January 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 500 jobs as it prepares to …

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 Challis, a physics professor and chairman …

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 Partners rejected an offer that included …

SilverBirch Inc. is jumping into the mobile marketing arena with the acquisition of mobile marketing firm Jambo Mobile Solutions Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Both companies are based in Toronto.Jambo’s …

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 funding to around $6 million.Mobidia said …

Music publisher EMI Entertainment World Inc. has slapped InfoSpace Inc. with a $100 million lawsuit, claiming the buffeted mobile content company has been underpaying royalties and selling ringtones without proper …

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 a ringback tone service, and will …

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 their challengers, is to deliver ultra …

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 from 10 cents apiece to 15 …

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 commercial.The Boston-based mobile marketing company this …

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 industry efforts to prevent states from …

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 into a competitive alternative to the …

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 and high-tech sectors, one with indirect …

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 study by ABI Research. These high …

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 screen that allow users to input …

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

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 WiMAX will do-level the playing field …

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 survey last week from comScore …

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 last week outlined a comprehensive wireless …

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 plan which allows users to pick …

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

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 with the deal.The News Corp. subsidiary …

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 and add-on services to appeal to …

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 Wireless L.L.C. last week began a …