David Haskin

A market share study released Monday confirms that, not surprisingly, sales of Pocket PC handhelds slowed considerably in the last quarter. The slowdown isn’t surprising because, during the quarter, vendors rolled out a new generation of handhelds based on Microsoft’s updated Pocket PC 2002 platform. Buyers knowing about the updated devices would be likely to […]

Cingular Wireless was set to announce at a press conference Tuesday that it has started migrating its network to fast third-generation technology. The company will formally announce that it has started upgrading its system to Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution (EDGE) technology that supports speeds as high as 384Kbps. The transition will begin by […]

Security software vendor Certicom said Tuesday that it has started shipping a new version of its virtual private network (VNP) software for use by handhelds that access 802.11b wireless local area networks (WLANs). As WLANs continue to grow in the enterprise, security concerns about them also have been mounting. Security experts have said that one […]

Expanding beyond the recently moribund handheld niche, Handspring Monday unveiled a new family of wireless devices that combine handheld and wireless phone capabilities and outlined its future product directions. The company’s new Treo 180 series of devices will be based on the Palm OS, as are its handhelds, the company announced. The two initial models […]

Sales of handhelds have slowed significantly, but they’re still growing slowly and devices based on the Palm OS still dominate in the retail channel, according to a new market study by NPD Intelect. Overall unit sales of handhelds grew by 11.9 percent in August, according to the study. It appears, however, that handheld vendors bought […]

Nokia Thursday announced a new wireless phone aimed at delivering multimedia to mobile users. The company’s Nokia 5510 has a built-in digital music player, FM radio, games and messaging capabilities, according to the company. In addition, the phone can be operated sideways and has a keyboard to encourage messaging, the company said. The phone has […]

Researchers claimed Wednesday that they have developed software that will enable true global roaming across all types of wireless environments ranging from third-generation (3G) systems and 802.ll local area networks (WLANs). Researchers at Lucent Technologies’ Bell Labs said their Common Operations (COPS) software architecture will work on disparate wireless networks including CDMA2000, UMTS and other […]

Although fast third-generation (3G) service is starting to roll out in markets around the world, short-term prospects are bleak because operators are stunting compelling content and applications, research firm Goldman Sachs said Monday. As a result, little excitement is being generated about the new technology, the research firm said in a report. Goldman Sachs made […]

Companies say they are increasing spending on development of wireless applications, according to a new survey of developers released Monday by Evans Data Corporation. The company released a survey of 550 developers worldwide who said they are involved in wireless applications. The results indicate that the developers believe they will spend more time on wireless […]

The market for 802.11b-related products increased by more than 20 percent in the second quarter of this year, paced by sales of residential gateways, market research firm Dell ‘Oro Group said Thursday. The research firm said that sales of 802.11b products into the home and small businesses currently is outpacing sales of WLANs into the […]

Palm Inc. said Thursday that it would acquire the intellectual property and technology assets of Be Inc. and integrate that company’s engineers into Palm’s platform business. Palm hinted in a statement that Be’s technology, which is a platform for Net appliances and other embedded devices, will help Palm expand its horizons. “This move will help […]

One of the world’s largest mobile wireless trade organizations Wednesday launched an initiative to standardize delivery of Net-based services offered to wireless users. The GSM Association said that a wide variety of mobile software and hardware vendors and wireless operators already have jumped on the bandwagon for its new Mobile Services Initiative (M-Services). The purpose […]