Yearly Archives: 2008

VIDEO: Economic uncertainty could weigh down mobile ad experimentation : MMA updates marketing guidelines, prepares for annual event

Wondering whether the ripples from the Wall Street implosion will rock the wireless world? They already are, according...

Sites turn to mobile for election coverage

The presidential contest that will - almost certainly - be decided this week may be remembered as the point where politics collided with mobile....

Cable firm Cox to build wireless network by 2009 : Teams with Sprint Nextel to expand reach

After several failed attempts to offer a wireless play, Cox Communications announced its most ambitious wireless blueprint to date: The cable company said it...

Say Cheese: T-Mobile First To Offer Motorola Motozine ZN5

T-Mobile USA has become the first U.S. carrier to offer the Motozine ZN5, a Motorola device that focuses more on its camera features than...

Moto’s slow turnaround: A difficult maneuver takes time, innovation

Turning around Motorola Inc. will be akin to making a K-turn in a stretch limo on a frontage road. You gotta downsize to a...

Lucent, NSN struggle post-merger: Lucent CEO to unveil turnaround plans next month

The top three companies in the wireless infrastructure market all posted revenues in the billions, but only one came out on top in turning...

Rural providers likely losers after FCC meeting

The nation's top wireless and high-tech companies appear poised to be big winners Nov. 4, with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin seemingly on...

Google Issues Android Security Patch

Google has started issuing a patch to tighten up a well-publicized security hole in its Google Android mobile operating system. The patch is being...

Apple’s new iTunes surprise No more jailbreaking

Apple seems to be crippling the jailbreaking of iPhones with its new MacBooks, driving would-be jailbreakers to try...Windows.

AT&T Banks on Mobile Banking for iPhone

AT&T and Firethorn Holdings have announced the availability of their mobile banking application for the iPhone.

IPhone users love their video games

Within days of buying his iPhone, John Furrier discovered that his 13-year-old son, Alec, was sneaking off with the device and downloading games. To...

Analyst Angle: Opportunities for growth and responsible teenage spending: Who doesn’t love data?

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...

The house that Andy built : WiMAX as a disruptive force?

These are interesting times for WiMAX. One might even say the moment of truth has arrived. Indeed, Nov. 4 is also decision day for...

VZW posts strong subscriber growth, but higher churn

VERIZON WIRELESS ADDED 2.1 million customers during the third quarter, just slightly behind numbers posted by rival AT&T Mobility.In organic growth, Verizon added 1.5...

Mobile WiMax may not make corporate connections

Sprint Nextel's Xohm network is live in one city and being rolled out in more. But WiMax technology has some enterprise limitations.. Can mobile...

iPhone sales hottest among low-income consumers

A survey by internet monitoring firm comScore has shown that the iPhone is proving most popular among low income earners in the US, despite...

PHOTOGUIDE: How will the economy affect sales of ‘halo’ devices?: ‘There’s no question we’re seeing the best devices ever at the lowest prices’

Uncharted territory. It's a phrase bandied about in many quarters since mid-September, when Wall Street's facade began to crumble. But it's particularly relevant to...

Sprint Nextel says yes to iDEN, acquiesces on termination fees, gets rebanding extension

Sprint Nextel Corp. has decided to continue its commitment to its iDEN network.After much speculation that Sprint Nextel was lining up buyers for the...

Policy landscape likely to shift with Tuesday’s races

The wireless industry faces a policy landscape whose evolving contours could be significantly shaped in coming years by the outcome of the Nov. 4...

An ownership society: Google’s Android presents new questions about who owns the wireless consumer

Is the Google Android operating system a game changer? The answer to that question may determine the answer to one of wireless's biggest questions:...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Access 360 Media and WorldMate

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included...

By the Numbers: Top Tower Companies for the Second Quarter of 2008

The companies listed below represent the largest independent national and regional tower companies in the United States for the second quarter of 2008. American Tower...

Netflix, TiVo team up after 4-year courtship

Home entertainment trendsetters Netflix Inc. and TiVo Inc. are finally joining forces to deliver more movies and old TV episodes to their mutual subscribers,...
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