Monthly Archives: December, 2008

FCC cancels meeting on AWS-3 spectrum auction: However, ‘The items will remain on circulation’

Congressional pressure has prompted the Federal Communications Commission to scrap its Dec. 18 meeting, but the action does not necessarily mean the agency will...

Startup Everypoint emerges from stealth mode with new app platform: Nemo aimed at wireless application developers

Mobile data is exploding as consumers are flocking to cutting-edge, high-end software platforms like Apple's iPhone and Google's Android. But Everypoint is hoping to...

The Wall Street Journal fly in Google’s net neutrality ointment

There's a bloody brouhaha brewing in Washington, D.C., between Google and the Wall Street Journal.

Analyst Angle: The dark side of the open OS handset trend

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the...

Microsoft offers first app for Apple iPhone

Microsoft is offering a free application for Apple's iPhone before making the software available for its own Windows Mobile platform.

Clearwire’s Ben Wolff on nationwide WiMax, the killer app and the recession

Clearwire's CEO talks about building out WiMax nationwide, finding Wimax's killer app and surviving the economic downturn.

Private iPhone API crackdown in progress

Until now, Apple has been pretty mellow about using undocumented API calls in App Store offerings. As any class-dump of Apple's frameworks reveals ,...

New technology enables retailers to gain mobile presence

Unbound Commerce has launched a mobile commerce technology platform, dubbed Mobile Presence, designed to speed and ease the creation of a mobile retail web...

Palm Pins Its Hopes on Nova

The smartphone maker debuts its new operating system, code-named Nova, at January's CES. Palm says its phones for it will bridge the BlackBerry-iPhone gap

Estonia votes to vote by phone

Estonian Parliament approved a measure Thursday that will allow citizens to vote by mobile phone in the tech-friendly nation's next election.

EMS nabs Formation for in-flight Internet in $55M deal

A Georgia company that provides wireless connectivity solutions plans to enter the in-flight Internet market for airlines and business aircraft owners by buying a...

FCC AWS-3 vote possibly in jeopardy after congressional heavyweights urge overhaul of Dec. 18 agenda: Spectrum auction in doubt

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin suddenly faces congressional pressure to pare down the Dec. 18 meeting agenda, a development that could blow up...

AT&T, T-Mobile USA settle dust-up over voicemail hacking: ‘Cellphones purchased by undercover investigators were easily hacked into’

Law enforcement is getting tough about cellphone hacking in Tinseltown.The Los Angeles county district attorney said AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA Inc. agreed to...

Alcatel-Lucent focuses on LTE, will cut jobs and WiMAX: Equipment maker to eliminate 1,000 management jobs

Alcatel-Lucent is looking to 2010 to return to profitability as its implements a new strategic plan that will cut jobs, eliminate some contractors and...

3G netbook arrives at RadioShack for $100: But who is paying the subsidy?

RadioShack Corp. announced a new $100 netbook sporting 3G connectivity. The catch? Customers have to sign up for two years' worth of AT&T Mobility's...

Q & A: Ray DeRenzo, MobiTV’s SVP of product, programming and marketing: An update with the company that counts 5M customers, $100M in VC...

Wireless video services and trials are spinning their wheels all over the world, but MobiTV Inc. somehow continues to gain traction. The Emeryville, Calif.-based...

Mobile ad rates begin to drop as inventory increases: CPMs for some categories have hit single digits

It's getting cheaper to advertise in mobile as cost-per-impression ad rates hit single-digit pricing in some cases.The economy isn't the only factor at work...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Emotive Communications, JAB Wireless, PureWave 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...

Lemonade Stand for iPhone

More than 20 years ago, Lemonade Stand emerged on the Apple II as a means of teaching the children of Generation X basic economics...

Apple tweaks App Store layout amid developer unrest

Faced with criticism over the way it's been grouping applications on the digital shelves of the App Store, Apple this week is making some...

Babelgum launches free video to mobile

Babelgum, launched by the founder of the Italian telecommunication company Fastweb as a Web site that streams video for free, has set itself apart...

Motorola sees all LANs wireless in future

Wireless technology has reached a tipping point where corporate networks will increasingly be deployed using wireless rather than cabled Ethernet, according to Motorola's Enterprise...

China plans to issue 3G licenses as early as year-end

China said it will issue high-speed mobile-phone licenses as early as this month, triggering at least 200 billion yuan ($29 billion) of spending in...

Nokia takes on Huawei in connecting laptops

The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia plans to tap the surging market for connecting laptops to wireless networks taking on market leader Huawei...
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