Review: Kyocera Torque
March 8, 2013 4:41 pm | by Ben Munson | Articles | CommentsIn smartphone vernacular, rugged is another word for ugly. Let’s not even get started on what ultra-rugged means. The new LTE Kyocera Torque certainly is built tough but it would be cruel to call it ugly. True it’s easily mistaken for a stud finder but it has a Dewalt-esque useful look to it that makes it endearing. Utilitarian is a better word for it.
First News Briefs for February 22, 2013
February 22, 2013 9:33 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsJumio launched an SDK for Netverify for iOS and Android, which enables any mobile app to authenticate users within moments, using a smart phone camera. SideCar (a ride sharing service), is using it to verify user's identity. It can verify various forms of ID from over 60 countries), with a scan of the camera, rather than having a potential customer return paperwork via fax or e-mail.
Review: Dual-Screen Kyocera Smartphone Needs Work
April 22, 2011 8:04 am | by Rachel Metz, AP Technology Writer | Articles | CommentsFrom emailing to Web surfing to taking photos, a smartphone can be a multitasker's best friend — unless all the tasks are making the screen feel too small.
Kyocera Echo Features Jibe App
April 18, 2011 8:35 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsThe phone, which made its debut in Sprint retail channels yesterday, is the first Android smartphone to sport two touch screens held together with a pivot hinge.
Sprint Unveils Kyocera Dual-Screen Smartphone
February 8, 2011 7:03 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsSprint promised an "industry first" at last night's NYC press event, which featured appearances from CEO Dan Hesse and illusionist David Blaine, and to some extent, it delivered.
Cricket Launches Android-Powered Kyocera Zio
August 26, 2010 7:49 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsCricket Communications, provider of prepaid wireless services, today launched its first Android device, the Sanyo Zio by Kyocera.
Boost Goes Incognito with Kyocera
January 26, 2010 7:15 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsBoost Mobile announced the availability of its first-ever qwerty clamshell phone, the Sanyo Incognito by Kyocera.
Kyocera Profit Down More Than 80%
October 30, 2009 8:05 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsThe global economy isn't doing much for Japan's Kyocera. The company says sales of mobile phone handsets remained low...
Kyocera Reports Loss for Q1 2010
July 30, 2009 8:15 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsKyocera said it was feeling the sting of a harsh economy, reporting dismal results for its first fiscal quarter of 2010.
Two Critical 4G Challenges
March 31, 2009 9:27 pm | by Elliott Drucker | Articles | CommentsWhile enterprises in almost every other business sector are tightening their belts, major wireless carriers are planning for huge expenditures on 4G network deployments.
GSMA Takes on Embedded Modules
November 19, 2008 7:59 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsNetworking equipment make Huawei gave its support to the GSM Association’s Embedded Mobile initiative, both parties announced today.
GSMA Endorses ENUM, NFC
November 18, 2008 7:17 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsThe GSM Association at a meeting in Macau yesterday declared its support for Carrier ENUM and for mobile payments based on near-field communications.
The Gs Simplified
October 6, 2008 11:35 am | by Keith Radousky | News | CommentsGenerations of wireless technology, past and present.
GSMA Announces Competition’s Top Innovators
May 22, 2008 8:36 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsThe GSM Association (GSMA) announced the Top Innovators for the Americas leg of the 2009 Mobile Innovation Global Award Competition.
Web Exclusive: GSM Association Comes to the U.S.
May 20, 2008 9:51 am | by Brad Smith | Articles | CommentsFor most of its 21 years, the GSM Association (GSMA) has been known as a trade association focused on GSM networks in Europe and, more recently, in Asia.
Accuris Networks Launches GSM/Wi-Fi Solution
March 17, 2008 7:54 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsAccuris Networks, a fixed mobile convergence solution provider, has launched its AccuROAM platform designed for GSM to Wi-Fi hotspot roaming.
Report: India Adds 5.9 million GSM Users in February
March 11, 2008 8:24 am | by Teresa von Fuchs | News | CommentsAccording to the Cellular Operators Association of India, the country’s GSM-based wireless carriers added 5.9 million users in February
GestureTek Shakes Down Top GSMA Innovation Prize
February 13, 2008 7:57 am | by Rhonda Wickham | News | CommentsIn reviewing its 2008 Mobile Innovation Global Award entries at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the GSMA named Gesturetek the overall winner for its handset interface.



