2006

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FORT MYERS, Fla.-Like an over-indulgent holiday shopper, NeoMedia Technologies Inc. is headed to the returns counter.The company jettisoned its Mobot subsidiary, selling the Lexington, Mass.-based mobile marketing company back to …

SEATTLE-In October, new phone buyers most often selected the LG VX8300-a straightforward silver clamshell handset at Verizon Wireless for $50 with Vcast music-download abilities, picture messaging and Bluetooth connectivity-over Motorola …

RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. introduced a new iteration of its Web site, including a new, content-focused “Digital Lounge” and some additional perks for customers who shop and upgrade through the …

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Nuance Communications Inc. said it will acquire fellow speech-recognition software developer MobileVoiceControl.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Nuance, formerly known as ScanSoft, is a 14-year veteran on the speech-recognition …

TOKYO-Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will recall 1.3 million cell phone battery packs produced by Sanyo Electric Co. after learning that a few of the batteries have generated …

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.-Clearwire Corp. looks set to build its first municipal WiMAX network in Grand Rapids, Mich., after the city council unanimously approved the company’s bid to unwire the city’s …

WASHINGTON-Prepaid wireless king TracFone Wireless Inc. filed a lawsuit in Florida to repeal a new Library of Congress rule exempting mobile-phone locking software from U.S. copyright law. The suit, filed …

WASHINGTON-Key congressional Democrats have taken issue with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin over his request to have his general counsel rule whether Commissioner Robert McDowell can be ethically cleared …

WASHINGTON-A newly released Danish-American epidemiology study concludes cell phones do not pose a health risk to consumers. The finding is bound to further fuel controversy in a scientific community divided …

SEATTLE-It’s the holiday season and, naturally, there’s a bug going around. Only the bug in the wireless world, at least in the United States, is one that compels carriers to …

NEW YORK-Leap Wireless International Inc. is poised to make a large push into East Coast and Gulf Coast markets with the spectrum it acquired in the most recent federal spectrum …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Wireless technology developer InterDigital Communications Corp. announced that it expects to post between $62 and $63 million in fourth-quarter revenue, much lower than Wall Street’s forecast of …

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp.’s chief financial officer will become the CFO of the carrier’s parent company, Telephone and Data Systems Inc. Kenneth Meyers will replace TDS’ current CFO, Sandra Helton, who …

MONTREAL-Oz Communications Inc. is hoping to cash in on the online social networking craze with an offering that allows users to wirelessly access sites such as MySpace, Facebook and YouTube.The …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Leap Wireless International Inc. has tapped Ireland-based mobile software developer Valista Ltd. to power its off-deck wireless content business.Leap, which sells services under the Cricket brand, said it …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. has added two low-priced family plans to its offerings, including one that offers the cheapest price yet for the carrier’s new myFaves calling option. The carrier’s …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Yahoo Inc. is searching for an executive to head its “audience group”-including its mobile efforts-following a dramatic restructuring announced late yesterday.The Internet giant said it will reorganize into three …

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HONG KONG-The CDMA Development Group has added a new acronym to the already-crowded wireless lexicon. The CDG has christened the technology formerly known as CDMA 2000 1x EV-DO Revision C …

LOS ANGELES-An original animated cartoon featured on Amp’d Mobile will reportedly be picked up and distributed by Comedy Central. “Lil Bush: Resident of the United States” features kid-versions of President …

TAMPA, Fla.-Edge Wireless, a Cingular Wireless affiliate, has renewed its contract with BSG Clearing Solutions for GSM wireless financial clearing services, according to BSG. The agreement calls for BSG to …

YONKERS, N.Y.-Crappy New Year to all. Or, at least, to some. Consumer Reports has taken a look at mobile carriers and handsets in the United States in its January 2007 …

NEW YORK-XE Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator which aims to serve the under-25 market, has introduced its pay-as-you-go wireless service. According to the XE Mobile Web site, the service …

STEVENS POINT, Wis.-The Noel Group is taking its personal services offerings to wireless users. The 21-year-old firm launched MobileCierge, a $6-a-month, off-deck application that allows users to make restaurant reservations, …