AvantGo CEO resigns
Richard Owen has announced that he will resign as CEO of AvantGo from 30th September 2002, the close of the company’s current financial quarter. AvantGo also expects to transfer trading of its shares to the Nadaq Small Cap market following a susta…
Nokia sees handset sales strengthening, networks declining
Sales of Nokia Mobile Phones in the third quarter are expected to grow by 4% – 9%, compared with the third quarter 2001. Nokia sees mobile phone profitability in line, if not exceeding, earlier expectations. Pro forma operating margins are expecte…
Metrowerks updates development tools for OS 7
Metrowerks has announced the availability of CodeWarrior Development Suite for Symbian OS Professional Edition, Version 2.0.
The development tool is the first to support on-device debugging for handsets running Symbian OS 7.0. SonyEricsson’s P8…
Japanese mobile users want WLAN services
According to a study of over 10,000 people owning portable notebook computer and personal digital assistants (PDAs), Japanese consumers are becoming aware of wireless LAN services but are looking for cost-effective ways to access them. The survey …
Handspring releases GPRS update in Canada
Handspring has announced the availability of its GPRS update for Treo 180 users on the Rogers AT&T network in Canada.
The free software upgrade adds GPRS packet-data compatibility to the Treo 180 Palm OS communicator, enabling users to maintain…
Ericsson warns on 3G competition
Ericsson, the world’s leading supplier of telecommunications network equipment, said yesterday the 3G market was overcrowded, and that even the largest markets could not support more than four license holders. But Torbjorn Nilsson, head of marketi…
Analog to develop EDGE platform
Analog Devices has announced plans to develop a complete EDGE platform for mobile devices using software from TTPCom.
EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) has been dubbed a 2.75G technology, sitting between GPRS and W-CDMA on the GSM ev…
Sonim to offer instant IP communication
Sonim, a provider of IP communication solutions, has joined Symbian’s Platinum Partnership programme.
The two companies will work together to develop and promote a version of Sonim’s client technology for the Symbian OS. The software enables us…