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TOKYO-Texas Instruments Inc. announced that its new OMAP2430 processor for mobile phones is being sampled by potential customers, delivering improved video performance that is up to four times better than the company’s previously produced processor, the OMAP2420. The company said …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. will partner with Kmart Corp. to sell wireless phones and service in kiosks at select Kmart stores. Alltel has kiosks at 43 stores in 15 states; Kmart operates about 415 stores within Alltel’s coverage area. Terms …

Japan-based weather content provider Weathernews Inc. this week plans to launch a Java-based video application for users with Sprint Nextel Corp. multimedia phones. The Weathernews Network will deliver personal video feeds of local weather news and conditions from local TV …

WASHINGTON-Korean content provider WiderThan Co. expects to net more than $50 million with its planned initial public offering, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this month. WiderThan, which sells ringtones, ring-back tones, games and other …

WASHINGTON-The National Emergency Number Association released its “911 System Reference Guide” to help carriers-primarily Voice over Internet Protocol providers-and public-safety answering points plan and build their own routing solutions. Access to selective router information is difficult for nonincumbent wireline carriers …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. launched two next-generation wireless platforms-DO Multi-carrier Multi-link extensions and HSDPA Multi-carrier Multi-link extensions. The company said the DMMX and HMMX platforms support the roadmaps of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO and HSDPA technologies into the year 2010. Qualcomm said …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Jamster is hoping to scrub its image with a worldwide rebranding effort. The content provider launched a marketing campaign touting a new logo, redesigned Web site and new print, TV and online advertisements. The company, which sells content …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wherify Wireless Inc. said it now plans to launch its Wherifone GPS-capable mobile phone in the United States sometime in the first half of next year, almost a year after the company initially planned to offer the gadget. …

In these early days of wireless entertainment, it appears content providers have effectively deployed a variety of Digital Rights Management solutions to protect their wares. But many believe all those “solutions” are actually a problem. Behind-the-scenes haggling over royalties continue …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. launched its fourth-generation single chip assisted global positioning system solution for mobile phones, which the company says enables users to connect to a satellite from their mobile phones to get directions and maps to the nearest ATM …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-The enterprise wireless LAN market showed strong results in the third quarter, increasing 9 percent sequentially to $249 million. According to Dell’Oro Group, growth was due greatly to WLAN switch, server and appliance sales, which rose 22 percent …

WASHINGTON-The broadcast industry is fighting a proposal that would reserve vacant TV channels for unlicensed uses following the transition to digital TV. “The fact that you don’t see anyone operating on a particular channel does not necessarily mean it’s vacant. …

XM Satellite Radio quietly launched an application to bring its radio service to Windows-powered mobile phones. The largest U.S. satellite radio provider launched Pocket XM Radio, which streams commercial-free XM content directly to Windows Mobile devices. The software sells for …

WASHINGTON-The Iraqi government’s issuance of mobile-phone licenses appears to have been pushed back from next month to June, a delay attributed to political uncertainties associated with the scheduled Dec. 15 election of a new parliament. The licensing is being watched …

Qualcomm Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. tightened their ties with a new deal that calls for Samsung to build Qualcomm’s chips for CDMA and W-CDMA phones. The agreement further solidifies the partnership between one of the world’s largest mobile-phone …

LONDON-Mobile entertainment publisher Telcogames Ltd. said it has acquired Magic Productions Ltd., a Paris-based developer of games for smart phones running Symbian- and Microsoft Corp. Windows-powered smart phones. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. In addition to broadening its …

WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry investors were forced to tighten their seatbelts again as the company lowered its subscriber forecasts due to product delays. The news sent BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd.’s stock down more than 4 percent in trading to $64.24 …

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-By 2010, less than 5 percent of broadband subscribers will use WiMAX technology as a fixed wireless broadband access solution, said research firm iSuppli Corp. WiMAX technology will serve primarily niche market applications in the near term, said …

FORT LEE, N.J.-SkyZone Entertainment Inc. fattened its wallet with a $13.5 million investment from sister company SK C&C, the mobile entertainment publisher announced. SkyZone offers mobile Web portals, games and ringtones, and holds licenses for franchises including Duke Nukem, Rocky …

CALABASAS, Calif.-Strix Systems announced that the Republic of Macedonia will use the company’s Access/One Outdoor Wireless System to create a countrywide, border-to-border Wi-Fi mesh network, bringing wireless broadband services to about 1 million Macedonians who live in rural villages with …

WASHINGTON-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. hopes to capitalize on the holiday shopping season with a new Internet storefront. The Korean electronics manufacturer launched www.lgusa.com, which offers LG’s entire line of mobile phones with services from Cingular Wireless L.L.C., Sprint Nextel Corp., …

U.S. Cellular Corp. and parent company Telephone and Data Systems Inc. said they plan to further delay filing their third-quarter financial results in order to complete restatements of prior financial reports. Both companies rescheduled the release of their third-quarter results …

Enough already with the wires, says Airgo Networks Inc. Airgo is touting its new third-generation True MIMO chipset, which the company says will revolutionize the way consumers use technology in the home. Airgo said that in real-world tests, its True …

AT&T Inc., which until last week was SBC Communications Inc., is getting set to stack its wireless deck with plans to launch an AT&T-branded wireless service that will use subsidiary Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s network. AT&T, which changed its name following …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has identified more than 12,000 GSM sites that it plans to decommission as it integrates 30 of 63 GSM markets by the end of the year, according to Securities & Exchange Commission filings. In addition, the company …