2007

Migo Software Inc. announced it would acquire MacroPort Inc. and the company’s mobile content management software in an all-stock deal valued at $4.5 million.MacroPort has patents pending on a number …

Ad-supported game distributor Greystripe pocketed $8.9 million in a second round of funding led by The Walt Disney Co.’s venture capital arm.The San Francisco-based startup, which offers more than 800 …

AT&T Mobility ended a roaming agreement with regional wireless operator Cellular One of East Texas that allowed the national carrier’s customers to use 26 Cellular One cell sites in eastern …

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Casual gaming will become a first tier of entertainment thanks to innovative thinking by entrepreneurs and barriers lowered by technology, John Welch, president and CEO of Playfirst, said in …

Sprint Nextel Corp. reiterated its plans for network investment this year, with a focus on upgrading its CDMA network with EV-DO Revision A, deploying WiMAX and also investing in its …

The GSM Association has joined the field of those looking to foster the growth of mobile advertising by developing guidelines for marketing campaigns.The group, which comprises more than 700 wireless …

Nortel Networks Ltd. introduced “Hyperconnectivity,” a global ad campaign that the company hopes will redefine its role in an increasingly connected network environment. The campaign, developed by McCann Worldgroup San …

The handset market in the United States in the first quarter grew 12% over the year-ago quarter, with the sale of about 39 million units valued at nearly $3 billion, …

Video-compression technology vendor On2 Technologies Inc. announced it acquired Finland-based Hantro Products Oy, a firm that sells video software to cellphone makers. On2 will pay around $58.5 million for the …

Harbinger Capital Partners is hoping to buy Openwave Systems Inc. at closeout prices.The investment firm is looking to buy more than 40 million Openwave shares at $8.30 each-a 4% premium …

Qwest Communications International Inc. has started offering mobile broadband service using Sprint Nextel Corp.’s CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A network.The Qwest Wireless Mobile Broadband card from UT Starcom is priced …

Mobile search startup JumpTap Inc. expanded its relationship with mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. with a local search application.The white-label offering, which launches this week, delivers local …

The U.S. cellular industry added 18 million connections during 2006, bringing the total number of U.S. wireless connections to 232 million, according to Wireless Intelligence, a joint venture of Ovum …

Acuity Mobile and Acxiom Corp. announced a mobile marketing partnership that marries Acxiom’s consumer-based data and behavior analytics with Acuity’s mobile advertising platform.The deal will make Acxiom’s database of consumer …

The Federal Communications Commission revised the standard for relocation costs Sprint Nextel Corp. must pay to public-safety licensees, a move aimed at improving a confusing and contentious 800 MHz rebanding …

Clearwire Corp. announced it completed the first phase of a mobile WiMAX field trial in Hillsboro, Ore., a suburb of Portland. Individuals participating in the trial, which covered 15-square miles …

AT&T Inc. made a major re-branding push by stripping a number of its company-owned stores of Cingular-related trappings overnight and replacing them with AT&T logo and signage.The company said in …

Verizon Wireless is hoping to spur its full-track mobile music sales with a new music-identification application.The carrier launched Vcast Song ID, allowing users to play a tune into their phone …

Clear Channel Communications Inc. launched a suite of text-based applications that allow radio listeners to make song requests and participate in contests with their mobile phones.The company rolled out the …

Leap Wireless International Inc. is using TechnoCom Corp. for testing and optimizing E911 services for the carrier’s Cricket offering, enabling the carrier to potentially offer location-based services as well-a step …

Alltel Corp. announced Sunday that it agreed to be acquired by two private-equity firms in a $27.5 billion transaction.The buyers are TPG Capital, the global buyout group of private-investment firm …

Funambol plans to push ahead with its open source mobile e-mail strategy this week with an upgraded version of its white-label offering for carriers.The Redwood City, Calif.-based startup is set …

A Georgia judge has given AT&T Inc. permission to add its brand on the carrier’s No. 31 NASCAR racecar, which currently carries the “Cingular” brand.“We are pleased that the court …

Frontline Wireless L.L.C. rejected Cyren Call Communications Corp.’s view that first responders should join forces with a top cellphone carrier if federal regulators approve new 700 MHz rules for a …