Electromagnetic glitches occurred in almost 30 percent of the tests when microchip devices similar to those in many types of wireless medical equipment were placed within about one foot of the lifesaving machines.
The large Surface tabletop computer in the office Gates soon will relinquish to Ballmer offers one clue about where he thinks computing is going: The interactive, 30-inch touch-responsive tables can be used to order meals or display maps.
Brightpoint Inc. said today it would distribute handsets for Verizon Wireless' indirect channel of authorized agents and national retailers. Bob Laikin, chairman and CEO of Brightpoint, declined to discuss the value of the deal, citing a confidentiality agreement with Verizon. But he said that...
Loopt scored another carrier win, notching a deal to place its friend-finding service on Verizon Wireless's deck.The Silicon Valley-based startup offers a GPS-based service that allows users to locate friends and share information such as geo-tagged photos and comments from their phones. The service...
Based on preliminary analysis of the 3G iPhone, Apple's new handset may be its most profitable product, garnering better than 50% margins, according to analysts.Though the grand shift from hardware profits to service-and-application profits has yet to materialize for the mobile industry's biggest players...
Looking to cut into its rivals' wireless-wireline bundles, T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it will expand its wireline calling plan nationwide. The carrier's @Home offering allows T-Mobile USA customers to place unlimited nationwide and long-distance calls over an Internet connection for an extra $10 per...
Speech-recognition startup vlingo Corp. launched a free downloadable application that allows BlackBerry users to navigate their phones using voice. Vlingo for BlackBerry users can speak commands into their handsets to initiate phone calls, send a text or e-mail message, find contacts or search the...
WASHINGTON - Federal regulators agree that distracted drivers are dangerous. But the government won't require phones built into cars and trucks to shut down automatically when the vehicles are moving.Longtime safety advocate Clarence Ditlow proposed such a rule last year. It would have required...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.CarrierStandard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook on U.K.-based mobile satellite services provider Inmarsat Ventures Ltd. to positive from stable. It also affirmed all...
A network management system that lets users get to the video, music and other files on a home or small-business LAN will soon offer that remote access from mobile phones.
SEOUL (Reuters) - Virgin Mobile USA (VM.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) is set to acquire a US mobile arm of South Korea's SK Telecom Co (017670.
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's first advertising-funded mobile telecoms operator, Blyk, will enter the highly competitive German, Spanish and Belgian markets next year, the firm said on Wednesday.
Apple Inc. is distributing to its retail and sales personnel an internal iPhone 3G Frequently Asked Questions document which implies that first-day sales and activation procedures are still being ironed out. It does, however, provide some information on bulk iPhone 3G sales for businesses.
We know that the iPhone 3G will have "assisted GPS." But what does that mean? Unfortunately, there is no clear definition of this term, and of course it's beneath Apple to provide meaningful details .
Interactive media's share of worldwide advertising expenditures is expected to hit 15 percent in 2009, almost double from four years ago, and will remain the main source of growth as ad spending in traditional media continues to decline, finds a study from WPP 's...
If desperation is the mother of innovation, Yahoo may just be the future of mobile.A pioneer in the Internet's youngest days, Yahoo may now be seriously wounded. Shares of the venerable company are sliding toward the $20 threshold - losing more than 20% in...
Sprint Nextel Corp. announced its small- and medium-sized CDMA business customers now have access to its Business Premier loyalty program.Since its merger with Nextel Communications Inc., the carrier has been working to merge all users onto one network and one billing platform. Thus, the...
Nokia Corp. will acquire total ownership of Symbian Ltd., buying out current partners in a deal valued at about $411 million, the company said today.Nokia said it would combine its own S60 platform with the Symbian platform and provide the results - a single...
Mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA Inc. unveiled its new "Totally Unlimited" calling plan, which stands as a shot against the company's larger rivals by undercutting their prices by $20.Virgin's new plan, available July 1, will provide customers with unlimited minutes across days,...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works and what doesn't. If you wish to submit your application or...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--China: China Mobile and Alcatel-Lucent signed a $1 billion framework...
