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Will Google Learn Government 101?

A decade ago, Microsoft thought it could ignore bureaucratic rumblings with little or no fallout. That attitude led to the historic Microsoft antitrust trial and the realization that bureaucrats can indeed wield bigtime impact. Google is now learning a similar lesson, albeit in a different way. In...

In a move to bridge the gap between fixed and mobile communications, Alcatel and Nokia on Thursday announced a collaboration that would bring telephony features to mobile devices. Dubbed "Intellisync Call Connect for Alcatel," the offering will integrate Nokia's E-series business-class devices into ...

Nokia and Microsoft said Thursday that they have sealed an agreement to incorporate Microsoft's Live Search capabilities into Nokia's Mobile Search platform, allowing consumers to access Microsoft's home-grown search engine directly from Nokia's N-series and compatible Series 60 software-equipped mu...

The drumbeat of support for WiMax products has begun to sound a bit more loudly. In August, Sprint Nextel became the largest domestic telecom carrier to throw its weight behind the next-generation wireless option. "The Sprint endorsement was a bit of a surprise because the company had other options ...

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson has announced plans for a music download service that will kick off by showcasing new and up-and-coming artists, and will initially work with its Walkman line of cellular handsets. Aimed at the teen market, M-Buzz is being offered in conjunction with Sony/ATV Music P...

RealNetworks on Monday announced a partnership with SanDisk to deliver a portable music player poised to compete with Apple's market-leading iPod. Real, a developer of software that plays music and videos on the Internet, and SanDisk, a flash memory maker, are planning a tag-team approach that the c...

A collection of wireless carriers from around the world have joined together to form the Next Generation Mobile Networks initiative. The wireless industry group includes China Mobile, Sprint Nextel, Vodafone and others, and hopes to plot a course to the next generation of mobile network technology....

Palm has launched a new Treo smartphone aimed at the European market, saying the device was specifically designed for Vodafone's third-generation high-speed mobile network. The Treo 750v, also the first Palm device unveiled in Europe to use Windows Mobile 5.0, will launch in seven countries by the e...

In an effort to encourage greater adoption of broadcast mobile TV services and accelerate service deployment, Motorola and Nokia on Monday said they would work together to make their Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H)-enabled mobile devices and network services interoperable. DVB-H technology...

Mobile phone network operators are responding to the competitive threat of free WiFi, progressively adding new technologies to their networks to improve the wireless coverage they offer, according to new research. Small cellular base stations designed for use in residential or corporate environments...

A growing number of consumers are walking around with a cell phone for voice communications and a laptop for data connections. Soon, that may no longer be necessary, as handset vendors are delivering new devices and carriers are rolling out new services that support both cellular and WiFi connection...

Nokia on Monday unveiled three new cell phones with design in mind. The 7390, the 7360 and the 7373 offer new looks for the fashion conscious with plenty of bells and whistles for the technologically demanding. Nokia is describing the latest additions to its L'Amour Collection as style with substanc...

Promising applications are powering the market for WiFi chips and related equipment, raising the expectation among analysts and other observers that the market will grow to US$3 billion during the next three years, according to new research. "Propelled by emerging WiFi applications such as wireless ...

Samsung said it plans to demonstrate wireless connectivity that is 50 times faster than current WiMax technology at its fourth annual 4G summit in South Korea this week. The firm claims that it has achieved mobile data speed of 100 megabits per second and fixed-point speed of 1 gigabit per second wi...

In a move to further extend its reach beyond the desktop, Yahoo on Wednesday said it is making its suite of mobile applications available for phones using Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system. Users of phones such as the Motorola Q can now tap into Yahoo Go for Mobile services, which include ...

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