2007

Nokia Corp. is teaming with live music company Live Nation to give mobile phone users access to concert tickets before they are available at the box office.The handset manufacturer said …

AT&T Mobility announced that its Cingular 8525 Pocket PC (made by HTC Corp.) will henceforth be known as the AT&T 8525 Pocket PC. The operator said that the device has …

Mobile software developer Semotus Solutions Inc. said it plans to jettison its wireless financial information assets to Stockgroup Systems Inc. for an undisclosed sum.Semotus, which markets software that connects enterprise …

Sanef announced that it has acquired location-services firm Webraska for an undisclosed sum. The European telecom infrastructure management company said the move will help it gain a foothold in the …

Shares of Clearwire Corp. slid after the wireless broadband carrier reported a net first-quarter loss of $92.6 million, up drastically from the $55.2 million loss over the same period last …

Several private-equity groups have reportedly formed in an attempt to acquire Alltel Corp., according to the Wall Street Journal.The paper said at least three groups exist that are pursuing the …

Verizon Wireless said it added a variety of new features to its VZ Navigator location service.The new Place Messaging feature allows customers to send directions to their contacts through a …

Leap Wireless International Inc. nearly tripled its net customer additions during the first quarter of 2007 compared with the same period last year, landing more than 318,000 new users and …

Sun Microsystems Inc. previewed a simplified way to write Java applications for mobile phones, DVD players and Internet browsers at the JavaOne conference in San Francisco.The developer unveiled JavaFX Script, …

High Tech Computer Corp., also known as HTC, said today it would henceforth adopt a global marketing strategy that appeared to call for all its products to be branded as …

State groups said the Supreme Court need not review a lower court ruling that dealt with line-item charges on mobile-phone bills. The Supreme Court ruling struck down a Federal Communications …

Alltel Corp. added a new handset over the past week dubbed the “Snap,” which the carrier is selling online for 99 cents with a two-year contract.The Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. …

Warner Music Group unveiled a division that will develop and produce original programming for mobile phones, cable TV, computers and other platforms.The division, dubbed Den of Thieves, will work with …

T-Mobile USA Inc. appears to have refreshed its handset lineup by discounting most of its Motorola Inc. Razrs-four models dropped to $30 from $50-and discontinuing the Moto Pebl.The Pebl had …

Synchronica plc announced it received $6.9 million in funding. The company, which specializes in data synchronization, device management and over-the-air updating services, said it plans to use the new funding …

Intercasting Corp. announced that it raised $12 million in a second round of funding. The San Diego-based company said it will use the money to expand on carrier-based distribution and …

Tween-focused mobile virtual network operator kajeet Inc. added more than 400 Longs Drugs stores as points of distribution for its pay-as-you-go wireless service. The Longs Drugs stores are located in …

Dobson Communications Corp. reported a larger net loss for the first quarter due to refinancing activities.The regional carriers posted a net loss of $32.6 million for the quarter, more than …

Tower vendor SBA Communications Corp. reported a wider net loss for the first quarter while revenues improved.The company reported total revenues of $95.8 million, up 39.2% from revenues of $68.8 …

Counting on “small details” to differentiate its latest product launch, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. announced it will launch its new S500 handset in the United States. Pricing and distribution …

Motorola Inc. said that dissident, billionaire investor Carl Icahn did not win a seat on the company’s board of directors. The handset maker said that, based on an estimate of …

The front-office shuffle continued among the tier-one carriers as AT&T Mobility said Jim Ryan has stepped down from his post as VP of consumer and business data services.Ryan joined AT&T-then …

Research In Motion Ltd. today announced its BlackBerry Mobile Voice System, which offers BlackBerry enterprise users a secure connection to their desk phone. The solution includes enhancements to BlackBerry device …

Qualcomm Inc. said Lenovo Mobile Communications Technology Ltd., a Chinese handset vendor, would license the San Diego company’s 3G W-CDMA technology for its products. Qualcomm took the trouble to mention …

A majority of 12-to-14-year-olds have their own wireless phones, according to a recent study by research company iGR Inc., and a “significant percentage” of children younger than 10 years old …