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- August 2005
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:23 pm | By Allen Tsai
Sprint and MobiTV, the global leader in providing live mobile television services and technology, today announced that both companies have won historic recognition: The Emmy Engineering Award for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development from The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Winning The Emmy Award for mobile television marks the first time the wireless industry has achieved such unique and high-profile recognition from the entertainment industry. MobiTV and Sprint were the first companies to put live mobile television in the hands of consumers.
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:18 pm | By Allen Tsai
Cingular Wireless today became the first wireless company in North America to offer Good Technology's GoodLink wireless messaging and data access software and service on Windows Mobile-enabled Smartphones.
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Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:27 pm | By Allen Tsai
Kodiak Networks, the leading provider of advanced wireless voice systems, today announced a global handset licensing and marketing agreement with Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications. A series of GSM handsets will be powered with Kodiak Networks advanced wireless system technology, which enables a suite of premium, instant voice services applications, including push-to-talk (PTT).
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Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:47 am | By Allen Tsai
Sprint today announced the launch of Sprint Precision Locator. This solution is easy-to-use and quick-to-implement and helps small and large businesses track fleets and mobile workers. Businesses can ultimately enhance productivity and response times to customers by locating, mapping and messaging with resources in the field.
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Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:01 am | By Allen Tsai
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, a total of 9 million WCDMA (3G) phones were shipped worldwide during the second quarter of 2005 (April to June). Nokia topped the list of vendor-rankings for the first time, with a 17 per cent global share.
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Mon Aug 22, 2005 5:50 am | By Allen Tsai
According to Ziff Davis Media's annual "Digital Gaming in America" survey of more than 1,500 randomly selected U.S. households, cell phone gaming continued its meteoric rise in 2005: the number of households engaged in cell phone gaming nearly doubled again, jumping from 16.3 million last year to 27.9 million this year.
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Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:57 am | By Allen Tsai
Samsung Electronics announced the launch of the company's first Symbian OS-based smartphones (SGH-D720 / SGH-D730) for the European market. This marks Samsung's full-fledged entry into the European smartphone market. The D720 and D730 will be introduced in succession, starting with Germany in August, followed by France, Italy and Russia.
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Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:03 am | By Allen Tsai
Mobile gaming is far more than just a fad, according to a new report published by The NPD Group. The report, which provides an in-depth look at consumer demand for mobile games, is based on a recent survey of more than 8,500 teens and adults conducted by The NPD Group and explores the key growth drivers in this flourishing market, including purchasing habits, who's buying vs. who's freeloading and just how much they'll pay to play.
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Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:53 am | By Allen Tsai
Nokia today announced that it would not include Apple's popular iTunes music software into its upcoming N91 music phone, countering speculation that it would.
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Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:40 am | By Allen Tsai
Verizon Wireless and Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) today announced the completion of the wireless industry's first, live, over-the-air calls using CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A technology. The two companies plan to conduct a more extensive technology trial in early 2006, which will include the delivery of Voice over IP (VoIP) and new, "blended lifestyle" services and simultaneous multimedia applications that combine voice, data and video capabilities such as video telephony.
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Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:25 am | By Allen Tsai
Texas Instruments (TI) today announced that the company's fifth generation Bluetooth solution has passed the qualification for Bluetooth specification v2.0 and enhanced data rate (EDR) by the Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group). TI's solution delivers the fastest version of enhanced data rate (EDR) to support speeds up to 3Mbps in a Bluetooth network for bandwidth intensive applications on 2.5G and 3G mobile phones, including faster downloads of MP3 files and digital photos.
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Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:18 am | By Allen Tsai
Mobile operator T-Mobile and Nokia have signed an agreement for Nokia to deliver its HSDPA solution to T-Mobile in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
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Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:42 am | By Allen Tsai
Physicists in Singapore have succeeded in creating the first paper battery that generates electricity from urine. This new battery will be the perfect power source for cheap, disposable healthcare test-kits for diseases such as diabetes, and could even be used in emergency situations to power a cell phone.
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Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:33 am | By Allen Tsai
On the heels of J.D. Power and Associates' recent report on wireless call quality performance, Spotwave, a leading supplier of carrier approved in-building wireless coverage products, reveals that the majority of website inquiries to the company regarding indoor coverage enhancement come from areas where outdoor wireless coverage is sufficient. Spotwave surveys also indicate that most North American subscribers experience impaired coverage at home or at work.
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Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:47 pm | By Allen Tsai
Sprint and the National Football League (NFL) today announced the completion of a groundbreaking deal that secures Sprint as the official wireless telecommunications service sponsor of the NFL, marking an historic arrangement that reaches beyond marquee branding and delivers first-ever, exclusive NFL content and original programming.
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Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:32 am | By Allen Tsai
Collaborating to deliver local search tools for mobile devices, MSN Search and MSN Mobile teams have released MSN Local Search Beta. Available to all U.S. users, Mobile Search is available on Windows Mobile devices as well as well as new phones with WAP 2.0 browsers.
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Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:24 am | By Allen Tsai
Strategy Analytics, the global research and consulting company, today released its latest mobile application benchmark report, "Apple iPod Blows Away Mobile Music Challengers." Strategy Analytics' advanced wireless buyer panel benchmark evaluation concluded that first generation mobile music devices receive a failing grade on both sound quality and feature usability.
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Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:16 am | By Allen Tsai
Murata Electronics North America, a world-leading innovator in electronics and the largest global supplier of ceramic passive components, today introduced an enhanced 0201 surface mount ferrite bead. The advanced BLM03BB series, designed to meet Federal Communications Commission (FCC) electro-magnetic interference (EMI) regulations and minimize attenuation in high speed signals, is ideal for Bluetooth and WLAN modules, Power Amplifier Modules for cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), laptops and other applications with limited board space.
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Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:35 pm | By Allen Tsai
Sprint and Nextel Communications today announced that they have completed their merger transaction, forming Sprint Nextel Corporation. Sprint Nextel common stock will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Aug. 15, 2005, under the symbol "S."
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Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:59 pm | By Allen Tsai
Hitting the shelves today across Europe, Middle East and Africa, the W800 is a stylish deep orange and smooth white handset featuring the familiar Walkman logo. It offers an MP3 player capable of storing up to 125 tracks of digital music or 10-12 albums to be taken from the user's CD collection via easy-to-use computer software.
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