2007

Several Hollywood studios have tapped AdMob Inc. to lure customers to big-screen blockbusters this summer.The San Mateo, Calif.-based startup announced deals with Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios and Warner Bros. to …

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 this column is a chance for …

The cellular industry said a new staff report by the Federal Trade Commission undermines not only the case for net neutrality but the debate over broadband regulation as well.“The Internet …

Managed service, payments and settlements provider Valista named John Lowry as its new CEO. Lowry has a background in information technology and communications, as well as building technology businesses. The …

Cellfish Media L.L.C. is the latest company to join the social networking stampede with a new community site designed to bridge the gap between mobile phones and PCs.The company launched …

Telus Corp. has decided not to go through with a bid for Canadian competitor BCE Inc. “The inadequacies of BCE’s bid process did not make it possible for Telus to …

The Nielsen Company finally made an aggressive move into mobile, agreeing to acquire market research firm Telephia Inc. for an undisclosed sum.Nielsen initially launched an effort to track mobile data …

Wells Fargo & Co. and Visa USA said today that they are in a three-phase trial to determine the type and method of mobile payments favored by consumers. The first …

The language being bandied about today by iPhone reviewers for consumer publications-think The New York Times and Wall Street Journal-is revealing. The gatekeepers have been seduced. But at least they …

Sprint Nextel Corp. will take a new advertising tack starting July 1, as it launches a campaign with the tagline “Sprint Ahead.” The new campaign is designed to “[reflect] the …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carrier–Robert W. Baird upped its price target and estimates on …

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced this week. –4Info: Gannett Co. Inc. led a $10 million series D funding round into 4Info, a …

T-Mobile USA Inc. expanded its fixed-mobile converged service from its test market in Seattle to the national stage, leveraging its hotspot network as well as in-home routers to enhance its …

Less than a year after rejecting the company, infrastructure vendor Andrew Corp. announced a deal to be acquired by former suitor CommScope Inc. in a $2.6 billion transaction-substantially more than …

The European Commission in a draft statement yesterday apparently favored the DVB-H standard for mobile television in its member countries, according to media reports today. The draft document reportedly said …

Madrid, Spain-based “social router” company FON announced it has given away 7,000 routers in its Fonbucks campaign designed to encourage people living next to a Starbucks Coffee Co. location to …

Sprint Nextel Corp. unveiled, though didn’t launch, a new, music-friendly handset that includes support for larger memory cards as well as an FM transmitter that allows users to listen to …

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 …

Leap Wireless International Inc. rolled out service in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina, expanding its coverage to about 1.3 million potential customers in the region.Cities in the area …

Mobile television and video subscription revenues grew 198% year-over-year to $146 million in the first quarter of 2007, according to the latest data from Telephia Inc. Approximately 8.4 million wireless …

WPCS International Inc. said it will spend $800,000 in cash and stock to acquire Houston’s Max Engineering.Max Engineering, which was founded in 2000, provides engineering services for infrastructure in the …

AT&T Mobility unveiled price plans exclusively for the much-hyped Apple Inc. iPhone, which will be unleashed on the world later this week. (Perhaps showing who wears the pants in this …

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 …

I spent much of the past week on my phone, browsing mobile content storefronts, accessing local business listings and checking out the latest baseball scores. Surprisingly, though, my thumbs are …