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Thu Feb 03, 2005 6:10 pm
Amid the flurry of merger activity within the wireless industry, Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest phone company, is taking a closer look at Sprint.
In the wake of the SBC and AT&T announcement, people close to Verizon say information gathering and due diligence has begun this week, though no formal discussions have been initiated. Representatives from Verizon have declined to comment.
Industry analysts agree that consolidation is needed in the highly competitive wireless services... [Continue reading Verizon Gives Sprint A Second Look]
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Wed Feb 02, 2005 11:26 pm
Sony Ericsson signed a deal with the WTA Tour to allow tennis fans to send text messages to players via on-court screens. The $88 million six-year sponsorship is a first, using wireless technology to allow the audience to communicate with players.
"We're looking at being able to send SMS messages to screens on court," said Miles Flint, Sony Ericsson president. "It's also feasible to put tennis games and the promotion of the players into phones."
Thus far the partnership has been welcomed b... [Continue reading Sony Ericsson Fans Could Text Players Via On-Court Screens]
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Wed Feb 02, 2005 11:44 am
Symbian Limited today announces the launch of Symbian OS version 9, the latest evolution of the world's leading smartphone operating system.
Symbian's key strategic focus is to ensure Symbian OS is adopted as a platform for the development of higher volume and lower cost, advanced phones for 2.5G and 3G networks around the world. Symbian OS v9 helps lower Symbian OS licensee development costs and accelerate time to market for smaller, less expensive and even more capable Symbian OS smartphone... [Continue reading Symbian Launches OS v9]
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Wed Feb 02, 2005 10:55 am
Cingular Wireless and palmOne Inc. today announced the availability of the Treo 650 smartphone, the first device of its kind to take advantage of the carrier's EDGE (Enhanced Data for Global Evolution) network -- the fastest national wireless data network in the country. The Treo 650 also is a quad-band worldphone, so Cingular customers can make and receive voice calls in 170 countries and access data in nearly 75 countries.
The Treo 650 combines a compact, full-featured mobile phone with ema... [Continue reading palmOne Treo 650 Released For Cingular]
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Wed Feb 02, 2005 12:26 am
A University of Utah study concludes that young drivers talking on cell phones drive like the elderly; moving and reacting slowly with increasing risk of accidents.
Published in this recent journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, the study found that 18-25 year olds talking on phones responded just as slowly as 65-74 year olds without phones when reacting to brake lights from vehicles ahead.
"If you put a 20 year old driver behind the wheel with a cell phone, their reaction ti... [Continue reading Study Says Cell Phone Users Drive Like Old Folks]
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Wed Feb 02, 2005 12:06 am
Nokia announced the launch of Python for the Series 60 Platform, allowing the worldwide open-source developer community that utilizes the powerful Python programming language to execute Python commands and run Python scripts and applications on Series 60-based devices.
Available for free download via the website of Nokia's global developer community, Forum Nokia (www.forum.nokia.com/python), Python for Series 60 is a software package that installs to a Series 60 platform-based device, enablin... [Continue reading Nokia Launches Python For Series 60 Devices]
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Wed Feb 02, 2005 12:01 am
Contrary to the flurry of partnership and acquisition rumors that have been speculated, Siemens will hold onto its profit-losing mobile division and has no intentions of selling.
"Our company is working on a reshuffle for the unit and new strategies will be introduced to help reverse the handset business," said the official who refused to be named.
"We are not going to sell the unit, but are seeking co- operation," he said.
Siemens mobile division has seen its market share and sales ero... [Continue reading Siemens Stays In Mobile Business]
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Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:24 pm
Verizon Wireless and Warner Music announced an agreement to sell music video downloads to mobile devices. Through Verizon's high-speed VCAST service, consumers will be able to download content at broadband speeds.
"We believe services like VCAST, which employ 3G technology, will quickly become one of the most important and popular distribution platforms for music and music-related content," said Michael Nash, senior vice president for Internet strategy at Warner.
Each video will cost $3.99... [Continue reading Warner Music Sells Music Videos Through Verizon]
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