Wireless and Mobile Technology

Google joined a handful of other companies by announcing that it is delivering mobile banner ads.

Some VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) and mobile phone service providers are riding free when connecting to the traditional...

Sony Ericsson said it shipped 22.3 million mobile handset units in the first quarter of 2008 -- a two percent increase from the year-ago period, but a sharp fall from the 30.8 million units the company moved in the prior quarter.

BT Group says it has made adding guest Wi-Fi at a business location quick and easy.

Finnish cell phone vendor battles Apple's iPhone and iTunes with two new XpressMusic smartphones and a recently opened music store.

Speech-based search apps and services such as ChaCha, Microsoft's TellMe, and Yahoo's OneSearch cater to the needs of people on the go.

The 3-0 decision is likely to extend to cell phones and other personal electronic devices.

A new In-Stat report points to DVB-H and MediaFLO as colliding technologies that seek to prevail in major markets.

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Sony Ericsson, the Swedish-Japanese mobile phone maker, said on Wednesday its profits plunged in the first quarter as its average sale price fell due to its reorientation towards low and mid-end phones.

TOKYO (AFP) - Twitter, the blockbuster US microblog on which users can post no more than 140 characters, launched Wednesday in the land of haiku, Japan, expecting to strike gold from the country's cellphone addiction.

HELSINKI (AFP) - Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, said Tuesday that music company Sony BMG had agreed to join Nokia's music service programme, giving Nokia device users access to music published by Sony BMG.

AT&T on Tuesday reported first-quarter results in line with analyst expectations, fueled by a 17% rise in wireless service revenue.

Sony BMG just became the second recording label to join Nokia's mobile music platform and service.

The company also announced plans to give its Mac clones built-in wireless capabilities.

Strong results in wireless and enterprise sales led AT&T, the largest telecommunications company in the U.S., to first-quarter revenues 6.1 percent higher than the same period a year ago. Net income for the quarter was $3.5 billion, a 21.5 percent jump from $2.8 billion in the year-earlier quarter, and earnings per diluted share were up 26.7 percent.

Consumers between 18 and 34 tended to use their mobile phones for banking, Opinion Research found, especially if there were no extra fees involved.

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia will offer free 12-month access to music from artists of Sony BMG, the world's second-biggest label, to buyers of its particular music phones, the world's top cellphone maker said on Tuesday.

It doesn't have a camera, Web browser, or Bluetooth, but the basic handset has a basic price: $19.99

Rove said its Mobile Admin 4.0 has a redesigned Web interface and now supports Microsoft Exchange 2007, Windows 2008, and Windows Vista.

If you've always wished you could carry a wireless hot spot with you and have access to the Internet wherever you had mobile coverage, TapRoot Systems is ready to make your wish a reality. The company, which creates software for smartphones, announced that it is letting Wi-Fi-enabled smartphone users try its WalkingHotSpot solution for free.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc on Tuesday reported a higher quarterly profit on wireless growth, but a fall in traditional phone subscriptions accelerated and some analysts said the top U.S. phone company may be hurt by a weaker economy.

San Francisco - Telecom Italia has signed a nonexclusive deal to distribute Apple's iPhone in Italy -- and the phone will be a newer model, compatible with 3G networks, according to a report Monday in the Rome daily newspaper La Repubblica.

Top U.S. phone company AT&T on Tuesday reported a rise in quarterly profit led by strong growth in its wireless business, although traditional phone subscriptions fell.

San Francisco - The latest and final handset in Samsung's Ultra-edition range of cell phones goes on sale in the U.K., France, and Germany this week and will be available in most other GSM markets by the end of May, the phone maker said Monday.

Forget short clips and "mobisodes." Cellphone providers are ramping up their full-episode TV offerings, from Lost to The Office, and even movies.

San Francisco - The energy savings that Verizon Wireless reaped from deploying thin clients and power-management software at its call centers were both dramatic and immediate -- so much so that during initial testing at the company's Chandler, Ariz., call center, the local power utility called to find out if it had moved. All told, the effort has yielded a 50 percent drop in energy consumption.

The latest and final handset in Samsung's Ultra edition range of cell phones goes on sale in the U.K., France and Germany this...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microchip maker Texas Instruments Inc said quarterly profit rose but forecast results below Wall Street estimates, citing caution among a broad customer base as well as weak demand for high-end cell phones.

The carrier joins Verizon Wireless in becoming one of the first U.S. carriers to sell BlackBerry's competitor to the Apple iPhone.

Telecom Italia Mobile's deal also allows it to offer Apple's upcoming 3G iPhone without the customary two-year mandatory service contract.