Yearly Archives: 2008

Qualcomm nabs Xiam for $32M: Firm’s technology profiles users to provide customized content offerings

Qualcomm Inc. has acquired Xiam Technologies Ltd. for around $32 million. Xiam said its technology recognizes a mobile device user's behavior and usage patterns.Qualcomm...

AT&T Mobility sees class action on overtime pay

A class-action lawsuit filed against AT&T Mobility in Pennsylvania federal court alleges the carrier violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by refusing overtime...

RIM adds three enterprise apps, fights off Apple

Research In Motion Ltd. has known since January 2007 that Apple Inc.'s iPhone could threaten its bread-and-butter business in the mobile enterprise space. Indeed,...

TI lowers outlook for the first quarter: Weak demand for 3G chips cited

Texas Instruments Inc. lowered its revenue range and earnings per share for the quarter ending March 31. The company is set to hold a...

700 MHz: 200 rounds and counting: Bidders remain focused on B Block

For those anxiously waiting for the conclusion of the Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz auction, you can blame five B-Block licenses for the holdup.Bidding...

Sync to offer over-the-phone telematics: Offering could compete with OnStar

Ford vehicles equipped with the Sync feature soon may offer access to telematics services similar to some of those of General Motors' OnStar, a...

Margins Check: Toyota’s YouTube ads, Ask.com quits search, and more

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...

REVIEW: Mobile Webtender brings out the virtual bartender

Editor's Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News' weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we'll review...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Ericsson, Nokia Siemens and Posdata

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...

Commodity is not a four-letter word: Unlimited plans are just the easy part

Editor's Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News' weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We've gathered a group of...

2008 could be a long walk for mobile ad market

Advertisers are already tightening their belts as the economy downshifts into a possible recession. And the mobile ad space -- which is struggling to...

Rev A moves to first handset at Sprint Nextel: Upgrade to Mogul smartphone available on HTC site

You remember when rivals Sprint Nextel Corp. and Verizon Wireless dueled over the coverage of their respective CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Rev. A network buildouts?...

Only a few days left: Auction 73 drawing to a close: Bidders remain focuses on handful of small 700 MHz licenses

Pushing the clocks ahead by an hour appeared to have little impact on the Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz auction, which picked up this...

TracFone racks up another win against cellphone hackers

A federal judge in Dallas issued a $1 million judgment for TracFone Wireless Inc. in connection with the hacking and resale of bulk amounts...

Alcatel-Lucent unveils network probe: New product provides carriers closer view of network traffic

Alcatel-Lucent unveiled what it termed the industry's first mobile network management solution that provides network operators with a view of the traffic flowing over...

Package-goods giants roll out mobile coupons: P&G, Clorox, Del Monte, K-C, General Mills team with Kroger to try new promotions

Five top package-goods manufacturers are using mobile phones in an effort to revive the art of coupon redemption.Procter & Gamble, Clorox, Del Monte, General...

Internet post vexes MobiTV: HowardForums.com posts instructions to access TV service free

MobiTV Inc. claimed it is not trying to shut down a popular Web site that carried instructions on how to access its video service...

Former devices chief out at Motorola

In the bruising business of turning Motorola Inc. around, Stu Reed -- former president of mobile devices and, previously, the company's global supply chain...

NextWave’s latest effort: Mobile TV over WiMAX: Company’s new MXtv technology leverages its IPWireless acquisition

NextWave Wireless Inc. plans to introduce today broadcast technology that will give WiMAX operators the ability to deliver multimedia services like mobile TV and...

Analyst Angle: Where are all the trade show buzzwords now?

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...

Firm takes aim at handset giants over patent infringement

Aloft Media L.L.C. has sued several wireless handset giants over alleged infringement of a patent for transferring contact information using a mobile phone. Aloft...

Nokia working to maintain grasp on Chinese handset market

Nokia Corp. announced today it signed a "strategic partnership agreement" with China's largest distributor, China Postel, for up to $2 billion in mobile handsets...

Whistleblower links wireless carrier to warrantless wiretaps

A new whistleblower has surfaced with allegations that a major wireless carrier may have given the U.S. government wholesale access to subscribers' calls and...

700 MHz auction bidding hits single digits

Could today be the day that the Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction comes to an end?New bids continued to dwindle in Auction...

Alltel also: We’re unlimited voice for $100

Alltel Wireless, the nation's No. 5 operator, is the latest to join the unlimited-calling bandwagon, quietly launching an all-you-can-talk plan for $100 a month.The...
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