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Fri Sep 09, 2005 10:46 am
While RFID (Radio Frequency ID) and GPS (Global Positioning System) applications remain relatively rare among large enterprises, these two application areas will likely become much more common after the next round of wireless contracts are secured. This is one of the findings of a new study, Enterprise Wireless Trends: Carrier Positioning, Applications and Purchasing Behaviors, conducted by Harris Interactive(R) and ForceNine Consulting on the wireless purchasing and usage patterns of large ente... [Continue reading Enterprises Plan New Investments in Wi-Fi, GPS, PTT and RFID]
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Fri Sep 09, 2005 10:31 am
Access Co., a global provider of mobile content delivery and Internet Access software, and PalmSource, provider of Palm OS, a leading operating system powering next generation phones and mobile devices, today announced they have signed a definitive agreement for Access to acquire PalmSource in an all-cash transaction valued at USD $18.50 per share of PalmSource common stock, or approximately USD $324.3 million. Access' USD $18.50 per share offer represents an 83% premium for PalmSource stockhold... [Continue reading Japan's Access to Buy Out PalmSource]
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Thu Sep 08, 2005 1:23 pm
With the recent popularity of the iPod and iTunes service, Motorola looked to Apple when designing a music phone. Planned to be released exclusively through Cingular Wireless, the new ROKR E1 features software that allows it to play songs purchased at Apple's iTunes website.
Suffering several setbacks with no concrete evidence it would ever come to market; service providers initially refused to carry it, afraid Apple would reap the benefits of music purchases at their expense.
Through inte... [Continue reading Motorola ROKR E1 Review Posted]
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Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:08 am
Overall satisfaction performance with wireless service providers has decreased 10 percent over 2004, the biggest year-over-year change since the study's inception, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 U.S. Wireless Regional Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Study(SM) released today.
Since the study was launched in 1995, overall wireless satisfaction performance has fluctuated in a downward trend based on a number of industry changes such as competitive expansion, key regulatory pro... [Continue reading Satisfaction with Wireless Service Providers Decreases]
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Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:04 am
Sprint Nextel today announced it has implemented a pricing and billing relief plan for customers directly impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
Sprint Nextel will automatically issue credits for monthly service for its wireless customers in the areas hardest hit by the hurricane. In addition, wireless customers in the affected areas will receive free long distance calling, roaming and text messaging and overage charges will not be applied.
Sprint Nextel will be contacting customers via text messa... [Continue reading Sprint Nextel Implements Billing Relief Plan Katrina Victims]
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Wed Sep 07, 2005 4:42 pm
Motorola together with world-renowned music heavyweights is launching a new advertising campaign introducing the Motorola ROKR - the world's first mobile phone with iTunes - enabling music lovers to transfer up to 100 of their favorite songs from the iTunes jukebox on their Mac or PC to their mobile phone.
The campaign brings together a host of past and present music legends including Madonna, Little Richard, Alanis Morissette, The Bravery, Iggy Pop, Biggie Smalls, Ahmir and Beethoven, in a s... [Continue reading Glittering Line-Up of Music Stars in New Motorola ROKR Ads]
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Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:14 pm
Motorola and Apple today announced the availability of the world's first mobile phone with iTunes, enabling music lovers to transfer up to 100 of their favorite songs from the iTunes jukebox on their Mac or PC to their mobile phone. The Motorola ROKR features easy-to-use menus, simple navigation and playback, and the ability to simply switch from listening to music to talking on the phone and back again with the push of a dedicated music key.
The new Motorola ROKR (pronounced "Rocker") is ava... [Continue reading Motorola and Apple Launch ROKR iTunes Phone]
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Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:49 am
Vodafone launched a solar charger for mobile phones enabling users to recharge batteries anywhere where the sun is shining. This is another important addition to the independence and mobility offered by mobile communications, and something that will be especially appreciated in the present holiday period, with long hours spent outside, far from a power socket but within reach of the sun's power.
Apart from mobile phones and PDAs, this flexible charging technology can also be used to power a range of other devices such as handheld games, MP3 players and digital cameras.
The solar charger can be bought at al... [Continue reading Vodafone Portugal Launches Solar Charger for Cell Phones]
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Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:39 am
Trolltech, provider of leading technologies for Linux and cross-platform software development, today announced that its Qtopia software for Linux-based mobile phones is the application development foundation for Cellon International's new C8000 handset platform. Cellon International, the world's largest independent design house for wireless devices, has used Qtopia to build, customize and extend the Linux-based software applications and graphical user interface (GUI) for the C8000.
A major Eu... [Continue reading Bringing Linux to Mobile Devices]
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Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:33 am
As market leader, Apple prepares to upgrade its iPod products and launch Motorola's ROKR iTunes phone. A national study of 1,062 Americans finds that the average digital music player contains 375 songs.
Among key highlights of the research:
- Despite a relatively high average of 375 songs per player, 50 percent of digital music players hold fewer than 100 songs - suggesting a perfect target for limited capacity mobile phone / digital music player hybrids. A quarter of digital music players... [Continue reading Motorola iTunes Phone May Need Much Storage for Music]
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