While Research In Motion’s lawsuit against Samsung over the similarity of the Samsung BlackJack to the RIM BlackBerry is a pretty amusing story, the fact that RIM asked for all BlackJack devices be returned to RIM for destruction is an extra special twist in the whole lawsuit craziness. We imagine Samsung is packing up all the phones immediately until the lawsuit can be properly decided.
It’s good to see Len Lauer turn up in a new position in the wireless industry. Likewise, kudos to Gary Forsee on his title addition at Sprint Nextel. Forsee is now chairman, CEO and president of Sprint Nextel. But in light of all the corporate scandals taking place in the last few years, wasn’t there a memo about how one person should not be given all of those titles because it can lead to a lack of transparency between the board of directors and top management?
Sprint Nextel put out a press release about all the accessories it sells, an announcement that is part of the carrier’s “Twelve days of power shopping” campaign. Specifically, Sprint Nextel sells the “universal bright pink glitter pouch” for $25. Perfect for the Hello Kitty fanatic on your shopping list.
Speaking of craziness, how can FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell possibly win in the AT&T Inc.-BellSouth Corp. merger process? Any move McDowell makes will be questioned and scrutinized by everyone else. And is anyone using common sense here? McDowell already recused himself from the matter because he thought it was a conflict of interest for him to vote. Doesn’t that in and of itself make it a conflict of interest?
Verizon Wireless announced that it turned on its EV-DO network in Gallup and Farmington, N.M. The carrier’s press release about this event is titled “Broadband Wireless Network Speeds into Gallup and Farmington, New Mexico.” Take it from online editor Mike Dano, nothing “speeds” anywhere in Gallup and Farmington.
Motorola announced that its iRadio service won the Best Radio Service at the DEMMX awards. This is the second year in a row that Motorola won the award for its iRadio service. Motorola’s press release about this momentous occasion goes on to describe iRadio as “the ultimate in music discovery and entertainment.” Sounds great, doesn’t it? Too bad Motorola’s not actually selling iRadio yet.
