Mobile & Wireless

For the first time in its four-year history, the JD Power and Associates 2004 US Wireless Mobile Phone Evaluation Study found that mobile phone users were happier with their phone service this year than they were last year.

Yahoo Inc. for the first time is letting mobile phone users query its search engine, giving them access to conventional Web results, local business listings and related information, as well as images, such as pictures and maps, the company said Wednesday.

Anticipating a surge of products built to access both WLANs and cellular networks, the Wi-Fi Alliance is adjusting its certification policies to meet the needs of the mobile phone industry.

Peoplesoft has released a client application that gives BlackBerry users more direct and efficient access to CRM data.

Cingular Wireless LLC announced Tuesday that it completed a $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., creating the nation's largest wireless carrier, following approval from two U.S. government agencies.

Intel Corp. is working on a device management technology that could allow IT departments to take advantage of existing management software and bring a host of disparate wireless devices under the IT department umbrella, an Intel executive said Monday at the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association's Wireless Entertainment and IT conference in San Francisco.

As the CTIA (Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association) show gets started, Sprint Corp., Intellisync Corp. and Seven Networks Inc. all are set to unveil offerings that help large organizations get their key applications out to employees on the road.

Mobile operators, content providers and other participants at the CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment trade show this week in San Francisco will be gearing up for an expected boom in mobile multimedia in the U.S.

As more and more companies start using RFID tags for real-world inventory tracking, a consistent set of concerns about the technology is springing up. Users are worried about tag availability and performance, and think the jury is still out on whether it offers a return on investment.

PalmOne Inc.'s long-awaited update to the Treo 600 will come with a new processor, sharper display and flash memory, as the company continues to improve its flagship product. The company is set to unveil the device, called the Treo 650, Monday at the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association's (CTIA's) Wireless IT and Entertainment conference.

Taiwan's government plans to blanket this island's cities with wireless networks that are integrated with cellular phone services by 2008 as part of an ambitious project, called M-Taiwan. The goal is to dramatically expand wired and wireless broadband Internet access in Taiwan and to give local industry a leading position in the development of products and high-bandwidth services that integrate WLAN connectivity with support for GSM mobile networks.