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Movie studios, video-game companies and record labels are all in the process of extending their offerings to mobile-phone subscribers, so it’s no surprise that Internet gambling vendors are also researching the market as a new and growing opportunity. “There’s just …

New research shows the market for smart phones and converged devices continued to increase in the first quarter, with Nokia Corp. claiming the top spot in terms of devices and Symbian retaining the No. 1 position on the operating system …

CHICAGO-Mobile instant communications provider Fastmobile Inc. reported an agreement with Indian wireless carrier Hutchison Essar to market Fastmobile’s Fastchat multimodal messaging and content delivery service in India. Fastmobile said the service would launch across India this quarter on a range …

READING, United Kingdom-New research shows Research In Motion, Symbian and Microsoft Corp. scoring gains in the Europe, Middle East and Africa market for advanced wireless devices, while Nokia Corp. and PalmOne Inc. failed to show increases. According to research and …

Developers: Wireless wants you. At least, that’s the message coming from many of the largest players in the wireless industry. Companies from Microsoft Corp. to Nokia Corp. to Verizon Wireless are investing both cash and manpower into enticing content and …

HELSINKI, Finland-As expected, Nokia Corp. released a redesigned version of its N-Gage mobile-phone/video-game device. The company upgraded several features that came under heavy criticism when the first version of the device was launched last year, including the location of the …

TORONTO-Diversinet Corp. and China’s Guangdong Electronic Certification Authority recently began working together to stimulate China’s emerging mobile commerce and mobile digital certificates market. Under the partnership, the companies will use Diversinet’s Passport ONE security infrastructure software to implement the m-cert …

TORONTO-Diversinet Corp. and China’s Guangdong Electronic Certification Authority recently began working together to stimulate China’s emerging mobile commerce and mobile digital certificates market. Under the partnership, the companies will use Diversinet’s Passport ONE security infrastructure software to implement the m-cert …

TOKYO-Following its plans for an initial public offering, Seven Networks Inc. announced its mobile e-mail software will be installed on NEC Corp.’s BREW-based handsets for Japanese carrier KDDI Corp. The company’s software offers real-time access to Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange, …

Neither edgy nor solitary, Nokia Corp. has all the hallmarks of a conservative company. As a leading player in both the handset and infrastructure businesses, the Finnish vendor always has worked with industry associations and marquee players to push products …

SAN FRANCISCO-Microsoft Corp. released a new version of its operating system for mobile phones that includes support for switching between landscape- and portrait-style screens as well as VGA and QVGA high-resolution displays. Motorola Inc. said it will use the new …

HANNOVER, Germany-Comverse announced a joint project with Siemens, which calls for Comverse to implement its Visual Voicemail handset client on Siemens’ new Symbian OS-based SX1 mobile handsets. The handsets are being supplied to operators with complete VVM functionality preloaded, said …

Push-to-Talk over Cellular technology is wobbling on three legs: one belonging to Nokia Corp.; the second to four other heavyweights; and the third to the Open Mobile Alliance- and all three legs are hopping in different directions. “This means there …

SEOUL, South Korea-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. becomes the latest mobile phone manufacturer to team with software giant Microsoft Corp. as it gears up to release its new LG-SC8000 smart phone running Microsoft’s Pocket PC operating system. LG will release the …

HANOVER, Germany-Megapixel camera phones were the name of the game at the CeBIT trade show, with Nokia Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Siemens and NEC Corp. among those releasing new advanced products. First, Nokia released its first megapixel camera phone, …

HANNOVER, Germany-Sony Network Services Europe announced a deal with TeliaSonera Finland to offer a new streaming music service. Dubbed the Personal Media Assistant, the Sony application is designed for mobile phones running the Symbian operating system and allows users to …

MUNICH, Germany-Trouble seems to be simmering in the push-to-talk house as Nokia Corp. has taken a different path from other major vendors and members of the Open Mobile Alliance on how to implement the pre-standard protocol. Meanwhile, the other PTT …

Despite public arguments among Psion plc’s shareholders, the company voted to sell its stake in operating system vendor Symbian for about $252 million. Psion argued the deal would generate the greatest return for its investments in Symbian, which totaled about …

LONDON-Operating system company Symbian said it will shut down its SymbianPages.com Web site in order to focus on other marketing initiatives. The Web site will shut down May 1. “Symbian originally established Symbian Pages to act as a market information …

LONDON-A firm representing about 13 percent of Psion plc’s shareholders said it will vote against the company’s plans to sell its stake in operating system company Symbian to Nokia Corp. Phoenix Asset Management, which owns about 13 percent of Psion’s …

LONDON-A firm representing about 13 percent of Psion plc’s shareholders said it will vote against the company’s plans to sell its stake in operating system company Symbian to Nokia Corp. Phoenix Asset Management, which owns about 13 percent of Psion’s …

The line in the sand is getting deeper. On one side sits the world’s No. 2 mobile-phone maker Motorola Inc. and its operating system partner Microsoft Corp., a team hoping to entice Windows fans looking for a familiar environment. On …

Although wireless by and large caters to the consumer market, many of the industry’s major mobile-phone makers zeroed in on the high-margin business user during the 3GSM show in Cannes, France. Nokia, the world’s No. 1 handset manufacturer, used the …

CANNES, France-Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Panasonic Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. and others led the charge on the mobile phone front, introducing a range of wireless devices from the most advanced to the most unique. First, Motorola introduced new …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. appears to be prepping a range of new advanced devices for possible introduction during the 3GSM show in Cannes, France, including new 3G phones with the Symbian operating system, new phones running the Microsoft Corp. smart phone …