Yearly Archives: 2008

Handmark pockets Astraware for mobile gaming

Mobile content company Handmark Inc. will bulk up its game library with the acquisition of Astraware Ltd., a U.K.-based game studio, for an undisclosed...

Industry delay could impede emergency-alert initiatives: FCC claims benefits, but cannot guarantee carrier adoption

The Federal Communications Commission boasts that its new wireless emergency-alert proposal will help fulfill its statutory charter to promote the safety of life and...

U.S. Cellular lowers expectations, scores extra spectrum

U.S. Cellular, the nation's sixth-largest carrier in terms of subscribers, said it expects a shortfall in the number of its 2007 customer additions. The...

Auction Watch

The 700 MHz auction - spectrum the wireless industry has coveted for more than 10 years - is set to start this month.At times...

Gift rapped

EchoStar L.L.C. could be forgiven for being less than merry the day after Christmas, the day the Federal Communications Commission told the satellite TV...

Executive Interview: Ross Cox

Cartoon Network New Media sounds like a fun place to work. Take Ross Cox's word for it. The network's senior director of entertainment products...

ChaCha aims to differentiate with human search guides

Online search provider ChaCha last week sashayed onto a very crowded mobile dance floor.The Indianapolis startup unveiled a short-code based version of its search...

Congress resurrects plans for cellphone directory ban: CTIA: No plans to pursue such a directory

The calendar says 2008, but a wireless directory controversy that's been resurrected in Congress makes it seem like 2004 all over again.Sens. Barbara Boxer...

Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.

Not that we spend too much time surfing Canadian carrier Web sites, but a quick glance of the Telus Mobility site shows some interesting...

TEXTING TIPS: Boston police department sees returns on text tipline

At crime scenes in Boston, youth who gathered in the aftermath to watch the police at work were often texting and making calls, communicating...

2008: The year of convergence?: Cable, telecom companies eye wireless element for converged services

Telecom and cable companies will go into 2008 with an eye on real convergence products and personalizing content access for customers, according to Kent...

More football fans hit ESPN’s mobile site than its PC pages: Shift could be a bellwether for the medium

The biggest upset of this football season may have been Appalachian State University's victory over Michigan. But for the mobile-marketing industry, it came the...

Mobile WiMAX to reach 80M subs within 5 years

Juniper Research released a new report that predicts Mobile WiMAX will attract 80 million subscribers within five years, assuming devices and differentiated services are...

Free Wi-Fi for San Fran back on the menu

San Francisco's long-delayed plan to bring free, citywide Wi-Fi coverage to its more than 800,000 residents seems to have been revived. Meraki Networks Inc....

Cellphones to dominate for navigation, study finds

Standalone navigation devices will give way to mobile phones as the worldwide portable navigation market explodes over the next several years, according to a...

Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA weigh in on white spaces

Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. urged the Federal Communications Commission to embrace a plan to allocate vacant TV channels -- known as...

Pudding raises $8M in quest to place ads into phone conversations

Pudding Media announced it raised $8 million in its first round of venture funding. VC firms Opus Capital and BRM Capital led the round.Pudding,...

Sling aims at BlackBerrys

Sling Media Inc. announced its video-viewing software will run on Blackberry devices starting later this year. The company will demonstrate the new application on...

Verizon Wireless sues Alltel over ad claims: Fight centers on ability to change plans without affecting contracts

Verizon Wireless filed a civil suit against Alltel Corp., accusing the No. 5 carrier of false advertising. Verizon Wireless' suit takes issue with an...

Study: Cellphone-toting motorists contribute to traffic

A new study concludes drivers who talk on cellphones contribute to traffic congestion, a consequence compounding well-documented dangers of operating wireless devices while behind...

Moto unveils standalone mobile TV gadget: DVB-H device likely bound for international markets

Motorola Inc. unveiled a standalone broadcast mobile television device that it hopes will appeal to TV fans who want to go mobile. The device...

ChaCha mobilizes search with human ‘guides’

The crowded mobile search space welcomed a new player as ChaCha brought its online service to wireless.The Indianapolis startup unveiled a short-code based version...

OpenMoko spins off, intros new open-source gadget

OpenMoko Inc. has become an independent subsidiary of parent First International Computer Inc. (FIC) in pursuit of a slice of the mobile handset business...

AT&T Mobility nabs 19,000 subscribers through W. Va. carrier buy: Carrier consolidation continues

AT&T Mobility announced it completed its acquisition of Easterbrooke Cellular Corp., a rural wireless carrier with services in West Virginia operating under the Cellular...

Worst of the Week: Flying unicorns

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...
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