Mobile Phones

SEOUL-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. posted increasing revenues, but the company’s profit line took a hit due to a $300 million fine the U.S. Department of Justice levied against the company …

LONDON-I-play said Friday it will publish a mobile-phone game based on the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy. The U.K.-based game maker unveiled a partnership with International Sports Multimedia, …

LONDON-Nokia Corp. released a trio of advanced, business-focused devices that pit the company squarely against Motorola Inc., Palm Inc. and BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. Specifically, Nokia’s new E61 device …

TOKYO-Rakuten Inc., a Japanese e-commerce company, and NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced a business and capital alliance that calls for the companies to provide Internet auction services over mobile phones and …

WASHINGTON-A new study says electromagnetic radiation produced by cell phones do not stress human cells in a way that could lead to heath risks. “We performed highly sensitive, extremely well-controlled …

SanDisk Corp. and Sony Corp. introduced the industry’s third major removable memory card format specifically designed for space-conscious mobile phones. The companies unveiled their new Memory Stick Micro product, a …

In a nod to the growing chatter around wireless viruses and hacking, Nokia Corp. announced it would install security software from Symantec Corp. in its Series 60 smart phones, devices …

ARLINGTON, Texas-National Cellular announced it will distribute Starkey Laboratories’ Ear Level Instrument product, which the companies said will allow hearing-aid users to make calls on any Bluetooth-capable mobile phone. “ELI …

FAIRFAX, Va.-Simply Wireless said it sold 19,500 mobile phones on the Home Shopping Network the week of Sept. 28, making it the top mobile-phone seller on the network. The company …

SINGAPORE-Motorola Inc. won a second contract from the GSM Association to supply an additional 6 million ultra-cheap mobile phones to emerging markets like India, Turkey, Pakistan, Thailand and elsewhere. The …

WASHINGTON-A leading expert has offered the White House and Congress recommendations to overhaul the nation’s emergency-alert system, based on eight years of research on the subject. The challenge requires a …

Deals were announced and applications launched last week as the large wireless vendors fanned the flames of the hot and getting-hotter mobile content market. L.M. Ericsson said it will distribute …

UPPER MONTCLAIR, N.J.-Rave Wireless Inc. said Montclair State University has deployed a mobile-phone program enabled by Rave that allows students to customize their mobile phones for always-available access to information …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and newly formed SeaMobile signed a three-year contract to bring wireless voice and data communication services to the seas. Ericsson said it will supply a complete wireless …

SAN FRANCISCO-The Trusted Computing Group said it plans to enable trust and security in mobile phones and their applications. TCG is a nonprofit industry association that creates open industry specifications …

MUNICH, Germany-For those who yearn for channel surfing away from home, Siemens AG is launching Mobile TV Streaming, which the company said makes mobile channel surfing over GPRS or W-CDMA/UMTS …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-The majority of cell-phone users support policies that limit wireless usage in schools, according to an survey of 2,400 consumers by Amplitude Research. Eighty-five percent of the 2,400 …

IRVINE, Calif.-Broadcom Corp. launched a new software product called Blink that simplifies the use of Bluetooth when connecting cellular phone handsets with PCs, said the company. Bluetooth Link is a …

Several handset makers, including UTStarcom Inc., Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Kyocera Wireless Corp., chose wireless trade shows from San Francisco to Singapore as venues to introduce new …

SAN FRANCISCO-Executives from Cingular Wireless L.L.C., VeriSign Inc. subsidiary Jamster!, WiderThan, Orange SA and others took turns discussing the future of wireless content and the mobile Web during the Mobile …

ESPN Inc. today announced it will unveil its first mobile phone and limited service later this year, teaming with Japanese handset maker Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. to offer a high-resolution …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday it was reaching out to public-safety officials in Texas to make sure they knew that 911 calls should be rerouted if a public-safety answering …

As industry leaders gather in San Francisco this week they may wish to consider refining what can best be described as a muddled message on cell phones and safe driving. …

The following information includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.

WASHINGTON-An Arizona appeals court Tuesday led that text messages sent by autodialers are illegal just as telemarketing calls to mobile phones using autodialers are illegal. Acacia Mortgage Corp. sent two …