Monthly Archives: January, 2007

TI warns on slower growth in 2007

Texas Instruments Inc. reported modest gains in the fourth quarter-revenue up 4 percent, profit up 2 percent over the year-ago quarter-but it will cut...

Monday, Jan. 22, 2007

Brits to research health effects of extended cellphone use

WASHINGTON-A British mobile phone radiation expert and the country's health agency reportedly plan to study the long-term health effects of mobile phone use.Dr. Lawrie...

Shareholder rejects Openwave settlement

Openwave Systems Inc.'s proxy battle continued after the company failed to reach a settlement with its second-largest shareholder.The wireless software developer said Harbinger Capital...

SilverBirch acquires Jambo Mobile Solutions

SilverBirch Inc. is jumping into the mobile marketing arena with the acquisition of mobile marketing firm Jambo Mobile Solutions Inc. for an undisclosed sum....

Mobidia nets $3.2M in VC funding

Mobidia Inc., a Canadian mobile service management company, has received a fresh infusion of $3.2 million from DBC Venture Capital, bringing the company's total...

EMI sues InfoSpace over ringtone royalties, licensing

Music publisher EMI Entertainment World Inc. has slapped InfoSpace Inc. with a $100 million lawsuit, claiming the buffeted mobile content company has been underpaying...

Alltel launches ringback tones

Alltel Corp. wireless customers who just can't get enough of personalizing their wireless phones now have a new option: ringback tones. The carrier introduced...

Low-cost handsets present potential, risk

Big opportunities come with big risks, particularly in chasing the future of the mobile handset business.One opportunity, pursued by the market's two giants and...

Verizon Wireless raises texting fee to 15 cents

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-Verizon Wireless plans to join its compatriots in raising the price of per-message texting, bumping the rate for sending and receiving messages...

U.S. Navy dives into nascent mobile video ad space

Mobile video is still very much in its infancy, but Third Screen Media claims it is reaching consumers by delivering a click-to-play wireless TV...

Industry suit against Kentucky back on

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone carriers' tax lawsuit against Kentucky is back on track, giving center stage to a federal pre-emption argument that's also at the heart of...

Telecom officials have full plate of issues

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration's top two telecom officials said wireless issues will have high priority this year, with policymakers anxious to see wireless networks evolve...

Democrats in power could alter lobbying

THE DEMOCRATIC TAKE-OVER of Congress and the early push for ethics reform on Capitol Hill is creating a new lobbying landscape for wireless, telecom...

Analyst: W-CDMA royalty rates drag on 3G uptake

High average royalty rates for W-CDMA technology are one among several elements dragging on the uptake of 3G handsets and service, according to a...

Etc.

NTT DoCoMo Inc. is incorporating features that appeal to the senses in its latest handset offering. One of the carrier's phones features a touch...

Kababyboom!

An odd thing is going on in Washington policymaking circles. Folks are beginning to talk again about the budget, specifically about erasing the deficit...

Dirty cheap WiMAX

I have bought into the WiMAX hype. I'm a true believer.When Nortel, Motorola, Alvarion and other WiMAX vendors gush over all the great things...

Hedgehogging

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.Awesome factoid of the week: A consumer...

Competition comes to mobile wrestling: TNA takes to mobile ring against WWE in knockdown, dragout for male teens

Like a tag-team partner vaulting over the ropes to get at an opponent, Total Nonstop Action has joined the mobile battleground.The upstart wrestling franchise...

Alltel’s new UI aims for simple navigation

An innovation volley between Alltel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. in recent months has been going something like this: Alltel introduces myCircle, a calling...

Moto and Sony Ericsson: A tale of two vendors

THE MOBILE HANDSET BUSINESS plays out in a dynamic and sometimes cruel landscape. Opportunities abound, yet conditions can be harsh. Giants may rule, or...

‘American Idol’ changes vendor for text-message voting

The Fox network has opted for a new dance partner to handle its wildly successful "American Idol" text-message voting campaign, according to sources familiar...

‘Power Pack’ plans align Sprint Nextel with larger rivals: Big 3 now only differ on extras, handsets

Three of the national U.S. carriers are no longer differentiating on price points for service plans, instead relying on the details of the plans...

New year rings in new carrier marketing campaigns

With a fresh year just under way, many wireless carriers are re-evaluating their marketing strategies-in some cases putting their accounts up for review. Cingular...
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