SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Internet media firm Yahoo Inc said on Tuesday that its mobile search service will be offered by six more telecom companies in Asia.
Adds Web-friendly features to GPS handhelds. Microsoft Corp. today introduced its first embedded operating system for portable devices that use GPS (global positioning system) and maps to get people where they want to go.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - South Korean cellphone makers and Swedish-Japanese rival Sony Ericsson forecast robust handset sales, defying worries that a slowing U.S. economy and record oil prices will hurt consumer demand.
Klausner Technology said on Monday that Apple, eBay and AT&T have agreed to license its "visual voicemail" technology and settled a lawsuit against them.
Bell Industries Inc. has finally gotten SkyTel off its plate. Velocita Wireless L.L.C. bought the division for $7.5 million, paying $3 million in closing, $3 million in 30 days and $1.5 million in deferred payments over the next year. SkyTel offers paging, messaging and...
Verizon Wireless unveiled what it said is the first mobile phone with a built-in detachable Bluetooth headset.The Decoy, from LG Electronics Co. Ltd., features a docking port on the back that houses the small headset, which can be released by pressing a button on...
Cox Newspapers has tapped Quattro Wireless to power 19 new wireless Web sites.The subsidiary of Atlanta's Cox Enterprises Inc. launched mobile destinations for newspapers such as the Austin (Texas) Statesman, the Palm Beach (Florida) Post, the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News and the Waco (Texas)...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In the coming weeks look for columns from Current Analysis' Peter Jarich, NPD Group's...
TELSTRA'S bid to turn itself into a media company is paying dividends, according to BigPond chief Justin Milne, who yesterday told the Cannes Advertising Festival that the number of people viewing media content on the carrier's 3G network had grown 43 per cent in...
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom AG's (DTEGn.DE: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) T-Mobile will sell Apple Inc's (AAPL.O: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) new iPhone for as little as 1 euro ($1.
When Mozilla releases its Firefox 3 browser update June 17, it hopes to set the first-ever Guinness world record for number of Internet software downloads in 24 hours. The target: 5 million. That would be quite a feat, since the last Firefox update netted...
Are marketing and transactional text messages right for e-retailers? They're being used by a handful of merchants and garnering success as consumers are growing increasingly fond of the tiny communications vehicles, akin to miniature e-mails that can pack a wallop when used right.
Japan's DoCoMo has finally confirmed that it is buying a 30 percent stake in TM International (Bangladesh) Limited (TMIB), a mobile phone operator based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, by directly acquiring all stock in TMIB held by A.K. Khan and its four group companies.
Panasonic announced its Link to Cell KX-TH1211 accessory is now available at retail outlets.The product connects a Bluetooth-enabled cellular phone to home-based cordless handsets and allows users to initiate and receive mobile calls from a cordless handset. The company said the product preserves battery...
Bank of America said it has topped the 1 million mark for its unique active mobile banking customers after one year of service.The company introduced its mobile banking service nationwide in May 2007. The service allows customers to check balances, pay bills, transfer funds,...
Starting July 1, expect to see lots of drivers in California and Washington talking hands-free on their mobile phones. Or else being handed a ticket by a cop if they choose to hold a phone to their ear.
The Federal Communications Commission appears poised to begin crafting federal guidelines on early termination fees, with Chairman Kevin Martin offering a blueprint on how a national regime might look.At the same time, it remains unclear whether Martin will pursue the far more controversial step...
To resurrect its profile - and profits - in the United States, Nokia Corp. has pledged to make inroads with each of the major carriers. At Verizon Wireless, enter "The Dark Knight," which seeks to capitalize on the summer release of another cinematic triumph...
