Monthly Archives: January, 2009

AT&T to offer wireless services to FEMA

How well the Federal Emergency Management Agency responds to disasters may depend partially on AT&T Inc.'s wireless network.FEMA has struck a deal with AT&T...

Sprint Nextel to lay off 8,000

Sprint Nextel Corp. said it plans to cut 8,000 employees to save $1.2 billion annually. The carrier said it will make the cuts by...

VeriSign to acquire Certicom after firm spurns RIM takeover attempt

VeriSign Inc. announced plans to acquire Certicom Inc. just days after Research In Motion Ltd. dropped its takeover bid of the Canadian software developer.VeriSign...

Verizon Wireless to sell $250 femtocell to boost indoor coverage

Looking to boost indoor coverage for customers, Verizon Wireless is rolling out its femtocell offering through its Network Extender base station that will be...

Nortel challengers may be interested in buying pieces of company, analysts say

Nortel Networks Corp. could get bypassed by the wireless industry as officials attempt to restructure the ailing company through bankruptcy, according to officials with...

‘Rogue’ Googlephone App Raises Questions About Android’s Open Policy

An Android application that claims to optimize use of the memory on HTC's G1 phones has drawn the ire of some G1 users who...

Former Amp’d Mobile Prez Moves to Qualcomm

Qualcomm Inc. has snatched up Bill Stone from bankrupt Amp'd Mobile, hoping he'll push the company's mobile TV strategy, which is growing but struggling...

Kensington recruits new partners

Chris Franey, a Channelweb.com 2008 Top 25 Channel Executive who took the helm of the Kensington computer accessories business in December, spoke with Channelweb.com's...

Open access for wireless: inevitable, and everybody wins

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...

iPhone Bluetooth File Transfer Coming Soon (YES!) [IPhone]

Trust the rogue programmers and Cydia--the independent equivalent to the iTunes App Store--to bring you one of the most awaited features ever for the...

AT&T, Verizon keep heads above water: Phone giants to deliver solid results but show caution

AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are weathering the recession better than most U.S. companies, but both phone giants could show some nicks and...

Microsoft to Obama Say no to Canadian gadgets

I'm all for bashing the competition (and Canadians), but this borders on the absurd. Besides the fact that the data stream can easily stay...

Microsoft to Obama: Say no to Canadian gadgets

Never one to be silent when its dominance is threatened, Microsoft is now suggesting that new U.S. President Barack Obama should use a Windows...

Samsung reorganizes under handset chief: Korean vendor streamlines operations, more to come

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today delivered a mixed bag of results - strong handset shipments and net profit loss - but it had already...

By the numbers: Top five mobile device vendors in the fourth quarter of 2008: Samsung is world’s No. 2 vendor, Motorola tumbles to No....

Mobile handsets bolstered sales and profits at Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. in the fourth quarter, as the Korean handset vendor cemented its No. 2...

House passes bill directing $1B toward wireless broadband grants: Open-access provisions remain, despite wireless industry’s opposition

The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved legislation that makes at least $1 billion available in wireless broadband grants and keeps intact open-access provisions...

Verizon, AT&T spar with dueling devices that integrate home, wireless phones: The new Verizon Hub challenges AT&T’s HomeManager

Verizon Wireless today announced its new Verizon Hub, a touchscreen device that integrates wired and wireless home communications.The device is meant to replace stand-alone...

Senate committee exempts public safety from DTV delay, but Qualcomm remains snubbed: MediaFLO launches contingent on DTV switch-over

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) said a compromise reached on a bill to delay the digital TV transition to June 12 includes...

The most powerful FCC chairman ever

There continues to be significant speculation about what wireless and other telecom sectors can expect from the Federal Communications Commission in the Obama era....

Barack Obama: The nation’s first BlackBerry president: Commander in chief gets to keep treasured smartphone

Barack Obama has won the battle of the BlackBerry. The president will be allowed to use his BlackBerry "to stay in touch with senior...

Bazaarvoice unveils mobile reviews, designed to help shoppers in stores

Customer reviews have grown in popularity and power to become part of the mainstream of e-commerce. Mobile commerce, however, is still young-but growing. Customer...

With new guidelines, products, Wi-Fi vendors hope to guard against credit card theft: Moto, Aruba shill new WLAN products to securely conduct wireless transactions

With new restrictions in place for businesses that use wireless local area networks to process credit card transactions, two rivals are now offering solutions...

Study: Wireless modem sales catch fire

The cellular modem market experienced an upswing in sales last year, with unit shipments reaching 20 million, according to a new study from analyst...

MSN Mobile Music: Worst idea ever?

Now here's a recipe for success: Take a brand that your parent company's been on the verge of abandoning for the last four years....

Venture capital financing wrap-up: 4INFO, Neuralitic Systems and Trellia Networks

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