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While the wireless industry concerns itself with new phone features and functions, Tom Tarnowski is more worried about what those phones look and feel like. “We also need some innovation in the area of aesthetics,” he said. “I think the …

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced its new SCH-V740 “ultra slim phone” for the Korean market, a strike back at Motorola Inc.’s popular Razr phone. Motorola has scored a high level of industry buzz with its super-slim Razr clamshell-style phone. The …

David Steinberg stands as an example of the surplus of opportunity within wireless. As chief executive officer of Internet activation company InPhonic Inc., Steinberg has overseen the growth of the company’s revenues from $0 five years ago to between $315 …

News on the phone front continues in anticipation of the upcoming CTIA trade show, with Motorola Inc., LG Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sanyo making announcements. First up is LG, which appears to be readying a new …

Nokia Corp.’s longtime stranglehold on the U.S. mobile-phone market appears to be broken-at least for now-by a major surge in sales from Motorola Inc. “Motorola products are really just more appealing right now,” said Mark Bremer, an analyst with research …

CANNES, France-The GSM Association announced the winners of its 2005 GSM Association Awards during its gala at the 3GSM World Congress. Brazil won the GSM Association Chairman’s Award for country leadership. Brazil counts more than 22 million GSM subscribers, and …

LOS ANGELES AND LONDON-The 25 top Academy Award acting and directing nominees will receive a special-edition black Motorola Razr V3 with three months of complimentary service from Cingular Wireless. Features include a camera with digital zoom, mpeg video player, speaker …

Although only two teams will line up on the field Sunday for the grand culmination of the professional football season, multiple players will participate in Super Bowl XXXIX in one wireless capacity or another. Verizon Wireless upgraded cell sites and …

Many in the industry peg iDEN handset vendor Motorola Inc. as a major winner following the merger between Sprint and Nextel Communications Inc. Motorola’s position is enviable as the company also has managed to capitalize on the merger between Cingular …

Cingular Wireless added another Motorola Inc. phone to its line-up of exclusive devices with the release of the Windows-powered MPx220 for $300 with a two-year service contract. The quadband, clamshell-style phone features Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile operating system as well …

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it will be the exclusive provider of the new Motorola Inc. V551, which supports Cingular’s new EDGE network. Cingular said the new clamshell-style phone will give users faster access to Internet information, games and images. …

TOKYO-A new mobile software solution from Aplix Corp. and Motorola Inc. allows Java developers and content providers to debug an application as it runs on a handset. The solution, based on Aplix’s JBlend platform, supports the KVM Debug Wireless Protocol …

Amid second-quarter financial result releases and a much-anticipated analyst meeting, Motorola Inc. launched a slew of mobile devices last week, the majority of which feature integrated Bluetooth technology. The new Motorola V551 EDGE handset is targeted at users interested in …