WASHINGTON—A federal judge in Detroit Thursday issued a ruling to halt the National Security Agency’s warrantless-wiretapping program. However, Judge Anna Diggs Taylor said the...
RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. is launching a new advertising campaign focused on the quality and capabilities of its network. The new tagline for the...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.—InterDigital Communications Corp. issued guidance for the third quarter, saying it expects to record revenues of between $67 million and $68...
SAN FRANCISCO—Mobileplay, a mobile content company that delivers free ad-supported content to wireless users, said it has added a variety of new content to...
BAY CITY, Mich.—Terrorism-related charges have been dropped against three young men who purchased hundreds of phones in northern Michigan. However, the men now reportedly...
DALLAS—Moving advanced functionality from smart phones down to feature-rich phones is a goal on many minds, fueled by cost reductions in chipsets, among other...
SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.—FaithMobile will team with Crisp Wireless to deliver faith-based content to wireless users beginning next month. A subsidiary of Good News Holdings,...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Tropos Networks Inc. launched a new line of smart-routing, multi-band MetroMesh routers. The company’s first such product, the dual-band 5320 outdoor unit, sports...
CHICAGO—Boeing Co. grounded its money-losing, in-flight communications offering known as Connexion, saying it plans to "facilitate an orderly phase out" of the service. "Over...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Boingo Wireless Inc., a wholesale network aggregator and operator of Wi-Fi networks, raised $65 million in Series C funding from new and...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Google Inc. quietly snapped up mobile photo-recognition software developer Neven Vision for an undisclosed sum. Neven Vision’s technology automatically extracts information from...
WASHINGTON—Satellite television providers EchoStar Communications Corp. and DirecTV Group Inc. have pulled out of the advanced wireless service spectrum auction.Click here for the latest...
PHILADELPHIA—The woman who steered Philadelphia’s municipal Wi-Fi project through city politics and battles with incumbent telcos is leaving her post as the city’s communications...
IRVINE, Calif.—Search company go2 plans to deliver sponsored listings from Yahoo Inc. through its mobile service. Go2 Directory Systems, which is offered on the...
TORONTO—Pantech Group continued its march to establish a global brand identity by launching its first Pantech-branded handset—the PN-3200 for young consumers—in Canada. The handset...
BERWYN, Pa.—Michael Kalogris, chairman and chief executive officer of SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc., has resumed his official duties after taking a medical leave of...
PHOENIX—Corr Wireless L.L.C. said it has chosen Excell Services to provide directory assistance services to its customers. Corr Wireless, previously Oneonta Telephone Co., provides...
WASHINGTON—A group of federal and state regulators plan to re-examine the use of reverse auctions to determine which companies score universal-service funds to support...
