Bluetooth

MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. today released three new personal digital assistants, and though none includes support for wide area wireless networks, the devices nonetheless acknowledge the growing influence and importance of the wireless industry. Indeed, one of the three devices includes …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Although Bluetooth technology is an early favorite of the automotive industry for telematics and wireless applications, it will compete with a range of other offerings, according to research firm Allied Business Intelligence Inc. The firm said Bluetooth will …

Siemens AG announced it won a contract with Germany’s E-Plus to expand its GSM/GPRS network. The two-year contract is worth a “two-digit million euro amount,” Siemens said. Siemens will install GSM base stations and necessary components to offer GPRS services. …

STOCKOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has signed a contract to embed its Bluetooth platform in the products of STMicroelectronics. The platform, which is known as Q-E1, offers such features as fast connection times, enhanced voice quality and advanced frequency hopping …

PARIS-Apple launched its Bluetooth-based Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple Wireless Mouse. The products use Adaptive Frequency Hopping (AFH) software that eliminates interference between Bluetooth devices and other wireless networks and devices, allowing them to perform reliably in home, office, school …

FRANKFURT, Germany-Motorola Inc. announced it is working with luxury sports car manufacturer Aston Martin to create a mobile device to complement the new Aston Martin DB9 sports car, unveiled at this week’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The Motorola V600 mobile handset …

Following its solid earnings and its retrieval of the No. 5 handset maker slot, Sony Ericsson released a range of new phones and devices, including a unique toy racecar that mobile-phone users can control through Bluetooth technology. Sony Ericsson’s range …

BEIJING-Nokia introduced its first CDMA phone for the Chinese market, the 2280, during a signing ceremony between Nokia, operator China Unicom and China Putian, the exclusive distributor for the Nokia 2280 in China. The phone is expected to be available …

Wireless customers unhappy with their carriers’ customer care are more likely to switch service providers, according to J.D. Power and Associates’ 2003 Wireless Customer Care Performance Study. The group found that 26 percent of those who rated their latest customer-care …

Heavy call volumes on wireless networks frustrated end users and caused cell sites operating on backup generators and batteries to quickly falter during the massive power outage that crippled the northeastern United States late last week. Given the situation, even …

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a $300 million consumer advertising campaign that coincided with the introduction of a staggering 158 new products, from new digital cameras to advanced printers. “To put it in perspective, we are introducing today almost as …

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp.’s entry into the smart-phone market continues to gain steam, with European carrier Orange and Asian manufacturer MiTAC International Corp. offering glimpses at potential upcoming products using the software giant’s mobile-phone platform. An Orange France Web site appeared …

In the networked home of the future, wireless likely will play a major role, connecting family members to their loved ones, music collections and even microwaves. But the long-held vision of a connected home has faced plenty of stumbling blocks …

MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. released its new Bluetooth-capable personal digital assistant, while fellow handheld maker Handspring Inc. reported declining revenues and losses. Further, research firm IDC released results showing sales of PDAs continue to decline. Palm said its new Tungsten T2 …

Pictures of a possible Motorola Inc. smart phone using Microsoft Corp.’s operating system surfaced on an enthusiast Web site, further stoking industry rumors that Motorola has sided with the software giant. The photos, posted on smart-phone enthusiast Web site www.modaco.com, …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Advanced handset features will be key to cdma2000 1x and GPRS networks, but the industry must guard against rapid price declines, according to a new report released by Allied Business Intelligence. As the technologies grow worldwide, replacement handset …

Palm Inc. released its new Bluetooth-capable personal digital assistant, while fellow handheld maker Handspring Inc. reported declining revenues and losses. Further, research firm IDC released results showing sales of PDAs continue to decline. Palm said its new Tungsten T2 handheld …

A new consumer study finds that U.S. wireless users show little to no interest in advanced smart phones, and that handset makers and carriers would be better off selling specialized wireless devices. According to a new study from Jupiter Research, …

What began as a rumor turned into an unpleasant reality last week for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P., as the handset maker announced it will shut down its CDMA research and development site in North America, reflecting the company’s poor …

In the wake of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications’ retreat from the CDMA mobile-phone business, Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS are re-evaluating their plans to sell Sony Ericsson’s newly released CDMA phones. A spokeswoman for Sony Ericsson said the two main …

AMSTERDAM-In Europe, Bluetooth technology will outpace wireless local area network hot spots by 2008, according to a new report from Forrester Research. “We believe that much of the money being poured into public WLAN today to enable access-from places as …

AMSTERDAM-Sony Corp. demonstrated its new Feel technology, which allows Bluetooth devices to instantaneously connect to each other at this week’s Bluetooth World Congress in Amsterdam. Feel, unveiled in Sony President Masanobu Yoshida’s keynote speech, is a proprietary technology that will …

CHELSEA, Mich.-Chrysler Group introduced a new service to connect a driver’s mobile phone with a microphone inside the car using Bluetooth technology, a step back from full-blown telematics services like Onstar. The new UConnect system allows users to vocally place …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it plans to collaborate with Broadcom Corp. to jointly develop, promote and market Bluetooth solutions for CDMA mobile phones. “We anticipate that our collaboration with Qualcomm will raise the bar on Bluetooth performance and ease of …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced that the Bluetooth specification version 1.2 is in its final testing phase. The new specification includes a number of improvements compared with the previous 1.1 specification designed to improve the reliability and …