Monthly Archives: May, 2008

Changing channels in mobile TV : Business model flawed, user experience lacks

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Like many other forms of entertainment, watching mobile TV wastes time - at least to some. For the executives running mobile...

700 MHz: Not over til it’s over: C-Block petitons, D-Block reconsiderations in play

The 700 MHz auction ended two months ago, but you'd never know it.Few things rarely are settled in official Washington. The Federal Communications Commission...

Vehicle telematics to dominate M2M space

Analyst firm Berg Insight predicts 186 million machines will be connected to wireless networks by 2012, up from 37.5 million connections last year.Vehicle telematics...

Mowser remains go to DotMobi

Mowser has found a buyer.The technology behind the Web-to-mobile transcoding service that flat-lined three weeks ago was picked up by DotMobi, the Irish consortium...

Leap’s loss narrows, to $18.1M in Q1, while markets expand: Subscriber base passes 3-million mark

Leap Wireless International Inc., which sells unlimited wireless phone service under the Cricket brand, reported an unaudited $18.1 million loss in the first quarter,...

Can you hear me now?: Mobile music struggles lead to innovation

Nokia Corp. isn't the only player looking to offer devices that come with music.The Finnish manufacturer raised eyebrows late last year when it teamed...

More crumbs for 2nd-tier handset vendors: Top-tier share losses create opening for regional OEMs

A sequential dip in shipments by Motorola Inc. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications between the fourth quarter and the first quarter spelled t-r-a-c-t-i-o-n for...

MOBULL RODEO: Professional Bull Riders looks to bring fans closer to the action

Quietly, Professional Bull Riders has begun targeting rodeo fans - yes, rodeo fans - through their phones.The Pueblo, Colo.-based association several weeks ago launched...

Appeals court questions FCC’s authority on backup power rule

The Federal Communications Commission could be forced to back off the backup power rule. Two members of a three-judge panel of the U.S....

FTC on watch against wireless ripoffs: Cellphone providers warned to keep it honest, or else

A Federal Trade Commission commissioner warned cellphone content providers they need to do a better job of disclosing the costs consumers incur when clicking...

Senators argue against reverse auctions for universal service

A bipartisan group of senators urged Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin to abandon a plan to use reverse auctions to award universal service...

Verizon Wireless adds Samsung’s Glyde, with touchscreen, to its quiver

Taking aim at rival AT&T Mobility and its iPhone subscriber magnet, Verizon Wireless today said it would bring Samsung's Glyde -- a touch navigation...

Is Apple changing its iPhone business model?: Latest carrier deal pushes iPhone into Latin America

America Movil said yesterday it cut a deal with Apple Inc. to sell the iPhone throughout Latin America, including enormous markets such as Brazil...

Best Buy, Carphone Warehouse team in $2.14B Euro expansion

Best Buy Co. Inc. is stepping up its European cellphone business to the tune of $2.14 billion.The big-box U.S. retailer said it will acquire...

Worst of the Week: Odds and ends

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...

Survey: Wireless retail experience getting worse: T-Mobile USA tops latest J.D. Power rankings

As customers walk away from wireless retail stores, they are less satisfied with the experience, largely because of a lack of product information and...

T-Mobile USA tops 30M mark: Most metrics flat year-over-year, data revenues growing

T-Mobile USA Inc. pushed past the 30 million subscriber mark during the first three months of the year, adding 981,000 net customers and ending...

TRAI seeks views on MVNOs

The country is gearing up for the entry of Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) services with telecom regulator TRAI releasing a consultation paper on...

With Microsoft mum, analysts mull next moves for Live Search

Without the influx of Web traffic that Microsoft bet would quickly follow a Yahoo buyout, the software maker is facing a long slog if...

TELUS Reports First Quarter Results

TELUS Corporation today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2008, including revenue of $2.35 billion, a 6.6 per cent increase from a...

VZW sued by parents whose teen was sexually assaulted: Charges similar to ones filed in MySpace lawsuit

Could the wireless industry have new legal exposure as a result of the caustic combination of Web-enabled phones, the Internet and sexual predators?A lawsuit...

Digital Hollywood pins hope on open access

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Like all things wireless these days, most of this week's more poignant exchanges at Digital Hollywood have been anchored around the...

PlayPhone acquires Pitch Entertainment

Direct-to-consumer content vendor PlayPhone Inc. is expanding its footprint by merging with London's Pitch Entertainment Group.Pitch Entertainment delivers off-deck content, social networking applications and...

Google nuzzles closer to Sprint Nextel

It seems Google Inc. has no plans to be a silent partner in the forthcoming Sprint Nextel Corp./Clearwire Corp. business.The Internet giant said it...

Vodafone bites the Apple

Vodafone Group plc said it will roll out Apple Inc.'s iPhone later this year in 10 markets, after its CEO Arun Sarin disparaged the...
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