2007

Nokia Corp. unveiled four handsets along with its “Ovi” Internet-based content services in what appears to be an early example of how the Finnish company will dovetail its hardware business …

EarthLink Inc. has fired 900 employees and closed offices in Orlando, Fla.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Harrisburg, Pa.; and San Francisco. The company said it will also substantially reduce its presence in …

Diebold Inc., maker of self-service and security systems including automatic teller machines and electronic voting machines, said that it has been granted five U.S. patents over the past 18 months …

Nokia Corp. outlined a surprisingly aggressive direct-to-consumer strategy comprising music, games, maps and social-networking offerings across both PCs and mobile phones.The manufacturer introduced Ovi-which means “door” in the Finnish company’s …

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.–Bluepulse: VantagePoint Venture Partners invested …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier –Standard & Poor’s assigned it’s A rating to AT&T Inc.‘s …

AT&T Inc. is reviewing its advertising strategy, and has put its estimated $3.345 billion media-buying and -planning account up for grabs. The nation’s No. 1 wireless carrier said the review …

The California Assembly overwhelming voted to take all wireless devices out of the hands of drivers under the age of 18, a measure that builds on the state’s existing across-the-board …

Enterprise search company Fast Search & Transfer and Rakuten, a Japan-based Internet service provider, announced they have formed a joint venture to develop and provide mobile search and advertising service …

A new survey focused on smartphone operating systems by iGR found that more than half of all respondents use a Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry device, while the majority of …

A pair of Motorola Inc. subsidiaries filed a lawsuit against Aruba Networks Inc. alleging patent infringement related to wireless local area network communication technologies. Motorola’s Symbol Technologies Inc. and Wireless …

Redback Wireless Corp. said it entered a joint venture agreement with digital advertising agency NextLevel.com.NextLevel, which has designed more than 75 Internet sites for customers including Sony Corp., Warner Bros. …

Mobile software developer iLoop Mobile appointed former Volantis Systems chief Matthew Harris as president and CEO.A San Jose, Calif.-based startup, iLoop produces technology for interactive text marketing campaigns and mobile …

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 …

Like a first-year student struggling with the violin, carriers have hit a lot of wrong notes with their music offerings.But that may finally be changing.Verizon Wireless last week garnered headlines …

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 …

Google Inc. offered a glimpse into the operations of its free, municipal Wi-Fi effort, which the company launched earlier this year in its home base of Mountain View, Calif. Google …

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 …

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 …

Sprint Nextel Corp. awarded the build-out contract of its biggest WiMAX market yet to Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.The carrier confirmed this morning that it has awarded the equipment contract for …

China’s Sina Corp. launched five mobile games connected to Nokia Corp.’s SNAP Mobile gaming platform.The online media company is distributing the titles 3D Pool Hall, Jellypop, Sudoku and new versions …

Yahoo Inc. updated its e-mail service, adding a feature that enables users to send text messages to mobile phones. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company incorporated instant messaging components into its Yahoo …

Andrew Corp. won a major upgrade contract to modify the Mass Transit Railway Corp.’s territorywide network in Hong Kong.As part of the project, Andrew will upgrade infrastructure in stations, tunnels, …

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 hot topics in the wireless industry. …

China should surpass 500 million cellular connections during the third quarter, according to Wireless Intelligence, a joint venture of Ovum and the GSM Association.The firm said China adds about 19 …