Mobile Phones

BERLIN-Synchronica said its SyncML Gateway for Microsoft Exchange is available. The gateway provides over-the-air synchronization of Microsoft Exchange with mobile phones from Nokia Corp., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. and …

MUNICH, Germany—Infineon Technologies AG and the Volkswagen Group announced they have developed a platform concept for wireless location-based information services for vehicles. The platform, dubbed the “Basic Telematics Unit,” uses …

A year ago, the semiconductor sector seemed on cruise control, while other sectors of telecom had just begun to rev up their economic recovery engines. Quarter after quarter companies reported …

MUNICH, Germany-Infineon Technologies AG and the Volkswagen Group announced they have developed a platform concept for wireless location-based information services for vehicles. The platform, dubbed the “Basic Telematics Unit,” uses …

ESPOO, Finland-STMicroelectronics said its line of multimedia application processors known as Nomadik for third-generation mobile devices will now support Nokia Series 60 Platform. Nomadik allows devices like mobile phones and …

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced the C650 and V180 tri-band mobile phone models are now available through T-Mobile USA Inc. The candy bar-shaped C650 features an integrated VGA camera, MP3 ring …

BOSTON-The market for data cards in Western Europe is potentially large, according to a new report from The Yankee Group. Operators, faced with restricted third-generation coverage, capacity and handsets have …

PARIS-XandMail announced its SMS Access Solution is now available. The carrier-grade solution provides access to personal data, including mail, address book, calendar and photos, from any mobile phone using short …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Microsoft Corp. could overtake Symbian Ltd. in mobile-phone operating system market share by 2009, according to research from ABI Research. The group believes that by 2009, mobile phones …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-InnoPath Software Inc. has added Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. to its list of clients, agreeing to provide its over-the-air software on Sanyo’s 3G handsets. InnoPath’s DeltaUpgrade Plus software …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. will stop selling ring tones, games and other content from its Club Nokia Web site. The world’s largest manufacturer of mobile phones began offering entertainment-themed content through …

General Motors Corp. plans to double production of vehicles equipped with OnStar’s in-vehicle communications systems in 2006 models. The company said that for the 2006 model year, 3 million GM …

SAN DIEGO-Siemens Mobile unveiled two new phones to the U.S. market, including the company’s first 1-megapixel camera phone. The S66 camera phone includes a 1.3-megapixel integrated still and video camera, …

Once relegated to outdated handsets and overpriced basic voice services, prepaid customers increasingly are being catered to with the latest handset technology and services to go along with more rational …

Cingular Wireless and Sprint PCS both launched new handsets Wednesday. LG Mobile Phones and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. have launched the new L1400 camera phone. The clamshell-style GSM/GPRS phone features media …

SAN FRANCISCO-Faith West Inc. will offer licensed tracks from labels including EMI Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment and RCA Label Group to U.S. Cellular, the mobile music company said. Through …

COPENHAGEN-Siemens AG has unveiled the SF65, a clamshell-style mobile phone that includes a 1.3-megapixel camera with flash, four-times zoom, a color display, and a swivel action screen that transforms it …

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus successfully completed the first in-flight trial of GSM mobile phones and plans to allow passengers to use phones in flight by 2006, the company announced Wednesday. …

AirGate Technologies, a subsidiary of The X-Change Corp., said it has completed a radio-frequency identification (RFID) prototype for car child safety seats. The prototype uses the company’s “Smart Buckle” technology …

JONKOPING, Sweden-Datalink Nordic has developed a mobile service that allows users to send alerts from their mobile phone when they are in danger. Users activate MLARM on their phone and …

ESSEX, Conn.-Advertising executives Jim Hood and Wes Bray announced the formation of HipCricket L.L.C., a wireless marketing and event company targeting young mobile-phone users. HipCricket is working with television and …

No longer will EDGE technology belong to the list of protocols with an uncertain future. As some industry experts look at it, EDGE is ramping up in spite of its …

ESSEX, Conn.-Advertising executives Jim Hood and Wes Bray announced the formation of HipCricket L.L.C., a wireless marketing and event company targeting young mobile-phone users. HipCricket is working with television and …

JONKOPING, Sweden-Datalink Nordic has developed a mobile service that allows users to send alerts from their mobile phones when they are in danger. Users activate MLARM on their phones and …

Merrill Lynch & Co. downgraded Motorola Inc., citing “increasing weakness” at its mobile-phone division that puts its third- and fourth-quarter sales at risk. Analyst Tal Liani pointed to excess inventory …