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• Sprint Nextel/Clearwire Collaboration Is Good News for Broadband-Enabled Mobile Consumer Electronics, Says ABI Research

  - 2007-07-31

  NEW YORK -- In the not-too-distant future, many digital cameras, media players, and portable game devices will access the Internet from anywhere with mobile broadband coverage. The recent announcement by Sprint Nextel and Clearwire of a partnership to provide mobile WiMAX services to most of the US population should be...

  Tags: ABI Research, broadband, Clearwire Corp., collaboration, consumer electronics, electronics, mobile, mobile broadband, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications

• MapQuest Navigator's Audible Turn By Turn Navigation Now Available for Mobile Phones; MapQuest Navigator Offers Moving Map Display and Directions on Select Sprint and Nextel Phones

  - 2006-09-12

  LOS ANGELES -- MapQuest today announced the availability of MapQuestR Navigator, a Global Positioning System GPS enabled application that provides turn-by-turn, voice-guided directions for wireless subscribers using a variety of Sprint (NYSE:S) and Nextel phones. The new service and downloadable application features an in-car navigation-like system with an exclusive moving...

  Tags: Audible Inc., cell phone, Mapquest, mobile, Nextel Communications Inc., phone, Sprint Communications

• Nextel/Motorola i355 mobile phone.(Equipment Gallery)

  - 2006-04-01

  The Motorola i355 rugged phone offers a Group Connect feature that allows users to instantly connect with up to 20 other Nextel users nationwide. * Communicate through ... The Motorola i355 rugged phone offers a Group Connect feature that...

  Tags: cell phone, mobile, Motorola Inc., Nextel Communications Inc., phone

• Nextel Motorola i605 mobile phone.(Equipment Gallery)

  - 2005-11-01

  The Motorola i605 Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone allows wireless information exchange between devices within a range of 30 ft. * Group Connect service allows up to 21 participants on a group walkie-talkie call nationwide * Rubberized ......

  Tags: mobile, mobile phone, Motorola Inc., Nextel Communications Inc., phone

• Sprint and RIM Launch BlackBerry 7100 Series for the Nextel National Network; The BlackBerry 7100i from Nextel Provides Mobile Professionals with All the Power of BlackBerry Together with Exclusive Features in a Sleek New Shape and Style

  - 2005-10-14

  OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & WATERLOO, Ontario -- Sprint (NYSE:S) and Research In Motion RIM (Nasdaq:RIMM; TSX:RIM) today announced the launch of the BlackBerry 7100iTM from Nextel, which has all the functionality of a traditional BlackBerryR handheld in a slimmer, phone-like design. Operating on the Nextel National Network, the Blackberry 7100i...

  Tags: mobile, network, Nextel Communications Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Sprint Communications

• Nextel Partners Empowers Mobile Professionals with Motorola i930; First Windows Mobile-Based Smartphone with Walkie-Talkie Developed for International Use

  - 2005-10-06

  KIRKLAND, Wash & PLANTATION, Fla. -- Nextel Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq:NXTP) and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) today announced availability of the first Windows Mobile-based Smartphone with Nextel digital walkie-talkie, the Motorola i930, designed for global road warriors who need voice, data and walkie-talkie capabilities wherever business takes them.

  Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Mobile, mobile, Motorola Inc., Nextel Communications Inc., Smartphone

• Fujifilm Announces Nextel PhotoShare; User-Friendly Mobile Phone Application Offers Web-Based Albums, Convenient Retail Printing

  - 2005-06-28

  VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. and Summus, Inc. announced today that Nextel Communications is adding easy, convenient and fun-to-use photo management that allows customers to store, share and print photos from their multimedia-messaging-enabled Nextel phones and other digital cameras. The capabilities are based on Fujifilm's Get the...

  Tags: cell phone, mobile, Nextel Communications Inc., photograph, printing

• Nextel, ALK Technologies and Motorola Launch PCMILER/Mobile: The First Spoken, Truck-Specific GPS Navigation Solution for Mobile Phones

  - 2005-06-14

  RESTON, Va. & PRINCETON, N.J. & PLANTATION, Fla. -- Solution to Run on Nextel's Nationwide Digital Network and Deliver Time Saving Information to Drivers and Real-Time Tracking to Fleet Managers

  Tags: cell phone, GPS, mobile, Motorola Inc., Nextel Communications Inc., phone

• AirLink and Nextel Form Strategic Joint Marketing and Technology Partnership; Companies Will Jointly Distribute and Market Rugged Wireless Modems, Delivering Remote Monitoring and Pervasive Connectivity to Fixed and Mobile Assets

  - 2005-06-06

  HAYWARD, Calif. & RESTON, Va. -- AirLink Communications Inc., a pioneer and leading provider of fixed and mobile wireless data solutions, and Nextel Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:NXTL) today announced the availability of AirLink Raven and PinPoint modems on Nextel's nationwide digital wireless network. The AirLink Raven and PinPoint modems are the...

  Tags: marketing, mobile, modem, monitoring, Nextel Communications Inc., partnership, wireless, wireless modem

• Nextel Launches First Ever Push Email Service for Java-Based Wireless Phones; Mobile Email Enhanced Using Visto Mobile Technology Provides Mobile Professionals with a Productivity Edge

  - 2005-05-23

  RESTON, Va. & REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- E[acute accent]Seamless email delivery directly to mobile phones helps individuals stay connected

  Tags: e-mail, Java, mobile, mobile e-mail, Nextel Communications Inc., phone, wireless, wireless phone