September 2008

The first handset to feature Google’s Android operating system – an HTC Corp. model destined for T-Mobile USA Inc. – will debut at a media event in New York next …

Mobile broadband operators need to look beyond flat-rate access offerings to future-proof their business, analysts say.

Google Inc. has taken its Street View service to mobile.The Mountain View, Calif.-based company launched a new version of Google Maps for mobile that includes the same street-level photo images …

Cords are becoming an endangered across America. More than 20 million U.S. households have ditched their landline phones and rely solely on wireless handsets for home telecommunications, according to a …

Is mobility a new revolution, or is it just an extension of the previous PC and Internet revolutions ? Is anything really different?

HELSINKI — Advertising revenue from mobile Web searching could be worth $2.4 billion by 2011, a player in the industry said.

Taking a cue from competitor Best Buy Inc., RadioShack Corp. said Wednesday it plans to change its wireless and GPS displays in 4,000 stores so that shoppers can compare products …

Rove Inc announced the launch its latest version of Mobile Admin, network administration software that allows unified management of all information technology systems from a handheld device or computer.Mobile Admin …

The battle between Sprint Nextel Corp. and its subsidiary iPCS Wireless Inc. rages on, with iPCS gaining some yardage. The affiliate announced that an Illinois court denied Sprint Nextel’s motion …

The mobile-phone industry may be facing a legal texting tsunami in U.S. courts with the filing of two new antitrust class-action lawsuits against the nation’s largest wireless carriers – filings …

CTIA Wireless I.T 2008 is in the rear-view, and the industry is performing the typical post-show analyses. My two cents: 1) Sprint’s Dan Hesse is my new favorite CEO. Because …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of …

AT&T Mobility announced it will halve the monthly cost of its push-to-talk service – from $10 per month to $5 – likely a defensive response to Verizon Wireless’ recent PTT …

Following its $25 million investment in Virgin Mobile USA Inc., SK Telecom landed two spots on the company’s board. The mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) has appointed Richard Chin, president …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. Cuban-American mommy-to-be …

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous ruling to give San Diego County a victory over Sprint Nextel Corp. in a long-running dispute between the parties over …

Just a few years ago, a Web site offering virtually every notable song ever recorded for free listening would have had music business executives speed-dialing their lawyers.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. phone company AT&T Inc plans to eventually link Apple Inc’s iPhone to its high-speed Internet and video service called U-verse, and introduce new features like …

In today’s wireless world, your marketing messages have to be able to reach consumers no matter where they check their email. Here’s how to mobilize your campaigns.

Apparently, the soul of the new machine is mechanical.

CMMB may not be the only mobile TV standard in China for long, as Legend Silicon is rolling out more new digital TV chips based on China’s terrestrial digital television …

Programs like Meet or Delete and Engine Room, which are created for marketers and feature products interwoven into the plots, are becoming more popular among execs at TV networks. Such …

Best Buy Co. Inc. moved more aggressively into the content-distribution arena, agreeing to pay $121 million to pick up the subscription-based online and mobile music company Napster.The big-box retailer said …

Ever had to wait 10 minutes for a credit card transaction in a cab to go through? Those days might be over for New York City’s iconic yellow cab fleet …

RCR Wireless News is planning to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first cellular phone call in its Oct. 13 edition. As such, we want your memories of any of …