Mobile

Fri, December 22, 2006 - Revenue and profit both surged at Research in Motion (RIM) in the third quarter, driven by strong sales of its first consumer-focused device, the BlackBerry Pearl.

Thu, December 21, 2006 - Samsung Electronics has developed a cell phone capable of receiving a new real-time traffic information system that is already in use in some countries.The company’s new SPH-B5800 handset can receive and decode the information broadcast using the Transport Protocol Experts Group (TPEG) format. Development of the TPEG system began in the late 1990s under the umbrella of

Mon, December 18, 2006 - Google has acquired portions of a Swiss company called Endoxon in order to improve the European maps in its Google Earth PC application and Google Maps online search service.Online maps have become extremely popular, as millions of people use them every day to obtain driving directions, find local businesses, read customer reviews, see high-definition aerial images of places and even ...

Mon, December 18, 2006 - Dopod International Monday denied a local newspaper report that said it plans to use a Via Technologies microprocessor in a new ultra-mobile PC due out by the end of next year.Such a device would be a slight departure from the company’s mainstay mobile phone and smart phone business, and would see it building systems from a computing perspective instead of ...

Mon, December 18, 2006 - With the support of German lawmakers, incumbent telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom is racing into a head-on clash with the European Commission over a decision to keep rival operators off its new high-speed broadband network.The upper house of the German parliament approved a revised telecommunications law on Friday. The law will allow partially state-owned Deutsche Telekom to ban competitors from using ...

Wed, December 13, 2006 - Skype released the beta version of Skype 2.2, a software client that allows Windows Mobile smart phones to access the company’s voice-over-IP (VoIP) service over Wi-Fi connections.Previous versions of the software were compatible with Windows Pocket PC devices. The beta works on 120 different Windows Mobile devices, Skype said. Users in range of a free Wi-Fi network can make free ...

Wed, December 13, 2006 - In mature economies, the mobile phone started out as a luxury item, a convenient way to talk to friends and family from anywhere. But in emerging markets, first-time users are turning to mobile phones for more than convenient chatter. They’re using their phones as the only way to access the Internet, to use banks for the first time and to ...

Wed, December 13, 2006 - The fast growth in wireless Internet use throughout Asia leaves users vulnerable to data theft over unsecured networks and lost or stolen mobile devices, a security expert warned Tuesday.Citrix Systems Chief Security Officer Kurt Roemer said during an interview that trends in Asia suggest increasing vulnerability as time goes on because wireless use is growing much faster than fixed-line use ...

Tue, December 12, 2006 - Taiwan is moving forward on its wireless broadband Internet initiative by finalizing rules for an upcoming WiMax license auction and preparing its first major WiMax testing zone, officials said Tuesday.The island hopes to be among the world leaders in adopting WiMax. Part of the idea is to boost Taiwanese companies, which already manufacture a lot of related IT gear, by ...

Tue, December 12, 2006 - Research In Motion (RIM), maker of the popular BlackBerry handheld, on Friday filed suit against Samsung Telecommunications America for allegedly violating an RIM trademark when it named two of its newest smart phones the BlackJack and Black Carbon, PCWorld.com reports.BlackJack ...