Monthly Archives: February, 2007

Hedgehogging

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...

Upstart targets backseat riders with mobile hot spots

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....

Squeezing 3G into that 2G dress: Handset’s waistline and costs need to mimic previous generation

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,...

Is there a doctor in the house?

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...

iPhone inkblot causes wireless tizzy: Industry players reveal bemusement, fear and new ideas

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...

Yakety Yak Wireless talks up new CEO

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

Wall Street worries over InfoSpace results

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...

Google intros Maps application for Windows Mobile

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....

Palm discontinues non-cellular PDA

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

Verizon Wireless outlines Rev. A deployments

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...

Ericsson down on sluggish outlook

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...

Apple, Cisco resume talks over iPhone trademark

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...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

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...

Weekly infrastructure awards wrap-up

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...

Telular withdraws from fixed cellphone efforts

The ferocious competition in world markets among cellphone makers is forcing a Chicago company toward the sidelines. Telular Corp., a provider of fixed cellphones...

Bango to track demographics for advertisers

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...

FCC considers treating wireless broadband as an ‘information service’

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said the agency is considering treating wireless broadband Internet service as an "information service," a classification that would...

Off-deck growing, but still a challenge

A small group of players in the wireless industry have been gathering at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., this week for the...

Google: We’ll make money on wireless by 2008

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...

Mobile marketing firm settles class action over text messaging spam

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...

Worst of the Week: What if. I was as rich as Bill Gates?

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...

SunCom reaches deal to reduce debt, pursues ‘strategic alternatives’

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

Aperto drums up $19M in funding

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...

Sprint Nextel cuts price of unlimited text messages, offers family plan option

Sprint Nextel Corp. is undercutting other carriers' pricing for unlimited text messaging with a package that costs $10 for individual lines and $20 for...

Cellphone insurers reach settlement in class action lawsuit

A federal judge in Miami gave preliminary approval to a settlement in a class action lawsuit against Asurion Corp., one of several major cellphone...
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