Mobile Phones

CANNES, France-ScanSoft Inc. announced it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against voice recognition company Voice Signal Technologies Inc., a move that Voice Signal said comes after ScanSoft’s failed attempt at …

WOBURN, Mass.-Voice Signal announced Panasonic Mobile will include its advanced speech-recognition application in its X700 GSM smartphone. The phone will feature Voice Signal’s Voice-Activated Phonebook, which allows users to dial …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-REMEC Inc. is showcasing its transceiver and base station antenna products at this week’s Broadband Wireless World 2004. REMEC transceivers fill the need for quality, high performance, quick …

CANNES, France-Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Panasonic Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. and others led the charge on the mobile phone front, introducing a range of wireless devices from the …

CANNES, France-Motorola Inc. jumped into the already crowded market for over-the-air updating technology with the release of its Device Management System through its 4thpass subsidiary. Motorola said the technology allows …

CANNES, France-Wireless Internet company Openwave Systems Inc. announced a new deal with Microsoft Corp. as well as a major sale to handset maker Motorola Inc. Openwave also announced an acquisition …

CANNES, France- The GSM Association and manufacturers-including Alcatel, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Panasonic, Sagem, Siemens and Sony Ericsson-announced a new strategy to reduce the theft of mobile phones at this week’s …

LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced its second GSM carrier partner with the release of the G4011 clamshell phone for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. The phone follows the release of two …

CANNES, France-Japanese wireless browser company Access Co. Ltd. announced a series of new products and agreements the company hopes will increase sales to carriers and handset manufacturers. On the handset …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Corp. announced it is in talks to sell its 75-percent stake in its wireless handset business to South Korean handset company Curitel Communications Inc. Terms of the deal …

SAN DIEGO-As mobile-phone news continues to roll in, LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced its second GSM carrier partner with the release of the G4011 clamshell phone for AT&T Wireless Services …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Only a fraction of voice calls in Sweden are carried on mobile networks even though the country boasts one of the highest mobile penetrations in the world, according to …

SEATTLE-Wireless streaming-video company RealNetworks Inc. announced a series of new European customers the company said marks the beginning of the “hockey stick” in multimedia growth. The company also announced a …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday proposed technical rules allowing broadband services to be delivered over power lines. The proposed rules “set forth procedures to measure the radiofrequency energy emitted …

WESTMINSTER, United Kingdom-Telephone network provider Primus Telecommunications said it will sell a GSM mobile phone in Europe that could cut international calling costs by up to 80 percent. Primus said …

NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. said it will sell an exclusive edition of its new 7200 mobile phone designed by fashion notable Zac Posen. The move comes as several companies, notably Siemens, …

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. continued to follow through on promises of new phones with the release of a trio of push-to-talk devices for both GSM and CDMA operators. The move comes …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless announced it will sell a new Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. camera phone with a unique rotating screen design for $180 with a two-year agreement. Sprint PCS sells …

INDIANAPOLIS-Willtek Communications has released its WCDMA System Option for the Willtek 4400 Series Mobile Phone Tester. “Our tests with leading manufacturers showed that the 4400 with the WCDMA test option …

WASHINGTON-A consumer group today will ask a federal appeals court to determine whether the Federal Communications Commission is doing enough to update rules governing human exposure to radiation from mobile …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint is offering a new Video Mail phone to its customers nationwide. The VM4050 phone allows customers to take and send video and audio directly on their mobile …

SAN DIEGO-Juno Cho will serve as the new head of LG Mobile Phones, the mobile handset division of LG Electronics USA Inc. Cho will oversee LG Mobile Phones North American …

Digital rights management has arisen as one of the most critical elements of the wireless data industry. And in an acknowledgement of the importance of the technology, the Open Mobile …

Although mobile phones are perhaps the most recognizable symbol of the wireless industry, they are by no means the only aspect of the business. Indeed, wireless technology today inhabits everything …

Although Bluetooth technology gradually is taking hold among the world’s mobile-phone providers, the short-range wireless technology has elicited somewhat differing reactions from U.S. wireless carriers. Most notably, Sprint PCS introduced …