2006

FORT WORTH, Texas-Shares of RadioShack Corp. slid after the company reported disappointing fourth-quarter sales and confirmed it will fall short of projected 2005 earnings-due largely to lagging wireless sales. The …

BURNABY, British Columbia-MetroPCS Wireless Inc. subscribers are now able to pay for their wireless service using financial-services kiosks on Info Touch Technologies Corp.’s Tio network. Customers only have to know …

OKLAHOMA CITY-The fourth quarter of 2005 brought continuing net customer losses but higher annual revenue per user for Dobson Communications Corp, according to preliminary figures released by the company. Dobson …

PARIS-Security and IT vendor Groupe Silicomp announced it purchased Cadimes, which specializes in testing cards and contactless readers for RFID technology. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, although Groupe …

WASHINGTON-The Missouri Supreme Court gave a stunning rebuke to rural local exchange carriers, which have been trying unsuccessfully to recover money they believe wireless carriers owe them for connecting calls …

WASHINGTON-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) officially named former federal telecom regulator Rachelle Chong to the California Public Utilities Commission. “Rachelle’s more than two decades of experience in telecommunications law in …

SAN DIEGO-Carrier Devices selected InfoSonics Corp. to distribute its i-mate cellular handsets in the United States, Latin America and Canada, according to the companies. The i-mate group of companies develops …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission set a May 10 date for the auction of 800 MHz air-to-ground licenses. The FCC is auctioning the four megahertz of spectrum in the 800 MHz …

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc. unveiled a rugged wireless gadget the company said will give businesses all the wireless capabilities they need. Symbol’s new MC70, which it has dubbed an “Enterprise …

SAN ANTONIO-Nighthawk Systems Inc.’s telemetry devices will be able to access Verizon Wireless’ network, according to an agreement between the two companies. Nighthawk provides wireless power control and emergency notification …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Google Inc. continues to make waves in wireless, announcing an agreement to bring its instant messaging, mapping and search services to Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry devices. Financial terms …

SYDNEY, Australia-Optus Ltd., a cable and wireless provider in Australia, acquired 100 percent of Virgin Mobile Australia from the Virgin Group plc for about $22.5 million. The deal also gives …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Kristin Rinne, chief technology officer for Cingular Wireless L.L.C., will serve a second term as chairperson of 3G Americas after being re-elected by the GSM technology organization’s board of …

LOS ANGELES-Xingtone Inc., an Internet storefront for third-party content providers, launched an automated e-commerce offering that it says allows independent content owners to market and sell real-music ringtones from their …

GOLDEN, Colo.-T-Mobile USA Inc. users are now able to make their own designs for their phones’ casings under a new deal between the carrier and SkinIt Inc. T-Mobile USA customers …

SAN DIEGO-Sky MobileMedia Inc., which provides wireless software platforms, named Naser Partovi as its new president and chief executive officer. Previously, Partovi was managing director at Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, …

LOS GATOS, Calif.-Wireless mesh networking company Firetide Inc. and EDX Wireless announced a strategic partnership to target the growing market for municipal Wi-Fi products. Under the partnership, EDX will include …

TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies Inc., which provides technology and clearing services to wireless companies, said it has renewed its contract with regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. Syniverse said the …

MIAMI-Strax Holdings Inc., which sells mobile phones, phone accessories and data services, announced it acquired European accessory makers more…Mobilfunkzubehor GmbH and more…International Ltd. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. …

MILPITAS, Calif.-Adamind Ltd. announced a three-year deal to provide mobile content production and delivery software to Universal Music Group subsidiary Universal Music Mobile U.S. The California-based developer, which also maintains …

ST. LOUIS-Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. announced it bought three new satellites from Boeing Co. to launch its satellite-cellular hybrid network, which the carrier said would cover North and South America …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Digital security and mobile content provider VeriSign Inc. said it plans to spend $30 million in cash to acquire software developer CallVision Inc. Seattle-based CallVision provides Web-based billing …

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-The blazing-hot mobile phone market is finally due for a cool-down, according to research from iSuppli Corp. The firm said slowing growth and falling prices will lead to …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Google Inc. is working to patent a wireless marketing method that would allow users to dial an advertiser’s phone number with a single click, according to a U.S. Patent …

MADRID, Spain-Wireless operator Telefonica SA received conditional approval of its $31 billion takeover of U.K. operator O2 plc from the European Commission. However, Telefonica had to agree that one of …