NEWS current NEW WIRELESS APPLICATION PROTOCOL VERSION
1.1 EMBRACED AS WORLDS MOBILE INTERNET STANDARD, June 30
Bell Labs geolocation technology
pinpoints wireless 911 calls within 15 feet, June 30
A Year Ago: Symbian
dismisses Sun tie-up reports, ZDNetUK, June 30
Networks '99: Telephony
added to wireless LAN, ZDNetUK, June 30
Nokia Announces the Nokia WAP
Browser, June 30
DIGITAL MOBILITY JOINS WAP FORUM,
June 29
Finding a Fit
for Handhelds, June 29
WIRELESS KNOWLEDGE LAUNCHES
INTEGRATORS ALLIANCE PROGRAM, June 29
Nokia and Ericsson begin
interoperability testing of their WAP products, June 29
Ericsson signs commercial WAP
contract with Telenor Mobil in Norway, June 29
The next step in
connectivity -- IBM, Microsoft jump into the not-necessarily-PC connections race,
TechWeb, June 28
New cards speed network
access for handhelds, CNet, June 28
A Year Ago: Mobile computing
to change the working week, ZDNetUK, June 26
The Shape of
(Mobile) Things to Come, PCWorld, June 24
Ericsson and Sonera sign GPRS
contract, June 24
Palm-Size CEs to
Go Wireless - Microsoft says palm-size CE devices will be wireless by fall, PCWorld,
June 23
MCI Worldcom Plans
Nationwide Wireless Net, TechWeb, June 23
AOL and Palm team up on
e-mail, ZDNetUK, June 23
Ericsson supports broad range of
WAP-applications, June 23
Microsoft Announces Plans for
Wireless Communications Kit For Windows CE-Based Palm-Size PCs, June 22
VIRGIN MEGASTORE ONLINE TEAMS UP
WITH GEOWORKS TO OFFER MUSIC PROMOTIONS THROUGH NEW MOBILE INFORMATION SERVICE, June
22
OMNITEL LICENSES PHONE.COM'S UP.LINK
SERVER SUITE, June 22
GEOWORKS FIRST TO DELIVER SHOPPING
DISCOUNTS DIRECT TO MOBILE PHONES AND PAGERS, June 22
Nokia launches Picture Messaging
Application for Nokia Artus Messaging Platform - puts the FUN into Short Message Service,
June 22
GoAmerica and Microsoft to Feature
MSN Mobile For Go.Web Wireless Internet Service, June 22
0.35µm
Smartcard IC for GSM-SIM and JavaCard applications, SmartcardCentral, June 22
Consumer-oriented
mobile products need rugged alternative -- SID sees push to replace glass LCDs with
plastic, June 22
Metricom Secures $600 Million Investment from MCI
WorldCom and Vulcan Ventures, Inc. to Fund National Wireless Data Network Expansion,
June 21
Nokia to supply complete WAP
solution to KPN Telecom, June 21
Nokia joins Wireless LAN Allicance
(WLANA) as new member, June 21
Nokia introduces the world's first
high-speed data terminal for wireless networks, June 21
Gemplus
smartX Framework Brings Smart Card-Based Applications To The Mainstream, June 18
Scandinavian Softline Technology
licensing Nokia's WAP technology, June 18
IT Week: Psion targets its
fast Java netBook at corporates, ZDNetUK, June 18
IT Week: Mobile chips to
speed up, ZDNetUK, June 18
IT Week: SAS helps phones
get smart, ZDNetUK, June 18
IBM Ships the World's Smallest
Hard Drive; IBM 340 MB Microdrive Targets Digital Cameras, Hand-Held PCs and Personal
Audio Players, Excite News, June 17
Torvalds: Look for Linux on
desktops and phones, ZDNetUK, June 16
Symbian releases latest EPOC
technology for future Smartphones and Communicators, June 16
Sprint and Nokia team to offer
web-capable phone, June 15
News Burst: Linux in your
palm, ZDNetUK, June 15
Psion computes launch new Series 5mx palmtop,
June 15
Ericsson makes strategic investment
in Saraïde.com, June 15
3Com and Sun Bring the Power of
Java Technology to the Palm Computing® Platform, June 15
News Burst: Sun to unveil
Java pact for PalmPilot, ZDNetUK, June 15
GEOWORKS UNVEILS NEW CONSUMER FOCUS
FOR WIRELESS SERVICE OFFERINGS, June 14
Sun to
announce PalmPilot-Java tie-up, CNetNews, June 14
WIRELESS APPLICATION PROTOCOL FORUM
MEMBERSHIP SURPASSES 100 COMPANIES, June 14
Microsoft Launches MSN Mobile on
MSN.COM to Deliver Wireless Content To Cellular Phones, Handheld Devices and Pagers,
June 14
Microsoft
launches service for pagers, cell phones, CNet, June 14
MSN launches wireless portal,
ZDNetUK, June 14
CE gets makeover - push
towards corporates, CNet, June 14
IrDA warns Bluetooth,
ZDNetUK, June 14
IT Week: Revamped Psion
displays Epoc features, CNet, June 14
Smart handheld devices
will become hot growth market in Asia, Semiconductor Business News, June 11
De La
Rue Card Systems and Prosodie Announce the Formation of a Joint Venture,
SmartCardCentral, June 11
Ericsson acquires Telebit, new generation
Internet specialist, June 11
PHONE.COM ANNOUNCES INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING, June 10
Foliage
Announces Release of iBrowser for the Windows CE Platform, June 10
When, Why and How
Windows CE Will Save Bill Gates' Butt, ZDNet, June 10
LEXACOM JOINS WIRELESS APPLICATION
PROTOCOL (WAP) FORUM, June 10
Industry leaders form focus group
to promote third generation wireless IP technology, June 10
Smart
phones are coming, CNN, June 9
News Burst: Motorola and Sun
join on Wireless deal, ZDNetUK, June 9
Motorola, Sun cut down the
wires, ZDNetUK, June 9
Pervasive
Software Announces Pervasive.SQL 2000 Family of Database Engines for Smart Cards, Embedded
Systems and Mobile Devices, June 9
Microsoft wants telecom
partners, ZDNetUK, May 9
WinCE conference: Microsoft
ignores Bluetooth - again, ZDNetUK, June 9
New technology
emerging to combine phone, TV, Internet service, CNN, June 8
Proxim Announces Wireless LAN
Connectivity for Compaq's New Aero 8000 Windows CE-based Handheld PC Pro Device, June
8
MS defends CE claims but
analysts are not convinced, ZDNetUK, June 8
IDC dismisses Microsoft's
Win CE sales claim, ZDNetUK, June 8
SPRINT PCS LICENSES PHONE.COM'S UP.LINK
SERVER SUITE, June 8
Ericsson announces equity
investment in Internet software developer OZ.COM, June 8
Microsoft Announces Global Data
Access Architecture for Windows CE, June 8
Telestra and Lucent Technologies
announce the first Australian deployment of an advanced unified messaging system, June
8
Microsoft says
Windows CE to surpass 3Com's PalmPilot, DETNews, June 8
GEOWORKS TECHNOLOGY RUNS NEW
JAPANESE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, June 7
Handhelds Flood
In, PCWorld, June 7
Microsoft Exchange Announces
Unified Messaging Strategy, June 7
IT Week: Symbian smartphones
get SQL database, ZDNet, June 7
IT Week: Smartphone use
ready for takeoff, ZDNet, June 7
Microsoft To Offer First
Peek At Real-Time CE, June 7
Ericsson combines core strengths in
datacom and mobility in breakthrough live demo, June 7
Windows CE Developers Conference
Showcases Innovation, Momentum For World of Connected Productivity Appliances, June 7
Korea Telecom and Microsoft
Announce Their Cooperation to Accelerate Development and Deployment of Wireless Data
Services in Korea, June 4
Nokia announces cooperation with
technology leaders toward development of WAP based products and solutions, June 4
Nokia embraces a plan to unify
Third Generation mobile communication standards, June 3
Wireless Net set to boom,
ZDNet, June 2
The
Internet goes mobile - Sonofon and Nokia sign agreement for the first GPRS implementation
in Denmark, June 2
Yahoo buys
Online Anywhere, CNETNews, June 2
Nokia Denies
Defection To Microsoft, TechWeb, June 2
HITACHI DELIVERS UP.BROWSER-ENABLED CDMA
HANDSET UNDER AGREEMENT WITH PHONE.COM, June 2 |