The worldwide WiFi phone market increased 116% between 2004 and 2005 to USD 125.5 million, and is projected to more than double in 2006 as enterprises and consumers slowly but steadily continue deploying voice over wireless LANs...

Bluetooth penetration today is seen not only in mobile phones but it has been increasingly used as accessories and in other devices. Experts predict that Bluetooth chips, which transmit over a range of about 30 feet, will replace the use of cable to connect devices...

Bluetooth penetration in laptops, cell phones, desktop computers or PDAs has been widespread with cell phone topping the list. The rapid uptake of Bluetooth technology in the mobile phones has accelerated the growth in Bluetooth chip...

Motorola is taking Bluetooth wireless technology one step ahead by introducing a range of stylish and fashionable Bluetooth devices. Motorola has unveiled its latest portfolio of devices. Motorola has unveiled its latest portfolio of devices for...

Yahoo! and Microsoft has launched a limited beta testing of interoperability between their instant messaging (IM) services. This will enable users of Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger, and Yahoo! Messenger with Voice to connect...

The number of mobile enterprise email subscribers will increase in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) region from 0.74 million in 2006 to 2.72 million in 2010 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38.2%, reports IT research firm IDC. The number of enterprise email subscriber would significantly rise when mobile email proliferates within the ranks of the middle...

Sybase Inc. a provider of enterprise-class information management and mobility software has launched Sybase Information Anywhere Suite, an integrated mobile platform, designed to enable enterprise customers to securely extend back-end enterprise applications...

Mobile television broadcast is set for a massive growth as subscriber worldwide will reach 102 million, a giant leap from 3.4 million, as broadcast continues to be preferred method of access to mobile video for most people. The study conducted by IT research firm In-Stat...

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) no longer have to deal with paper contracts and now execute and manage contracts entirely online. This new application named Contracts OnLine is a web-hosted application developed by IBM Research and is designed to reduce the time it takes...

The debate on whether cell phones emit radiation that cause adverse health effects or not has been going on for years. Till now several studies have been conducted that support both the arguments. Amidst this ongoing controversy a recent study has revealed that electromagnetic fields from cell phones excite the brain cortex adjacent to it, with potential implications for individual with...

Jeff Raikes, president of the Microsoft Business Division, today unveiled the company’s vision, technology road map and partner framework for unified communications at a strategy event in San Francisco. Microsoft Corp.’s approach to unified communications will break down today’s silos of e-mail, instant messaging, mobile and voice...

Nokia and Siemens are merging their communications service provider businesses in a bid to create a new global network leader for fixed-mobile convergence. The new merger, with 2005 calendar year pro forma revenues of EUR 15.8 billion, will be a 50-50 joint venture to consist of Nokia's Networks Business Group and Siemens...

Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics, and Vodafone have announced their intent to establish the world's first global, open Linux-based software platform for mobile devices. A world-class Linux-based platform aims to provide key benefits for the mobile industry including lower...

Microsoft Hardware and the Windows Live team have joined forces to introduce a line of LifeCams starting with the LifeCam VX-6000 and LifeCam VX-3000. Optimized for use with Windows Live Messenger, the first two available webcams, the Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000 and Microsoft LifeCam VX-3000...

Best-in-class companies have overcome countless challenges on their way to establishing strategic service operations. The service organizations at most of the product-centric companies have evolved from tactical cost centers to strategic profit centers, as top executives understand that an integrated and cost-effective post-sales service...

A new study by The Radicati Group, Inc. shows that compliance and policy management tools are becoming critical data security solutions for companies in all industries. Designed to capture, preserve, and manage all relevant electronic messages, over the past few years compliance and policy management solutions have been deployed...

"After finally experiencing the law of diminishing returns on efficiency improvements, many companies are now placing innovation as a top priority. Innovation requires a different environment and a different culture; most companies will require an extreme makeover in order to be successful," asserts the Cutter Business Technology Council...

Consider going to a concert without the hassles of booking the ticket or standing in a long queue. Yes! it is time for us to move ahead of the hassles of having to bargain with touts or hassles of physical pick-up or queuing for a ticket. Now, mobile tickets enables customers to have a paperless ticket delivered directly to their mobile devices...

eBay and Opera Software have inked the pact on a joint pilot project to bring eBay's Online Marketplace to mobile phones in Germany. By offering a customized version of the popular Opera Mini mobile Web browser, eBay and Opera will enable people to sell, bid and buy using their mobile phones, anywhere, anytime. Because Opera Mini is a full HTML Web browser, eBay.de can now offer its users...

HP has unveiled new content initiatives in its strategy to help two converging industries, telecom and entertainment, benefit from the historic shift to digital media. HP, which has been serving the telecommunications and entertainment sectors...