Mobile Phones

Motorola Inc. appears to be in the midst of reordering its phone design and manufacturing strategy, moves that could yield either boon or doom for those along its supply chain. …

KYOTO, Japan-Kyocera Wireless Corp. will outsource the manufacture and delivery of its mobile phones to contract manufacturing giant Flextronics International Ltd. Although terms of the deal were not disclosed, Kyocera …

Microsoft Corp. is expected to unveil its new Windows Mobile 2005 operating system, codenamed Magneto, in conjunction with its developer’s conference this week in Las Vegas. According to several sources …

As mobile gaming grows from niche market to mass market, developers and publishers are scrambling to market the next big thing. And nearly everyone in the space is putting money …

Microsoft Corp. is expected to unveil its new Windows Mobile 2005 operating system, codenamed Magneto, in conjunction with its developer’s conference next week in Las Vegas. According to several sources …

KYOTO, Japan-Kyocera Wireless Corp. will outsource the manufacture and delivery of its mobile phones to contract manufacturing giant Flextronics International Ltd. Although terms of the deal were not disclosed, Kyocera …

DENVER-About 80 percent of telecom consumers purchase three or four different services, including landline, cable, wireless and Internet services, but less than one-third purchase those services from a single provider, …

Mobile phones have evolved into the focal point of electronics innovation. Indeed, the handset industry sits on the bleeding edge of novelty, and players now introduce new phone technologies at …

Siemens AG announced it intends to shave off its ailing mobile-phone business by spinning it out as a “separate legal unit.” The news comes amid a 35-percent drop in Siemens’ …

NEW YORK-No. 2 mobile-phone maker Motorola may rely more heavily on RF Micro Devices Inc. for its mobile phone chips as the company works to trim its supply chain. Investment …

NEW YORK-Reuters expanded its mobile offerings with a free news service that will deliver text and photos to wireless users in the United Kingdom and the United States. The news …

Siemens AG announced it will spin out its ailing mobile-phone operation as a “separate legal unit” and said it will probably not keep a majority stake in the business. The …

CHICAGO-Staytalking released a public coin-operated mobile-phone charger service that it said is ideal for hotels, conference centers, exhibition halls, health clubs, malls and airports. Mobile-phone users can re-activate a low …

NORWOOD, Mass.-Chipmaker Analog Devices Inc. announced a teaming with Chinese vendor Datang Mobile to offer a phone reference design for the TD-SCDMA wireless standard. The move furthers the possibility the …

It occurs to me that technological advances must be understood and appreciated not only for their self-contained breakthroughs, but also for how they impact-indeed, transform-other more established technologies. Sometimes transformation …

WASHINGTON-The House Commerce Committee is drafting a telecom reform bill to be circulated among lawmakers and the telecom industry in May, but the document will not deal with universal-service reform, …

WASHINGTON-The House Commerce Committee is drafting a telecommunications reform bill to be circulated among lawmakers and the telecom industry in May, but the document will not deal with universal-service reform, …

NEW YORK-Americans use an average of six wireless products powered by rechargeable batteries in their daily lives, according to a new study by NOP World. The poll, conducted on behalf …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. released the industry’s first mobile phones featuring Immersion Corp.’s VibeTonz touch feedback technology. Samsung’s VibeTonz-capable SPH-G1000 and SCH-G100 handsets are available in the Korean …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Switchboard, an online yellow pages Web site, launched send-to-mobile capabilities as well as enhanced mapping and listings features. The send-to-mobile capability allows users to send contact information about a …

BOSTON-Location-based marketing company LocaModa Inc. launched its MobileRC interactive software application that allows shoppers to use their mobile phones as remote controls to operate large screen displays deployed at retail …

“The Spot” hopes to celebrate its first birthday by going even more high-tech. A weekly Web-based program that combines elements of both a soap opera and a reality show, “The …

Signal Reach National Cellular and Signal Reach introduced a new antenna coupler the companies said can attach to any mobile phone and improve the phone’s signal reception. The coupler attaches …

LUXEMBOURG-Internet telephony provider Skype expanded its premium offerings, launching voicemail and phone access services Friday for users in eight countries including the United States. The Voice over Internet Protocol company …

MUNICH-Siemens announced a partnership with printer company Canon to allow Siemens camera-phone users to print their images to Canon printers. The partnership falls under the Mobile Imaging Printing Consortium, a …