Taking advantage of new technologies, peer-to-peer companies, otherwise known as dotcoms, are porting services to wireless subscribers without operator consent. Through handsets, personal digital...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Mobile marketing company American IDC Corp. and advertising firm Smart Entertainment are teaming on a text message-based offering for poker fans. The service...
Nokia Corp. is in advanced discussions to purchase CDMA EV-DO phones from the phone-making subsidiary of Korean CDMA carrier SK Telecom, according to a...
LONDON-The backlash against proposed rates to license digital rights management technology continued this week, with a powerful group of wireless carriers threatening to abandon...
NEW YORK-Leap Wireless has delayed the release of its annual report due to accounting changes, and announced a bonus plan for employees, according to...
WASHINGTON-In arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court, justices seemed skeptical the government could designate something an information service if it has elements of telecommunications....
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Nordic carrier TeliaSonera said it has agreed with the Cukurova Group to acquire a 27-percent stake in Turkish wireless carrier Turkcell for $3.1...
LONDON-U.K. wireless subscribers with camera phones can submit a picture of their hands for a palm reading, a British psychic television channel said Thursday....
WASHINGTON-T-Mobile USA Inc. told the Federal Communications that since it is actively trying to compete with wireline carriers, it should be able to receive...
WASHINGTON-The Association of Public-safety Communications Officials last month broke with other public-safety advocates and the telecommunications industry, refusing to support a report to the...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission late Friday said it was rejecting a request that it relax the enhanced 911 Phase II rules for small wireless...
Around the world, people are quietly using high-tech to stay in touch with a higher power. While cutting-edge applications like mobile TV make headlines,...
Clearinghouse vendor NeuStar Inc. filed plans for a $690 million initial public offering last week, a further sign that the financial drought of the...
PARIS-IPWireless Inc. said Orange has launched technical and marketing trials using its UMTS TDD technology targeting the enterprise market in Lille, France. Orange will...
HOUSTON-Although they recorded increased revenues, two tower operators suffered net losses in their financial results for the fourth quarter of 2004 compared with the...
MINNEAPOLIS-Internet technology company Conk! launched a network of local online communities designed specifically for mobile-phone users, the company announced. The Conk! Network launched in...
REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. will provide daily downloadable video content including news, sports and entertainment programming for Windows Mobile-based devices, the company announced. MSN Video...
SHANGHAI, China-Linktone Ltd., which provides interactive entertainment services to Chinese consumers, said it is sponsoring a nationwide contest to find original mobile content. Linktone...
LUBBOCK, Texas-The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas has dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Alamosa Holdings Inc., the Sprint PCS affiliate...
