Mobile Phones

“The future is in the software,” said Nayeem Islam, vice president of NTT DoCoMo Inc.’s mobile software laboratory in San Jose, Calif. “The hardware is a commodity.” Islam’s assertion, spoken …

The world’s two most popular consumer electronics devices may soon be combined into one-the mobile TV phone. Behold. Although one is designed for sedentary, passive entertainment and the other for …

WASHINGTON-Wireless is here to stay and it is becoming more important. That was the take-away message from Thursday’s 22nd annual Institute on Telecommunications Policy & Regulation sponsored by the Practicing …

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. slipped past Motorola Inc. to become the world’s No. 2 mobile-phone manufacturer, according to new numbers from research firm Gartner Inc. According to Gartner, Samsung sold …

SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Canadian operator Telus Mobility announced it is selling a new LG Electronics Co. Ltd. phone that features Digit Wireless’ Fastap keypad technology. The LG 6190 phone is available for …

It’s no mystery why so many content and messaging providers are working so hard to pry the lid off the booming Chinese wireless data market. The question is how to …

TOKYO-NEC Electronic Corp. wants to make chips off its old block. The semiconductor unit of NEC Corp. said it will work together with its parent company to develop dual-mode chipsets …

Colorado Mills is one of Denver’s newest suburban malls. The warm, well-lit corridors are lined with like likes of Gap, Target, K-B Toys, Chili’s and other clothing, eatery, trinket and …

Mobile instant messaging is expected to take another step forward this week with an announcement that Nokia Corp. will expand its offerings of IM-friendly handsets. The world’s largest handset manufacturer …

SINGAPORE-MobileOne, a Singaporean wireless carrier, said it will begin a one-month third-generation trial Thursday using data cards and involving mainly corporate customers. A second-phase trial, involving 200 customer and corporate …

TOKYO-NEC Electronic Corp. wants to make chips off its old block. The semiconductor unit of NEC Corp said it will work together with the parent company to develop dual-mode chipsets …

Wi-Fi is quickly taking the place of integrated cameras and push-to-talk functions as the new hot technology for the handset market. As a result, chipmakers, carriers and handset suppliers are …

ROK Entertainment Group said its ROK Player allows multimedia memory card-capable mobile phones to play content-loaded multimedia chips on the full screen of their handsets rather than in letterbox formats. …

HONG KONG-Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said it became the first Chinese vendor to make third-generation handsets with the launch of three new UMTS devices at the 3G World Congress & …

Japanese wireless giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. released its latest line-up of advanced handsets for its FOMA third-generation network. The carrier’s new 901i series of mobile phones feature advanced video calling, …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-The wait appears to be over for Motorola Inc.’s new A630 device, as T-Mobile USA Inc. is offering it on its Web site for $300. The device is one …

A new study shows that businesses are most likely to look to wireless carriers-instead of device makers or computer suppliers-for their wireless data needs. Further, the business market represents a …

HELSINKI, Finland-Anti-virus company F-Secure Corp. said it discovered a new Trojan computer virus for mobile phones running the Series 60 version of the Symbian operating system. The company said the …

TOKYO-Traditionally at the forefront of mobile-phone innovation, NTT DoCoMo Inc. released what it describes as a common software platform for its third-generation FOMA devices. The carrier said the software platform-which …

HONG KONG-Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said it became the first Chinese vendor to make third-generation handsets with the launch of three new UMTS devices at the 3G World Congress & …

TOKYO-Japanese wireless giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. released its latest line-up of advanced handsets for its FOMA third-generation network. The carrier’s new 901i series of mobile phones feature advanced video calling, …

The United States may have stolen the text-messaging world record from the text-loving British thanks to a lightning-fast performance by Ben Cook, a 17-year-old high school student in Salt Lake …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Royal Philips Electronics introduced what it said is the world’s smallest FM radio solution for mobile devices. The company said about 15 percent of mobile phones sold worldwide …

Handset makers opened the floodgates on new phones and carrier deals for the holiday season, with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Nokia Corp., Research In Motion Ltd. and others making announcements. …

Wireless users today largely talk on their phones, but in the near future they may begin talking to their phones. Woburn, Mass.-based VoiceSignal Technologies Inc. has developed what the company …