OXFORD, United Kingdom-Despite the hype surrounding the success of multimedia messaging service (MMS), the Swedish cell-phone operator Comviq has joined Vodafone and Telia by...
CROLLES, France-Three semiconductor companies STMicroelectronics, Philips and Motorola Inc. opened a research and development center to pioneer CMOS technology from 90 nanometer processes to...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Computer hackers could use a text message to crash a Nokia Corp. 6210 mobile phone, said security company @stake Inc. in a security...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Sanmina-SCI Corp. and Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc. have established an alliance to co-market products using Fujitsu's fingerprint sensor technology.The technology will focus...
TOKYO-J-Phone, a Vodafone Group company in Japan, will launch a new location information service 3 March. The new location service, called Loco Guide, will...
BEIJING-Experiments prove that CDMA service is available on the magnetic levitation (maglev) train between Shanghai's Pudong International Airport and the center of the city's...
NEW DELHI, India-Hughes Software Systems (HSS), a subsidiary of Hughes Electronics Corporation based in India, announced an outsourcing relationship with Lucent Technologies.Under the agreement,...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The Nigerian government announced it has awarded several contracts valued at US$202 million total for the expansion of the Nitel GSM network.Ojo...
BEIJING-As China's domestic handset makers gain market share from their foreign competitors, analysts warn that they should address quality and service issues, following reports...
TOKYO-Toshiba, via its local joint venture business in China, will launch a mobile video messaging handset in China in early March, Toshiba announced Thursday....
SURABAYA, Indonesia-SingTel Mobile, which offers several mobile data services, launched a new bundled data pricing package called Data3 (pronounced Data Cube).By subscribing to Data...
SAN DIEGO, United States-Qualcomm increased its wireless footprint with announcements in China and Japan.In China, the CDMA proprietor signed a joint venture with China...
SINGAPORE-Singapore operator MobileOne (M1) said it has launched General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) roaming with China Mobile, the largest operator in China. The new...
MANILA, The Philippines-Filipinos are considered the most romantic "texters" in the Southeast Asia region, according to a recent survey commissioned by handset manufacturer Siemens....
DUBLIN, Ireland—Following on from the Ukrainian parliament’s decision to override the veto of the president on a bill legitimizing calling party pays (CPP) (see...
TORONTO-Research in Motion (RIM) is expected to soon add color to a new line of low-cost BlackBerry handheld computers, according to analysts that follow...
LAS VEGAS-Antenna manufacturer DAMAX International and United Plastics Group announced a strategic alliance through which UPG will manufacture and sell new DAMAX antennas for...
ATLANTA-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. will use a mobile infrastructure solution from XcelleNet to manage and control wireless devices used by AT&T Wireless sales and...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Computing giant Hewlett-Packard Co. reported first-quarter revenues of $17.9 billion, down from the $18 billion it scored in the prior quarter. The...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-FutureDial said its mobile phone software products and mobile phone data cable accessories are now available in more than 500 Best Buy retail...
