Yearly Archives: 2008

WiMAX World: Moto Working on Automotive WiMAX Apps

Motorola Inc. has begun a proof-of-concept trial for a mobile WiMAX module designed for in-car telemetry applications like infotainment systems and Internet-assisted navigation.

Best Buy gets antitrust approval to buy Napster

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retailer Best Buy has been given antitrust approval to buy digital music service Napster, the Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday.

Financial ratings wrap-up: Alcatel-Lucent, Research In Motion, F5 Networks and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors--R.W. Baird...

Handset sales set for 13% growth in 2008

Despite concerns about the economy, the mobile device market is on track to deliver 13% growth this year, with annual shipments of 1.3 billion...

Text overload: Links in the SMS chain taxed by volume

If this keeps up, "Can you hear me now?" may just become, "Have you gotten this text yet?" And network operators are scrambling to...

By the Numbers: Top CDMA Mobile Infrastructure Vendors by Market Share

The companies listed below represent the six largest global infrastructure vendors for CDMA as of the first quarter of 2008. Rankings were provided by research...

How many ‘app stores’ can the market support?

It seems you're nobody in wireless if you're not building - and bragging about - your app store. Apple got the ball rolling, of...

Mobile Broadband push promises $1B for ‘ready to run’ HSPA laptops: Ovum critique: Effort needs broader support

A group of PC makers and wireless industry players announced a new effort aimed at embedding HSPA modems into laptops. The initiative, organized by...

Sprint Nextel: ‘We may place restrictions’ on Xohm usage: T&C ‘restrictions’ cause concern

The enthusiasm surrounding Sprint Nextel Corp.'s launch of its Xohm-branded mobile WiMAX service took a bit of a hit as a Washington, D.C.-based group...

How Sony Ericsson Made Windows Nicer

With Sony Ericsson's inaugural Windows Mobile device set to be launched in the coming days, the handset maker has revealed that it had to...

US jobs first to go in Sony Ericsson reorganization

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson is to lay off about 400 workers, roughly half the work force, at its North American headquarters in Research...

AT&T funds Zvents’ local search, ad site

The telecommunications giant has made a strategic investment in Zvents, which lets people promote and find local events.

Rural operators, license holders unite to launch UMTS, LTE: Members to focus on rural wireless broadband

More than two dozen mobile operators and spectrum license holders have banded together to form NextGen Mobile L.L.C. The organization hopes to pool efforts...

Nokia to acquire mobile messaging company OZ: Move expands handset giant’s consumer play

Nokia Corp. once again raised the stakes in its consumer play, acquiring mobile messaging company OZ Communications for an undisclosed amount.A Montreal-based outfit that...

House panel wraps FCC management investigation: Results not expected for some time

A House panel said it wrapped up its investigation of the Federal Communications Commission, but findings of the probe into agency management practices will...

NBC claims mobile success for Olympics: 6.5M unique visitors, 36M page views

NBC Universal deemed its coverage of the Beijing Olympics a "ringing success," with its games-dedicated mobile Web site drawing more than 6.5 million unique...

Sprint Nextel set to ditch PC song downloads: Music service to be handset-only beginning Oct. 15

Sprint Nextel Corp. is set to ax the download of songs from its Sprint Music Store to desktop computers beginning Oct. 15.The service's home...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Nokia Siemens Networks, Aruba, Fujitsu 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...

MobiTV to Carry ABC Content

Mobile-video service to deliver on-demand episodes of popular ABC primetime shows.

So you want to open an “app store”? : What does the plethora of app store announcements mean to the world of smartphone...

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...

REVIEW: Sprint Nextel’s QChat-based PTT performs admirably: CDMA-iDEN sessions work without hitch

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...

Broadcom to use Wi-Fi positioning tech in chips

Chipmaker strikes a deal with Skyhook Wireless to use its Wi-Fi positioning technology in its chips for mobile devices.

Cell Phones Step Up Voice Recognition

Voice-recognition technologies have recently made notable strides in the mobile market.

Netflix API open to all: let the developing begin

Good news, developers of the world -- the Netflix API will be open to all starting tomorrow.

The coolest cell phones you may never see

At Ceatec, Japan's leading wireless companies and phone makers trot out their most forward-thinking phone concepts and designs.
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