Mobile Phones

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association expects to make news when it unveils its voluntary consumer code of conduct next week, but how consumers embrace the code is less clear. …

WASHINGTON-Audiovox Communications Corp. and Verizon Wireless are in settlement talks with a blind woman who earlier this year filed a complaint against the two firms at the Federal Communications Commission, …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG named Ian Moyes as the new head of its mobile-phone segment, one of its five divisions within Siemens Mobile. Rudi Lamprecht, head of Siemens Mobile and member …

SAN DIEGO-Wireless consumers who use text messaging represent a target market for the music industry, according to research from SMS.ac Inc., a mobile community that includes approximately 10 million registered …

WASHINGTON-A Michigan state judge has approved a settlement of a class-action suit against Verizon Wireless entitling about 2 million mobile-phone users in the Detroit area to free airtime and other …

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless and Audiovox Communications Corp. are in settlement negotiations with a blind woman who earlier this year filed a complaint against the two firms at the Federal Communications Commission, …

NEW YORK-Worried that your mechanic is giving you the runaround, or that your teenager might be fibbing? Soon, you may just be able to use your mobile phone to scan …

CDMA giant Qualcomm Inc. announced it will add support for removable miniSD and SD cards in its line of Mobile Station Modem chipsets. The move is a nod to the …

DULLES, Va.-Internet service provider America Online Inc. launched its new Journals service, which allows users to maintain online diaries-also called Web logs or blogs-about their lives and thoughts. AOL said …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-New research shows converged wireless overtaking the traditional personal digital assistant market as shipments of smart phones and other wireless devices are predicted to surpass sales of PDAs this …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. introduced a new messaging offering that extends e-mail and instant messaging services to mobile phones and other devices, news that could help Sprint’s wireless business, Sprint …

Although Research In Motion Ltd. has worked to diffuse concerns over its ongoing legal troubles, some of the company’s competitors see RIM’s high-profile court battles as an opportunity to promote …

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.-SMS Media Group launched Moffers, a mobile content service that sends special offers in the form of text messages from select merchants to subscribers’ cell phones. Moffers is …

Siemens AG has strengthened its hold in the Latin American market with an investment of $110 million in research and development in Brazil for mobile phones. This step makes five …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-New research shows wireless overtaking the traditional personal digital assistant market, and the research firm advises PDA players like Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Palm Inc. to prepare …

Sprint introduced a new messaging offering that extends e-mail and instant messaging services to mobile phones and other devices, news that could help Sprint’s wireless business Sprint PCS. Sprint Messenger …

DALLAS-New research shows the nation’s wireless carriers should look to minorities, including blacks and Hispanics, as these groups represent a major new opportunities for sales. According to a new survey …

Wireless operators in Europe and elsewhere have begun gearing up for potential problems associated with wireless porn, as U.K. telecom regulators field complaints from concerned parents-but the issue has not …

U.S. carriers must adopt new business models to zero in on the youth and young adult markets, especially as subscriber growth is expected to dwindle during the next five years, …

PLANTATION, Fla.-Motorola Inc. announced a teaming with Bobby Jones Sportswear to offer a mobile phone branded with the golfer’s signature and logo for Nextel Communications Inc. subscribers. “Motorola designed the …

WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security last week said mobile phones and other small electronic devices could be used by terrorists in government buildings and other areas with security checkpoints, including …

In the networked home of the future, wireless likely will play a major role, connecting family members to their loved ones, music collections and even microwaves. But the long-held vision …

NEW YORK-A new study finds that the average selling price for mobile phones continues to drop, a situation that could put added pressure on the world’s top mobile-phone makers. Research …

Chips continue to provide cheer in an otherwise gloomy wireless environment. According to the Semiconductor Industry Association, strong demand of chips in the mobile market played a significant part in …

WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that mobile phones and other small electronic devices could be used by terrorists in government buildings and other areas with security checkpoints, including …