Monthly Archives: March, 2008

Virgin Mobile USA’s stock plunges on Q4 results: Quarterly loss digs into full-year gains

Virgin Mobile USA Inc. stock dropped more than 53% from its closing price yesterday after it reported a $14.7 million loss in the fourth...

Worst of the Week: An iPhone SDK and too much time on my hands

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...

700 MHz auction tempo remains steady: Focus continues to shift to lower-priced licenses

It appears bidders were not frightened off by passing the 200-round milestone in the Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction as new bids...

PODCAST: Martin Cooper and the future of wireless

BARCELONA, Spain - Martin Cooper, widely recognized as one of the lead inventors of the modern cellphone, believes that the "next step of the...

NextWave inks WiMAX TV deal with Alcatel-Lucent

NextWave Wireless Inc. has tapped Alcatel-Lucent to develop WiMAX broadcast solutions that the company plans to integrate with its recently announced MXtv technology.NextWave plans...

FunMobility buys mobile social startup Moblastic

FunMobility Inc. said it acquired fellow mobile social startup Moblastic Corp. for an undisclosed amount in an effort to expand its off-deck business.Moblastic's site...

700 MHz: Bidding focus changes, action remains slow: E-Block license covering American Samoa gets active

Bidding remained slow during the last half of day 33 and the beginning of day 34 of the Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz spectrum...

ROK picks up majority share of Geniem

ROK Entertainment Group said it acquired a 51% stake in the Finnish mobile software developer Geniem for an undisclosed sum.Geniem develops on-device portals, white-label...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Leap, MetroPCS, Texas Instruments and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Lehman Brothers adjusted its estimates...

Qualcomm nabs Xiam for $32M: Firm’s technology profiles users to provide customized content offerings

Qualcomm Inc. has acquired Xiam Technologies Ltd. for around $32 million. Xiam said its technology recognizes a mobile device user's behavior and usage patterns.Qualcomm...

AT&T Mobility sees class action on overtime pay

A class-action lawsuit filed against AT&T Mobility in Pennsylvania federal court alleges the carrier violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by refusing overtime...

RIM adds three enterprise apps, fights off Apple

Research In Motion Ltd. has known since January 2007 that Apple Inc.'s iPhone could threaten its bread-and-butter business in the mobile enterprise space. Indeed,...

TI lowers outlook for the first quarter: Weak demand for 3G chips cited

Texas Instruments Inc. lowered its revenue range and earnings per share for the quarter ending March 31. The company is set to hold a...

700 MHz: 200 rounds and counting: Bidders remain focused on B Block

For those anxiously waiting for the conclusion of the Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz auction, you can blame five B-Block licenses for the holdup.Bidding...

Sync to offer over-the-phone telematics: Offering could compete with OnStar

Ford vehicles equipped with the Sync feature soon may offer access to telematics services similar to some of those of General Motors' OnStar, a...

Margins Check: Toyota’s YouTube ads, Ask.com quits search, and more

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

REVIEW: Mobile Webtender brings out the virtual bartender

Editor's Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News' weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we'll review...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Ericsson, Nokia Siemens and Posdata

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...

Commodity is not a four-letter word: Unlimited plans are just the easy part

Editor's Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News' weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We've gathered a group of...

2008 could be a long walk for mobile ad market

Advertisers are already tightening their belts as the economy downshifts into a possible recession. And the mobile ad space -- which is struggling to...

Rev A moves to first handset at Sprint Nextel: Upgrade to Mogul smartphone available on HTC site

You remember when rivals Sprint Nextel Corp. and Verizon Wireless dueled over the coverage of their respective CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Rev. A network buildouts?...

TracFone racks up another win against cellphone hackers

A federal judge in Dallas issued a $1 million judgment for TracFone Wireless Inc. in connection with the hacking and resale of bulk amounts...

Only a few days left: Auction 73 drawing to a close: Bidders remain focuses on handful of small 700 MHz licenses

Pushing the clocks ahead by an hour appeared to have little impact on the Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz auction, which picked up this...

Alcatel-Lucent unveils network probe: New product provides carriers closer view of network traffic

Alcatel-Lucent unveiled what it termed the industry's first mobile network management solution that provides network operators with a view of the traffic flowing over...

Package-goods giants roll out mobile coupons: P&G, Clorox, Del Monte, K-C, General Mills team with Kroger to try new promotions

Five top package-goods manufacturers are using mobile phones in an effort to revive the art of coupon redemption.Procter & Gamble, Clorox, Del Monte, General...
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