Yearly Archives: 2007

Alltel submits to Katz patent-licensing deal

Alltel Corp. has settled a patent suit with Los Angeles-based Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing L.P., and agreed to pay an unspecified sum for...

Nokia joins slimming trend with 700 job cuts

Late winter is always a good time to slim down, it seems. Nokia Corp., which employs some 68,000 people worldwide, announced it will cut...

‘Function fatigue’ plagues cellphone users, study finds

Cellphone users are increasingly overwhelmed with the assortment of advanced features and functions on their phones, so much so that they rarely make use...

Clearwire details IPO pricing

More details emerged about Clearwire Corp.'s planned initial public offering, with the company's most recent Securities and Exchange Commission filings showing an offering of...

Net neutrality debate spills into wireless

The debate over net neutrality has moved full force into the wireless space.A new paper by Columbia University law professor Timothy Wu claims mobile-phone...

Verizon Wireless adds handsets from Samsung, Nokia

Verizon Wireless has added two new phone models, one a dual-hinge flip phone from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and another a rebranded Pantech handset...

3GSM keynoters: Opportunity lies in emerging markets

BARCELONA, Spain-The show is in Europe, but Wednesday afternoon's keynote address at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, was all about emerging markets in...

Cartoon Network: CallToons app to be ‘all-encompassing entertainment platform’

Cartoon Network New Media fans have another reason to smile this Valentine's Day. The network has announced the development of CallToons, a new mobile...

Nokia-Intel deal off: Shaky business case for HSDPA modules?

Nokia Corp. has cancelled its plans with Intel Corp. to develop HSDPA modules for laptops, a spokesperson for the Finnish vendor said.Back in September,...

Embarq kicks off unlimited wired-wireless calling with Vegas cellphone wedding

Lifetime commitment, or just another quickie celebrity Vegas wedding sure to be annulled? Embarq Corp. announced the nuptials of two telephones at The Little...

Verizon Wireless snaps up West Virginian GSM carrier

Verizon Wireless announced it purchased rural carrier West Virginia Wireless for an undisclosed sum. Verizon Wireless said it will spend the next 15 months...

Lawmakers steam over delays in public-safety grant program

The House Homeland Security Committee asked the Bush administration to explain why implementation of a $1 billion public-safety wireless interoperability grant program continues to...

Samsung expands portfolio at T-Mobile USA

A new flip phone from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. landed at T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile USA is selling Samsung's new "Stripe" for $50. The credit...

Samsung takes the high-end road at 3GSM

For anyone who has yet to be convinced, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. used the 3GSM World Congress to show off what it can do...

Time Warner Cable unwraps wireless in Raleigh, Austin

Time Warner Cable became the latest of Sprint Nextel Corp.'s cable partners to launch wireless services, lighting up offerings in Raleigh, N.C. and Austin,...

Wireless at forefront of $10M effort to fight AIDS in Africa

Mobile-phone firms and the U.S. government are leading a $10 million global effort to leverage wireless technology to fight HIV/AIDS and other deadly diseases...

European mobile TV users discontinue service more often than not

Former users of mobile TV and video services in Europe outnumber current users by more than 19 percent, according to new research from M:Metrics.Users...

3GSM keynoters react to WiMAX, iPhone

BARCELONA, Spain-A trio of executives from operators counting more than 400 million subscribers made for an entertaining opening keynote at this year's 3GSM World...

Love, 3GSM World Congress style

BARCELONA, Spain-High-speed networks are in place, 3G handsets are quickly gaining market share and a host of mobile entertainment offerings are coming to market....

Motorola unveils bevy of devices at 3GSM

Motorola Inc. launched eight new handsets at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, today, with devices designed from the low-end to the high-end,...

RIM adds multimedia to slim new BlackBerry

Research In Motion Ltd. introduced its latest device, the BlackBerry 8800, at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Touted as the thinnest BlackBerry...

LG wins GSM Association contract for low-cost 3G handset

It's official. Twelve global network operators have chosen LG Electronics Co. Ltd.'s KU250 handset as the winner of the GSM Association's low-cost, 3G handset...

HP smartphone to use voice to respond to e-mails

Hewlett-Packard Co. a new smartphone, dubbed the HP iPAQ, at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The iPAQ is designed for HP's business...

WPCS picks up ATC International for $2.45M

Wireless infrastructure company WPCS International Inc. announced that it will acquire ATC International Holdings Inc. for $2.45 million in cash plus additional unspecified payouts...

LG to preload Yahoo on handsets, Yahoo begins ad initiative

Yahoo Inc. announced that LG Electronics Co. Ltd. will be preloading the search giant's mobile applications on its mobile phones in more than 70...
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