Monthly Archives: August, 2007

‘Big Brother’ channel hits MediaFLO

"Big Brother" is coming to the small screen in a whole new way beginning Sunday. For the final month of the TV show's eighth...

The Week in Review

Welcome to our new Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News will run through the major events of the past week,...

Nokia blasts Qualcomm at ITC, Qualcomm reworks legal strategy

Nokia Corp. fired yet another salvo at Qualcomm Inc., filing a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging Qualcomm is infringing on five...

Sprint Nextel tech event unveils new gadgets from LG, Palm, Sanyo

VIENNA, Va.-Although Sprint Nextel Corp. made headlines yesterday with news of its WiMAX branding and push-to-talk plans, the carrier also-apparently inadvertently-gave its "Technology Summit"...

Nokia gets Flash-based ‘mini’ games

Nokia Corp. said it will team with online casual gaming destination Shockwave to offer Flash Lite-enabled "mini games" on its handsets in Europe and...

Sprint Nextel unveils more WiMAX plans

Sprint Nextel Corp. has dubbed its planned mobile WiMAX service "Xohm," and demonstrated use of the technology at an event today in Virginia, detailing...

Sprint Nextel brings back Direct Connect for PTT services

Sprint Nextel Corp. has reverted to its Nextel branding for all of its push-to-talk products, regardless of whether they run on its CDMA or...

Clearwire secures $1B loan

Clearwire Corp. said it completed the process for a $1 billion secured term loan to refinance existing debt and support expansion plans. The Kirkland,...

M2Z seeks legal action against FCC

M2Z Networks Inc. said it will take the Federal Communications Commission to court to force the agency to consider its request for 25 megahertz...

Virgin Mobile USA says hello to LG

Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. added to its handset vendor list by announcing plans to add LG Electronics Co.'s "Aloha" handset to its lineup later...

Operators to drive expansion of low-cost handset space

Network operators increasingly will partner with small handset vendors to offer low-margin, ultra-low-cost handsets, particularly in emerging markets where new subscriber growth remains strong,...

Worst of the Week: Wireless explosions

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...

Helio expands portfolio with new Samsung handset

Mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. continued to expand its handset portfolio with the "Fin" from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a thin clamshell priced...

TelePlus stumbles in Q2

Wireless and telecom reseller TelePlus World Corp. reported weaker second quarter results, which the company said were due to switching back-office providers and the...

Interop signs deal with rural operators

A trio of independent wireless operators have partnered with Interop Technologies to deploy a range of wireless features such as short message service, multimedia...

UpSnap, MobileGreetings to merge

Shares of mobile search and content company UpSnap rose slightly after the company said it plans to merge with Mobile Greetings Inc.Mobile Greetings creates...

MLB pitches BlackBerry widget

Major League Baseball unveiled a widget that gives BlackBerry owners one-click access to its wireless Web site.The application can be downloaded free by visiting...

NextWave’s Q2 losses nearly double

NextWave Wireless Inc. lost more than $59.5 million during the second quarter, primarily due to an increase in operating expenses related to the expansion...

Social networking targeting wireless

Social networking sites MySpace and Facebook are using valuable deck space to extend their offerings to mobile users, according to new figures from M:Metrics.MySpace,...

AAA launches mobile app

Travel planning and roadside assistance organization AAA unveiled a downloadable application that offers drivers access to turn-by-turn directions and AAA services via mobile phone....

Venture capital financing wrap-up: KickApps and TravellingWave

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

Financial ratings wrap-up: Leap, U.S. Cellular, Qualcomm 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 --Credit Suisse First Boston...

Cellfish taps DJ Envy

Hip-hop celebrity DJ Envy is teaming with Cellfish Media to offer a weekly mix tape for mobile users.The New York-based host of the Hot...

Reddick to advise iSkoot

Former Sprint Nextel Corp. VP Paul Reddick will serve on the advisory board of mobile software developer iSkoot.A startup based in Cambridge, Mass., iSkoot...

Nokia warns on overheating batteries, offers replacement

Nokia Corp. advised that its branded BL-5C battery, found in more than 50 handsets, is subject to overheating and popping out of the handset...
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