Monthly Archives: October, 2008

Glu offers cool forecast, hopes for increased interest in smartphones

Shares of Glu Mobile Inc. continued to slide after the company lowered its third-quarter forecast. The San Mateo, Calif.-based mobile game publisher said it...

Samsung snares Dallas WiMAX deployment: Scheduling change forces SN to replace NSN

Sprint Nextel Corp. switched mobile WiMAX vendors for its Dallas/Fort Worth Xohm network, bringing in existing inventory manufactured by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.Because the...

Rural wireless meltdown

It's materializing into a perfect storm for rural wireless carriers. But the federal government won't be coming to the rescue, since it is the...

Best handset, service selection ever: But will economic realities spook consumers?

The second half of 2008 already ranks highly for offering the most advanced handsets and most reasonable prices in the history of wireless. And...

Report HP to market new smartphone to consumers

Wall Street Journal says Hewlett-Packard will come out with new version of iPaq that aims to reach beyond just businesses.

Sprint Nextel getting interest in Nextel sale: report

Sprint Nextel Corp. ( S ) has received interest in its Nextel business from a few players, The Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday,...

Obama Campaign Launches iPhone App

Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign has launched an iPhone application that enables supporters to communicate with each other and consume breaking news, reports The...

iPhone security flaws disclosed

An Israeli researcher, frustrated with the lack of response from Apple, has disclosed technical details about two iPhone security flaws he first uncovered more...

iPlayer goes mobile

Nokia launches its new flagship mobile handset, the N96, today, and as well as impressive photo, gaming and video functionality, users can also run...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Send Word Now, Transaction Wireless, Zvents 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...

Insurance provider uses M2M to lower auto rates: Telit, Xirgo team with Progressive to track driver habits

Progressive Group of Insurance Companies is using a cellular device to help responsible drivers reduce their insurance premiums.Progressive's innovative MyRate program may not be...

Two wireless broadband players, two different plans: TowerStream targets enterprises in big cities, DigitalBridge seeks consumers in rural markets

CHICAGO - Two companies have succeeded in utilizing pre-WiMAX technology to build successful businesses that target different customers in the United States. TowerStream and...

Nokia’s first touchscreen to face stiff Q4 competition: 5800 XpressMusic to feature Comes With Music, arriving in U.S. next year

After months of hinting at the device, the world's largest handset maker unveiled its answer to Apple Inc.'s iPhone with the inspiringly named 5800...

Xohm exec details WiMAX pricing strategy, discusses usage rules

CHICAGO - Day two of WiMAX World 2008 brought Atish Gude, senior VP of mobile broadband operations for Sprint Nextel Corp.'s Xohm effort, to...

Courts differ on billing litigation against AT&T Mobility, VZW: Texting class actions now total 16

Federal courts on opposite sides of the country came to different conclusions in billing litigation against Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility, while the number...

Congress opens up Washington’s subways to GSM carriers

Wireless competition may soon be coming to the throngs of subway riders who comprise official Washington. A bill passed by Congress and en route...

Leap ditches Jump prepaid service, intros daily PayGo offering

Leap Wireless International Inc. juggled its offerings with the launch of its new PayGo prepaid service, which will replace its previously offered Jump prepaid...

Switch to wireless-only continues: J.D. Power survey find more than one-fourth of wireless customers have cut the cord

More Americans are continuing to pull the plug on their landline telephone service in favor of using cellular phones, according to a recent report...

Worst of the Week: Simpler times for simple minds

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...

Clearwire CEO pushes WiMAX’s promise: In exclusive interview, Wolff promises lower prices for WiMAX kit

CHICAGO - Clearwire Corp. CEO Ben Wolff stepped onto the WiMAX World stage in front of a packed house Wednesday morning. As audience members...

WiMAX World: Seeing the light

CHICAGO - "We live in a visual world." The comment, from Dan Moloney at Motorola, quickly summarizes how WiMAX services can change the world....

ReVerb introduces VirtualRAN

ReVerb Networks, a smart antenna and network optimization company, introduced its VirtualRAN family of products at WiMAX World this week.The products address the demand...

Moto unveils interop testing program

Motorola Inc. launched its WiMAX interoperability testing (IOT) program, which is available at its facilities in Arlington Heights, Ill., and at its new lab...

Moto lawsuit claims trade secrets smuggled to China

Motorola Inc. filed a lawsuit accusing five ex-employees and a small IP-based wireless software firm of conspiring to steal trade secrets and smuggle them...

Nitronex transistors operate at 5 GHz

Nitronex, which makes gallium nitride on silicon RF power transistors for the wireless industry, said it expanded the performance data of its 28V, 5W...
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