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CategoryNokia officially announces 6650 3G handset
Nokia 6650, the Finnish company’s first dual-mode W-CDMA/GSM handset
Nokia has officially announced its first dual-mode W-CDMA/GSM handset, the 6650. Trial shipments of the product will begin in Q4 2002, with commercial shipments timed to coin…
Motorola indicates 3G handset pricing
Motorola, Inc. Thursday said it expected its third generation mobile phones to sell for between GBP 399 and EUR 500 in the UK with a contract and would have adequate battery life.
Bob Schukai, head of Motorola’s 3G products and development in E…
Handspring cuts staff
Handheld maker Handspring cut 20 percent of its work force, or about 80 employees, this week, CNET News.com has learned. Company spokesman Allen Bush said the cuts, which hit the marketing department hardest, are part of Handspring’s effort to tri…
Hands High announces Slap
Hands High Software, Inc. announced today the release of Slap, software for the Palm OS that quickly converts notes to appointments, address book entries, tasks and more.
Many handheld computer users find that organizing appointments, address b…
GoAmerica, Earthlink in strategic partnership
GoAmerica, the wireless service provider, is to sell most of its subscriber base to Earthlink. The two companies will also work together to sell GoAmerica’s Go.Web wireless services platform and Earthlink’s wireless access solutions to their combi…
Interview: Erkki Liikanen, European Commission
Erkki Liikanen, European Commission (2002)
Commissioner Erkii Liikanen is responsible for enterprise and information society within the EU. Formerly a member of the Finnish parliament, Liikanen has led the development of the EC’s 3G telecommun…
Vodafone to control handset software
Vodafone will install their own proprietary software on its new handsets from all the largest equipment makers, including market leader Nokia, the Wall Street Journal reported citing unidentified sources. The move consolidates Vodafone’s push to r…
T-Mobile launches video messaging
Just a few weeks after the launch of MMS, Germany’s T-Mobile has become the first European operator to launch video messaging, where customers can send brief video sequences using their mobile phone. The first mobile phone which allows you to use …