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Google Inc. continued its head-long charge into mobile with the acquisition of Finnish start-up Jaiku. Jaiku, like rival Twitter and a handful of other “microblogging” companies, allows users to post …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier –Morgan Stanley cut its EPS estimate on Sprint Nextel to …

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available.–Catalyst Mobile: Sofinnova Ventures led …

Sprint Nextel Corp. shares have taken a hit on the news that company would not meet its guidance for the year and that CEO Gary Forsee had stepped down. The …

Tween-focused mobile virtual network operator kajeet Inc. is trying to snap up customers who must leave lame-duck MVNO Disney Mobile, which is slated to be shut down at the end …

Nokia Corp. snared the first carrier customer for its broad multimedia business, inking a deal with Spain’s Telefonica.The world’s largest handset manufacturer said it will help build a customized user …

The Federal Communications Commission has pushed back the 700 MHz auction from Jan. 16 to Jan. 24.“This change of the previously announced start date for Auction 73 will provide interested …

You know all those early adopters everybody in this industry likes to target? Even they don’t see their phones as little multimedia devices.A recent study from interactive marketing firm Avenue …

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 of visionaries and veterans in the …

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 review a new wireless application or …

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

AT&T Mobility said it will pay $2.5 billion in cash for all of Aloha Partners L.P.’s 700 MHz spectrum, apparently signaling Aloha’s exit from the mobile broadcast space.AT&T, which said …

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 and vendor. The value of the …

Bowing to shareholder pressure in the face of poor performance, Sprint Nextel Corp. Chairman, President and CEO Gary Forsee will step down effective immediately. The company also pre-released a few …

The following infrastructure contracts were announced in September:

The showdown between the Federal Communications Commission and Congress over the Bush administration’s warranteless wiretapping program took a new turn, with FCC chief Kevin Martin rebuffing a seven-month-old request by …

Mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. isn’t losing track of its core market. The MVNO announced a new deal with KushTV to bring the multiplatform network’s original made-for-mobile episodic series …

The Weather Channel Interactive is touting a new study it says supports the effectiveness of advertising on the mobile Web.The study, which was commissioned by TWC and carried out by …

Triple-play bundles work, but the quad-play is as yet unproven as a strategy by which operators can improve revenues and reduce churn, according to a new report by global telecom …

The Federal Communications Commission said it will conduct further testing on the viability of Wi-Fi and other low-power wireless applications in unoccupied TV broadcast spectrum known as white spaces.The agency’s …

Alltel Corp. has partnered with Wi-Fi hot-spot provider Boingo Wireless to provide laptop access to Wi-Fi access points around the country. The carrier already offers data access via its own …

Private-equity firm Silver Lake Sumeru said it has acquired a majority stake in Australian startup Mobile Messenger.Financial details were not disclosed.Mobile Messenger’s technology platform powers premium SMS and MMS campaigns …

The Public Safety Spectrum Trust selected Cyren Call Communications Corp. as its advisor for negotiations with the eventual winner of the commercial-first responder broadband license in the 700 MHz auction, …

Four infrastructure vendors have started offering CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A equipment designed to support public safety and first responder organizations, the CDMA Development Group announced at the opening of the …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …