Mobile Phones

BOSTON-Most people completely replacing their landline phones with wireless phones are between 18 and 24 years old, according to The Yankee Group’s 2003 Mobile User Young Adult Survey. While 12 …

ARLINGTON, Va.-Iridium Satellite L.L.C. said Aug. 4 it has launched short messaging service to its customers that use Iridium 9505 handsets and 9522 L-band receivers. Subscribers can send and receive …

IRVINE, Calif.-Motorola Inc. could have plans to build a disposable mobile phone through a new licensing deal with disposable phone company Hop-On. Officials for neither Motorola nor Hop-On were immediately …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Mobile e-mail will drive the growth of mobile data services for Western European businesses during the next five years, according to advisory firm Analysys. Analysys predicts 40 percent …

The magic is in the finger. Fingerprint technology takes advantage of personal signatures the way current devices use passwords. This saves mobile users the pressure of memory as the finger …

BONN, Germany-The European operator alliance formed earlier this year to counter Vodafone Group plc’s strong European presence announced its first products and services. The alliance, which includes Orange SA, Telefonica …

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. may not be the only company looking to sell a mobile phone using Microsoft Corp.’s software in the United States; it appears Taiwanese manufacturer Chi Mei …

LUXEMBOURG-Gemplus International reported gross profits of $54 million, up 27 percent from the prior quarter. The maker of smart cards for mobile phones said it had a net loss of …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Mobile e-mail will drive the growth of mobile data services for Western European businesses during the next five years, according to advisory firm Analysys. Analysys predicts 40 percent …

Motorola Inc. could have plans to build a disposable mobile phone through a new licensing deal with disposable phone company Hop-On. Officials for neither Motorola nor Hop-On were immediately available …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s recently launched GoPhone service could signal the beginning of an evolution in the wireless prepaid market that will result in carriers placing more emphasis on offerings …

In the early days of wireless, users could expect their phones to store, perhaps, 100 names and phone numbers. Today, users in some cases can expect their phones to hold …

Tokyo-HI Corp. will license its Mascot Capsule Engine Micro 3D Edition software to Motorola Inc.’s Personal Communications Sector for use on select Motorola handsets. The software solution allows consumers to …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS said it will roll out Hitachi’s Windows-based mobile phone known as the SH1000, the first Pocket PC to integrate a rotating camera, built-in keyboard and wireless …

ROME-Not only can your mobile phone keep you in touch with friends, family and co-workers, it can also keep you closer to the Holy See. Under a new service from …

Mobile-phone startup Sendo said it will drop its patent lawsuit against European carrier Orange due to a new licensing deal with Texas Instruments Inc., but that it will continue its …

Reports from the world’s top mobile-phone and network infrastructure providers painted a muddled portrait of the industry, with a few bright spots mixed in with a fair helping of bad …

Companies in the service industry are exploring wireless solutions for tracking employees to save time and money while improving customer relationships. Some small technology firms say they are meeting this …

NEC to re-enter U.S. phone market NEC Corp. plans to re-enter the U.S. mobile phone market through an exclusive phone deal with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. The carrier will begin …

Tokyo-Fujitsu Ltd. has released the CS101 series of system-on-chips (SoCs) using its 90nm CMOS technology. According to the company, the new CS101 series claims the lowest power consumption in the …

Investors dumped Nokia Corp.’s shares following the company’s lower-than-expected revenues and warnings of sluggish sales for the coming quarter. Indeed, uninspiring reports from Nokia, Motorola Inc., Lucent Technologies Inc. and …

SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. reported slumping profits and an 8-percent decline in handset revenues. The company said it sold 12 million mobile phones in the second quarter. The …

WASHINGTON-U.S.-led coalition officials are expected within days to issue a tender for a regional mobile network in Iraq and schedule a conference in Amman, Jordan, on July 31 for prospective …

WASHINGTON-A Supreme Court ruling has thrown into question whether brain cancer and health-related consumer lawsuits currently pending in federal court should be sent back to state court, a venue mobile-phone …

While the industry looks to foster the growth of third-party software, many of the industry’s advanced phone makers will not replace a ruined device if that same third-party software caused …