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December 08, 2003 08 Dec'03
Mobile phone sales rocket in third quarter

The worldwide market for mobile phones is outstripping even the most enthusiastic predictions from the beginning of the year,...
November 13, 2003 13 Nov'03
Games on Nokia's N-Gage prove easy to hack

Hackers have cracked the copy protection code of games developed for Nokia's N-Gage mobile game console.
November 11, 2003 11 Nov'03
KPN Mobile sells Hutchinson 3G share

KPN Mobile has agreed to sell its 15% share in Hutchison 3G to Hutchison Whampoa for a total of £90m.
November 11, 2003 11 Nov'03
Nokia keeps quiet on Psion buyout rumour

Nokia representatives have declined to comment on reports that the company wants to increase its stake in mobile phone software...

November 10, 2003 10 Nov'03
Gartner: forget about 3G, grid and 64-bit PCs until 2008

Forget about 3G mobile, grid computing, 64-bit desktops, on-demand services, Bluetooth, and worries about IP Version 6, for now,...
October 30, 2003 30 Oct'03
Sun and Texas Instruments team up for Java apps on mobiles

Java pioneer Sun Microsystems and mobile-phone chip maker Texas Instruments are joining forces to make it easier for phone makers...
October 30, 2003 30 Oct'03
NTT DoCoMo raises 3G user target

NTT DoCoMo has raised its forecast for the number of users for its third-generation mobile service and announced an increase to...
October 29, 2003 29 Oct'03
Carphone Warehouse 'surprised' by ASA decision

Mobile phone retailer The Carphone Warehouse said it was "extremely surprised" by a ruling the Advertising Standards Authority...
October 28, 2003 28 Oct'03
NTT DoCoMo and Sony team up on contactless smart cards for mobile phones

Sony and NTT DoCoMo have reached an agreement to develop technology that will enable Sony's Felica contactless smart card to be...
October 28, 2003 28 Oct'03
Carphone Warehouse slammed over SMS spam

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) last week upheld two complaints about an SMS message sent by mobile phone retailer The...

October 22, 2003 22 Oct'03
Motorola adds RealOne Player to Linux phones

Motorola is to use the RealNetworks RealOne Player in some of its mobile phones.
October 07, 2003 07 Oct'03
Iraq to have GSM-based mobile network

The US-backed governing authority in Iraq awarded three mobile phone licences to companies based in the Middle East, all of with...
October 02, 2003 02 Oct'03
European mobile alliance challenges Vodafone

Seven smaller European mobile phone companies with networks in nine countries have banded together in an alliance to offer...
October 02, 2003 02 Oct'03
NTT DoCoMo's 3G service hits one million users

Subscriptions to NTT DoCoMo's Foma 3G mobile telephone network has hit the one million mark.
September 26, 2003 26 Sep'03
Vodafone offers uniform mobile data fees

From 27 November, Vodafone Group will begin offering customers a set of uniform fees for mobile data services in all of its...
September 02, 2003 02 Sep'03
France Télécom offers to buy back Orange

France Télécom has made an all-stock offer for the shares it does not own in its mobile telecommunication subsidiary Orange, at a...
September 01, 2003 01 Sep'03
Mobile networks could fail during US-style power cuts

UK businesses could be vulnerable to failures of the mobile phone network during power failures like those that affected the US...
August 22, 2003 22 Aug'03
Users still wait for OS update from Dell

Frustrated Axim will have to wait a while longer for a CD-Rom update from Dell to fix a patch on their Windows Mobile 2003...
August 19, 2003 19 Aug'03
Samsung saves space on mobile phone display

Samsung Electronics has developed a flat-panel display unit for clamshell-style mobile phones which could help manufacturers make...
August 04, 2003 04 Aug'03
European mobile alliance rolls out first services

Members of a European mobile alliance are to offer their first new services under the agreement by allowing prepaid mobile phone...
August 04, 2003 04 Aug'03
Sybase PowerBuilder developer tool goes mobile

Sybase has extended its PowerBuilder database application development tool to target PocketPC devices running Microsoft Windows...
July 28, 2003 28 Jul'03
Vodafone boasts three million new customers in first quarter

Vodafone, Europe's largest mobile phone operator, posted a strong increase in subscriber numbers and usage in the first quarter...
July 18, 2003 18 Jul'03
Nokia gains ground but charge nips profits

Mobile phone company Nokia has reported a slight increase in sales for the second quarter of the year, offset by a steep decline...
July 17, 2003 17 Jul'03
3G network sharing approved for Germany

The European Commission has given the go-ahead to mobile phone operators to share their networks in Germany.
July 16, 2003 16 Jul'03
Japan launch for Fujitsu mobile phone

Fujitsu has released its most advanced mobile video phone in NTT DoCoMo's third-generation line-up.
July 11, 2003 11 Jul'03
NTT Docomo takes hard line on I-mode spammers

NTT Docomo cracking down on spammers who take advantage of the company's I-mode mobile network to distribute spam e-mails to its...
July 09, 2003 09 Jul'03
EDS introduces mobile data protection service

Electronic Data Systems has announced the release of its Mobile Information Protection service.
July 08, 2003 08 Jul'03
T-Mobile unveils mobile phone navigation system

German mobile phone operator T-Mobile Deutschland is offering one of the world's first mobile phone-based navigation systems...
June 30, 2003 30 Jun'03
Call costs cut at customers' expense

Analysts have warned that mobile phone operators may try to increase charges on data services after they failed to overturn a...
June 24, 2003 24 Jun'03
Orange joins Euro alliance and prepares for 3G

Mobile operator Orange is to join an alliance of Telecom Italia Mobile, Telefónica Móviles of Spain and T-Mobile International of...
June 09, 2003 09 Jun'03
Sendo patent suit hinges on Taiwanese hardware

The intellectual property suit that mobile phone developer Sendo Holdings initiated against mobile operator Orange centres around...
June 09, 2003 09 Jun'03
Vodafone offers three-way mobile data card

The German subsidiary of Vodafone is offering customers a mobile data card which will enable them to access three different...
May 28, 2003 28 May'03
More operators launch MS Smartphones

European mobile phone operator TeliaSonera and Hong Kong operator CSL announced Tuesday that they would soon be offering the...
May 21, 2003 21 May'03
MmO2 makes £10bn loss and writes down 3G licence costs

Mobile phone operator mmO2 has written down £5.9bn from the value of the 3G licences it bought three years ago and recorded a...
May 16, 2003 16 May'03
Manufacturers team up to offer CDMA chips

Two of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturers and the world's biggest mobile phone maker are teaming up to offer a set...
May 06, 2003 06 May'03
CAA study: Mobile phones still threat in aircraft

Airlines should continue their ban on the use of mobile phones on board aircraft because of possible interference with navigation...
April 25, 2003 25 Apr'03
Sony Ericsson sees big drop in sales

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB saw sales drop more than a quarter year-on-year in the first three months of this year,...
March 27, 2003 27 Mar'03
Alliance gives businesses advice on going mobile

A new organisation formed to help companies find the right mobile technologies for their business made its debut at CeBIT.
March 11, 2003 11 Mar'03
Nokia warns of weaker Q1 sales, earnings

Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, warned on Tuesday of weaker sales and earnings in the first quarter due to poor...
March 03, 2003 03 Mar'03
Users give cautious welcome to 3G

Business users and analysts gave a cautious welcome to the launch of Hutchison's '3' third-generation mobile phone services today...
February 24, 2003 24 Feb'03
Telispark updates mobile suite

Enterprise mobility applications company Telispark is to roll out the latest version of its mobile application suite today...
February 19, 2003 19 Feb'03
Mitsubishi develops one-time password system

Engineers at Mitsubishi have developed a one-time password system for use on mobile Internet services that is intended to answer...
January 30, 2003 30 Jan'03
Sony and Ericsson invest €300m into mobile phone venture

Sony and Ericsson will inject €300m (£196m) into their mobile telephone handset joint venture over the next three months.
January 21, 2003 21 Jan'03
Semiconductor firms look to consumers for growth

Digital consumer electronics, mobile terminals and automotive electronics are expected to drive semiconductor sales for most of...
January 03, 2003 03 Jan'03
Dutch regulator fines mobile phone operators

Dutch competition officials have slapped stiff fines on five mobile phone operators for illegally agreeing to cut handset...
December 17, 2002 17 Dec'02
IBM offers Nokia server software to enterprises

Nokia and IBM have agreed to collaborate in providing secure mobile phone applications to enterprises in a move that could help...
December 04, 2002 04 Dec'02
Nokia predicts 10% growth for handset market

Sales of mobile handsets will grow 10% in 2003 to reach around 440 million units, driven by both new subscriber growth and...
November 21, 2002 21 Nov'02
Comdex: OMA poised to announce eight mobile specs

The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), a cross-industry alliance between telecommunications and high tech, is expected to unveil a set...
November 21, 2002 21 Nov'02
DoCoMo to study radio wave effects on people

Four of Japan's major mobile phone companies with a total of more than 70 million subscribers have agreed to study the possible...
November 06, 2002 06 Nov'02
Stick to short, quick-exit mobile deals, users told

Corporate users should prepare now for a massive consolidation of mobile phone operators that could leave only three operators...
November 05, 2002 05 Nov'02
Gartner Symposium: Prepare for mobile shake out

Corporate users should prepare now for a massive consolidation of mobile phone operators, according to Gartner analyst Nick...
October 25, 2002 25 Oct'02
NTT DoCoMo holds first 4G tech summit

NTT DoCoMo has held a summit addressing fourth-generation mobile technology, gathering together representatives of major...
October 16, 2002 16 Oct'02
Vodafone sets its sights on French mobile market with Cegetel offer

Vodafone Group, Europe's largest mobile phone operator, has agreed to buy the stakes in French telecom company Cegetel held by BT...
September 13, 2002 13 Sep'02
Ericsson remains committed to Sony joint venture

The chief executive of telecommunications specialist Ericsson has reaffirmed his company's commitment to its mobile phone joint...
September 12, 2002 12 Sep'02
Patent disputes could complicate Europe's 3G roll out

Companies preparing to roll out 3G (third-generation) mobile broadband services could face a series of patent disputes to add to...
August 01, 2002 01 Aug'02
Database will combat phone theft

The telecoms industry plans to create a shared database to help put stolen mobile phones out of action.
August 01, 2002 01 Aug'02
E-procurement system set to save NHS £200m

A mobile e-procurement system that is expected to save the NHS up to £200m a year was launched by health minister Lord Hunt...
July 25, 2002 25 Jul'02
SMS use exceeds China Mobile's expectations

China Mobile subscribers sent 8.53 billion short messages from their mobile phones last month, bringing the total number of...
June 20, 2002 20 Jun'02
Nokia lowers second-half sales forecast for 2002

Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, now expects sales in the second half of 2002 to rise no more than 10%...
June 13, 2002 13 Jun'02
Industry leaders form Open Mobile Alliance

Mobile network companies, wireless handset makers and IT companies announced the formation of a new industry body, the Open...
May 29, 2002 29 May'02
Share simplifies mobile application registration

Software licence management specialist Freeform has developed a system that allows application providers to sell and register...
May 23, 2002 23 May'02
Holiday firm cashes in on trips with SMS m-payments

Neilson Active Holidays - a subsidiary of Thomas Cook - is trialling a payment system using mobile phones.
March 13, 2002 13 Mar'02
Ericsson enters the realm of James Bond with secure phone that does everything

This autumn, Ericsson will release a Symbian-based mobile phone that incorporates a digital camera, a pen-based user interface,...
February 21, 2002 21 Feb'02
Microsoft to exhibit MIS 2002 at New York show

Microsoft will this week use the Internet Wireless World conference in New York to unveil its Mobile Information Server (MIS)...
February 21, 2002 21 Feb'02
Bug threat to mobile e-cash

The emerging market for making "micro-payments" via mobile phones is set to become a prime target for hackers, who could infect...
February 12, 2002 12 Feb'02
£200,000 reward offered for stolen phones

As mobile phone operators continue to grapple with ways to prevent phone theft handset manufacturer Samsung has lost £4.2...
January 15, 2002 15 Jan'02
Italian mobile operators unite against phone theft

Italy's four mobile phone companies have agreed to introduce a joint register of stolen phones in order to prevent thieves from...
December 03, 2001 03 Dec'01
Italy confirms 3G licence extension

The Italian government will extend the duration of its five Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) licences beyond...
November 29, 2001 29 Nov'01
Italy may extend mobile licences

The Italian government is considering extending the duration of the country's five Universal Mobile Telecommunication System...
November 02, 2001 02 Nov'01
Hong Kong to get a million videophones

Hutchison Whampoa, which plans to launch third-generation (3G) mobile phone services in Hong Kong in 2002, has ordered a million...
November 02, 2001 02 Nov'01
Unified messaging to save Royal London £600,000

Royal London Insurance will save £600,000 a year by switching its mobile staff to a unified communications solution.
October 16, 2001 16 Oct'01
US consortium to pay £11bn for NextWave spectrum

A five-year dispute in the US has ended with a group of mobile carriers agreeing to pay $16bn (£11.1bn) to take over the 3G...
September 30, 2001 30 Sep'01
First commercial 3G service launched in Japan

With more of a whimper than a bang, NTT DoCoMo launched the world's first fully commercial third-generation (3G) mobile service...
August 29, 2001 29 Aug'01
China chases mobile phone crown

A report released by Gartner has revealed that China is on target to overtake the US to become the country with the largest...
May 11, 2001 11 May'01
Hutchison's 3G plans for UK on track

Hutchison Whampoa's plans to roll out 3G (third-generation) mobile voice and data services in the UK are on track for a launch in...
April 26, 2000 26 Apr'00
First Wap-broker offers mobile share dealing

Options Direct, which trades under the name of MyBroker, already has a Web-based service, and will allow account holders who have Wap-enabled phones...
April 12, 2000 12 Apr'00
Handset giants launch security system

Three major mobile handset manufacturers have formed a mobile electronic transaction initiative to standardise secure mobile commerce.

Nokia,...
February 23, 2000 23 Feb'00
IBM-Symbian link up for business Wap tools

IBM and Symbian have formed an alliance to provide offline business software for mobile phones, writes Guy Campos
January 19, 2000 19 Jan'00
No 3G block on UK business users

Antony Savvas
Businesses will not be locked out of "third generation" (3G) mobile phone opportunities, despite the initial focus on...