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LONDON—Moonlight Mobile launched an application that allows mobile-phone users to browse Amazon products and information from their handset. The company said users can check product prices and availability, read buyer …

DUBLIN, Ireland-The company behind a mobile-specific Internet domain released guidelines for publishers looking to build wireless Web sites. Top Level Domain Ltd. (mTLD) unveiled mandatory rules and recommended best practices …

LOS ANGELES-Amp’d Mobile Inc. has tapped Chicago-based mobile software developer Novarra to give its subscribers access to the entire Internet-rather than just WAP pages. The mobile virtual network operator said …

Opera Software unveiled what it called a “WAP killer” last week, going global with its Web browser for Java-enabled mobile phones. Opera Mini uses a proxy server to format traditional …

OSLO, Norway-Opera Software announced the worldwide release of its Web browser for Java-enabled mobile phones. Opera Mini, which can be downloaded free from the company’s Web site, uses a proxy …

LANCASTER, U.K.-Monstermob Group plc continued to increase its global presence, snapping up Chinese mobile game-maker M Dream China Ltd. Monstermob, which sells games, images and ringtones for mobile phones, said …

LANCASTER, U.K.-Monstermob Group plc continued to increase its global presence, snapping up Chinese mobile game-maker M Dream China Ltd. Monstermob, which sells games, images and ringtones for mobile phones, said …

LAS VEGAS-Kyocera Wireless Corp. unveiled its Strobe handset, which the company said is designed to simplify messaging and e-mail functions. The candy-bar-style CDMA phone opens lengthwise and includes a second …

With U.S. operators in the midst of building out 3G networks, wireless firms from around the world are heeding the words of Neil Diamond: They’re coming to America. But, like …

The thought of bar codes typically goes hand-in-hand with sleep-inducing topics like managing inventories, tracking shipments and supermarket check-out lanes. But Jim Levinger wants you to associate bar codes with …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is overhauling its wireless Web service in an effort to woo would-be mobile Internet surfers and boost content sales. The largest U.S. carrier said it is simplifying …

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 …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is overhauling its wireless Web service in an effort to woo would-be mobile Internet surfers and boost content sales. The largest U.S. carrier said it is simplifying …

PONTIAC, Mich.-Telematics supplier Guidepoint launched a service that allows drivers to track and control their vehicles with their cell phone, BlackBerry or other Web-enabled wireless device. The WAP version of …

SAN FRANCISCO-Motorola Inc. plans to release its new dynamic idle-screen technology, dubbed Screen3, to U.S. wireless users in time for this year’s holiday season. Although the company declined to provide …

SAN FRANCISCO-Motorola Inc. plans to release its new dynamic idle-screen technology-dubbed Screen3-to U.S. wireless users in time for this year’s holiday season. Although the company declined to provide specifics, Motorola’s …

SAN FRANCISCO-Executives from Cingular Wireless L.L.C., VeriSign Inc. subsidiary Jamster!, WiderThan, Orange SA and others took turns discussing the future of wireless content and the mobile Web during the Mobile …

SAN FRANCISCO-AG Interactive and SI Mobile announced an exclusive multiyear partnership that calls for the companies to distribute premium content from Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue through AG Interactive and SI-branded …

Leap Wireless International Inc.’s service expansion continues, as the carrier announced plans to launch high-speed wireless data capabilities and WAP-based browsing. The carrier also plans to loosen the rein on …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Mobile entertainment services provider ClearSky Mobile Media Inc. and Viaero Wireless, which provides wireless service in Colorado and Nebraska, have launched a mobile entertainment offering called V-Edge. The service …

While Tier 1 carriers scramble to deploy sexy applications like full-track downloads and on-demand mobile movies, smaller operators are looking in their own backyards to find more practical services for …

FORT MYERS, Fla.-Kentucky-based regional carrier Bluegrass Cellular Inc. has tapped InterOp Technologies Inc. to provide ring-back services, the companies said. InterOp, which powers mobile data services for Tier 2 and …

FORT MYERS, Fla.-Kentucky-based regional carrier Bluegrass Cellular Inc. has tapped InterOp Technologies Inc. to provide ringback services, the companies said Thursday. InterOp, which powers mobile data services for Tier 2 …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-TTP Communications plc said it signed an agreement to license its AJAR cellular applications platform to Motorola Inc. The AJAR platform combines an applications framework, a toolset for …

America Online Inc. is stepping up its move into the wireless industry with the acquisition of privately held software developer Wildseed Ltd., the Internet giant announced last week. Terms of …