wireless phones

WASHINGTON-Facing deadlines to implement location-based wireless 911 technology, two major vendors and an advocacy group presented wireless carriers a plan to give carriers extra time to deploy enhanced 911 Phase …

TOKYO-Japanese wireless operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it was adding Internet services to its second-tier personal handyphone system, in an attempt to cut into a market dominated by its rival …

Mounting brick walls between businesses remain obstacles in an economy that integrates by the day. But XMLSolutions Global aims to turn barriers into networks by bringing its expertise into the …

WASHINGTON-While the mobile-phone industry insists steady progress has been made in the five years since the Federal Communications Commission was asked-but held back-from mandating hearing-aid compatibility for mobile phones, the …

As industry spends billions of dollars on spectrum and banks on a future driven by third-generation wireless phones and mobile commerce, there is every reason to believe the serious business …

In tune with lowered expectations, Motorola Inc.’s fourth-quarter earnings dropped, confirming fears of an industrywide slowdown. Including special items, its net income dropped 58 percent to $135 million, or six …

DULLES, Va.-America Online Inc. users can now be alerted about the arrival of a specified e-mail message to their AOL account via text-enabled digital wireless phones or pagers. The AOL …

While content may remain king, many feel content is only as good as the user interface to it. One company hoping to ease the user interface frustration for both wireline …

The talk throughout 2000 centered on third-generation (3G) technology-its high costs, functionality, risks and mostly its promise. But 3G has different meanings in different circles. Because 3G is something that …

As the debate rages on in Britain over the possible health effects cellular phones may have on children, a recent survey from London-based NOP Research Group showed that one in …

Logistics services provider CellStar Corp. has agreed to sell Motorola’s wireless phones and accessories to carriers and dealers in the United States on terms that could rake in revenues in …

Time to sit up and pay attention. Last week, a Navy midshipman was cleared of vehicular manslaughter charges after he was involved in an auto accident while talking on his …

WASHINGTON-The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said last week he thinks the time has come to mandate digital wireless phones be compatible with hearing aids. “It is time to …

As wireless phones become smaller on the outside, their usefulness to the outside world continues to grow. In addition to wireless Internet capabilities, newly designed unified messaging and voice recognition …

NEW YORK-Canadian users of Web-enabled wireless phones and two-way pagers can get walking or driving directions to any location within the country, under an agreement announced Nov. 22 between Maptuit …

NEW YORK-For Samsung Telecommunications America, South Korea’s mandatory elimination of wireless handset subsidies created a ripple effect across the ocean that translates into more aggressive marketing in the United States. …

RENO, Nev.-Globus Wireless Ltd. announced it acquired wireless products distribution company Edge Continental Inc. for $2.5 million. Edge, founded in 1997, is an international distributor of wireless phones and original …

ATLANTA-BulletIN.net, which develops and supplies two-way wireless Internet solutions, won patents in the United States and New Zealand for a single-button reply process for short message service e-mail. BulletIN.net said …

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash.-Airbiquity and Televigation hope to take over the elusive location-aware phone market by integrating their technologies to offer real-time, voice-activated navigation services. Under the deal, Airbiquity will combine …

Over the past several weeks, Sprint PCS has rolled out several additions to its Wireless Web service designed to target the consumer market, particularly teen users. In the last month, …

Deutsche Telekom expects to obtain approval of its proposed purchase of VoiceStream Wireless Corp. by the first quarter of next year, according to a report in German daily newspaper Frankfurter …

In the effort to alter consumers’ perceptions of wireless phones, Sprint PCS turned up the volume last week with the introduction of an online music service offered in conjunction with …

After pioneering efforts to bring Bluetooth technology to market, Ericsson dropped plans to launch the T36 cell phone, its first Bluetooth-enabled handset, in an attempt to pull its handset division …

Handsets Neopoint The company released new dual-band and tri-mode smart phones that include increased capacity for personal digital assistant functions, built-in e-mail capabilities and a NeoPad Qwerty keyboard. The dual-band …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Communications Corp. signed a 2-year agreement with Standard Telecom Co. Ltd. to market CDMA digital phones marketed under the Audiovox brand name throughout North and South America. The …