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Mobile business professionals got a glimpse into their future last week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where faster third-generation networks—and the gear designed to work with them—suggested a world of fewer dropped calls, improved Internet access, better image quality and lower prices. To fulfill such promises, carriers will be making significant improvements […]

Symbol Technologies this week will debut its new ruggedized handheld computer targeted for vertical enterprise users. The MC3000 is designed for retail and transportation companies, which frequently have diverse uses for handheld computers. The MC3000 has a 320-by-320-pixel display, which is available in color or monochrome. It uses an Intel XScale PXA270 processor and runs […]

Verizon Wireless customers in California are suing the Bedminster, N.J.-based mobile phone operator for disabling some of the Bluetooth capabilities in a Motorola Inc. handset. According to the class action lawsuit, Verizon disabled some of the advertised Bluetooth features in Motorolas v710 phone. “Verizon Wireless has enjoyed enormous financial gains by marketing and selling the […]

Xerox this week is shipping new high-end multifunction printers for large enterprise workgroups. The WorkCentre Pro 165 and 175 print at 65 and 75 ppm (pages per minute), respectively. The devices also copy, scan and fax. The WorkCentre Pro machines ship with Xeroxs Smartsend software, which allows users to scan and send documents to multiple […]

LAS VEGAS—At the Consumer Electronics Show here, Verizon Wireless on Friday announced the launch of a new 3G wireless multimedia service that will run on Verizons high-speed CDMA EvDO (Code Division Multiple Access Evolution Data Optimized) network. The new service, called VCAST, will allow users to access video, music and 3-D games on new 3G […]

T-Mobile USA is shipping Samsung Electronics p735 multimedia phone. The triband, GSM/GPRS device has a built-in 1-megapixel camera, a video recorder and an MP3 player. The phones most distinctive feature, however, is its flip screen, which rotates horizontally, as well as vertically, for video recording or picture taking. /zimages/1/28571.gifClick here for images of the p735. […]

Cingular Wireless is shipping the Motorola MPx220, which is a quad-band smart phone that provides built-in Bluetooth wireless connectivity and a 1.2-megapixel camera. The MPx220 runs Microsofts Windows Mobile operating system and has 64MB of flash ROM and a MiniSD (Secure Digital) card slot that allows users to add as much as 512MB of memory. […]

Plans by U.S. wireless carriers to offer cell phone customers the option to list their numbers in a wireless 411 directory next year is spurring confusion, with ominous e-mail messages circulating that warn cell phone users their numbers will soon be made available to telemarketers. The fear is unfounded, say carriers participating in the directory, […]

The $35 billion merger of Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. could benefit business customers, but integration challenges await the new wireless carrier. Pending approval by federal regulators, both companies would gain valuable wireless spectrum, which could give some subscribers better coverage and enable Sprint Nextel, as the new company will be called, to offer […]

The three-year patent dispute between BlackBerry device maker Research In Motion Ltd. and patent holding company NTP Inc. isnt over yet. A U.S. appeals court today upheld 11 of NTPs patent infringement claims against RIM but sent the entire case back to a lower court to review five other claims, according to John Wyss, one […]