October 2008

Job seekers struggling to land gigs during the economic downturn are going to wish they had iPhone programming skills.

Some of the new applications loaded to the Android Market since it opened on Monday don’t work very well, crash the phone, aren’t particularly elegant and in one case, uses …

Today’s consumers expect more from their marketing messaging. The CEO of Aegis Media North America gives her advice on how to deliver the goods, both strategically and creatively.

Brand-switching appears to have tripped up Qwest Communications International Inc. – the carrier lost 45,000 of its 800,000 wireless customers in the third quarter and blamed the deficit on its …

AT&T Mobility subscribers are seeking $88 million in damages in a privacy lawsuit against the No. 1 wireless provider.The lawsuit, filed by 44 wireless subscribers in Oklahoma federal court, alleges …

Billion-dollar lawsuits still raise some eyebrows, but not at Qualcomm Inc. this week. Gabriel Technologies Corp. said Monday it had filed suit against the San Diego-based chip and IP-licensing company …

Billion-dollar lawsuits still raise some eyebrows, but not at Qualcomm Inc. this week. Gabriel Technologies Corp. said Monday it had filed suit against the San Diego-based chip and IP-licensing company …

EA Mobile said it will expand its support for Nokia Corp.’s N-Gage platform with nearly a dozen new, high-profile titles over the next year.EA Sports FIFA 09, Spore Origins and …

Bang & Olufsen, the Danish maker of high-end audio and video products, is getting out of mobile phones to focus on its core competencies, the company said last week. B …

So far, despite massive lobbying over scheduled Nov. 4 votes on white spaces, wireless mergers, the universal service fund and intercarrier-compensation reforms, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin has yet …

The mobile phone industry’s push for an antenna-siting shot clock is being booed by cities and citizens, continuing a fierce debate dating back to the telecom act of 1996 and …

Despite its youth, the mobile gaming industry has already reached the billion dollar benchmark, according to a report from In-Stat.The firm said it believes significant momentum for the gaming industry …

The lines of communications between parents and their children have not always been open and clear. But text messaging is proving to be one method of communication that parents and …

If this keeps up, content owners may forget the whole “on-deck vs. off-deck” argument. Instead, they’ll be trying to figure out which mobile application stores’ shelves they want to stock.Google …

Thumbplay Inc. bulked up its library off-deck goodies with a full-track mobile download service.The New York-based wireless content company launched a beta version of the offering, which delivers DRM-free tunes …

AT&T Mobility is once again caught in a spat over its claims of network coverage, but maybe the company should be concentrating its efforts on lucrative data services.As RCRWireless.com’s Allie …

Google Inc. wants to bring mobile Internet to the masses. That’s the philosophy behind its launching Android, its mobile-operating system. Creating a mobile OS that’s simple, efficient and a great …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–RBC Capital Markets lowered its price target on Verizon to $30 …

How Verizon Wireless learned to stop worrying and love open access. Step one: Realizing it’s a way to add low-cost customers

An Oregon-based company is trying to solve the stolen-device recovery problem. GadgetTrak sells software for a yearly subscription so owners can keep tabs on their computers, GPS devices, MP3 players …

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 …

Entertainer Dolly Parton has stepped into the battle at the Federal Communications Commission over whether the agency should act now to begin allowing the marketing of devices that use the …

Aruba Networks Inc. launched a new laboratory to promote research on Wi-Fi networks and the all-wireless workplace. The company’s Aruba Labs will be comprised of developer and research programs and …

The U.S. Department of Justice has given seven companies its approval to move forward with plans to jointly license patents that are essential to deliver radio frequency identification technology.In its …

The wireless industry is clearly a money-making field and everyone’s trying to get their hands on a piece of it, especially big box retailers. Establishments such as Wal-Mart, Target, Best …