Yearly Archives: 2007

ROK snaps up controlling stake in Fun Little Movies

United Kingdom-based ROK Entertainment Group said it has acquired a controlling stake in Fun Little Movies, a Los Angeles company that focuses on original...

Frontline seeks brief delay on filing deadlines for 700 MHz auction

Frontline Wireless L.L.C. asked the Federal Communications Commission to briefly delay 700 MHz short-form application and upfront payment deadlines, pointing to new domestic and...

Wall Street worries over Ericsson’s Q4 expectations

In a presentation in New York, executives from infrastructure giant L.M. Ericsson said the company's fourth-quarter results likely will be "in the lower end...

$200 Samsung FlipShot lands at VZW

The FlipShot, a new Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. phone at Verizon Wireless, sports a 3-megapixel camera and a swivel-out screen and lands at the...

Financial ratings wrap-up: MetroPCS, Freescale, Starent 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 --Lehman Brothers lowered its...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: ComAbility, ON Networks, Tilefile 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...

EchoStar shares bounce on rumors of acquisition by AT&T

Shares of satellite provider EchoStar Communications Corp. surged more than 25% yesterday, prompted by speculation that the company may be purchased by AT&T Inc....

Florida AG sues Buongiorno over marketing tactics: Buongiorno plans to “vigorously defend” business

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum sued Buongiorno S.p.A, accusing the Italian mobile content giant of blatantly deceptive practices and cramming charges onto consumers' cellphone...

Public Safety Spectrum Trust tapped by FCC to partner with D-Block winner

The Federal Communications Commission selected the Public Safety Spectrum Trust Corp. as the licensee that will team up with the winning bidder of the...

Moto marketer takes over at Haier

BEIJING-One of China's largest companies, Haier Group, is stepping up its efforts to build a global brand on the scale of Samsung or Sony...

U.S. handset sales surge year-on-year, especially smart ones

The third quarter saw consumer handset sales in the United States valued at $3.2 billion, a 47% jump over the year-ago quarter, according to...

Qualcomm stock bucks trend on two analyst reports: Upgrades send chip vendor’s shares rising

Whether an element of schadenfreude-pleasure at another's misfortune-has played a role in Qualcomm Inc.'s depressed stock value, no one can say. But two analysts...

Margins Check: AOL’s ads, user-generated content, MySpace TV, and more

Editor's Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News' weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Redline 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...

REVIEW: BlackBerry app gives Facebookers snappy mobile access

Editor's Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we'll...

A time to be thankful: Mobile content is rarely dull

This week marks the beginning of the holiday season, of course, when most of us focus less on business and more on the reasons...

Writers’ strike highlights need for Hollywood-mobile partnerships

Editor's Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We've gathered a group...

EarthLink looks for muni Wi-Fi exit

EarthLink Inc. late Friday announced it is considering "strategic alternatives" for its municipal Wi-Fi operations, language typically used to signify that a business is...

Motorola gets kick in the side as T-Mobile USA suspends Sidekick

T-Mobile USA Inc. suspended sales of its Sidekick Slide on Friday after manufacturer Motorola Inc. informed the carrier that some of the devices power...

AT&T expands ad portfolio with Ingenio purchase

AT&T Inc. said that it agreed to acquire Ingenio, an advertising technology firm whose pay-per-call technology will be integrated into the company's directory services...

Amazon intros EV-DO book reader: Sprint Nextel to provide access to Kindle users

Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. announced a new reading gadget-dubbed Kindle-that will allow users to download books, magazines and other publications via Sprint Nextel Corp.'s...

AT&T offers Napster Mobile via Samsung’s SLM

Dropping vowels from the name of a wireless handset, apparently, may never die. Same with dropping names. AT&T Mobility said that the SLM (hmm...

NYC schools to test free cellphone program for students: Ad-supported phones would offer educational apps

Most people would assume cellphones get in the way of learning. David Droga is betting they can help.The creative big and founder of the...

Why mobile-marketing euphoria is a thing of the past: Mobile Marketing Association’s conference highlights medium’s struggles

LOS ANGELES-The mobile phone ain't what it used to be, even a few short months ago.With hopes of a big boom dashed and a...

Analyst Angle: A microcosm of opinion on handset design

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the...
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