Mobile Phones

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens Mobile Acceleration said it invested in Singapore-based software company PurpleACE. The proceeds of the financing will be used to commercialize PurpleACE’s flagship product MobileBAG. The product allows subscribers …

A new report shows the mobile-phone industry could hit almost 500 million shipments this year, a number driven by demand in emerging markets in Asia and Latin America and sales …

NICE, France-Nokia made numerous announcements today at its annual customer Mobile Internet Conference in Nice, France, and at its “Destination Nokia 100% Pure Mobility” event in Brisbane, Australia. The company …

Customers of Vodafone Group plc in Europe, Australia and New Zealand will have access to content from the TV show “The Simpsons” under a new deal announced between the global …

TOKYO-Kyocera Corp. said a writedown in its U.S. unit contributed to the fall in its first-half profit. The company, however, recorded a net profit of $145 million for the first …

LAS VEGAS-Ascendent Telecommunications announced that its AscendentCS mobility and continuity application has been installed inside media specialist OMD’s New York office. Ascendent’s solution allows mobile phones to be linked to …

WASHINGTON-The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday unanimously affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of an $800 million brain-cancer lawsuit against Motorola Inc. and others. The decision puts in further …

LAS VEGAS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans to relaunch its mMode wireless data offering in November, although details of the carrier’s plan are unclear. Andre Dahan, president of AT&T Wireless’ multimedia …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Tuesday said that OnStar Corp.’s ancillary voice calling service is a mobile phone and is subject to the FCC’s wireless enhanced 911 rules. But the commission …

WASHINGTON-The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday unanimously affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of an $800 million brain-cancer suit against Motorola Inc. and others. The decision puts in further …

NOERRESUNDBY, The Netherlands-Dutch company RTX Telecom A/S said it entered an agreement with a Korean mobile telephone producer to develop a GSM/GPRS mobile phone with built-in camera, color display, WAP, …

LAS VEGAS-Ascendent Telecommunications announced at this week’s CTIA Wireless IT show in Las Vegas that its AscendentCS mobility and continuity application has been installed inside media specialist OMD’s New York …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Japanese wireless giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it plans to develop software for mobile phone to protect from wireless viruses, including multimedia-style bugs that travel through e-mail. DoCoMo …

Nokia Corp. said it posted a net income of $958.5 million, or 19 cents a share, in its third quarter results, although its mobile-phone and infrastructure sales fell. The company …

AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. said it has extended its deal with ARM Ltd. to license the ARM1136J core and the ARM1136JF core for smart phones and personal digital assistants. The ARM …

Kyocera Wireless Corp. resumed shipments of several phone models following the company’s investigation into an incident of an apparent exploding phone. “There was no explosion,” said Kyocera spokesman John Chier. …

LG Electronics plans to enter the GSM race in the United States through two new clamshell phones, devices that will be available through Cingular Wireless. LG said pricing and availability …

Longtime wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless announced a significant new business direction with the unveiling of its Voq phone-a device that marks the arrival of a new smart-phone player and …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission and the Direct Marketing Association, which represents 70 percent of telemarketers, found themselves in a tug-of-war Oct. 3 over the constitutionally disputed Do-Not-Call Registry. “We do …

WASHINGTON-The Dutch government said a new study finds that radiation from GSM base stations of third-generation mobile-phone systems could be a potential health problem. The research, in which individuals exposed …

Roy Miniel is a video gamer. He knows his way around a joystick and is on a first-name basis with Lara. Lara Croft, that is, professional tomb raider. Indeed, it’s …

Western Wireless Corp. announced the registration statement for the resale of its outstanding 4.625-percent convertible subordinated notes due 2023 and the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion …

OTTAWA-Atsana Semiconductor Corp said it has unveiled its platform kit for makers of mobile phones and personal digital assistants. The product, known as the J2210 Mobile Evaluation Platform, “enables developers …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless announced it will offer a BREW application that will allow users to wirelessly link to their desktop calendar applications. The iDatebook application, from Xpherix Corp., allows users …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s GSM network failed last weekend, affecting thousands of customers nationwide. The outage affected Cingular’s GSM overlay network in the southern, northeastern and midwestern United States, preventing about …