Option Says New Mobile Data Card to Launch in Nov.
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Belgium's Option OPIN.BR said on  Wednesday it would launch a new wireless data card targeted at  the U.S. market in November.
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NHS patients may get new smart cards controlling access to personal health data.
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The next big thing in cell phones has arrived. Now you'll just have to figure out what to do with a 1.5-gigabyte handheld.
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The newest in a stream of upcoming slim and powerful cell phones
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Sandisk this week announced the addition of new, higher capacity memory cards for mobile phones. The miniSD and RS-MMC card formats will now be offered in capacities as large as 512MB starting in November.
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The move will allow customers to have access to video and other advanced services on their cellphones.
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(InfoWorld) - A Japanese mobile carrier will test a cellular technology that promises downloads as fast as 42.2Mbps (bits per second) in Tokyo this month. The tests will be conducted by IPMobile, a new cellular carrier that is planning to launch a data-centric commercial service in the Tokyo area next year based on the TD-CDMA (time division code division multiple access). The service had been due to launch in October 2006 in three cities, but has been scaled back to just Tokyo and will launch about six months later than planned. IPMobile's initial commercial service will offer a maximum theoretical download speed of 11Mbps but the trials taking place this month will test out a more advanced version of the technology called E-R7 (evolved release 7), said Yumi Sakamoto, a spokeswoman for the company. The field trials will test how well the signals travel, real-life download speed, and various Internet applications. Also included will be streaming of high-definition television. IPMobile, a privately financed company, holds one of three licenses recently issued by the Japanese government to provide cellular service in Japan. Its shareholders include Internet Initiative JapanÂ (IIJ), CSK Group, Shoeisha Co., and the Rakuten Group. When it launches its service next year it will be entering a competitive marketplace. All three of Japan's major cellular carriers have just launched high-speed data services. NTT DoCoMo and SoftbankÂ are offering 3.6Mbps HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) on their respective WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) networks and KDDIÂ is also offering equally fast downloads on a CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev.A network. All three carriers charge PC users according to the amount of data they send and receive and there are no flat-rate plans that cover PC use. A fourth carrier, Willcom, is enjoying popularity among PC users despite download speeds of between 32kbps and 256kbps because it offers a flat-rate plan.
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New service sends color maps and directions to cell phone users.
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Verizon Wireless subscribers will soon be able to access "mobile money" using their cell phones, the cellular operator says.
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Upcoming smart phone will feature a mobile version of F-Secure's antivirus software.
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New chip will cut the time required to transfer content onto those devices.
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Samsung unveils chip that can be used to create 64GB flash memory cards.
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120MB a month for Â£7.50...ho hum When Vodafone announced it would be bringing in new pricing on 1 June, a data bundle was mentioned, but no details were to be made available until the launch.â¦
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A new 16GB embedded flash drive designed for use in mobile devices is scheduled for release this summer.
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To expand the capabilities of SD memory cards in mobile devices, the SD Card Association has recently formed a Mobile Phone Task Force.
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Vodafone seems to be lining up a November launch of its 3G mobile phone service for the consumer user. To date the operartor has only offered next generation mobile serivces on a selective basis to business users.
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The mobile phone maker will support tiny data storage devices and their multimedia cards.