The future of the "anywhere Internet" will likely involve a variety of networks and devices, analysts said during a teleconference this week-and if wireless...
Italian teens are leading their U.S. and Western European counterparts in consuming user-generated content and social networking applications, according to new figures from M:Metrics.The...
Leap Wireless International Inc. said it completed its acquisition of 13 10-MHz licenses from Urban Comm-North Carolina Inc.The cash deal is worth $31.8 million.The...
WASHINGTON-The mobile phone industry plans to take the line-item billing controversy to the U.S. Supreme Court.Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. asked the...
WASHINGTON-Key House Democrats said Federal Communications Commission General Counsel Samuel Feder made a weak legal case for authorizing Commissioner Robert McDowell to participate in...
SAN FRANCISCO-Hip-hop continues to rule the ringtone market, according to new charts from two top content providers.Mobile entertainment publisher Moderati said rapper Lil Jon's...
NEW YORK-CTIA unveiled a version of its Web site designed for mobile phones. The site was built by mobile content company Lift Mobile."Lift Mobile's...
WASHINGTON-Industry veteran Dale Hatfield was named chairman of a federally-chartered panel assisting the Bush administration on spectrum reform."Dale Hatfield's expertise, seasoned judgment and unquestioned...
Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. tapped JumpTap Inc. to power a mobile-specific search engine for users looking for wireless content.The mobile virtual network operator said...
NEW YORK-Scanbuy Inc., which provides a barcode scanning service, announced it garnered new financing and scored a new chief executive officer.The company completed a...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. is offering a weekly rotation of about 10 free, full-track music downloads from independent artists in an effort to...
Machine-to-machine wireless network operator Aeris Communications Inc. said it recently enhanced its data services to support asset tracking, automotive telematics and stolen vehicle recovery...
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. said it launched its Cricket-branded service in Portland, Ore., via its Cricket LCW joint venture. Cricket LCW is a...
SAN FRANCISCO-Former YouTube head of sales Tony Nethercutt has joined one of the hottest start-ups in the mobile-marketing space, AdMob.Before joining AdMob as vice...
RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel's former operations chief, Len Lauer, who was fired from the company earlier this year following Sprint Nextel's disastrous second-quarter financial performance,...
LOS ANGELES-Research In Motion Ltd. is suing Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and the Korean handset vendor's American subsidiary over the use of the name...
PHOENIX-Worldscout Corp. announced it purchased location-services company Alltigo Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Worldscout said the deal will bolster its efforts in location tracking.Alltigo's...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. is quietly sweetening service deals for a limited time during the holiday season by offering the public the same...
DALLAS-A slowdown in wireless chip sales forced Texas Instruments Inc. to trim its fourth-quarter revenue outlook from between $3.46 billion and $3.75 billion to...
