2008

Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. topped the rankings in the latest customer-satisfaction study of prepaid users from J.D. Power and Associates.The Dallas-based carrier performed particularly well in five out …

AdMob launched an iPhone-specific “advertising marketplace” to deliver marketing campaigns through the high-profile device.The San Mateo, Calif.-based startup announced deals with advertisers including Ford Motor Co., Electronic Arts, Land Rover …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

Nextwave Wireless Inc. sold nearly two-thirds of its advanced wireless services spectrum for $150.1 million. The spectrum went to four different buyers. The largest chunk landed in the hands of …

The mobile machine-to-machine (M2M) communications annual market is set to grow from less than $16 billion in 2008 to over $57 billion in 2014, according to Strategy Analytics (Boston, Mass.).

Given the broad scope of an agreement between Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. announced last night, it’s apparent that negotiators have been quietly hard at work for some time to …

Verizon Wireless, positioning itself to regain the top spot in the mobile-phone industry, agreed to initial divestiture requirements by the Department of Justice and offered roaming concessions in hopes of …

As analysts and pundits scoured the tea leaves in the wake of Apple Inc.’s 3G iPhone launch, a few issues emerged.Who, besides Apple, will get a boost from iPhone mania? …

The world’s leading handset and chipset makers – Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. – head to court today to resolve disagreements over their contractual relationship in a case that may …

AT&T Mobility’s second-quarter numbers were buoyed by a 52% jump in wireless data sales over the same quarter last year, and the carrier’s overall revenues from wireless popped by 15.8% …

Geek sacrilege? Not if these are your IT priorities. The iPhone 3G may have a lock on the Sexiest Gadget Alive title for 2008, but in the frumpy and boring …

If a new hands-free driving law has forced you to buy a Bluetooth mobile phone headset, this advice from the U.S. government can help protect against getting “bluesnarfed.”

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The mobile communication market in Europe has reached a saturated and mature phase. Mobile penetration is more than 100 percent in many western and eastern countries, even as many other …

Sony, Samsung and other consumer-electronics heavyweights are uniting to support a technology that could send high-definition video signals wirelessly from a single set-top box to screens around the home.

STERLING, Va. — Three of the TVs are dark in Wal-Mart’s electronics department, where the only two clerks in sight stock a shelf and disappear. At a nearby Target, the …

The single best feature in Apple ‘s second-generation iPhone 3G isn’t the increased speed or the GPS location-finding feature. It is something called the “App Store,” a clever distribution mechanism …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services upgraded MetroPCS to B from B- …

Prepaid wireless service provider Trumpet Mobile said its products will be available nationwide at Walgreens stores.Customers will be able to purchase Trumpet Mobile airtime and handsets at more than 6,000 …

Apple suffered a case of the hiccups last week with the launch of the iPhone 3G and MobileMe, but Google is struggling with a serious developers’ revolt months ahead of …

Verizon Wireless released partial second-quarter results showing it added 1.5 million new subscribers to its “Can You Hear Me Now?” network during the period. The results came in ahead of …

SBA Communications Corp. is in the mood to shop. The company announced today it will acquire Light Tower Wireless L.L.C., the wireless infrastructure branch of Light Tower L.L.C. The purchase …

Bango expanded its mobile analytics offering, adding a tool that allows publishers to track the number of unique visitors to their wireless Web sites.A hosted service available free to publishers …

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 of view, with the goal of …

Verizon Wireless has stepped into a steaming pile of complaints from animal lovers over commercials for its LG Electronics Co. Ltd. Dare phone, but the marketer is sticking with the …