Yearly Archives: 2008

Brands, agencies attend annual MMF event: Mobile is glue connecting media screens

SAN DEIGO - Adding mobility to marketing campaigns is becoming a no-brainer. Case studies from brands that use a mobile component as part of...

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...

Video: Sprint Nextel’s One Click

User interface is an important part of the device experience and carriers have been diligent in enhancing it...

China Mobile buying Nokia and Samsung 3G handsets: Carrier also talking to Motorola, Sony Ericsson on TD-SCDMA

China Mobile, the world's largest network operator, will offer 3G handsets from Nokia Corp. on its homegrown, TD-SCDMA 3G network. It already offers such...

ZTE wins China Telecom contract

China Telecom Corporation Ltd. will pay ZTE Corp. $194 million to build the first phase of a CDMA network that will cover both wireless...

Patent lawsuits flying for the holidays

Spansion Inc., a pure-play Flash memory vendor, has filed two patent-infringement lawsuits against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., one at the U.S. International Trade Commission,...

Verizon Wireless showcases wireless tech services at Variety Screening Series

Verizon Wireless is stepping onto the red carpet, allowing certain customers to use their mobile devices as ticket entry to this year's Variety Screening...

Sierra to sell Junxion Box as part of M2M lineup

Sierra Wireless Inc. has launched its Junxion Box as its most recent addition to its AirLink Mobile and machine-to-machine line of devices, the company...

T-Mobile photo service uses digital picture frame, offers new customers plane tickets

T-Mobile USA Inc. is trying to put a few new twists on holiday shopping incentives. The wireless provider has launched a new service to...

Leap Wireless stays on track with its buildout, hits the Cheese-Heads

Leap Wireless International Inc. is expanding service to Milwaukee, Wisc.. Starting tomorrow, Leap's Cricket Communications Inc. service will be available in the greater Milwaukee...

Martin rushes to get D-Block to vote: AWS-3, universal service reform also top his agenda

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin, with time dwindling to move top policy priorities as a new administration prepares to assume power in January,...

Stereo Bluetooth headsets to languish behind mono versions

Consumers have embraced Bluetooth-enabled mono headsets for mobile phones, but getting them to accept stereo Bluetooth headsets is another story.A new study from IMS...

First responder terminals worth $3.6B in sales by 2013

The first responder terminal market is expected to reach $3.6 billion by 2013 from about $1 billion last year, according to a new forecast...

Mobile messaging not impacted by economic downturn

The difficult global economy is not hampering growth of mobile messaging services, according to a new report from ABI Research.The firm said mobile messaging...

Mobile TV suffers from lack of on-demand programming

Mobile TV has a lot of things going for it: a ton of hype, an eye-catching wow factor and, in one case, an $800...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Clearwire, Nokia, Research In Motion and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--RBC Capital Markets downgraded Clearwire...

MasterCard: 30 Members in Mobile Partner Program

MasterCard has added more than 30 companies to its mobile partner program.

IPhone Tops Mobile Ad Traffic

Requests from the iPhone have jumped from 28 million in July to 236 million in October, according to AdMob.

Aircell hooks ZTE, Qualcomm to bolster Gogo

Aircell has teamed with ZTE USA Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. to create a networking platform for Aircell's Gogo in-flight Internet service.Since August passengers on...

Yang deposed as CEO at Yahoo: Search is on for new savior

More than a year after taking the helm at Yahoo Inc., Jerry Yang is out as the company's board of directors has initiated a...

LG gets smart at AT&T Mobility

Looking to catch a wave, LG Electronics Co. delivered its first smartphone for the United States market to AT&T Mobility today. The "Incite" is...

VMU cuts 10% of workforce, keeps CFO

Virgin Mobile USA Inc. reported plans to shed 10% of its workforce, announcing it will eliminate 45 positions in its New Jersey and California...

iPCS, Sprint Nextel/New Clearwire lay down WiMAX swords for now

The ongoing battle between Sprint Nextel Corp. and its CDMA affiliate is set for a breather as iPCS withdrew its most recent injunction looking...

REVIEW: AccuWeather: handy on the go, but flaws could leave you wet

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point...

TNS Compete: iPhone users are data hungry

Marketing specialist TNS Compete launched a new service designed to examine the smartphone industry and its trends.In its inaugural report, the firm examined Apple...
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