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The exploding mobile-phone battery is the clearest and most notable example of the threat of substandard handset components, but the problem does not begin and end there. Mobile-phone makers face a dizzying array of perils when it comes to assembling …

Pantech&Curitel, a South Korean manufacturing company comprising the mobile-phone operations of Curitel Communications Inc. and Pantech Group, announced ambitious plans to sell 10 million Pantech-branded mobile phones in the United States in 2005. However, industry watchers believe the company faces …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Aviation Administration has banned shipments of non-rechargeable lithium batteries on commercial flights because they pose a fire hazard when transported in the cargo hold of passenger aircraft, the first step of an action plan that includes further study …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Aviation Administration has banned shipments of non-rechargeable lithium batteries on commercials flights because they pose a fire hazard when transported in the cargo holds of passenger aircraft, the first step of an action plan that includes further study …

WASHINGTON-Wireless industry officials and engineers expect to meet in San Diego this week to continue work on a mobile-phone battery standard, an effort that comes in response to reports of injuries from exploding handsets likely caused by faulty batteries. CTIA …

WASHINGTON-Wireless industry officials and engineers will meet in San Diego next week to continue work on a mobile phone battery standard, an effort that comes in response to reports of injuries from exploding handsets likely caused by faulty batteries. CTIA …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is testing Audiovox’s Windows Mobile smart phone for use on its network, a move indicative of the complications surrounding the carrier’s combination with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. AT&T Wireless sold the Audiovox smart phone before the merger. …

SAN DIEGO-CDMA technology pioneer Qualcomm Inc. boasted of its success in sales of CDMA chipsets, announcing that more than 30 handsets are being built using its MSM6150 and MSM6550 chipsets, and another 40 handsets are available or in design using …

Wireless carrier Mobile One announced trials of three different U.S.-developed technologies for wireless high-speed data access for its subscribers. Singapore-based M1, which has more than 1.1 million subscribers, 500,000 of which are GPRS users, has started technical trials of wireless …

As carriers and handset makers brace for the upcoming holiday season, both Sprint PCS and U.S. Cellular announced new devices to entice rosy-cheeked shoppers. First, Sprint said it will sell the new clamshell-style MM-7400 from Sanyo. The advanced device supports …

Wireless carrier Mobile One announced trials of three different U.S.-developed technologies for wireless high-speed data access for its subscribers. M1, which has more than 1.1 million subscribers, 500,000 of which are GPRS users, has started technical trials of wireless broadband …

SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp., along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is recalling 1 million cell-phone batteries, pointing to concerns that some of the batteries supplied by the manufacturer may be counterfeit. The batteries, manufactured by El Paso, Texas-based …

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular said it believes it has already accounted for all batteries in question in Kyocera Wireless’ recent battery recall. U.S. Cellular said its handsets with product date codes “V03336” and “V0347” were sold with potentially defective batteries from Dec. …

Kyocera Wireless Corp., along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is recalling 1 million cell-phone batteries, pointing to concerns that some of the batteries supplied by the manufacturer may be counterfeit. The batteries, manufactured by El Paso, Texas-based Hecmma …

WASHINGTON-Cellular companies and a leading technical organization have created a working group to develop design and performance standards for mobile-phone batteries, a move that comes amid reports of injuries caused by exploding phones. “As the number of wireless phones sold …

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers are expected shortly to announce plans to address exploding mobile phones, possibly with an eye to crafting industry standards for batteries, which are suspected as the cause of the …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless users with Get-It-Now-enabled phones have new ways to stay in touch or show their school spirit. America Online Inc. users can access their e-mail accounts on their Verizon Wireless handsets through a new service launched Wednesday. Mobile …

SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp. and Cellular One have made the Kyocera Aktiv wireless handset available to Cellular One subscribers. The durable, rubbberized CDMA phone is targeted at users with active lifestyles. It features a color display, polyphonic ring tones, global …

SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp. and Cellular One have made the Kyocera Aktiv wireless handset available to Cellular One subscribers. The durable, rubbberized CDMA phone is targeted at users with active lifestyles. It features a color display, polyphonic ring tones, global …

Kyocera Wireless Corp. reported an alliance with push-to-talk platform provider Kodiak Networks to jointly market Kyocera handsets supporting Kodiak’s Real-time Exchange platform to CDMA carriers worldwide. The companies have already launched a pair of Kyocera handsets using the Kodiak platform, …

Distributor Brightstar Corp. is planning an initial public offering of up to $115 million, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company plans to use any proceeds from the offering for potential acquisitions of …

Distributor Brightstar Corp. is planning an initial public offering of up to $115 million, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company plans to use any proceeds from the offering for potential acquisitions of …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa.-ArrayComm Inc. said it has scored its second iBurst broadband wireless system deployment, this one in South Africa. Wireless Business Solutions, a provider of mobile data solutions, plans to deploy the U.S.-based company’s iBurst technology throughout South Africa. …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-ArrayComm Inc. said it has scored its second iBurst broadband wireless system deployment, this one in South Africa. Wireless Business Solutions, a provider of mobile data solutions, plans to deploy the U.S.-based company’s iBurst technology throughout South Africa. …

Wireless devices are outgrowing the cradles once used to transmit personal information like datebook reminders and contact lists from portable PDAs to desktop computers. Last week, Verizon Wireless launched PalmOne Inc.’s Treo 600 smart phone, including integrated always-on wireless synchronization …