Monthly Archives: December, 2008

Rural groups want FCC to reinstate spectrum cap at 110 MHz below 2.3 GHz band

Resurrection of the spectrum cap could prove tricky for the Federal Communications Commission next year when Democrats seize control of the agency, given President-elect...

Review: VZW’s Vcast Music with Rhapsody makes a good case for other options

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...

Palm’s new millions raise questions

Elevation Partners, the VC firm that invested $325 million last year to revive Palm, left $100 million under the tree for the handset pioneer.But...

New administration, DTV blunt FCC chairman’s final month

CONFLICTING SIGNALS WERE SENT LATE LAST WEEK over whether President-elect Barack Obama is close to naming a new chairman to the Federal Communications Commission...

T-Mobile G2 In the Works?

There's talk that HTC, the maker of the T-Mobile G1, the first phone based on software developed by a consortium of companies lead by...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Nortel, Motorola, Alcatel-Lucent and more

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...

Top Wireless Stories for 2008

Editor's note: The following are excerpts of the 20 stories highlighting the biggest events in the wireless industry in 2008 in chronological order as...

6 effective mobile tactics

To draw consumers into brick-and-mortar stores, you need to engage them -- and no channel makes it easier than mobile. Here are a few...

Social networks lead the way as mobile Web ramps up

Consumers continue to flock to the mobile Web, according to the latest report from Opera Software ASA, and they're increasingly looking to connect with...

JumpTap partners with Skweezer

JumpTap Inc. said it will use technology from Skweezer Inc. to optimize Web content for mobile phones.One of the first players in the optimization...

Nokia launches Ovi e-mail to public

Nokia Corp. launched its Ovi-branded mobile e-mail service, allowing users with Series 40 devices to set up e-mail accounts directly from their phones.Mail on...

RIM’s hostile bid sees pushback as Certicom seeks to stop acquisition

Research In Motion Ltd. said today it will fight for its takeover bid for Certicom Corp., an encryption firm, after the latter sought a...

Wireless providers not immune to economic slowdown: Investor ratings lowered

U.S. carriers may say they're swimming through the current rough economic waters un-affected, but one factor keeping them afloat is the continued support from...

MIDs, netbooks, broaden mobile devices category

IF A VOICE-CENTRIC HANDSET anchors the left end of an imaginary arc and a wired PC anchors the right end, the middle is increasingly...

Shoppers haggle for deals from desperate retailers

NEW YORK (AP) -- If you're looking for an extra bargain before the holidays, you may only have to ask.

NPR Mobile: iPhone’s First NPR App [Npr]

If our googling serves us right, NPR Mobile is the first NPR application for the iPhone. So who wants to experience the unique sensation...

Small laptops pose a big security threat

Ultraportables forgo size, weight, power -- and security.. They're highly portable, inexpensive, very popular -- and a potential security nightmare.

Stakes are high for Palm at CES in Vegas

Some deep-winter intrigue is due at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, if only because Palm Inc. is expected to unveil a new...

Why LTE vs. WiMax isn’t your typical standards battle

For businesses, the wireless technologies may end up serving different purposes.

Palm tiptoes high wire with Nova OS in the wings: Is Nova too late? Palm’s Colligan says such concerns are ‘ridiculous’

Palm Inc. said yesterday that it is operating in an "extremely tough climate" with "continued challenges in coming months" as it prepares to launch...

Clearwire, Sprint Nextel face lawsuit over mobile WiMAX : Adaptix takes issue with the wireless technology

A Dallas-based company has filed a lawsuit against Clearwire Corp. and Sprint Nextel Corp., alleging patent infringement in regard to technology being used for...

Kgb acquires Texperts for text advertising

New York-based directory-assistance company kgb said it has acquired Texperts, a text-based mobile search firm, for an undisclosed sum.Kgb claims to be "the world's...

CTIA details ‘enhanced messaging’ functions

Cellular association CTIA released a document aimed at helping messaging companies develop interoperable EM (enhanced messaging) offerings.The 67-page document addresses presence-enabled services and includes...
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