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Although it reported this week a fiscal first-quarter loss that was better than what analysts expected, Palm Inc.s future is still bleak, in spite of the introduction of a new device, the m125. The handheld leader says the second quarter, historically its strongest, will likely end in a loss as well–despite Palms recent restructuring. Earlier […]

Hewlett-Packard Co. and Research In Motion Ltd. have embarked on an effort to enable wireless printing from RIM BlackBerry devices to HP printers. Due early next year, the HP Mobile Enterprise Printing application will allow BlackBerry customers to print e-mail and Windows-based attachments remotely to network printers accessible through their businesses intranets. “As long as […]

As last weeks terrorist attacks slowed telecommunications services in the Northeast, many businesses and individuals turned to the Internet to track co-workers and family. Kevin Baradet, for one, was thankful for an e-mail that let him know a friend who works for a major brokerage in New York had made it safely out of Building […]

Tuesdays attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon snarled telecommunications services in the northeastern part of the country, forcing many companies to rely on e-mail or instant messaging to stay in touch with co-workers and customers in that region. Kevin Baradet, for one, was thankful for an e-mail that let him know a […]

ATLANTA — Telecom networking vendors faced an even more subdued atmosphere than anticipated at the NetWorld+Interop convention here following Tuesdays terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. With many large exhibitors packing up to leave the trade show within hours of the news, the show floor closed 4 hours early and keynote addresses were canceled. […]

With the new Jornada looking a lot like the old iPaq, a consolidation of handheld computing lines seems inevitable in the wake of Hewlett-Packard Co.s announcement to acquire Compaq Computer Corp. Meanwhile, both companies are focusing on Intel Corp. hardware and the latest Microsoft Corp. operating system for their PDAs (personal digital assistants), causing concern […]

iAnywhere Solutions Inc. is going forward to the basics. A year after releasing several complicated mobile applications, the mobile subsidiary of Sybase Inc. this week will introduce iAnywhere Mobile Mail, an application that provides wireless, dial-up or cradle access to fundamental features such as enterprise e-mail, calendar, contacts and schedule information from a variety of […]

At the request of the companies, the Federal Communications Commission has retracted approval of three wireless devices—two from Handspring Inc. and one from Palm Inc.—but the cat is already out of the bag. Once a product is approved, information about it is made public on the FCC site. Since the FCC retracted the approval, the […]

The drive toward next-generation wireless services is producing a torrent of application development. But a look at some of the resulting products reveals a concerted effort by developers to satisfy vendors and carriers bottom lines, rather than solve real-world wireless issues. Several vendors, such as Octave Communications Inc., Bitfone Corp. and Danger Research Inc., are […]

After a summer of trying to turn itself around, Palm Inc. last week named David Nagel to head the handheld computing vendors new operating system subsidiary. Nagel, the former chief technology officer at AT&T Corp., will become president and CEO of the Palm Solutions Group at a time when Palm is facing economic troubles in […]

Following a collaboration trend in the handset space, NEC Corp., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. and its subsidiary Matsushita Communication Industrial Co. Ltd. are forming an alliance to co-develop mobile handsets. NEC and Matsushita, which sells consumer products under the brand name Panasonic, are the top two cell phone sellers in Japan, thanks to deals […]

NextWave Telecom Inc., the bankrupt wireless carrier that has been fighting to retain rights to personal communications services spectrum, has received a $2.5 billion loan commitment from UBS Warburg Ltd. to fund the build-out of a next-generation wireless network. But the fate of the spectrum is not yet clear of court decisions and red tape. […]