Sendo licenses Insignia framework for Z100 smartphone
Insignia has announced that Sendo, the British handset manufacturer, has licensed its Mobile Foundation software for inclusion on the Z100 Microsoft smartphone. Mobile Foundation is a J2ME-compatible application provisioning system, enabling users…
Vodafone, Sky rumoured to be in talks
SkyTV and Vodafone are in talks concerning the delivery of TV content to 3G phones, it is rumoured. Sky, who have been highly successful with sport, entertainment and news delivery, could supply news and sports clips to Vodafone’s 3G subscribers, …
Palm to release three new models next month
Handheld maker Palm will release three newly designed devices in October, according to company CEO Todd Bradley. The Milpitas, Calif.-based company first mentioned the devices earlier this year at an investor conference in New York City.
Lucent shows Wi-Fi, UMTS roaming
Lucent claims to have completed a successful demonstration of Wi-Fi to UMTS handoff. It passed a secure internet session between the two networks using its own UMTS infrastructure, Proxim WLAN equipment and software from ipUnplugged. The capabilit…
DoCoMo announces new FOMA handset
NTT DoCoMo has announced that it will start selling a new 3G videphone from 27th September 2002. FOMA T2101V is smaller and lighter than existing 3G handsets and offers up to 125 hours of standby time, addressing criticisms that the original FOMA …
Retailer predicts sales growth for colour handsets
Mobile phone sales across Europe are likely to pick up in the fourth quarter as consumers upgrade to handsets with colour screens, according to Europe’s largest mobile phone retailer. Charles Dunstone, chief executive of Carphone Warehouse, said h…
Interview: Ritch Blasi, AT&T Wireless Services
Ritch Blasi, Director of Media Relations, AT&T Wireless Services (2002)
AT&T is one of three major US network operators commited to GSM evolution. It launched its GPRS network in selected markets earlier this year and has since rolled out m-Mo…
Vodafone planning multimedia services
Vodafone’s new service – to be known as Vodafone Live! – will be launched across Europe in October including the UK, Netherlands and Italy to combine with Vodafone’s launch of their MMS service. Rumours suggested that this is the end of the line f…