Monthly Archives: November, 2008

Sprint’s Hail Mary? Live NFL Broadcasts Target Sports Fans

In an industry first, customers of Sprint Nextel cellular service on Thursday were able to watch a live National Football League broadcast, the Cleveland...

Android may not need antivirus software, researcher says

Antivirus developer SMobile released software this week to protect users of the G1 Android phone, although one security analyst wondered if people really need...

Regional carriers eye visual voicemail as differentiator

Visual voicemail is still in its infancy - it's only available on a handful of devices from the nation's top four carriers - but...

Transport sector to lead mobile ticketing

More than 400 million mobile users will use their phones for ticketing services by 2013, according to a new report from Juniper Research.The market...

Home automation market to take off

Home automation applications powered by broadband and wireless service providers have the potential for broad market appeal, according to research from ABI.The firm said...

By the Numbers: Venture capital deals for third quarter of 2008

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the third quarter. This list comprises the amounts that were invested...

By the Numbers: Top U.S. handset makers for the third quarter of 2008

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. claimed more than 22% market share in the United States last quarter, edging out the American icon, Motorola Inc., according...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Mogreet, RockYou and WiChorus

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included...

Qualcomm: next quarters present ‘uncertain business environment’

Financial news in just the past few weeks has led Qualcomm Inc. to forecast "meaningfully less" growth in CDMA-based handset markets for calendar year...

Greystripe partners for India push

Ad-supported mobile game distributor Greystripe said it will expand its global footprint by partnering with India's largest online gaming company.The San Francisco-based firm is...

Amdocs continues mobile content expansion with $60M ChangingWorlds purchase

Amdocs announced plans to expand its mobile business with a $60 million acquisition of Ireland's ChangingWorlds.ChangingWorlds targets network operators and off-deck vendors with portal-management...

Telecom veterans join Obama transition team

Two former telecom officials from the Clinton administration were named to the transition team of President-elect Barack Obama, another possible signal that telecom and...

AT&T to acquire Wayport for $275M, expands to 20,000 Wi-Fi spots

AT&T Inc. reported plans to acquire Wayport Inc. for $275 million, expanding the telecom giant's Wi-Fi offering to thousands of locations and offering free...

Obama’s win sends nation’s texters into a tizzy: Text message firm sees traffic triple

During Tuesday night's presidential election, millions of Americans used their handsets to communicate via text message.Between 7 p.m. and 12 a.m. EST, more than...

New Verizon Wireless could become nation’s biggest advertiser: Experts expect telecom to spend $100M in campaign to educate consumers about deal

Verizon Communications can now say it's the largest U.S. wireless carrier, having cleared the final major regulatory hurdle for its proposed $28.1 billion acquisition...

Al Gore to speak at CTIA’s April event

Former Vice President and Noble Peace Prize Winner Al Gore will be the Day 3 keynote speaker at the International CTIA Wireless 2009 event,...

Bullish analyst on Palm goes bear-ish

Palm Inc. saw its stock drop this morning - and then rebound - after downgrades by Morgan Keegan and Avian Securities L.L.C.The downgrade by...

Worst of the Week: The full draft of Obama’s inauguration speech (he mentions wireless!)

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...

Economy, iPhone drag at T-Mobile USA’s Q3: Analyst: No. 4 carrier lost customers to AT&T Mobility

The third quarter was a rough one for T-Mobile USA Inc. The carrier posted the lowest number postpaid net additions - 293,000 - since...

Apple: Soon to Be a Mobile Gaming Force

I didn't expect much from games on the iPhone. I had visions of casual games, perhaps a fancy take on solitaire or a version...

Review: Digital frame shows pictures from phones

NEW YORK (AP) -- Digital picture frames were a big item last Christmas. This holiday season, there will be an innovation on store shelves:...

Sierra Wireless Announced EMConnect for OEM Customer Embedded Modules

Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR - TSX: SW) announced the introduction of EMConnect, a robust set of firmware features used in conjunction with Sierra Wireless'...

How Nike’s Social Network Sells to Runners

The Nike+ site is drawing hordes of runners, and its success may hold lessons for brand building on the Web

AT&T to deliver iPhone tethering ‘soon,’ says CEO

It's working with Apple to connect laptops to the Web via the iPhone. An AT&T Inc. executive today said that the company is working...

There’s nothing easy about letting Apple into the enterprise

Mac veterans say Apple doesn't always act like other technology partners. Eighteen months ago, Serena Software Inc. began exploring the feasibility of supporting Apple...
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