Yearly Archives: 2008

Report: Base station shipments slowing

After a strong showing in 2007, worldwide base station shipments appear weak this year, according to research from In-Stat.The firm said 2007 was marked...

PHOTOGUIDE: What are the top 5 most popular cellphones in the U.S.?: Razr still No. 1, iPhone at No. 2

The cheap, voice-centric, clamshell handset still rules the American marketplace, as Motorola Inc.'s Razr V3 remains the top-selling handset in the country, according to...

Japanese mobile content firms continue to struggle in the U.S. market

Vindigo appears to have turned out the lights, but the closure of the Japanese-owned firm may have more to do with cultural differences than...

Carriers need to enter ‘the cloud’ to keep their grip on subscribers

The most important weapon in the war against the dumb-pipe scenario may just be the cloud.Cloud-based services - hosted applications "in the sky" and...

AMD wins billion-dollar investment, splits in two

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. - maker of chips for mobile entertainment applications, among other products - will transform its manufacturing arm into an independent...

T-Mobile USA rolls out on-device app for customer care

T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it will install a do-it-yourself customer-service application from Nuance Communications Inc. on "select" handsets, which the carrier said will allow...

Wireless industry stunted by Supreme Court decisions on arbitration, ETFs: Class-action litigation on early-termination fees to move forward

The Supreme Court dealt the wireless industry a setback by declining to review lower court rulings that found T-Mobile USA Inc.'s arbitration clause in...

VeriSign unloads remaining stake in Jamba: Mobile content transaction valued at $200M

VeriSign Inc. finally left the mobile content space, unloading its stake in Jamba to News Corp. for $200 million.A pioneer in the early days...

Samsung dogged by leadership problem

Leadership concerns persist at Samsung Group, Korea's top conglomerate, after nearly 100 days passed since a new management system was put in place following...

Bank customers move to mobile services

One in four bank customers would consider switching to a rival if they offered mobile banking services, a survey claims.

Cell-phone sniffer will search Florida prisons

Her name is Razor and she has a nose for Nokias.

Inbox Insider: E-mailers are optimizing for the mobile phone

As Google touts the G1, its new mobile phone, and Nokia boasts about its soon-to-be-released answer to the iPhone, one thing is sure: There...

Mobile Advertising Dials up Profits in Asia-Pacific

According to Frost & Sullivan, in 2007 mobile advertising saw revenues of $807.8 million across 13 Asia-Pacific countries. In the report "Sizing-up the Mobile...

UPS testing new Motorola in-vehicle mobile computer

Telematics information will tell managers about a truck's speed, idle time and more. A new rugged mobile computer from Motorola Inc. for use inside...

Microsoft casting about for viable mobile browser strategy

Microsoft's Windows browser earns a lot of criticism from web developers. Even Internet Explorer 8, currently in beta, is a long way behind Safari,...

REVIEW: AT&T Mobility’s virtual “store” is online shopping at its most difficult

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...

100M people to use mobile money transfers by 2013

More than 100 million users worldwide will use their mobile phone to make international money transfers by 2013, according to a new analysis by...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Nokia Siemens Networks, Aperto, Alvarion and more

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...

So many pricing options, so little time

The amount of innovation currently under way in the wireless industry is almost breathtaking to behold.Just in the past month we got to witness...

Motorola’s Linux strategy evolves with Android

Reports have emerged indicating that Motorola is hiring developers with Java and Android expertise in preparation for launching a major mobile initiative on top...

Mobile e-mail space remains challenge for all: ‘RIM’s got this runaway success’

There may not be much room at the top of the mobile e-mail service food chain, but there seems to be plenty of opportunity...

Release your code to the mobile community

Brands need not fear software engineers. Give them the open source tools they need to put your company into mobile hands.

Where are today’s best job opportunities?

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their...

Market woes drag down handset vendors: Timing, ahead of holidays, ‘could not be worse’

As stock indices fell sharply today, the selling sent the shares of many leading wireless handset vendors down to well below their prior 52-week...
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