Mobile Phones

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-The virus protection business of Network Associates Inc. said it will jump into the wireless industry in order to protect wireless users from the potential threat of wirelessly …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Siemens has set a target of supplying one in five mobile phones bought in the United Kingdom by 2005. Having firmly established itself as the main challenger to Nokia’s …

LONDON-Acotel, the Italian wireless application service provider, has acquired Info2cell.com, the Middle East’s first wireless applications service provider. Acotel’s first acquired a 33-percent stake in Info2cell.com in 2000. Following the …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. released additional details on its previously announced N-Gage video game platform/mobile phone, reporting the support of a range of major video game developers and sales timelines. In …

WASHINGTON-Maryland State Sen. Brian Frosh (D) and two other lawmakers have introduced legislation to step up regulation of mobile phone carriers, continuing a growing trend of state activism throughout the …

WASHINGTON-A key House lawmaker has requested a probe into whether the Bush administration’s top telecom official acted properly in allowing wireless lobbyists to throw her a party in October 2001 …

WASHINGTON-A U.S. government-sponsored study said mobile-phone exposure causes brain damage in rats. The study, published yesterday in the online edition of the journal Environmental Heath Perspectives, is said to represent …

WASINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today authorized mobile satellite service providers the flexibility to integrate ground-based transmitters into their operations, but it also reallocated 30 megahertz from the troubled satellite sector …

WASHINGTON-A Swedish-funded study published in a journal of a U.S. health agency says mobile phone exposure causes brain damage in rats. The study, published yesterday in the online edition of …

BEIJING-China’s TCL Mobile Communications sold 6.21 million mobile phones last year, exceeding its sales target of 5 million units. The company is China’s largest domestic handset maker. Sales surged almost …

WASHINGTON-Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association President Thomas Wheeler today warned Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell that allowing mobile satellite service operators to operate land-band transmitters could cause interference to …

NEW YORK-Siemens AG reported a 10-percent decrease in first-quarter sales, to $20.28 billion, and a decline in net income to $561 million from $579 million during the same period a …

MOSCOW-Biggest Russian carrier Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) was stunned to see its database of clients sold on pirate CD across Moscow and launched an investigation among the staff. The CD containing …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless will sell a new color screen mobile phone from LG Mobile Phones, the companies announced. The new VX4400 features a 65K-STN color internal LCD display as well …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-FastMobile said it successfully completed a voice push-to-talk test between Chicago and London using two standard mobile phones operating with the company’s fastxt walkie-talkie technology. The company said the …

Just months after European carrier Orange released the world’s first mobile phone running on Microsoft’s Smartphone operating system, the two companies are working to develop a patch for a software …

WASHINGTON-One of the most contentious wireless issues in Europe-mobile phone termination fees-is has landed in the United States as Bush administration trade and telecom officials investigate whether U.S. telecom carriers …

MANILA, The Philippines-Despite hard times, Filipino consumers adhere to mobile phones and will find the means to raise the cash needed to upgrade their gadgets, according to the latest survey …

BEIJING-At its MotoCoder developer conference in Shanghai, Motorola vowed to strongly encourage software development for its mobile phones in China. Having a large developer community may be crucial for the …

SEOUL, Korea-Samsung Electronics reported total sales for the year of about $34 billion, with total year sales in its mobile phones and network hardware division reaching $10.4 billion. The company …

MINNEAPOLIS-ADC has joined forces with Network365, headquartered in Wicklow, Ireland, to offer what the companies call “an end-to-end mobile payment solution that helps generate additional revenue for mobile operators.” The …

SEOUL, Korea-Samsung Electronics reported total sales for the year of about US$34 billion, with total year sales in its mobile phones and network hardware division reaching US$10.4 billion. The company …

SAN DIEGO-LG Mobile Phones is jumping into the rink as the exclusive mobile phone sponsor of the NHL hockey team the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and the company’s products will …

TOKYO-The Japanese Telecom Ministry launched a discussion regarding introducing the “carrier pre-fixed system” known as “Myline service” for calls from fixed-line phones to mobile phones. In Japan, charges for calls …

TOKYO-Omron, a pioneer in automated control equipment service, announced it would launch a new service that would see its contracted stores produce prints of pictures taken by mobile phones. Omron …