May 2008

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Its gains fly in the face of current economic downturn, says analyst. Apple Inc. ‘s Macs accounted for 66% of all personal computers priced at $1,000 or more sold at …

Much has been made of Best Buy’s ( BBY ) $2+ billion investment in Carphone Warehouse (CRWHF.PK) , announced Thursday, May 8 th . This article suggests a manner in …

Do you need a new antenna for the transition to digital TV? Here are a few tips:

Navigating backcountry roads in places like Hawkins County, Tenn., can be a challenge for ambulance drivers, even if they know the territory.

AT&T and Vodafone have been named as possible buyers for a 50% stake in Huawei Technologies’ handset division.

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 and vendor. The value of the …

Lee Yoon-woo, the new CEO of Samsung Electronics officially started his job Tuesday. And Samsung officials couldn”t be happier as the technology giant is urged to find new momentum for …

Sierra Wireless introduced its PinPoint XT intelligent device targeted at vehicle tracking, fleet management and telematics applications.The product is part of the company’s AirLink suite of in-vehicle modems. The PinPoint …

Travelling in this electronic age is all very nice – it’s now easy to communicate with the folks back home, send them photos, catch up on news in New Zealand, …

According to Opera’s survey of the more 11.9 million Opera Mini users in March, almost 41% of mobile traffic now goes to social networking — up to 60% in some …

NEW YORK When word came down on March 12 that New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer was going to resign after revelations that he’d paid more than $80,000 for sex, Jeff …

Boost Mobile is hoping to boost sales with a line of new retail stores.The Sprint Nextel Corp. division opened outlets in Hialeah, Fla., Huntington, Calif., and Houston, offering customers and …

Cellphone sales in the United States declined abruptly in the first quarter of the year, the first time since The NPD Group began tracking handsets, the firm wrote in a …

The first criminal conviction of an international prepaid mobile-phone trafficker was announced by U.S. officials in Houston, news that again highlights a growing problem of global proportions for wireless. Indeed, …

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 hot topics in the wireless industry. …

As part of Apple’s efforts to improve on the shortcomings of its popular iPhone, the company has approached some of the major music labels to try to expand the variety …

Cupertino-based Apple has been snapping up contracts with wireless providers around the world, including Latin America, Canada, Italy and the Asia-Pacific region, in recent weeks ahead of the company’s Worldwide …

A recent Garner study estimates 189 billion mobile messages will be sent by US mobile phone subscribers in 2007 and forecasts 301 billion in 2008.

The two mobile operators are supposedly one of several companies looking to buy a stake in Huawei’s handset business.

Talk of ringtones and ringback tones is ‘last year’s news,’ says Radar’s Sinnreich. Apple Inc. is talking to music labels about expanding the iPhone ‘s ringtone selection and letting users …

After months of worry about the future of their WiMAX networks, Clearwire and Sprint are now set thanks to a $3.2 billion investment from Google, Intel and a handful of …

Apple is in talks some of the major music labels over a deal that would allow next-generation iPhone owners to purchase music tracks directly from the handset over cellular wireless …

Steve Jobs wants to extend Apple’s lead in online music sales to the mobile market, and the 3G iPhone expected next month positions them to make the iTunes store available …

Cell phones, PDAs, and other mobile devices are generally on the “do not use” list when it comes to the classroom. Teachers ban them. Students put them on silent and …