Yearly Archives: 2008

Google says thanks for Android petition

After 219 developers signed a petition asking for more information about Android 's progress, Google offered a two-sentence reply saying, in essence, "thanks."

Ad spending in wireless: Carriers hold top spots, handset cos. don’t register

RCR Wireless News' sister publication Advertising Age ranked the leading national advertisers in its June 23 issue. Interestingly, wireless carriers accounted for the No....

iPhone lands at Best Buy

Apple Inc. and AT&T Mobility just added nearly another 1,000 retail outlets for the iPhone 3G by hooking up with big-box retailer Best Buy....

Alltel collects 319,687 customers in Q2

As Verizon Wireless works to purchase the carrier, Alltel Communications L.L.C. announced the addition of 319,687 customers in the second quarter, showing it is...

Best Buy testing web-enabled kiosks in U.S. airports

Consumers passing the time while waiting for their flights to arrive at airports in Boston, Dallas and Los Angeles, can shop at new web-enabled...

TV networks rewrite the definition of a news bureau

CNN announced on Tuesday that it would assign journalists to 10 cities across the United States, a move that would double the number of...

Mobile Olympics Coverage Intrigues Americans, Brits

A substantial number of mobile users worldwide will follow the Olympics on their cell phones this summer, including nearly 45 percent of United States...

Police Turn to Secret Weapon: GPS Device

Someone was attacking women in Fairfax County and Alexandria, grabbing them from behind and sometimes punching and molesting them before running away. After logging...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Leap, MetroPCS, Verizon 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 raised its...

$1,000 iPhone app actually not a good thing

Mobile operators are smiling through clenched teeth as the mobile industry moves toward "openness." And "I Am Rich" is a good example of why...

Roaming concerns remain center of VZW/Alltel dissent

A handful of rural operators again raised concerns over future roaming capabilities in filing a petition to deny Verizon Wireless' attempt to acquire the...

Zed, Nappy Boy to ring together

Mobile content behemoth Zed announced an exclusive deal to distribute ringtones from the digital-only record label Nappy Boy Digital.Nappy Boy, which was founded by...

Boeing aligns with AT&T in $400M deal

The Boeing Company selected AT&T Inc. as its primary telecommunications provider, in a 5-year contract, valued at $400 million. The nation's largest wireless carrier...

Apisphere snaps up Navit for LBS

Apisphere Inc. plans to acquire San Francisco-based Navit Innovations, a location-based technologies vendor. With the acquisition, Apisphere, a provider of location-awareness services for mobile...

Sanjay Jha’s sense of urgency: New Moto leader gets challenge, dollars, advice

The initial question on many minds when news broke last week that Sanjay Jha, COO at Qualcomm Inc., would help lead Motorola Inc. out...

REVIEW: SkyMail efficiently documents activities, but administration a bit trickier

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...

Mobile video surprise

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...

Bringing Banking to the Poor – With Mobile Phones

Hurdles remain for wider use of mobile banking. Mobile carriers must have broad enough coverage to connect urban and rural users, as many remittances...

Even Koreans turn off mobile TV

Despite billions invested in turning mobile phones into pocket TV sets, the public continues to find it all a giant yawn. A study by...

Momentum Continues to Build for Mobile Device Management

Penetration of all mobile device management (MDM) technologies in handsets is growing strongly globally, claims a new report from Ovum.

How to Make Money off Free iPhone Games

Can developing free software for mobile phones be a business? It can if you're Illusion Labs, a fledgling company in the Swedish port city...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Andrew, Motorola, NetMotion 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...

Obama to announce VP choice using text messaging

Barack Obama is using text messaging to keep his supporters informed of his choice of a running mate.The Democratic presidential candidate's campaign is sending...

PCS Mail scheduled for deletion at Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel Corp. is quietly pulling the plug on its PCS Mail service.A longtime service that never seemed to find an audience, PCS Mail...

Verizon, unions reach an agreement

NEW YORK - Verizon and the unions that represent 65,000 of its workers reached a new tentative three-year contract agreement Sunday that protects union...
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