Mobile Phones

LONDON-Technology company ROK Player and music portal Ministry of Sound announced plans to release a multimedia memory card (MMC) for handsets that can hold 20 songs with corresponding music videos. …

LONDON-Mobile software developer Amplefuture unveiled a new offering that allows music providers to market and deliver tunes directly to wireless users. Amplefuture said it will market Pocket Player to companies …

The number of households that use mobile phones is increasing, but levels of customer satisfaction are on the decline, according to new research from Forrester Research Inc. Two-thirds of U.S. …

WASHINGTON-Challenges to a Federal Communications Commission decision extending truth-in-billing to mobile phone carriers-without banning line-item regulatory recovery fees-are now pending in two federal appeals courts. The Vermont Public Service Board …

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J.-The idea of using mobile phones for payment at physical points of sale is receiving increased interest, according to a new report from the Smart Card Alliance. The …

ANDOVER, Mass.-Mobile music provider Groove Mobile announced plans to deliver a personalized music service to 14- to 24-year-old wireless users. The offering, which will launch in Europe this summer, will …

NEW YORK-Mobile application publisher Vindigo strolled onto the gaming playground Tuesday, announcing its intention to release a “broad selection” of adventure and casual games this year. Infinite Ventures’ “Shadowgate,” a …

A federal appeals court reinstated Nazomi Communications Inc.’s patent infringement lawsuit against processor company ARM Holdings plc. Nazomi claims ARM’s Jazelle microprocessor for mobile phones infringes on one of its …

BOSTON-MobileLime, which provides mobile shopping solutions, said it has integrated its POSitouch product at Big City, a bar and restaurant in Boston. The POSitouch product allows retailers, restaurants and other …

TURKEY Turkish carrier AVEA Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. selected Nokia to supply a commercial Push to Talk over Cellular solution. The deal also includes Nokia’s Presence solution. The vendor will provide …

LONDON-As election campaigns kick off for the May 5 election in the United Kingdom, the Liberal Democrats are making the most of mobile technology to reach out to younger, technology-savvy …

BANGALORE, India-Motorola Inc. announced it will open a research and development facility in India, a move that ups the company’s investment in the country. “Motorola Labs’ India research center joins …

ARLINGTON, Texas-National Cellular and SignalReach introduced a new antenna coupler the companies said can attach to any mobile phone and improve the phone’s signal reception. The coupler attaches to the …

DUEBENDORF-ZURICH, Switzerland-Java virtual machine vendor Esmertec announced it scored a majority stake in eValley Inc., which sells Java technology for mobile phones in Japan. Esmertec teamed with Tokyo-based eValley in …

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry asked the full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear arguments in class-action headset lawsuits sent back to various state courts by a divided three-judge panel …

NEW YORK-Nearly half of the nation’s 10- to 18-year-olds own mobile phones and a vast majority are interested in handsets that double as music players or cameras, according to a …

Around the world, people are quietly using high-tech to stay in touch with a higher power. While cutting-edge applications like mobile TV make headlines, simpler, religious-based offerings are gaining ground. …

NEW YORK-The number of wireless Internet users last year grew 29 percent, according to a study from market research firm Ipsos. “The Face of the Web” study is based on …

WESLEY HILLS, N.Y.-The creators of Answers.com announced the launch of a test version of its Internet search engine for wireless devices. GuruNet Corp., which owns Answers.com, announced Tuesday that users …

Video-game behemoth Electronic Arts signaled its long-awaited-and perhaps long-feared-entry onto the mobile gaming playground earlier this month at GDC Mobile in San Francisco, unveiling plans to release as many as …

WASHINGTON-A nasty legal fight has broken out over control of the U.S.-based roaming group that assigns codes enabling foreign travelers to use their mobile phones in the United States. The …

In many respects, the clunky category known as plain old telephone service is being put out to pasture. POTS, despite still being the dominant mode of phone service, is becoming …

Most venture capitalists dream of finding the next billion-dollar company hiding in an inventor’s garage. Andy Garman, however, dreams of finding the next billion-dollar company hiding inside a current billion-dollar …

TORONTO-Canadians sent more than 710 million person-to-person text messages from their mobile phones in 2004, up from 352 million during the previous year, according to the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association. …

NEW ORLEANS-America Online Inc. announced deals with two U.S. wireless carriers. Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it is working with AOL to give Cingular Wireless customers easy access to AOL’s new …