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Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:56 am
Qualcomm and Connexion, a business unit of The Boeing Company, announced today that they are working together to test and demonstrate in-flight wireless communications aboard Connexion One, a specially equipped Boeing 737-400 aircraft.
The companies have performed a series of test flights that successfully demonstrated the simultaneous use of CDMA and GSM mobile phone technology over an on-board network with infrastructure and integration support from UTStarcom. Using standard cellular commun... [Continue reading Qualcomm and Boeing Test In-Flight Cell Phone Use]
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Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:49 am
America Online today announced that it has increased its investment in the wireless services sector by acquiring Wildseed - a leading provider of advanced wireless technologies - and also by forming an expanded AOL Wireless group.
Wildseed was founded in June 2000 and is based in Kirkland, Washington, with offices in London, UK. The company is best known for its SmartSkin interactive accessories, which ran on its debut product, the Curitel Identity handset. Wildseed's critically acclaimed tec... [Continue reading AOL Makes Wireless Move]
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Mon Aug 08, 2005 10:11 am
Sony Ericsson today announced a new addition to its Walkman phone family - the W550 - an affordable phone that offers great quality stereo music and integrates a 1.3 megapixel camera, full Internet browsing capability and a credible games console, all in a compact and stylish swivel phone design. This new Walkman phone will appeal principally to expressive fun seekers who enjoy life to the full and want to take their music with them everywhere they go.
"The W550 is an exciting product that co... [Continue reading Sony Ericsson Announces W550 Walkman Phone]
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Mon Aug 08, 2005 10:01 am
Nokia today introduced a pioneering mobile search software solution that provides users with easy and fast access to leading search engines directly from their Nokia handset. The search application is a simple, convenient, and fast way for Nokia smartphone users to find and connect to any website as well as local search engines, whenever, wherever. The current service and content providers incorporated in the search application include Eniro, Fonecta, Medio Systems, Yahoo!, Yell.com, as well as ... [Continue reading Nokia Introduces Mobile Search to its Smartphones]
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Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:53 am
Court TV has inked a deal with mobile video provider SmartVideo, which provides live, full motion TV to cellular phones. The deal will provide four kinds of content on four different channels on this subscriber-based service. Viewers will have access to Court TV News' content live from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Video-On-Demand of Court TV's Seriously Entertaining primetime programming, access to online content including web clips and trial coverage, and the live network feed directly from the satellite... [Continue reading Watch Court TV on Cell Phones]
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Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:39 am
Starting today, Verizon Wireless customers with select Get It Now-enabled phones can take the Hot Seat and face a full onslaught of questions as they climb the ladder to the million dollar question with the new "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - 2005" mobile game. Customers can hold the drama and excitement of the hit TV game show in the palms of their hands, answering mind-bending questions and using up to four lifelines to get to the million dollar question.
Cosmic Infinity Inc., a leading de... [Continue reading 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' Comes to Verizon Customers]
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Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:35 am
Mobile TV broadcasts continue in August at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, where the guests of the companies behind the Finnish Mobile TV project will be able to use mobile TV for the first time at an international sporting event. YLE (The Finnish Broadcasting Company) will be providing mobile TV users with a multi-channel package, including a domestic broadcast of the Championships, which includes both YLE TV1 and YLE TV2's coverage of the Championships. In addition, mobi... [Continue reading Nokia Successfully Broadcasts Live Mobile TV]
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:26 am
SmartVideo Technologies today announced that it has entered into a revenue sharing partnership agreement with The National Raceline to stream live horse racing to mobile phones from racetracks around the country. The National Raceline has provided instant race calls and results via the telephone to the racing community since 1989. This development allows racing fans to watch their favorite races live directly on their handheld mobile devises via mobile phones, PDAs and Wi-Fi connections. Horse r... [Continue reading Live Horse Racing Arrives on Cell Phones]
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Wed Aug 03, 2005 5:11 pm
American Tower Corporation and SpectraSite, Inc. announced today an agreement for American Tower to merge with SpectraSite, in a transaction that would bring together two tower industry leaders with a combined portfolio of over 22,600 communications sites.
Under the terms of the agreement, which was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, American Tower and SpectraSite will merge in a stock for stock exchange, in which shareholders of SpectraSite will receive 3.575 ... [Continue reading American Tower and SpectraSite Agree To Merge]
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Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:44 am
Despite an increase in wireless calling volume, the average number of initial connection problems has dropped 50 percent compared to 2004, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Wireless Call Quality Performance StudySM released today.
The study, which measures wireless call problems nationwide, finds that three out of every 100 calls includes at least one call quality problem with the initial connection-down from six out of 100 in 2004.
"It's clear that wireless providers have ma... [Continue reading Verizon Ranks Highest in Call Quality in 5 of 6 Regions]
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