Tuesday, October 12, 2010
HTC CEO dishes on new Windows Phone 7 OS The company showed strong support for Windows Phone 7 with five new handsets. CEO Peter Chou said the business of the Windows Phone 7 OS, including advertising costs, will be borne by operators, handset makers and Microsoft, together
Monday, February 22, 2010
Sprint to add 4G handset soon Although its WiMAX data network has been operating in two cities for almost two years, the U.S. carrier hasn't been able to offer handsets. That's about to change
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Telus exec sticks to 2010 launch for new network A source says the new HSPA network Telus and Bell are building will launch this year. However, a senior vice-president insists it will start commerical service early 2010
Monday, November 17, 2008
Japanese carrier to launch LTE mobile broadband in 2010 If the plan goes through, NTT DoCoMo will become one of the first to deploy the technology
Monday, October 13, 2008
Bell, Telus announce HSPA upgrade The carriers plan to share network and infrastructure in an effort to make more handsets available to mobile users. IDC’s Lawrence Surtees sees this as an indication incumbents will favour LTE over WiMAX
Monday, September 01, 2008
Rwanda gets locally made handsets A Chinese electronics company has started making cellphone handsets in the African country, with sales set to begin next month. Eventually the devices will be sold in 21 countries on the continent
Monday, April 07, 2008
Alcatel-Lucent: Mobile devices require patience Mobility is the future for business, but not everyone needs a cellphone, according to an exec at this week's IT 360 conference. Sometimes a cordless phone is enough for those who never leave the office
Thursday, February 14, 2008
GestureTek wins award at Mobile World Congress The Toronto firm's software allows customers to "roll" the interface of applications by tilting their handset, creating a new kind of user experience. Plus: Growth in Canadian exhibitors
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Motorola’s mobile phone sales drop: Gartner Shipments of wireless handsets increased 16 per cent, from 250 million to 289 million, between the third quarter of 2006 and the same period in 2007, with Nokia commanding 38 per cent of the market
Monday, November 26, 2007
Toronto ISV works on Quick Response software Luna Development has announced Blitzkap applications, which let users create Quick Response (QR) codes, which can be printed on to ads and then converted to URLs or phone numbers when users take photos using their mobile devices
Monday, November 12, 2007
Microsoft spin-off Zumobi eases mobile Internet use Seattle-based firm will offer ad-supported Internet acceleration for Windows Mobile devices
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Samsung pushes telephony in Canada Electronics giant to push OfficeServ system more aggressively here
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
First BlackBerry comes to China Chinese businessmen will soon be able to get their hands on Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry handset, following long months of delays getting approval to bring the devices to China. 
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Japanese phone features outshine the iPhone Apple Inc.'s iPhone may still have the world's heart aflutter, despite a sharp price cut that stiffed early adopters and the recent release of a software update that turned some unlocked iPhones into electronic bricks. But there's more to the world of cell phones than Apple, and users outside Japan are missing out on some of the nicest-looking and most sophisticated phones ever made. 
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
IT departments out of step with rapid uptake of mobility Telecom managers will need to get a handle on which technologies are likely to emerge in the telecommunications industry over the next five years because users are going mobile with or without IT support. 
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Nokia asks US to ban import of Qualcomm products Nokia Corp. wants the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to ban the import of Qualcomm Inc. chipsets that allegedly infringe on five patents held by the Finnish handset maker. 
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Taiwan's Accton planning Skype-compatible products Accton Technology Corp., a Taiwanese electronics maker, will work with Skype Technologies SA on a range of Skype-compatible products, the two companies said last week. Accton said the Skype products will enable customers to use the VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) software without the need for a personal computer.
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Nokia launches open-source browser Nokia Corp. on Wednesday said its open-source mobile Web browser is now available. It also launched a new portal to share information about its open-source activities.
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Nokia launches open-source browser Nokia Corp. on Wednesday said its open-source mobile Web browser is now available. It also launched a new portal to share information about its open-source activities. The browser, now available to licensees of S60 3rd Edition, is based on the WebCore and JavaScriptCore components of Apple Computer Inc.'s Safari Web kit. Safari, Apple's browser, is based on KHTML and KDE's JavaScript Engine, developed as part of KDE's Konquerer open-source project. 
Thursday, October 13, 2005
BT plans Fusion boosts for 2006 British Telecommunications PLC plans to sell 20 different converged Wi-Fi and cellular phone models next year as part of its BT Fusion service, an executive said on Wednesday during the Smartphone Show in London. BT also has other plans to expand the service and has a keen eye on the competition. 
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
BT fuses fixed, mobile phone service BT's converged fixed/mobile phone service -- called Bluephone during development -- has been launched. BT Fusion, as it is now known,operates as a mobile phone outside the house, and uses a Bluetooth base station within the house, to switch calls over a BT Broadband link.
Monday, January 10, 2005
New mobile phone virus spreads two ways A Brazilian virus writer has unleashed a new mobile phone virus, called Lasco.A, that is capable of spreading both through the short-range wireless Bluetooth technology and by attaching itself to files, according to the Finnish antivirus company F-Secure Corp. 
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Panasonic shows first international 3G handset Panasonic Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. unveiled in Beijing on Tuesday its first WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) cell phone for the international market, the company said in Tokyo.
Wednesday, October 06, 2004
MTCC adds phones to its Wi-Fi strategy Toronto’s convention centre is equipping almost 100 of its staff members with Wi-Fi-based wireless phones to stay in touch regardless of where they are in any of the centre’s huge buildings