Microsoft Corp. says it had struck a deal with Universal Music Group aimed at allowing the company to do more with a feature of its Zune portable music player that lets people share songs over a wireless connection.
Under the deal, Universal will receive a payment for every Zune player sold, in exchange for which Universal [...]
Integrated Research , developers of PROGNOSIS system performance monitoring and management solutions, announced today a new strategic initiative to expand its IP telephony and Voice over IP(VoIP) management software to support three additional IP communication platforms.
The company’s flagship product, PROGNOSIS IP Telephony Manager, will be extended over the next twelve months to support IP telephony [...]
Yahoo and Linksys have teamed up to create a dual-mode cordless phone that gives user the ability to toggle between VoIP functionality and a traditional landline.
One notable feature is that the phone gives Yahoo Messenger users a way to make Internet-based calls to people on their contact list. Additionally, subscribers to Yahoo Phone Out can [...]
Actor Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute will commission independent filmmakers to make short films for mobile phones, Redford said on Wednesday.
While film content is already available for cell phones, six independent filmmakers will be the first commissioned to make short films especially for the medium, Redford told reporters at a news conference.
The deal was reached with [...]
Latin America’s mobile phone market will continue rapid growth for at least three years until 75 percent of people in the region own a cellphone, U.S. mobile-maker Motorola said Wednesday.
Gustavo Wrobel, Motorola’s Communications Director for Mobile Devices, quoted industry data showing cellphone penetration would rise to 50 percent by the end of 2006, up from [...]
New 3G wireless technology has yet to find a home in emerging markets, where cell phone use has surged.
That could spell trouble for cell phone makers looking to such markets for much of their growth.
Nokia and Motorola have prospered selling low-cost phones to first-time users in developing countries. Profit margins for such wares are slim [...]
Predictably, one question from journalists that Hasnul Suhaimi has to answer repeatedly is what makes him believe that 3G has potential in Indonesia.
The question is not unfair, since the country — with only around 62 million mobile phone users, or less than 28 percent of its total population — now has three major operators offering [...]
The Nokia 5200 offers an exciting combination of music and messaging functions and is an even more budget-friendly handset for young and sociable consumers.
Nokia 5200 was launched at the same time with another model, 5300, that looks and has the same features with two exceptions: display and camera. So, if you like the [...]
The AX245 is a tri-band GPS enabled clamshell working on CDMA 800 MHz, CDMA 1900 MHz and 800 MHz analog. It also sports a VGA camera with flash, wireless Bluetooth technology, a speaker phone, voice dialing, TTY/TTD capability, a BREW 3.1.4 client, all these together with Alltel Axcess services like broadband/mobile link, OTA software [...]
The M600+ comes preloaded with the latest version of Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0, which adds support for Direct Push technology. With Direct Push the mobile capabilities of the M600+ are extended even further by enabling most of the information stored on a corporate Microsoft Exchange Server to be updated directly on the phone. Many [...]
Motorola and Sprint today announced the availability of the i880 by Motorola — an all-in-one multimedia and productivity- enhancing wireless phone. As the first iDEN(R) handset with a 2.0 megapixel camera, the attractive i880 by Motorola provides customers with both advanced entertainment features and the productivity-enhancing Walkie-Talkie service.
With the 2.0 megapixel camera/camcorder, picture resolution [...]
Siemens Networks announced it has been awarded a contract by Indonesian mobile operator Telkomsel for the rollout of a 3G network. Under the three years agreement, Siemens will deliver 3G radio access networks and radio relay technology for large parts of Telkomsel’s network, as well as provide implementation and technical services for the network. This [...]