2008

If the incumbent smartphone vendors give you the blues, all you have to do is wait a week for Velocity Mobile.This new smartphone vendor will launch at CTIA 2008 and …

Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility ran the table at the 700 MHz auction, accounting for most of the record $19.6 billion in bidding that broke historic ground on open access, …

HTC Corp.’s “first mobile computer” — a mini-laptop with 7-inch screen dubbed “Shift” — will be available starting March 24 in the United States from HTC.com, Amazon.com and Sprint Nextel …

Palm Inc.’s fiscal third quarter yielded revenue of $312 million but a loss in net income of $31.5 million, despite a 13% rise in handset unit sales. Revenue was down …

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available. Gizmoz: DoCoMo Capital Inc. …

Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility won the vast majority of the 700 MHz spectrum up for grabs during the Federal Communications Commission’s recently completed auction. Verizon Wireless was the event’s …

A coalition of consumer and public-interest groups asked the Federal Communications Commission to probe the 700 MHz auction’s failure to attract a winning bidder for the national commercial-public safety D-Block …

BURLINGAME, Calif. – The perception of what wireless technologies can enable for other industries is years, if not decades, ahead of reality. As mobile devices have ever-so-steadily become a pocket-sized …

The notion that an ambitious Chinese handset vendor will make a bid for Motorola Inc. has received some press in the United States, perhaps aided by a touch of nationalistic …

Seems there are nearly as many wireless March Madness applications as there are teams in the men’s NCAA basketball tournament.First-round games tipped off this morning, and hoops fans have plenty …

Alltel Corp., now a privately owned company following its $27.5 billion acquisition by private-equity firms, reported notable customer additions during the fourth quarter, numbers that made 2007 a record for …

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 this column is a chance for …

With the close of a 700 MHz auction whose mixed results still remain largely unknown, the spotlight now shifts to how policymakers at the Federal Communications Commissions and Congress will …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications warned yesterday that its first quarter results, due April 23, will reflect weaker than anticipated handset volumes, leading to lower revenue and flat gross margins. The …

SBA Communications Corp. said it will spend up to $193.5 million for as many as 430 towers in the United States from TowerCo L.L.C. SBA said it will use cash …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s Boost Mobile said it is offering ads on its mobile storefront and wireless Web portal.The prepaid, youth-focused service announced a deal to deliver ads for Fox Searchlight …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services raised its rating on Telephone & …

It took 38 days and 261 rounds, but the Federal Communications Commission’s 700 MHz spectrum auction came to an end this afternoon, having raised $19.592 billon for the U.S. treasury. …

Sprint Nextel Corp. is touting an updated Web browser designed to deliver “a PC-like experience” on mobile phones. But some users aren’t impressed.The carrier announced plans to launch Openwave Systems …

NMS Communications Corp. subsidiary LiveWire Mobile said it pocketed Groove Mobile for $14.5 million — less than half the investment capital the startup had attracted in its six-year existence.LiveWire, which …

In the hands of well-heeled, early adopters, the iPhone’s large touchscreen, user interface and an unlimited data plan lead to high rates of browsing, video viewing, music listening and social …

The Federal Communications Commission’s 700 MHz spectrum auction trudged into day 38 of bidding activity due to a small number of bids — in some cases a single bid placed …

Mobile Media Unlimited Inc. and Guardian Angel Group Inc. announced a $6 million joint venture aimed at delivering targeted marketing campaigns via Guardian’s proprietary text-messaging system.Mobile Media, which claims it …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR Wireless News staff considers events in …

AOL L.L.C. last week became the latest Internet player to bet big on social networking, agreeing to plunk down a whopping $850 million for Bebo.com. But turning Bebo’s impressive online …