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DALLAS-Flat-rate wireless provider MetroPCS Inc. launched its @metro data and PictureTalk messaging service, allowing customers to download content to select BREW-enabled handsets and send multimedia messages using the Audiovox 8900 camera phone. The @metro service is available using either the …

DALLAS-Flat-rate wireless provider MetroPCS Inc. launched its @metro data and PictureTalk messaging service, allowing customers to download content to select BREW-enabled handsets and send multimedia messages using the Audiovox 8900 camera phone. The @metro service is currently available using either …

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-CinemaElectric Inc. launched its mobile multimedia content offerings in Asia with its Singapore-based partner, Orange Gum PTE Ltd. Orange Gum will distribute CinemaElectric’s content via operators New World Mobile and SmarTone in Hong Kong; FarEasTone, KG Telecom, Mobitai and …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-PalmSource Inc. officially announced its new dual-OS strategy at the company’s developer conference, an effort to support both high-end smart phones as well as low-end personal digital assistants. The company also announced processor company Nvidia Corp. will join …

The burgeoning push-to-talk market welcomed its latest competitor last week as Alltel Corp. announced an initial limited launch of its Touch2Talk service, joining long-time push-to-talk provider Nextel Communications Inc. and recent additions from Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS. Alltel said …

WASHINGTON-Reports of exploding mobile-phone batteries finally hit a high note with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announcing a voluntary recall of 140,000 of Kyocera Wireless Corp.’s 7135 smart-phone batteries. The federal agency said the faulty batteries can short circuit …

Reports of exploding mobile-phone batteries finally hit a high note with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announcing a voluntary recall of 140,000 of Kyocera Wireless Corp.’s 7135 smart-phone batteries. The federal agency said the faulty batteries can short circuit …

Alltel Corp. said it will begin offering its Touch2Talk walkie-talkie service Wednesday across roughly half its network, including Little Rock; Cleveland; Phoenix; New Orleans; Charlotte, N.C.; and Tampa, Fla.; with the rest of its network covered by March 31. The …

Upstart push-to-talk platform provider Kodiak Networks Inc. announced its first carrier customer last week by partnering with European-based operator Orange and is rumored to be readying a U.S.-based launch with Alltel Corp. as early as this week. Kodiak’s agreement with …

The increasingly competitive push-to-talk space is expected to welcome another player as soon as next week as industry sources claim Alltel Corp. is close to launching its Touch2Talk walkie-talkie service, joining Nextel Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS as …

As the broadband market begins to sizzle, carriers are shifting from the comfort of tried technologies to the speed of alternatives. But challenges abound. So while Verizon Wireless announced its nationwide launch of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO, many carriers, including Verizon, …

It seems the wireless machine-to-machine market is finally coming into its own. The industry now boasts a range of players including major names like Nokia Corp. and IBM Corp., it enjoys a healthy value chain, there are a growing number …

While Intel Corp. was reorganizing its operations to adjust for disappointments in its chip business, Texas Instruments Inc. was presenting an upbeat picture for the fourth quarter last week. Looking forward, though, both companies say business is not bad. That …

Qualcomm Inc. announced a series of new partners for its BREW application download service, including Internet heavyweight America Online Inc. AOL said it will sell a variety of BREW applications, including those supporting its instant-messaging service, its e-mail service and …

As businesses eye the beauty of wireless services on a massive scale, hardware and software vendors have stepped up their activities. Despite a continued sluggish economy, the frenzy began about a year ago, according to major players. “I have seen …

SAN DIEGO-Technology giant Qualcomm Inc. announced it will sell streaming video technology to handset makers, and heavy hitters such as Kyocera Wireless Corp., LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sanyo Corp. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan Inc. have licensed …

TOKYO-Kyocera Corp. said a writedown in its U.S. unit contributed to the fall in its first-half profit. The company, however, recorded a net profit of $145 million for the first six months ended Sept. 30 in contrast to $158 million …

Kyocera Wireless Corp. resumed shipments of several phone models following the company’s investigation into an incident of an apparent exploding phone. “There was no explosion,” said Kyocera spokesman John Chier. Chier said the incident was actually caused by a safety …

Kyocera Wireless Corp. said it will temporarily halt shipments of several handset models following reports that a Kyocera phone apparently exploded just days after a Nebraska family purchased it. According to Nebraska TV station WOWT 6 News, an area family …

Kyocera Wireless Corp. said it will temporarily stop shipments of one of its handsets following reports that a Kyocera phone apparently exploded just days after a Nebraska family purchased it. WOWT 6 News reported that the family purchased the Kyocera …

Sometime in the future, wireless users may never again have to mail in their phones to get a software glitch repaired. If such a vision holds true, users won’t even know there’s a problem. “Subscribers just want to make these …

Kyocera Wireless Corp. appears to have abandoned plans to build its much-hyped Kurv phone, a move that prompted the company’s Kurv technology partner, Wildseed Ltd., to file suit against the handset maker alleging breach of contract. “We are extremely disappointed …

BOSTON-Nokia Corp. managed to reclaim the No. 1 spot from Motorola Inc. in the U.S. handset market, according to new research from research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics. The firm found the U.S. mobile-phone market continuing to grow, with sell-in …

BOSTON-Nokia Corp. managed to reclaim the No. 1 spot from Motorola Inc. in the U.S. handset market, according to new research from research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics. The firm found the U.S. mobile-phone market continuing to grow, with sell-in …

Mobile-phone maker Siemens announced a unique new sliding phone it will sell through AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. The company said it created the phone in conjunction with its longtime design partner Designafairs, a European creative firm. …