Monthly Archives: October, 2006

Air2Web garners $25M in VC funds

ATLANTA-Air2Web said it snared $25 million in a financing round led by The Carlyle Group. The wireless software company said it will use the...

Bluetooth SIG charges Chinese vendor with trademark infringement

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group isn't going to take it anymore-a at least that's the message heard around the world as the group announced...

Nokia unveils more music phones

NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. debuted three handsets targeting mobile music lovers at its Nokia Theater in Times Square. The phones are set to be available...

Senators urge WiMAX divestiture as condition to AT&T-BellSouth tie-up

WASHINGTON-Two key Senate lawmakers suggested the Justice Department and Federal Communications Commissions consider imposing conditions-including the divestiture of WiMAX spectrum-on the proposed $67 billion...

Mobile ESPN throws in towel

NEW YORK-Mobile ESPN seemed to have all the qualities of a successful MVNO: a highly successful brand and recognized brand, a unique user interface,...

House suspends MobileAccess license amid lobbying scandal

WASHINGTON-The House suspended an in-building wireless license to MobileAccess Networks, a move that comes two weeks after Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) admitted in a...

OMA attacks game specs with working group

DALLAS-The Open Mobile Alliance Ltd. (OMA) will lead a consortium of companies looking to create an open gaming specification for high-end wireless games. The...

New MVNO to focus on Chinese-Americans

NEW YORK-A new mobile virtual network operator targeting Chinese-Americans officially launched, offering cheap international calls to Asia and a Razr phone with menus in...

Q&A with Mike Foley from the Bluetooth SIG

Michael Foley, executive director of the Bluetooth SIG, answered a few questions for RCR Wireless News via e-mail regarding the factory raid in China....

H-P scandal dislodges anti-pretexting bill

WASHINGTON-Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) chairman of the House Commerce Committee, shocked, surprised and pleased lawmakers during two days of hearings on pretexting by announcing...

Mobile ESPN is free agent

Those performing autopsies on Mobile ESPN will find plenty of causes of death. But mobile advertising revenues could have offered a lifeline to the...

Public-safety, security bureau formed

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission officially launched its Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, naming Ken Moran as its acting chief. The agency has been...

You say you want a revolution?

"We all want to change the world," to quote John Lennon. Perhaps the biggest change taking place in society today is the growing popularity...

Veeker buys ThumbJive

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile video upstart Veeker said it has acquired ThumbJive, a developer of youth-focused wireless applications. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Veeker,...

Dada launches mobile social networking service

NEW YORK-Dada USA Inc. launched its social networking and entertainment community for the U.S. market. The company's Web site allows users to subscribe to...

Speakerphone software upgrade available for Chocolate phones

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-Chocolate phone users are able to get a software upgrade that will add speakerphone capabilities to their handsets. Users will be able...

Etc.

Alltel Corp. went guerilla with its new advertising campaign promoting its My Circle calling plans. The company released a press release last week saying...

Upscale Voce advises grandpa, sends soup, makes reservations

NEW YORK-Here's a sampling of the recent customer requests handled by service reps for Voce, the luxury mobile virtual network operator that apparently can...

IDC expects Nokia, Motorola to give RIM run for the money

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-IDC said there is tremendous growth potential in the market for business-focused phones, and predicted that Microsoft Corp's involvement with Motorola Inc., Palm...

EBay shoppers get shot at CDMA/iDEN phone

DENVER-Where should cell-phone enthusiasts go for the latest in handset technology? EBay, it appears. An eBay shopper recently purchased a dual-mode CDMA/iDEN phone from...

Amp’d lands in Circuit City

LOS ANGELES-Amp'd Mobile added another distribution partner, inking a deal to stock its handsets through more than 600 Circuit City Stores Inc. outlets beginning...

Xero Mobile sold to Advanced Mobile

Xero Mobile Inc. found a buyer, inking a deal to sell "substantially all of its assets and liabilities" to little-known Advanced Mobile Communications Inc.The...

Intel to use Nokia HSDPA module

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has developed an HSDPA connectivity module for notebook computers. The module will be included with Intel Corp.'s next-generation Centrino...

B&B buys Advanced Embedded Systems

OTTAWA, Ill.-B&B Electronics, which provides automation and communications products, said it acquired Advanced Embedded Systems, a Phoenix-based company that develops industrial-focused wireless products. AES...

Actors guild

The great Washington wireless mystery continues.Last week, the Federal Communications Commission officially launched its Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. Kenneth Moran was named...
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