Amrel SystemsAmrel Systems Inc. released a more powerful version of its Rocky II+ ruggedized mobile notebook computer, certified under MIL-STD 810E, MIL-STD 461C and IP54, offering an Intel Pentium III processor at speeds up to 650 MHz. Amrel said the faster processor provides better...
NEW YORK-InPhonic, still in its corporate infancy, has skipped over baby steps and is making major strides as an outsourced, behind-the-scenes distributor of private-labeled wireless and mobile-commerce services.In mid-September, the Washington, D.C.-based company announced a one-year agreement, valued at an estimated $20 million, to...
HILLSBORO, Ore.-Mobile office solutions provider etrieve Inc. reported it is now optimized for Lotus Notes applications, allowing users to use their wireless phones to prioritize their office e-mail based on preferences; get paged when high priority messages come in; compose voice e-mails using the...
While the "in-a-box" concept seems a natural fit for a fast-food chain, the more complex task of setting up wireless service may seem to be asking a bit much from such a simple idea.Equitel Inc., based in Research Triangle, N.C., thinks simple ideas are...
Geoworks Corp. fired the latest round in its battle with Phone.com Inc. last week, asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to bar the import of wireless phones from Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. featuring the Phone.com UP.Browser technology.Geoworks filed the complaint against Phone.com, Sanyo and...
Czech RepublicAirspan Networks said it signed a contract with TES Media, a Czech telecommunications operator, to deploy a new fixed wireless network across the Czech Republic. TES Media's network, set to deliver high-speed data services to business customers, will launch this month. A series...
DENVER, United States-Instant messaging is considered a key element to what the wireless industry calls pervasive messaging, meaning the ability to send a text message from any device-a computer, pager or wireless phone-to any other text-enabled device regardless of network connection.As the wireless industry...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. reported a partnership with Scandinavian Airlines Systems to sell Nokia's 8210 and 8850 wireless phones on all SAS international flights through the airline's Flightshop service."As SAS Flightshop is moving away from a traditional in-flight assortment, we are looking for new types...
One of the knocks against conventional wireless service plans is that customers are charged the same amount for airtime whether they are calling across the street or across their service area.Two wireless companies are trying to alleviate the local pricing discrepancies by offering unlimited...
iMedeonWireless Web applications provider iMedeon Inc. released iM: Collect, a Palm operating system-based mobile data collection solution. The solution, a complement to iModeon's iM: Work, includes an administration tool allowing users to configure the system to meet their data-collection needs. In addition, pre-configured templates are included...
Bids in the German auction of Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses have jumped substantially during week two, with the total bid amount standing at around $22 billion at the end of nine days and 115 rounds. The price tag thus far is nearly 65...
CHESTERFIELD, Mo.-CDMA-based wireless services will enable hundreds of millions of people to access multimedia content wirelessly, according to a study by Datacomm Research Co."The wireless Internet market will explode once operators begin delivering streaming media at reasonable prices. Our research shows that CDMA-based air...
WASHINGTON-The rapid growth of the wireless industry increases the importance of the Federal Communications Commission's spectrum management responsibilities and may someday lead to service-quality regulation, the agency's members said in releasing its fifth annual report to Congress on the state of wireless competition."Industrial policy...
PacketVideo Corp. and Warner Bros. New Media unveiled plans to deliver Warner Bros.-created original animated content to wireless devices, including wireless phones and personal digital assistants, using PacketVideo's MPEG-4 streaming video software.Appropriately, Warner Bros. said it will use its Marvin the Martian cartoon character,...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Televigation and U.S. Wireless Corp. have partnered to provide navigation assistance for both WAP-enabled and regular mobile phone users.Under terms of the agreement, U.S. Wireless will provide Televigation's Snap-to-Map system with information from its RadioCamera platform to enable real-time navigation capabilities. The companies...
WASHINGTON-Several instant messaging companies, telecom carriers and Internet service and content providers have formed an organization dedicated to achieving true instant messaging interoperability among competing platforms.The IMUnified coalition said it intends to create specifications by the end of August that will allow interoperable instant...
DALLAS-The next time you hear the distinct pitch of a wireless phone ringing, don't be surprised if the person picking it up is sporting shorts and sandals instead of a suit and tie.According to a recent survey from Cellular One Group, a majority of...
If you like to talk on a cell phone will driving, you may want to steer clear of Marlboro Township, N.J., on your next trip. The township's council is preparing for a final vote on a law that would ban drivers from using cell...
LOS ANGELES-Family calling plans, highly touted by wireless providers, make sense for most families that don't use their wireless phones as their primary communications device, according to a report by Econ One, an economic research and consulting firm.Econ One noted that family plans providing...
ALLEN, Texas-Wireless Dimensions Corp. announced a solution called Mobile-Venue Suite, which is a portfolio of products allowing stadium operators and other similar entities to offer wireless gaming, trivia, contest and vending/concessions sales from wireless devices within their facility.The solution includes the company's patented wireless...
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry, breaking with the public-safety community, last week urged the Federal Communications Commission to scrap efforts to improve technical capabilities of 911-only mobile phones donated to charitable organizations and instead recommended an educational campaign to tackle the problem of phones without call-back...
One thing Cricket Communications Inc. did not plan on when it decided to offer a wireless service that competes with landline telephony was the fact that handsets break faster.In the two markets where Cricket has launched service, customers are using an average of 1,000...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Cellmania.com introduced wireless e-commerce solutions Mfinder and Mstore, created for businesses pursuing mobile customers.Mfinder is a directory of Web sites written in Wireless Application Protocol. It reviews each site and organizes them for mobile navigation, as well as provides bookmarking abilities.Mstore is...
PHILADELPHIA-Connexus Corp.'s *CD service has integrated its audio sampling technology with Wireless Application Protocol technology, enabling music identification on wireless Web devices.According to Connexus, the *CD service uses proprietary song recognition technology allowing consumers to use wireless phones, landline phones, wireless-enabled Palm pilots, two-way...
