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Hewlett Packard Co. on Wednesday introduced two new notebook PCs, the Compaq Presario 2100 and 2500 series. The 2100 series PC is 1.5 inches thick and weighs as little as 6.7 pounds, depending on configuration. It can include a screen size up to 15 inches and offers several processor choices, including Intel Corp.s Celeron or […]

Nextel Communications Inc. is working with a GPS company to bring driving directions and tracking services to its mobile phones. Location-based service company Televigation Inc. this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas will launch TeleNav GPS for Nextel. The service provides voice-enabled, turn-by-turn directions for phones that run on the Nextel network. […]

Wireless carriers are backpedaling on unlimited service offerings as smart customers figure out how to patch their phones to their laptops to take undue advantage of the all-you-can-eat data deals. To get customers turned on to its cell-phone-based wireless data services, Sprint PCS last fall started offering several new plans for its third-generation network that […]

A year after being reborn under new ownership, the formerly defunct wireless data network known as Ricochet is slowly bouncing back. The high-speed data service went dark in August 2001, when Metricom Inc., the former owner, filed for bankruptcy. Having spent more than $1 billion building out a network of wireless radios but never offering […]

Wireless carriers are backpedaling on unlimited service offerings as smart customers figure out how to patch their phones to their laptops to take undue advantage of the all-you-can-eat data deals. To get customers turned on to its cell phone-based wireless data services, Sprint PCS in the fall started offering several new plans for its 3G […]

Corporate integration software company Sybase Inc. is planning to acquire wireless communications company AvantGo in a cash merger valued at approximately $38 million, the two companies announced on Friday. Sybase intends to operate AvantGo under its iAnywhere Solutions subsidiary, which specializes in remote access software. The acquisition is expected to be completed during the first […]

Top-selling handheld computer maker Palm Inc. on Wednesday announced a profit for the fiscal second quarter, which the company attributed to the introduction of two new product lines along with a fair amount of cost-cutting. The Milpitas, Calif., company said it had a net income of $3.5 million, or 12 cents per share, compared with […]

Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced that the company is buying, for approximately $750 million in cash, 50 PCS licenses and related network assets from Northcoast Communications LLC, a Long Island, N.Y., wireless company largely backed by Cablevision Systems Corp. The deal is expected to close during the second quarter of 2003. The licenses cover markets […]

Intel Corp. on Wednesday announced funding in two companies involved in “Wi-Fi” wireless LAN technology. Through the Intel Communications Fund, the Santa Clara, Calif., chip maker is investing a minority stake in IP telephony software company TeleSym Inc., as well as providing additional funding to wireless network access company STSN Inc. Intel first invested in […]

The Federal Communications Commission is answering a call from some of the biggest names in IT, which are seeking permission for unlicensed use of airwaves to expand budding wireless LAN technologies. In their quest for spectrum, companies including Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc. are looking to expand options for wireless data networks. […]