Yearly Archives: 2008

Wireless policies under scrutiny under Obama advisers

While it will be months before President-elect Barack Obama gets his administration in place and begins to roll out policy priorities, the selection of...

VZW employees on leave for looking at Obama cellphone records

Verizon Wireless has placed several employees on leave for accessing President-Elect Barack Obama's personal cellphone account, according to CEO Lowell McAdam.In a statement, McAdam...

Flash Coming to Android

Adobe has made its Flash technology compatible with the Android smartphone operating system developed by the Google-backed Open Handset Alliance . Adobe CTO Kevin...

Palm orders layoffs as Apple and RIM take toll

The job cuts come as Palm works to get its next-generation operating system ready to compete with Apple, RIM, and the rest of the...

Review: BlackBerry Storm – better for business than the iPhone?

BlackBerry's Storm may be an iPhone wannabe, but it's a powerful smart phone that will be particularly attractive to business users.. Is Research In...

Sprint Nextel’s John Garcia leaving: WSJ

John Garcia, an executive in charge of Sprint Nextel Corp.'s ( S ) CDMA business, is leaving the company, The Wall Street Journal reported...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Apptera, Easou, Quantace 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...

Google Mobile for iPhone breaks App Store rules

Google added voice searching technology to its iPhone application by using techniques that are supposed to be off limits to third-party developers, according to...

LG Taps US Smartphone Market

Will LG's newest Incite smart phone save it from falling market shares in its key North American market?

NTIA head argues for no restrictions on AWS-3 licenses

A major schism in the Bush administration has erupted over an anticipated Dec. 18 vote by the Federal Communications Commission on a national wireless...

T-Mobile USA unveils new portal

T-Mobile USA Inc. is replacing its T-Zones with web2go, a portal that includes a Yahoo-powered search offering as well as a new application storefront.Web2go...

Worst of the Week: The Ultimate Test

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...

Mobile Posse powers Alltel Perks program : Downloadable app delivers content, coupons to user

Alltel Communications L.L.C customers can now get coupons and specials delivered right to their handsets. The carrier announced the launch of Alltel Perks, a...

Global semiconductor industry contracting

Revenue earned by the global semiconductor industry will contract by 2% this year compared to last year, according to iSuppli Corp., a sharp change...

Marketers to Up Spending in Cable, Online, Mobile in Next 6 Months: Will Cut Back on Broadcast TV, Magazines and National Newspapers

NEW YORK -- Over the next six months, not only will ad spending be down, but the feeling among advertisers and their agencies toward...

Mobile-banking prospects seen better in Asia

Polillo, a remote island in the northeastern Philippines with poor road infrastructure and no public transport, is set to get a taste of mobile...

The Top 5 Stupid Things People Do With Mobile Phones

A lost mobile device can be just as bad as a lost laptop - Mformation's Matt Bancroft takes a look at the careless errors...

10 great Bluetooth gadgets

Go ahead, cut the cord. These cool and useful Bluetooth devices help you phone, print, present and more -- all without wires.. Does this...

Virgin Media sees mobile broadband as complementary

LONDON (Reuters) - British cable operator Virgin Media said it did not believe mobile broadband had mass appeal in the short term, but it...

HTC’s Touch Diamond: Sprint Nextel adds to its high-end offerings

The growing consumer embrace of smartphones - and the willingness to pay for heavily subsidized gadgets and data plans that promise fun and functionality...

Mobile chargers get green rating system

Five of the major mobile phone manufacturers have launched a common energy rating system for phone chargers to help consumers make greener choices.

M2M operators must address roaming as service gains followers

Machine-to-machine technology is gaining traction among businesses across all industries, and many view connecting machines to the Internet as a way to stay competitive,...

LG, others to pay $585M for fines for price-fixing LCDs

A unit of LG Electronics, the South Korean-based multinational giant with a major wireless handset business, and other Asian manufacturers agreed to pay $585...
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