Mobile Phones

WASHINGTON-A bill banning 16- and 17-year-olds from using mobile phones while driving passed the California Senate. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Debra Bowen (D), was approved by a 24-to-11 bipartisan …

Tim Berners-Lee, widely credited with creating the World Wide Web, has spoken out against the wireless industry’s attempts to create a “.mobi” mobile-specific Internet domain listing. Further, the World Wide …

BERLIN-Siemens AG will discontinue its line of fashion-focused mobile phones sold under its Xelibri brand. Launched early last year, the line-up of phones included devices made to look like jewelry, …

WASHINGTON-A bill banning 16- and 17-year-olds from using mobile phones while driving passed the California Senate Tuesday. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Debra Bowen (D), was approved by a 24-to-11 …

RAMAT GAN, Israel-TransChip Inc., which develops integrated camera solutions for mobile phones and multimedia devices, said it has received approval to begin a research and development project. The Office of …

BERLIN-Siemens announced it will discontinue its line of fashion-focused mobile phones sold under its Xelibri brand. Launched early last year, the line-up of phones included devices made to look like …

Nokia Corp. announced it will expand its research-and-development efforts in China, a move that comes amid doubts about Nokia’s ability to maintain its grip on the market as well as …

Nokia Corp. announced it will expand its research and development efforts in China, a move that comes amid doubts about Nokia’s ability to maintain its grip on the market as …

LOS ANGELES-Wireless start-up Primetones.com, which sells ring tones on the Internet, announced it will offer a new service that will allow mobile-phone users to create ring tones from their personal …

SEOUL, South Korea-Curitel Communications announced it will build CDMA mobile phones using Qualcomm Inc.’s BREWChat push-to-talk technology. Curitel joins Kyocera Wireless Corp. and others in building BREWChat-capable phones. “Adding Qualcomm’s …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson Technology Licensing has signed an agreement with Wavecom S.A. for Bluetooth software. Under the agreement, Wavecom will embed the Ericsson Core Bluetooth Software Stack B-C3 in its WISMO …

The nation’s newest reality show is set to debut on a mobile phone near you. Sprint PCS announced it will offer a streaming-video application from Cyber Oasys Corp. and V-Star …

The nation’s newest reality show is set to debut on a mobile phone near you. Sprint announced it will offer a streaming video application from Cyber Oasys Corp. and V-Star …

BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission published a consultation paper on “electronic money” for use with mobile phones and whether changes are needed to the E-Money Directive and how it applies to …

OYSTER BAY, New York-Dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi mobile phones will enjoy support among business users and could grow to as much as 7 percent of the worldwide handset market by 2009, according …

Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has won a $150 million contract to provide U.S. Cellular with CDMA2000 equipment, software and professional services in the Chicago market. Lucent said it will …

The U.S. wireless gaming market recently expanded yet again with the emergence of European gaming powerhouse In-Fusio. The Bordeaux, France-based gaming company has been offering wireless games and technology in …

On first sight, comedy quiz show “Psyche 101” and reality drama series “Hotel Franklin” appear to be part of a new fall TV lineup. Each episode of “Psyche 101” follows …

Dear Editor, I read with interest your article on April 1 titled, “Research claims wireless not major threat to wireline,” and wanted to share some thoughts on a couple of …

German handset maker Siemens AG and Chinese vendor Ningbo Bird Co. Ltd. announced a new strategic partnership to build and sell mobile phones in Chinese and international markets, moves that …

New research shows the market for smart phones and converged devices continued to increase in the first quarter, with Nokia Corp. claiming the top spot in terms of devices and …

WASHINGTON-Lawyers for a North Carolina firm are in talks to settle a lawsuit brought by the estate of a young girl killed earlier this year when a commercial truck-allegedly operated …

HERNDON, Va.-Defywire Inc. announced systems integration firm AnviCom Inc. as a customer and partner for the Defywire Mobility Suite. AnviCom, which serves the government sector, has begun developing mobile applications …

German handset maker Siemens AG and Chinese vendor Ningbo Bird Co. Ltd. announced a new strategic partnership to build and sell mobile phones in Chinese and international markets, moves that …

Alcatel’s new handset deal with Chinese electronics manufacturer TCL Corp. is part of a notable and growing trend toward joint ventures and acquisitions, and analysts expect the pace to accelerate. …