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FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-New product launches and portfolio updates helped the worldwide phone market surpass 200 million units shipped in the third quarter of 2005, according to a report from IDC. The firm’s quarterly wireless handset report indicates shipments rose 19 percent …

Heading up a string of device announcements, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell a new enterprise-focused smart phone from Hewlett-Packard Co. The device features Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile operating system and a design similar to Research In Motion Ltd.’s …

SINGAPORE-Motorola Inc. won a second contract from the GSM Association to supply an additional 6 million ultra-cheap mobile phones to emerging markets like India, Turkey, Pakistan, Thailand and elsewhere. The deal-similar to a February announcement between Motorola and the GSM …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. plans to step up its competition with the likes of Motorola Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. by introducing more mid- and low-end phones in Europe, the United States and elsewhere. Sony Ericsson lately has …

LONDON-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Inc. appointed Najmi Jarwala president of the North American region. Most recently Jarwala was senior vice president of customer equipment and supply chain at AT&T Wireless Services Inc.

SOUDERTON, Pa.-Eastern Wireless L.P. and Image 1 Wireless Inc. announced they have merged operations. The resulting company, Touchstone Wireless L.P., provides handset repair and logistics services. Touchstone provides Level 3 authorized service for all original equipment manufacturers, including Audiovox/UTStarcom Inc., …

Australia Australian wireless carrier Telstra Corp. now offers commercial W-CDMA services. The carrier, which operates both GSM- and CDMA-based networks, previously offered EV-DO service in some markets in Australia. The carrier is offering four new handsets for the service-Motorola Inc.’s …

SAN RAMON, Calif.—Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. signed an agreement with push-to-talk vendor Kodiak Networks to install Kodiak’s PTT software in its phones. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Kodiak does not charge handset makers for the use of …

SAN RAMON, Calif.-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. signed an agreement with push-to-talk vendor Kodiak Networks to install Kodiak’s PTT software in its phones. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Kodiak does not charge handset makers for the use of …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. is gearing up to sell its first Walkman phone in the United States. However, the company is planning to sell the phone through its Web site and not through a wireless carrier like Cingular Wireless …

Memory Stick-Developed by Sony Corp. and used in a range of Sony products like the PSP. Memory Stick Duo is the small version, which measures 31 x 20 x 1.6 mm. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. supports Memory Stick Duo. …

Apparently it’s the mini, not the meek, that shall inherit the Earth. Everything is going small and portable, from video-game machines to music players to mobile phones. The latest to fall into this Lilliputian way of thinking is the removable …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. is gearing up to sell its first Walkman phone in the United States. However, the company is planning to sell the phone through its Web site and not through a wireless carrier like Cingular Wireless …

When Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launches high-speed data packet access-based service en masse in the United States later this year, the protocol is expected to double the carrier’s reach, making a significant mark not only in this country, but around the …

Novatel Wireless Inc. strengthened its position as the No. 1 supplier of PC cards in the United States in the second quarter, finally beating long-time rival Sierra Wireless Inc. Sierra has dominated the PC card market, but several critical missteps …

NEWTON CENTRE, Mass.-The big appear to keep getting bigger as Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc. accounted for half of the 188 million phones sold in the second quarter, according to research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics. However, such gains came …

The big appear to keep getting bigger as Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc. accounted for half of the 188 million phones sold in the second quarter, according to research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics. However, such gains came at the …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc said it has joined the Java Verified Program, which provides a process for testing and certifying Java-based mobile handset applications. The carrier said it is a Platinum member in the initiative, which was launched in early 2004 …

Motorola Inc. emerged the clear winner of the second-quarter handset battle. The company’s strike at Nokia Corp.’s dominance in the low-end phone market scored a direct hit, while it also managed to gain on Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. in the …

Second-quarter earnings dropped despite increases in the number of handsets sold, two of the largest phone-makers reported Friday. Samsung Electronics Co., the No. 3 cell-phone manufacturer, said sales fell 9 percent to $13.1 billion for the quarter, compared with $14.4 …

As third-generation technology and wireless broadband hit the U.S. marketplace, PC card vendors finally may hit their stride. Verizon Wireless is in the process of expanding its CDMA EV-DO network throughout its coverage area, while Sprint Corp. launched its own …

Earnings dropped during the second quarter despite increases in the number of units sold, two of the largest phone-makers reported Friday. Samsung Electronics Co., the No. 3 cell-phone manufacturer, said sales fell 9 percent to $13.1 billion for the quarter …

PORTLAND, Ore.-FreeRange Communications introduced an RSS news and Weblog reader for mobile phones and personal digital assistants. The FreeNews service allows users to receive feeds of Web information, including news, sports, weather, stock quotes and company news. FreeNews downloads only …

News on the over-the-air front continues to gain steam, as Motorola Inc., LG Electronics Co. Ltd., Huawei Technologies and others announce plans to use or sell the technology. First up, Motorola said it will resell Bitfone Corp.’s OTA updating technology …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Over-the-air updating continues to gain steam as LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it will use Red Bend’s OTA technology in its third-generation handsets. LG will use Red Bend’s vCurrent Mobile technology as a way to deliver remotely software updates …