smart phones

PLAINFIELD, Ind.—High Tech Computer Corp. has tapped Brightpoint Inc. to serve as the exclusive North American distributor for its Microsoft Corp. Windows Mobile-based GSM devices and accessories. The 9-year-old manufacturer …

A mobile phone runs on the chips inside it, if an over-generalization may be permitted for simplicity’s sake. And the basic functions of a basic phone rely on four types …

LONDON-Smart phones will represent the fastest growing segment of the mobile handset market this year, according to Informa Telecoms & Media. The company said year-on-year volume of smart phones will …

CHICAGO—Forbes magazine is the latest old-school print publication to go mobile, teaming with wireless developer mdog.com to offer a wireless version of its online content. The company is targeting on-the-go …

By Julie Jargon CHICAGO—Motorola Inc. cell phone chief Ron Garriques promised investors in May that the company’s new Q smart phone would follow the same trajectory as its smash hit …

Under pressure to assure the market that it can expand its traditional, enterprise customer base, Palm Inc. made a high-profile announcement last week in New York at the DigitalLife 2006 …

Whether it’s goofy pet photos, front row at a rock concert or eyewitness to disaster, the spread of camera-equipped phones has enabled up-to-the-minute photos for social networks and citizen journalism …

HTC Corp. is looking to capitalize on trends?and possibly buck them-as it works to deliver smart phones in the United States and around the world. With 80 percent of the …

The health-care industry increasingly is looking to wireless technologies to save money, reduce inefficiencies and cut down on human errors. And the wireless industry is scrambling to oblige. Modern health-care …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is adding a Razr-esque smart phone to its device lineup, targeting business and consumer users who want access to e-mail and entertainment content, but are willing to …

LOS ANGELES–In its eight-year history, Symbian has had one profitable year–last year, its first in the black. While this is a critical turning point in its business fortunes, one likely …

LOS ANGELES-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is adding a Razr-esque smart phone to its device lineup, targeting business and consumer users who want access to e-mail and entertainment content, but are willing …

CINCINNATI—MobileVoiceControl Inc. is entering the voice-driven search market with an application for smart phones from Sprint Nextel Corp. The developer launched VoiceControl, which allows users to search for mobile content, …

Vodafone Germany launched a downloadable Java-based mapping application that features hi-resolution aerial photos and a searchable database of more than 4,000 German points of interest. Like Google Earth and other …

WASHINGTON—The federal government should lean on the wireless industry to make sure hackers can’t access personal information on used smart phones and personal digital assistants, the governor of Illinois told …

WASHINGTON—The federal government should lean on the wireless industry to make sure hackers can’t access personal information on used smart phones and personal digital assistants, the governor of Illinois told …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Yahoo Inc. launched an expanded Go for Mobile service, extending its software to devices running Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile operating system. According to a company spokesman, the Go for …

Motorola Inc. is quietly offering users of its Moto Q smart phone a free software upgrade intended to strengthen the device’s e-mail and security functions, increase its appeal to business …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Yahoo Inc. launched an expanded Go for Mobile service, extending its software to devices running Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile operating system. According to a company spokesperson, the Go for …

LONDON—Smart phone OS vendor Symbian Ltd. announced increasing shipments and rising revenues in the second quarter, and promised more of the same in the future. “Looking forward … I expect …

DALLAS-Moving advanced functionality from smart phones down to feature-rich phones is a goal on many minds, fueled by cost reductions in chipsets, among other things. Texas Instruments Inc. and LG …

DALLAS—Moving advanced functionality from smart phones down to feature-rich phones is a goal on many minds, fueled by cost reductions in chipsets, among other things. Texas Instruments Inc. and LG …

The Symbian operating system, championed by Nokia Corp. in its smart phones, currently has a majority of OS market share, a state of affairs likely to continue for the foreseeable …

Device-based security, which despite competing notions of stored data vs. data-in-motion, has its role. In that case, according to the Tower Group’s Bob Egan, keep in mind that the drivers-both …

Call it the WAP gap. Major media companies and mega-brands around the world are trying to lure customers by promoting short codes as a kind of red carpet to their …