RALEIGH, N.C.-Summus Inc. reported an agreement with Alltel Corp. to launch its Exego application in three Alltel markets this month. The service will allow customers to access, store, send and share any kind of computer file including documents, images, spreadsheets, …
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Kyocera Corp. has selected Epson Research and Development’s embedded memory LCD controller for the Kyocera 7135 Smartphone’s color graphics. “The feature integration of the S1d13A03 is integral to the small, lightweight design of the Kyocera 7135 and provides …
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BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. reported customers who sign up for either a one- or two-year service agreement for the carrier’s Express Network Unlimited plan between August 1 and September 30 will receive one month access free, and either a $20 …
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SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp. announced Howard “Skip” Speaks will serve as its new chief executive officer, an addition to his existing role as the company’s president. Speaks has been with Kyocera Wireless since September 2001. He also has previous executive-level …
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SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless synchronization company Pumatech Inc. said Kyocera Corp. will use the company’s Intellisync Lite software to synchronize e-mail, contact and calendar information for Kyocera’s upcoming PocketCosmo Java-based wireless personal digital assistant. The corporate-focused PocketCosmo is expected to begin …
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WARREN, N.J.-Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. unveiled its long-awaited plans to launch its mobile virtual network operator service this summer. The company, which is a joint venture between U.K.-based Virgin Group and U.S. wireless operator Sprint PCS, said it will offer …
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TOKYO—Kyocera, the world’s largest maker of integrated circuit (IC) ceramic packages and a leading mobile handset vendor in Japan, has won a large-scale wireless local loop (WLL) order from a Thai operator. According to Kyocera, it will provide 202 base …
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CHICAGO—Verizon Wireless plans to roll out its next-generation Express Network in a trio of new U.S. markets this week, including Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh. The market launch expands the carrier’s Express Network coverage to more than 72 million potential …
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MONTREAL—Canadian wireless operator Bell Mobility launched its cdma2000 1x network in Montreal with plans to extend coverage in major urban centers across Quebec this summer and in its national coverage area throughout this year. The carrier originally introduced 1x service …
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SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. launched what it describes as feature-rich CMX 2.1 multimedia software, which offers enhanced audio, animation, speech and sound effects for wireless devices. The company said handset makers Kyocera Corp. and Toshiba have incorporated the solutions into their …
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PHOENIX, United States—ArrayComm announced a licensing partnership with Kyocera to commercialize, manufacture and sell its i-Burst system worldwide. I-Burst is built on ArrayComm’s IntelliCell spatial processing smart antenna technology, which establishes a unique spatial signature for each device in a …
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TORONTO—Canada’s Bell Mobility launched the country’s first 1x wireless network in the greater Toronto area, with plans to extend the coverage throughout the year to cover most of the country. Bell Mobility said the new network will deliver “cruising speeds” …
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TOKYO—Kyocera, a leading telecom vender in Japan, and Hanaro Telecom, a leading carrier in Korea, reached an agreement regarding the next-generation high-speed mobile data business, Kyocera announced on 22 January. Based on the agreement, Hanaro plans to launch a high-speed …
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DALLAS—Nortel Networks has filed a lawsuit accusing Kyocera Corp. of infringing on four patents covering ways wireless communications are transmitted. The lawsuit, filed Jan. 4 in the U.S. District Court in Dallas, seeks damages as well as the recall and …
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BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless introduced its Mobile Web Plus service, a wireless e-mail and Internet access service for use on the Kyocera QCP6035 smartphone. The service provides access to up to six e-mail accounts; attachment previews supporting Microsoft Word and Excel, …
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BEIJING—The Japanese electronics company Kyocera and China Zhenhua (Group) Technologies signed an agreement to set up a joint venture to produce mobile-phone handsets in China’s southwestern Guizhou province. Registered capital will be US$14.89 million, of which Kyocera holds 70 percent. …
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SAN DIEGO—Phone maker Kyocera Corp. has appointed Howard W. Speaks Jr. as its president and chief operating officer. He was the chief executive officer of Triton Network Systems before his new position. “Skip brings a proven track record of working …
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TOKYO—Kyocera Corp., a leading mobile handset manufacturer, plans to cut 10,000 jobs by the end of December 2001 in its overseas operations, Yasuo Nishiguchi, president of Kyocera said on 30 August. In its domestic operation, the firm will eliminate all …
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TOKYO—Kyocera Corp. said it plans to cut 10,000 jobs at is branches overseas, representing 20 percent of its 51,000 work force worldwide.The company said the decision was a reaction to the market slowdown and a strategy to revamp itself.
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Oracle Corp. has made one more stride into the wireless space. The Redwood Shores, Calif.-based software vendor announced what it called its e-Business Suite, which will allow users of handheld devices to access a garden variety of applications and bring …
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In the short lifespan of the still nascent wireless Internet, the owners of the operating systems have already learned that best is not always enough. Palm, Windows CE and Symbian are the three OSs trying to slug it out with …
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While Nokia Corp. is the hands-down leader for mobile handsets shipped in the United States, the handset giant only holds a 7-percent market share for CDMA phones sold in the country last year, according to the recently released Gartner-Dataquest Full …
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TOKYO-Barely two weeks after it recalled 560,000 Sony mobile phones, Japanese carrier KDDI Corp. announced another recall of 52,100 cell phones because of software glitches. The phones were made by Casio Computer Co. Ltd., Kyocera Corp., Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd., …
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Cellport Systems and Ford Motor Co. have teamed to offer the Cellport 3000 with Voice Command hands-free docking station and adapter in select 2002-model Ford vehicles late this summer, Cellport said. The Cellport 3000 with Voice Command was created to …