Monthly Archives: March, 2008

Analyst Angle: Where are all the trade show buzzwords now?

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...

Former devices chief out at Motorola

In the bruising business of turning Motorola Inc. around, Stu Reed -- former president of mobile devices and, previously, the company's global supply chain...

Internet post vexes MobiTV: HowardForums.com posts instructions to access TV service free

MobiTV Inc. claimed it is not trying to shut down a popular Web site that carried instructions on how to access its video service...

NextWave’s latest effort: Mobile TV over WiMAX: Company’s new MXtv technology leverages its IPWireless acquisition

NextWave Wireless Inc. plans to introduce today broadcast technology that will give WiMAX operators the ability to deliver multimedia services like mobile TV and...

Firm takes aim at handset giants over patent infringement

Aloft Media L.L.C. has sued several wireless handset giants over alleged infringement of a patent for transferring contact information using a mobile phone. Aloft...

Nokia working to maintain grasp on Chinese handset market

Nokia Corp. announced today it signed a "strategic partnership agreement" with China's largest distributor, China Postel, for up to $2 billion in mobile handsets...

Whistleblower links wireless carrier to warrantless wiretaps

A new whistleblower has surfaced with allegations that a major wireless carrier may have given the U.S. government wholesale access to subscribers' calls and...

700 MHz auction bidding hits single digits

Could today be the day that the Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction comes to an end?New bids continued to dwindle in Auction...

Alltel also: We’re unlimited voice for $100

Alltel Wireless, the nation's No. 5 operator, is the latest to join the unlimited-calling bandwagon, quietly launching an all-you-can-talk plan for $100 a month.The...

Apple reaches out to industry with iPhone SDK : Firm to keep 30% of iPhone app sales

CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple Inc. has delivered on its promise to offer a software development kit (SDK) to spur the growth of mobile applications...

Bush appoints new NTIA head: Cheney assistant to take top spot

President Bush appointed Neil Suryakant Patel to head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, a week after lawmakers raised concerns about what the leadership...

Glu ‘formally’ joins forces with Superscape

Glu Mobile Inc. moved one step closer to acquiring its U.K.-based rival Superscape Group plc.Glu said it obtained commitments for roughly 81% of the...

Motorola CMO out: Tried to save Razr, got cut: Company attributes Keller’s departure to restructuring effort

Kenneth C. "Casey" Keller Jr., the package-goods marketing guru who tried to revive Motorola after its popular Razr product started to lose its edge,...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Handango, RedSky, Ubiquisys and more

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included...

Apple homes in on BlackBerrys with enterprise-friendly iPhone: Firm releases SDK

CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Business has formally been introduced to Apple Inc.'s iPhone. The company invited about 350 analysts, developers and press to its headquarters...

Election-year politics rile FCC members: Chairman Martin refuses to leave top post

The future makeup of the Federal Communications Commission has become ensnarled in election-year politics, with sources saying Republican Chairman Kevin Martin has refused to...

Icahn, Moto locking horns again

Activist investor Carl Icahn has raised his stake in Motorola Inc. to 6.3% and the company has responded by warning investors that it has...

SK Telecom, Citi ogle mobile banking with joint venture

SK Telecom and Citi hope to push the mobile-banking envelope with a new, San Francisco-based joint venture. The companies unveiled Mobile Money Ventures, a...

700 MHz bids per round dip into the single-digit range

Bidding remained subdued over the past 10 rounds of the Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction, with new bids per round hovering in...

Worst of the Week: Auction burnout

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...

PODCAST: Sling Media’s Blake Krikorian on the future of video

In the world of off-deck mobile video, Sling Media Inc. has pushed the envelope quite successfully. Indeed, the fact the television is no longer...

Class actions slam into Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA: Suits cover roaming fees, upgrade fees and contract details

Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. have been hit with new class action consumer suits in Florida and California federal courts, the litigation...

AOL to support third-party developers

AOL L.L.C. is the latest Internet and mobile player to woo third-party developers, announcing the launch of Open AIM 2.0.The program is designed to...

T-Mobile USA, U.S. Cellular, Virgin Mobile USA and Helio sued over patent infringement: Intellect Wireless claims patents covering image messaging

Intellect Wireless Inc. has sued T-Mobile USA Inc., U.S. Cellular Corp., Virgin Mobile USA Inc. and Helio Inc. in federal court in Chicago, accusing...

Bidding boost subsides: 700 MHz auction action continues to slide

The Federal Communication Commission's attempt yesterday to spur interest -- and hasten the end -- of the 700 MHz auction by moving to "stage...
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