Yearly Archives: 2006

Worst of the Week: Best of the week

Hello!And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this...

NeoMedia invokes return policy on Mobot

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,...

M:Metrics: LG clamshell trumps Razr as most popular U.S. phone

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,...

Sprint Nextel adds perks to Web site

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...

Nuance buys MobileVoiceControl for speech-enabled mobile search

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...

DoCoMo recalls 1.3 million cell phone batteries

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...

Clearwire gets into muni-wireless game with Grand Rapids WiMAX bid

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...

TracFone sues to kill handset-unlocking rule

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...

Democrats rally against Martin’s calls for McDowell

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...

New research finds no link between tumors and cell phones

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...

Pebl freed at T-Mobile USA as holiday pricing war intensifies

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,...

Leap outlines buildout plans, considers affiliate program

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...

InterDigital blames revenue troubles on sluggish Japanese sales

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...

U.S. Cellular reshuffles CFO position amid financial restatements

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...

Oz pops up on mobile social networking radar

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...

Leap to use Valista for off-deck content

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...

T-Mobile USA unveils two new low-priced family plans

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...

Wireless gets caught up in Yahoo reorg

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...

RCRNews.com: new and improved

Hello!You may have noticed some changes today to the RCRNews.com Website. We have upgraded the site to serve you better.Specifically, we've introduced more news...

CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Rev. C a mouthful? Try UMB

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...

Amp’d toon to graduate to Comedy Central

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...

Edge Wireless renews with BSG

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....

Consumer Reports’ subscribers give Cingular, Sprint Nextel coal for the holidays

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...

XE launches prepaid service

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...

MobileCierge to fulfill needs ‘at the touch of a button’

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...
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