launch a wireless Web site featuring streaming content from several media companies, as well as a promotional program for content providers and carriers....
NEW YORK-IBM Corp. said it has released a new version of WebSphere Everyplace Access software that enables a wide range of wireless devices to access such applications as personal information management and e-mail on open standards.The company said it supports Palm, Linux, Symbian and...
LONDON-Symbian was busy releasing news in conjunction with its Exposium03 developer conference held in London this week.Symbian released the Symbian OS v7.0s, the latest version of the Symbian operating system that includes new third-generation (3G) telephony and networking capabilities, Java MIDP 2.0, a new...
LONDON-America Online Inc. has joined Symbian's Platinum Program. As a Symbian partner, America Online is able to develop its wireless instant messaging services and its predictive text input software for Symbian OS mobile phones as well as develop content-based services and applications for Symbian...
The promise of the converged wireless device is a reality, although exactly what it will look like is still being debated.Those in the industry have long preached the inevitable marriage of computers and mobile phones, and the current selection of high-end devices seems to...
NEW ORLEANS-Although much of the news from last week's CTIA show focused on the typical consumer, Research In Motion Ltd. managed to remind the industry of the importance of the enterprise customer with its new BlackBerry Connect licensing program.The new licensing program expands on...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-A filing on the Federal Communications Commission's Web site seems to have inadvertently revealed details and pictures of an unannounced Motorola Inc. mobile phone that features an array of advanced features, including picture and video capabilities.The Motorola A920 seems to use the Symbian...
AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. said it plans to demonstrate its i.Smart smartphone reference design at the CTIA conference in New Orleans, La.The design combines its 2.5G integrated wireless platform and its multi-OS compatible i.MX applications processor."This means that i.Smart is optimized for Linux, Palm OS,...
CANNES, France-Siemens Information and Communication Mobile released an advanced new mobile phone to be sold in the next few months in Europe and Asia, the first phone from the company to use Nokia Corp.'s Series 60 software platform.The SX1 device, which offers a large...
CANNES, France-Wireless operator Orange released sales figures and details about its business-oriented SPV device-the first wireless device to use Microsoft Corp.'s Smartphone operating system-and announced plans to offer a modified SPV aimed at consumers.Orange said it has sold 40,000 of its SPVs since it...
SAN MATEO, Calif.-Beatnik Inc., which provides structured audio software solutions for mobile devices, said Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. is using its Beatnik Audio Engine in its new Symbian OS P800 mobile phone and plans to use it in other future products.The BAE allows...
TAIPEI, Taiwan-Symbian Ltd. will provide Taiwanese vendor BenQ Corp. with access to Symbian's operating system source code, allowing BenQ to develop Symbian OS phones, according to a recently signed agreement.Subject to further agreement, BenQ also plans to manufacture and market Symbian OS smart phones...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-The virus protection business of Network Associates Inc. said it will jump into the wireless industry in order to protect wireless users from the potential threat of wirelessly transmitted computer viruses, and announced partnerships with processor company Texas Instruments Inc. and operating...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-As Microsoft and Symbian fight for dominance in the burgeoning smart-phone operating system (OS) market, U.S.-based Montavista Software has announced it is working with NEC to develop a Linux-based OS specifically targeted for use within cell phones.According to Montavista, Symbian is the...
FREMONT, Calif.-Multimedia solution provider Emuzed released its HipCam software application for mobile phones using the Nokia Series 60 platform and the Symbian mobile operating systems.HipCam lets users take short video clips with sound on their phones' embedded cameras and play back the videos or...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-The Linux operating system has raised its stakes in the wireless world in a pact with MontaVista Software, which has agreed to embed the OS into a variety of handsets.The move squares Linux off against both the Palm and Symbian operating systems.Phone maker...
LONDON-Following several streaming video announcements this week, U.K. company Oplayo said it launched the first network-independent consumer mobile video service, Mobile Media Club.Users of the Nokia 7650, 3650 and other Symbian phones can purchase news, sports clips and fashion content, to be streamed directly...
LONDON-Operating system company Symbian said ARM, Hewlett-Packard Co., Motorola SPS, RealNetworks and Texas Instruments joined the company's Platinum Partner program. The company also said it will work with ARM and TI to closely integrate and optimize its operating system with the technologies from ARM...
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Shipping giant FedEx Corp. announced it will begin using new wireless devices built by Motorola Inc. and running on Microsoft Corp.'s personal digital assistant operating system.FedEx said the device is currently under testing, and that it will be available early next year to...
RALEIGH, N.C.-Summus Inc., which sells software and platforms for wireless applications, announced it will likely not meet its previously announced revenue expectations for this year and next year.Summus blamed the slow pace of wireless carrier service rollouts as well as delays in new wireless...
