Monthly Archives: June, 2007

Financial ratings wrap-up: Leap, Motorola, Samsung and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier --Goldman Sachs adjusted its...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: MyStrands, Tatara, Teleflip and more

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included...

Obama unveils text-messaging initiative

Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama's campaign said it launched a new text messaging initiative to expand its grassroots network and organize volunteers for events....

Sen. Wyden blocks DHS appointee in beef over NET Guard program

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said he will block a President Bush-appointee to the Department of Homeland Security until the administration implements a 2002 law...

FCC refuses alarm industry attempt to postpone analog sunset date

The Federal Communications Commission affirmed the 2008 analog cellular sunset date, rejecting a request for a two year extension by the alarm industry.The FCC...

Verizon Wireless surpasses Sprint Nextel in Rev. A coverage

Although the nation's No. 3 carrier has announced plans to launch a WiMAX network and is looking at an array of options to help...

Waghray tapped at CIO at VZW

Verizon Wireless named Ajay Waghray as its new chief information officer, effective July 1. Waghray has been a leader in the company's information technology...

Bundled offerings need innovation to fight price cutting

CHICAGO-Telecom vendors will need to offer unique wireless services to entice new subscribers-rather than simply bundling wireless service with other telecom offerings, according to...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Alvarion, Proxim, Alcatel-Lucent and more

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...

Opera updates Mini browser

Opera Software ASA overhauled its popular Mini browser, adding a zooming feature that delivers close-up views of Web pages for mobile phones, a function...

AT&T CEO unveils Video Share, hypes iPhone

CHICAGO-AT&T Inc. is launching its Video Share offering in three markets, and plans to roll the service out more broadly starting next month, CEO...

AT&T retires Nokia’s E62

In the primordial days of the affordable, multimedia/enterprise slab-say, a year ago-the Nokia Corp. E62 swiftly joined the fray initiated by the Motorola Inc....

Margin check: Online advertising, presidential debates and more

Editor's Note: Welcome to the first edition of On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and...

REVIEW: Trimble’s AllSport GPS Platinum tracks your trip-but only so far

Editor's Note: Welcome to the first edition of Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and...

Mobile content: Keeping a wireless industry growth engine on track

Editor's Note: Welcome to the first edition of Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture....

Joe Sixpack: Strolling the wireless Web

Editor's Note: Welcome to our new Tuesday feature, Mobile Content and Culture. This weekly e-mail service will cover the most important mobile content news...

Nokia adds three handsets to mid-range portfolio, one for U.S.

Finnish handset vendor Nokia Corp. used its annual Nokia Connection event at telecom conference CommunicAsia in Singapore to beef up its mid-range offerings with...

HTC warms up Rev. A smartphone for Sprint Nextel

HTC Corp. moved from original device manufacturer to original equipment manufacturer at Sprint Nextel Corp. this week with an HTC-branded smartphone at the high...

NASCAR-AT&T spat revs up

Hang on, sports fans. We've got a hum-dinger of a race here.NASCAR filed a $100 million countersuit against AT&T Inc. for alleged breach of...

YouTube unveils mobile offering

YouTube Inc. quietly launched a stripped-down, mobile version of its popular video-sharing site.The wireless offering, available at m.youtube.com, offers a small selection of streaming...

NTELOS to refresh ad campaign

Regional telecommunications provider NTELOS Inc. announced plans for an overhaul to its advertising efforts, news that coincides with the company's hiring of new advertising...

Microsoft updates MSN Mobile portal

Microsoft Corp. overhauled its MSN Mobile portal, adding services and simplifying the user interface.The software giant said the new site, mobile.msn.com, incorporates MSN services...

RemoTV promises to tie cellphones with PCs

Mobile entertainment startup RemoTV announced a beta launch of a free application that allows cellphone users to access multimedia from their PCs.The Connecticut-based newcomer...

Silverback buys into Atlas for mobile marketing

Silverback Media plc, a marketing agency that operates on mobile and online platforms, announced it has entered into a preliminary agreement to acquire a...

Young adults text, drive

A large percentage of young drivers in the United States say they both talk and send text messages on their cell phone while driving....
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