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[2005-06-29] Earnings Score Big Points On the RIM
Research in Motion released their first quarter numbers and the Canadian PDA powerhouse pumped up slammed on earnings. The folks making Blackberries jammed on $132.7 million in profits or 67 cents a share, up more than double over the 28 cents from last year.
[2005-06-28] Pulse Interactive Registers 9.0 With Cell Phone Quake
One of the great shooter games of all time will move up on the greatness scale a bit more as Pulse Interactive rolls as Quake for mobile handsets. As 3D graphics makes their way onto tiny little screens, it only stands to reason the shooters would follow.
[2005-06-27] Motorola Dialing Up Apple iPhone Deal
The two technology companies have been working to finalize their agreement on the iTunes-capable handset.
[2005-06-23] Patent Office Decision Boosts BlackBerry Maker
The USPTO makes a favorable decision for Ontario-based Research in Motion with its finding.
[2005-06-21] Liberty Alliance Vs The Kings Of Spam
Privacy organization sees a need for specifications in mobile messaging to protect users from potential abuses.
[2005-06-20] Microsoft Australian Alliance In Optus Partnership
An agreement between Microsoft's ninemsn presence and telecom company Optus for content delivery has been made.
[2005-06-20] Users Prefer Data In-Flight Over Voice Calls
When it comes to the question of allowing cellphone calls on flights, respondents to a survey just say no.
[2005-06-18] Intel Develops Chip Technology to Take Wi-Fi Support To the Next Level
Yesterday Intel announced that it has developed chip technology made for supporting current and future Wi-Fi standards.
[2005-06-16] Boeing Sees In-Flight Cellphone Use Taking Off
Once the regulatory hurdles are cleared, Boeing unit Connexion thinks in-flight cellular service could begin next year.
[2005-06-16] Ericsson And Napster Teach Mobile World To Sing
The partnership of the Swedish services company and the digital music service bring over-the-air music downloads to mobiles.
[2005-06-16] Even Cingular Thinks In-Flight Cellular Is A Bad Idea
A letter from the nation's largest wireless provider to the FAA advises it to keep the ban in place.
[2005-06-16] RIM May Have Workaround For NTP Patents
The maker of the BlackBerry messaging device, in an impasse with a patentholder over licensing, finds another solution.
[2005-06-15] Napster, Ericsson In Music Download Deal
The agreement will allow for over-the-air downloads of music from Napster's service to Ericsson customers.
[2005-06-15] Cellphones Deadly For Drivers
A joint yearlong study by Virginia Tech and the NHTSA shows drivers are at greatest risk when chatting on a cellphone.
[2005-06-15] British Firm BT Group Launches Combined Mobile/Land Line
British telecom giant BT announced the world's first venture into combining mobile and land line services into the new BT Fusion service. BT customers will be able to switch between their mobile and landed broadband lines as they come and go from their home or office.
[2005-06-15] BT Rings Up Mobile And Fixed Line Fusion
British Telecom today launched the world's first combined fixed and mobile phone service for its customers.
[2005-06-14] Nokia Fixing Mobile Convergence
Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) is the integration of wired and wireless telecom systems.
[2005-06-14] Mobile Phone Roundup
Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, and Samsung have all released information on new upcoming mobile handsets.
[2005-06-14] Nokia Browser Builds On Apple’s Work
Nokia will build a new Series 60 browser by adapting code fro the Cupertino-based computer company's Safari browser.
[2005-06-13] Apple, Nokia Developing Mobile Browser
The handset maker will use the same open source components as Apple's Safari browser for its Series 60 platform.
[2005-06-13] Sony Ericsson Launches New Phones And Other Devices
Sony Ericsson rolled out a handful of new products including four new mobile phone models, a PC card, and other accessories. The company said it intends to increase its presence in the low and mid-segment market.
[2005-06-13] Sony Ericsson: Heapin’ Helpin’ Of Wireless Toys
Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson announced their new players in the phone market with 5 phone products, including a new 3G phone and they have a wide variety of features to peruse, play with and pay for. No price points were mentioned but one could assume prices would be competitive with similar offerings from companies like Nokia.
[2005-06-11] Nokia and Intel Team Up On WIMAX Development
Nokia and Intel announced that they are working together to speed up the development, and deployment of WIMAX technology to bring new capabilities to mobile users over high-speed broadband networks.
[2005-06-09] Yahoo Sprints To Offer Flat-Rate Push E-mail Service
For $2.99 per month, users can add the Yahoo! Mail for Mobile service to their cellphones.
[2005-06-08] Yahoo, Sprint, Team On Wireless Push E-mail
A partnership with a privately held company will cost $2.99 per month and give users Yahoo Mail for Mobile.
[2005-06-08] Siemens Gets Rid Of Unprofitable Mobile Phones
Due to weak performance, Siemens is selling its mobile phones unit to Taiwan's largest mobile phone maker, BenQ Corp. As part of the deal, BenQ takes over Siemens' mobile phone unit, and Siemens will have a 2.5% stake in BenQ.
[2005-06-08] Yahoo Mail On Sprint Mobile Devices
Sprint customers can now get enhanced access to Yahoo Mail on their mobile devices. The two companies announced the launch of the first downloadable Yahoo Mail client application made for this purpose.
[2005-06-08] YAWNA - Yet Another Wireless Networking Article
The consumer-level wireless networking market has exploded over the past few years. Unfortunately, manufacturers have been lax in explaining the potential security risks associated with their products.
[2005-06-08] Paying For Downloads? Why Not?
NPD just released some new figures suggesting that paid musical downloads are catching up to free albeit illegal, peer to peer downloads. This must be sweet music to the ear of the recording industry as services like WinMX and Itunes proliferate.
[2005-06-08] In The Future, Everyone's PC Will Be Infected For Fifteen Minutes
Gartner research says "Warhol Worms" and four other topics comprise the five most overhyped security threats today.
[2005-06-07] Microsoft Gets Exchange Behind Windows Mobile Push
As announced at Tech Ed in Orlando, Windows Mobile 5.0 will have built-in support for e-mail push technology, as delivered by Exchange Server 2003 SP2.
[2005-06-07] Verizon Internet Access Flies With United
A partnership between United Airlines and Verizon Communications will add wireless Internet access to United's fleet.
[2005-06-07] Siemens BenQs On Mobile Phone Unit Deal
Weak demand for Siemens phones led the company to let Taiwan's BenQ take over the unprofitable unit.
[2005-06-07] Microsoft Pushes Blackberry Into Juicer
Microsoft announced plans to jam, can and push Blackberry's email system onto the back shelf when Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the Messaging and Security Feature Pack for Windows Mobile 5.0.
[2005-06-07] BellSouth Rolling Out WiMax In R.E.M.'s Backyard
A test of wireless broadband in select areas of Athens, Georgia, will begin in August, and later extend to Florida.
[2005-06-06] Ma Bell & Pa Bill: AT&T And Microsoft Look For Synergy
AT&T and Microsoft announce they are building a "strategic alliance" for the future. The program "revolutionizes" the next generation of IP communication. The press release for this big announcement was a bit lengthy but overall, this could be an extremely competitive offering in light of many other teams and mergers seen lately. The first big goal will be VoIPing the two companies.
[2005-06-06] Microsoft Push Will Jam Blackberry
Microsoft announced plans to squeeze the juice out of Blackberry when Steve Ballmer presented Windows Mobile 5.0. The new OS provides a number of new features for the handheld market and promises to hit companies like Research In Motion (RIM) and Good Technologies below the keypad.
[2005-06-03] Japan Opening Cellular Market To Competition
Long dominated by three companies, the mobile phone market will see a big change later this year.
[2005-06-03] Nokia Aims 1100, 1600, At Growing Africa Market
The Finnish handset maker has announced two low-cost phones offering basic functionality for the market.
[2005-06-02] Virgin Dabbles In Mobile TV
A team effort with BT Group will launch a pilot for 1,000 users to view various programs on their handset.
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