Research In Motion announced that the preliminary report from the US Patent Office shows that NTP has lost another patent to RIM's challenges. This will likely have a large efect on the lawsuit NTP brought against RIM for patent infringement....
Sep 30 2005 - 06:17 AM ET | Data
SanDisk and Sony today showed off the latest in a seemingly never ending parade of flash memory formats--the Sony Memory Stick Micro. The format is meant to compete with microSD and MMCmicro which are both small enough to sit on...
Research In Motion released its second quarter results for fiscal 2006 yesterday. The numbers look good as BlackBerry continues to make market share gains. Revenue hit $490.1 million, up 8% from $453.9 million in the previous quarter and up 58%...
Sep 28 2005 - 03:04 PM ET | Cingular, Nokia
Cingular has announced the Nokia 9300, a high-end Communicator device under the Series 80 family. The Nokia 9300 from Cingular will ship with BlackBerry Connect, making it the first non-RIM handset with the BlackBerry Connect software sold in the US....
Sep 28 2005 - 11:38 AM ET | Cingular
CTIA IT 2005 -- Cingular and RealNetworks announced an agreement that will have Cingular using Real's Helix OnlineTV platform to deliever video. Cingular will be launching a video streaming service once its HSDPA 3G network gets off the ground later...
More details about the BlackBerry 8700 have turned up. So far the rumors point to a 2005 launch for the 8700, which should be announced sometime in October. Spec wise, here's how the 8700 stacks up: 320 × 240 screen...
Sep 27 2005 - 06:51 PM ET | Cingular, Nokia
Cingular has launched the Nokia 6102, shortly after its launch at T-Mobile USA (T-Mobile launched the 6101, which is the same phone except for GSM 850 which was added in place of GSM 900 for Cingular). Features of the clamshell...
Sep 27 2005 - 04:04 PM ET | Motorola
At the 3GSM Asia show in Singapore, Motorola announced a major agreement with the GSM Association to supply six million low-cost phones to emerging markets. As part of the deal Motorola is expanding its C-series of phones with more options....
Sep 27 2005 - 03:46 PM ET | Kyocera
CTIA IT 2005 -- Kyocera today unveiled severeal new models, including the Xcursion KX160. The KX160 is a CDMA clamshell phone with mid-level features. It's expected to become available in November. Features include: Bluetooth VGA camera with flash 128×160 pixel...
Verizon Wireless has announced a settlement in the class action lawsuit brought by people who purchased the Motorola V710 under the impression that its Bluetooth profile allowed a full range of features (it instead just supported a wireless headset). If...
ESPN revealed some more details about the launch of Mobile ESPN, a sports themed mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). The first change is that the service will now be called Mobile ESPN--prior to today it was called ESPN Mobile. Nationwide...
Virgin Mobile USA today announced a music phone, the Kyocera Slider Sonic. The Sonic is based off of the Slider Remix, but has added music features to keep it in step with the rest of the mobile industry. This phone...
Sep 27 2005 - 07:42 AM ET | Motorola
Sprint Nextel has finally announced the Motorola i930, a Windows Mobile based iDEN handset for Nextel service. Motorola has shown off the i930 at trade shows for more than a year without any serious word on when it would come...
IN PROGRESS -- As expected, Palm has announced a Treo smartphone on Windows Mobile. Top brass from Palm, Microsoft (including Bill Gates) and Verizon Wireless gathered in San Fransisco this morning to launch the device. Palm noted that this project...
Sep 26 2005 - 10:16 AM ET | Data
CTIA IT 2005 -- MobiTV, a provider of live TV streaming services to an array of US carriers, has updated its flagship service to version 2. MobiTV2 has much higher quality audio and video, according to the company 15-20 frames...
Sep 26 2005 - 02:15 AM ET | Nokia
The Nokia 3250 was officially announced today, a day after images of the uniquely designed smartphone leaked. Features of the music savvy 3250 include: Tri-band GSM microSD (for up to a GB of music) Media player with support for MP3,...
Sep 25 2005 - 02:38 PM ET | Nokia, Rumor
Promo images of the Nokia 3250 have leaked, purportedly from a promotional event in Berlin. The tipster notes that Nokia should officially announce the phone in the next week. The 3250 features a unique form factor that combines elements of...
