November 2004

MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc. said it opened a retail store in a mall in San Jose, Calif., designed specifically to sell its line of Treo smart phones. PalmOne also operates 13 …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel said it is expanding its efforts cell-phone recycling program, which aims to keep about 1 million pounds of electronic waste out of landfills annually. In October, Alltel …

Virgin Mobile USA is considering an initial public offering worth up to $2 billion, according to a report in the Financial Times. A Virgin Mobile USA spokesperson was not immediately …

TOKYO-NEC Electronic Corp. wants to make chips off its old block. The semiconductor unit of NEC Corp said it will work together with the parent company to develop dual-mode chipsets …

SAN DIEGO-Providence Equity Partners and Warburg Pincus have signed a deal to acquire Telcordia Technologies Inc. for $1.35 billion in cash, according to Science Applications International Corp., which owns Telcordia. …

When it comes to mobile music, few people have the perspective of Thomas Dolby Robertson. The singer/songwriter-turned-software developer used last week’s MobileMusiCon to launch his latest offering, a Web-based software …

The Federal Communications Commission approved the nation’s first software-defined radio, marking the launch of a new era of smart wireless devices designed to make improved use of the crowded airwaves …

Boingo Wireless local area network provider and aggregator Boingo Wireless Inc. named David Hagan chief executive officer, replacing company founder Sky Dayton, who will remain chairman of the board at …

LONDON-Investors continued to fuel the buzz surrounding mobile gaming as Digital Bridges closed a third round of funding that raised $18 million. The U.K.-based developer and publisher said it will …

As the new No. 1 carrier in the United States, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is in the position to greatly tighten its control over its handset suppliers. And with a subscriber …

WASHINGTON-The Food and Drug Administration launched a new initiative to study the use of radio frequency identification technology to improve the safety and security of drugs, an effort with major …

CHICAGO-Regional wireless provider U.S. Cellular Corp. launched its nweb Internet browsing service providing customers with access to Web pages using their wireless handsets. The service, which was developed in conjunction …

BOSTON-E-mail is the most common business application U.S. mobile workers use on a daily basis, but the mobile e-mail market remains relatively untapped, according to a new study from Boston-based …

WASHINGTON-Sprint PCS was granted eligible telecommunications carrier status for parts of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, making it able to collect universal-service subsidies for customers …

SEATTLE-Mobile music start-up Melodeo closed a $9.5 million round of financing Friday and used the occasion to quietly disclose plans to begin offering a download service in Europe next year. …

WASHINGTON-Three independent wireless carriers told the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday that changes to the intercarrier-compensation regime should move toward a bill-and-keep regime where carriers would choose the best way to …

NEW YORK-InfoSpace Inc. got some good news Friday as Piper Jaffray maintained an “outperform” rating and $60 target price on the mobile technology company. InfoSpace was buffeted earlier this week …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today approved the nation’s first software-defined radio, marking the launch of a new era of smart wireless devices designed to make improved use of the crowded …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. launched Motorola Inc.’s V710 handset, which includes a 1.2-megapixel camera and flash, video recorder, MP3 player and Bluetooth wireless technology. The handset also supports Alltel’s Axcess …

LONDON-U.K. fixed-line carrier British Telecommunications plc launched a mobile virtual network operator service for the corporate market, dumping its former wireless subsidiary MmO2 for rival carrier Vodafone U.K. as the …

A new study shows that businesses are most likely to look to wireless carriers-instead of device makers or computer suppliers-for their wireless data needs. Further, the business market represents a …

HELSINKI, Finland-Anti-virus company F-Secure Corp. said it discovered a new Trojan computer virus for mobile phones running the Series 60 version of the Symbian operating system. The company said the …

SEATTLE-Boeing’s efforts to bring high-speed wireless Internet access to airline passengers made news again Friday with two agreements with Asian telecom companies. StarHub, a Singapore-based communications company, agreed to add …

CALGARY, Alberta-Chartwell Technology Inc. raised $10 million by selling more than 2 million shares in private placement, the mobile software and content provider announced Friday. Chartwell sold the shares for …

BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Inc. closed on its $250 million senior secured term loan facility, which the carrier said is secured by substantially all of its assets. The facility includes pricing …