Wherify

GPS company Wherify Wireless Inc. hired Vincent Sheeran as the company’s new CEO.“We are very pleased to see Vince Sheeran, a veteran of several high-growth technology companies, join the Wherify …

Wherify Wireless Inc. said it sold about $4.6 million of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in an effort to create some financial breathing room.The developer of location-based products and services …

Sprint Nextel announced that it will sell the Motorola Slvr, Krzr and Razr sometime in “early November.” We’re trying to figure out exactly why Sprint Nextel issued this press release. …

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Wherify Wireless Inc. will retail its Wherifone GPS Locator phones through Toys `R’ Us outlets nationwide starting Oct. 1, after a long delay during which the firm twice re-engineered the …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

   REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.—Wherify Wireless Inc. will retail its Wherifone GPS Locator phones through Toys ‘R’ Us outlets nationwide starting Oct. 1, after a long delay during which the firm …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.—Chilean wireless operator Entel PCS said it launched a location-based safety service in Chile using products provided by Wherify Wireless Inc. The service, called Ubicom, uses Wherify’s Wherifone …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-ScanR Inc. launched a service enabling mobile-phone users to take pictures of whiteboards and documents, e-mail them to the company for processing, then direct the results to an …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wherify Wireless Inc. said it now plans to launch its Wherifone GPS-capable mobile phone in the United States sometime in the first half of next year, almost a …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wherify Wireless Inc. said it now plans to launch its Wherifone GPS-capable mobile phone in the United States sometime in the first half of next year, almost a …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell a new phone aimed at children. The carrier picked up Firefly Mobile Inc.’s Firefly phone, which Firefly has been selling through retail outlets …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it will sell a new phone aimed at children. The carrier picked up Firefly Mobile Inc.’s Firefly phone, which Firefly has been selling through retail outlets …

The wireless industry has an ethical decision to make. Should we market our products and services to kids? The “tween” market generally is defined as children ages 11 to 14, …

Nearly 80 percent of wireless shoppers said they prefer to use cell-phone company Web sites to compare plans and products compared with visiting retail stores for such comparisons, according to …

LG Electronics Co. Ltd. appears to be joining the likes of Enfora L.P., Firefly Mobile Inc. and Wherify Wireless Inc. in selling mobile phones to children. According to documents filed …

LG Electronics Co. Ltd. appears to be joining the likes of Enfora L.P., Firefly Mobile Inc. and Wherify Wireless Inc. in selling mobile phones to children. According to documents filed …

Educational toy maker LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. and wireless communications company Enfora are selling a mobile phone designed specifically for children. The $100 device is aimed at children ages 6 and …

Carriers and content providers increasingly are targeting younger users in a scramble to push revenue-generating content and applications into one of the few remaining growth market segments. But marketing to …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-IQ Biometrix Inc. and Wherify Wireless Inc. said they closed their merger, making Wherify a wholly owned subsidiary of IQB. As part of the merger, IQB has changed …

A group of consumer and children’s advocates sent letters to key members of Congress Tuesday, urging the legislators to look into the marketing of wireless phones to children. Citing recent …

LAS VEGAS-Below is a quick rundown of some of the numerous new gadgets announced at the Consumer Electronics Show: c Kodak announced a new digital camera with Wi-Fi capability for …

Three wireless companies garnered new funding this week. Propagate Networks Inc., maker of AutoCell embedded cognitive radio software for maximizing wireless local area network performance, announced it has raised $8 …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wherify Wireless Inc., which develops wireless location products and services, said it will use Siemens’ wireless GSM technology in its next-generation assisted global positioning system Locator Phone. The …

Wireless merger-and-acquisition news appears to be reaching a frantic pitch as IQ Biometrix Inc. and Wherify Wireless Inc. announced plans to merge, MobilePro Corp. said it would buy assets of …