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Mobile Phones Get Internet Functionality
News Bird confirmed the phones would cost no more than ordinary mobiles. Malcom Bird, managing director of Unwired Planet, one of the co-founders of the WAP forum, explained: "We are not trying to get a mobile phone to surf the net, we are just sending...
[March 24, 1998, 17:32]
Agere Chips Ring Up Wi-Fi Internet Phones
News Agere, formerly the microelectronics division of Lucent Technologies, claimed the chips improve the talk and standby times of wireless IP phones currently on the market. Wireless IP phones allow users to make cheap phone calls over a Wi-Fi-enabled...
[July 15, 2003, 11:50]
A Year Ago: Mobile Phones Get Internet Functionality
News Bird confirmed the phones would cost no more than ordinary mobiles. A prototype has been launched for a mobile phone that provides direct Internet access. Malcom Bird, managing director of Unwired Planet, one of the co-founders of the WAP forum...
[March 24, 1999, 6:13]
Internet / VOIP Phones Review
Forum Yes, I do have the Intelefone handheld and I am very disappointed, because I can not receive incoming calls from normal phones what makes it useless, since I can not use it for business). There is also No call forwarding, No voice mail etc.
[May 12, 2006, 18:14]
Internet / VOIP Phones Review
Forum I am an associate with a company, InteleFone, that offers VOIP services with physical phones. Our phones have a built in compression chip so they work with dialup (28.8k+) as well as broadband. I want to know if anyone has had experience with both...
[April 21, 2006, 1:02]
Sky Invests £250m On Internet And Content To Phones
News BSkyB said it is also targeting next-generation, or WAP, mobile phones and has nearly reached an agreement with BT Cellnet to provide news, sports updates and other content to mobile subscribers. The company also announced a deal with telco...
[February 9, 2000, 12:20]
Siemens And Intel In £1.3bn Memory Deal
News Intel announced Thursday it will provide the high-performance flash memory for next generation Internet mobile phones and wireless devices from German electronics manufacturer Siemens in a deal worth $2bn (£1.38bn).
[February 9, 2001, 9:55]
VoIP Slips Into Handsets
News Major device manufacturers are planning to incorporate Internet phone calling technology into their modems and cordless phones, in another sign of the growing popularity of this cheaper version of telephone calling, executives said at the Consumer...
[January 12, 2004, 9:35]
Baltimore Says Security Is Key To Success For GPRS
News The Irish-based computer security company Baltimore announced deals to secure the next generation of mobile Internet phones, running on GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) networks. Mobile manufacturers agree that while greater bandwidth may be the...
[March 22, 2001, 17:41]
Microsoft Prepares For Wireless Internet Assault
News Internet cell phones have the potential to overtake PCs as the primary means of accessing the Internet. Microsoft has two specs for Internet cell phones, the feature phone and the smartphone. The feature phone will resemble many of the Internet...
[July 27, 2000, 13:08]
Yahoo Ups Its Mobile Game
News Yahoo looks likely to announce on Friday that its email, instant messenger, photo and other services will be available on mobile phones and Internet-connected TVs, as well as on personal computers without using a browser.
[January 6, 2006, 8:30]
Ericsson Puts Security In Smartphones
News Swedish phone manufacturer Ericsson Tuesday has revealed plans to make its Internet-enabled mobile phones secure for digital transactions, with the announcement that it will embed digital certificates from Irish encryption company Baltimore.
[February 27, 2001, 14:03]
UK Loses Interest In Wireless Net
News Only about three percent of households owning mobile phones in Britain have used the wireless Internet, according to a new study. Internet-enabled mobile phones have been on sale in the UK for more than a year now, but only ten percent of mobile...
[May 24, 2001, 12:19]
Phone Users Hang Up On M-commerce
News Though interest in using cell phones to shop the Internet has steadily declined during the past couple of years, using them in lieu of cash and to send text messages is taking off, according to research released on Wednesday.
[March 21, 2002, 11:53]
Gameplay In Take-over Talks
News The UK-based company designs games for the Internet and mobile phones, and also sells boxed software online and by mail-order. In August 1999 it teamed up with network provider Orange to supply games and services to WAP phones.
[May 1, 2001, 10:36]
4G Gets Test Rollout In Japan And China
News Japan and China plan joint experiments on a new generation Internet-capable mobile phone for high-speed data transmissions that will work in both countries at far higher speeds than current 3G phones.
[November 26, 2003, 8:35]
Comdex 2001: Ironing Out Mobile Web Wrinkles
News Internet access over mobile phones may be at best a clunky process now, but Openwave System's Don Listwin says there are better days ahead. New mobile phone technology, improved networks and better software will make Web browsing via cell phones a...
[November 14, 2001, 14:09]
Startup Brings Storage To Wireless
News The same technology that lets computer users store information remotely on the Internet is on its way to mobile phones. Beginning later this year, users of mobile phones that have an Internet browser made by Access, whose customers include Japanese...
[April 18, 2001, 15:47]
Mobile Adult Sites Face Hacking Threats
News Network operators and companies looking to provide pornography or gambling-related Internet content for mobile phones may face the same extortion attacks that have plagued online providers, according to analyst group Gartner.
[October 24, 2005, 16:55]
Intel Getting Inside Consumer Apps
News Intel doesn't just want to just be inside your computer -- the chip maker is now looking at creating a host of information appliances, ranging from smart Internet phones to Web tablets. A good model is what is happening with cell phones," said...
[January 5, 2000, 8:14]
