February 2007

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.–If you are one of the 12 people who haven’t yet viewed Stephen …

For the young social networking addicts of the world, one of the last vestiges of computer-deficient spaces-the moving vehicle-may soon be MySpace-enabled through Wi-Fi. Backseat elbowing could be replaced with …

Motorola Inc.’s recent, sobering earnings report came with a number of explanations of how the American vendor would turn things around. Motorola executives mentioned, among several factors, their portfolio mix-and …

Senate Commerce Committee members last week lamented-one after the other-the many policy ills confronted by the Federal Communications Commission. The universal service regime is broken. The United States is stumbling …

Aided by elements such as its reputation, anticipation-fueled rumors and tight secrecy, Apple Inc.’s iPhone announcement in early January acted much like a Rorschach test, illuminating points of view and …

Cellphone retailer Yakety Yak Wireless Inc. announced it named a new CEO. David Timlin, a longtime retail executive, will take the company reins from Yuvi Shmul, who will remain a …

Mobile content and technology vendor InfoSpace Inc. announced a net loss for the full-year 2006, news that appeared to upset investors as the company’s stock declined around 3 percent to …

Google Inc. introduced a new version of its Maps application for Windows Mobile-based smartphones. The application is available for download on Google’s Web site. Users must download the application using …

Palm Inc. said it would no longer make the LifeDrive PDA it launched less than two years ago, a move that highlights two trends in the increasingly shrinking market for …

Verizon Wireless gave details on its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A network deployments, service launches that come just a few months after Sprint Nextel Corp. began its own Rev. A …

L.M. Ericsson announced that it brought in a net income of $1.4 billion in the most recent quarter, representing a 14-percent rise over the same quarter a year ago. Despite …

In a short statement issued by both companies, Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. said they have agreed to restart negotiations over Apple’s use of the trademark “iPhone,” which Cisco …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carrier Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services lowered its corporate credit …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

The ferocious competition in world markets among cellphone makers is forcing a Chicago company toward the sidelines. Telular Corp., a provider of fixed cellphones and equipment in third-world countries where …

Bango is the latest outfit to jump on the mobile advertising bandwagon, unveiling a service designed to track the effectiveness of wireless marketing campaigns.The developer of direct-to-consumer infrastructure launched Bango …

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said the agency is considering treating wireless broadband Internet service as an “information service,” a classification that would enable wireless Internet service providers to …

A small group of players in the wireless industry have been gathering at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., this week for the Off-Deck Mobile Content conference. “Off deck, …

During the company’s quarterly conference call, Google Inc. executives spoke at length about the future of the mobile search space and highlighted areas where the search giant has made heavy …

Mobile phone users who received unwanted text messages may get up to $150 following what appears to be an unprecedented settlement.Chicago law firm Blim & Edelson declared victory after a …

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 column is a chance for …

Regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. has reached an agreement with its bondholders to reduce its debt, and also hired a company to advise it on its options, including …

WiMAX equipment maker Aperto Networks said it raised $19 million in follow-on series E financing.The company said its total capitalization now stands at $139 million. Aperto said it plans to …

Sprint Nextel Corp. is undercutting other carriers’ pricing for unlimited text messaging with a package that costs $10 for individual lines and $20 for family plans.Comparatively, Verizon Wireless offers 500 …

A federal judge in Miami gave preliminary approval to a settlement in a class action lawsuit against Asurion Corp., one of several major cellphone insurers sued for allegedly deceiving wireless …