September 2010

SEATTLE — Less than a block from the waterfront and ferry terminal, Swype Inc. is still settling into its new digs near this city’s historic Pioneer Square. Having moved in …

T-Mobile USA launched a solar powered cell site in Chalfont, Penn. The company said it is the first solar cell site it has deployed in the United States. The site …

Sprint Nextel Corp. has partnered with WIRED, Reddit and Ars Technica to launch an app developer contest called the Sprint 4G App Challenge.The No. 3 U.S. carrier in terms of …

The cumbaya relationship between Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) may be only skin deep as the two operators seem to have different views on how much emphasis …

Part of my job as editor is to sift through some of the more outlandish news about the wireless industry, and decide which issues merit coverage and which don’t. So …

Apple Inc. is launching its AirPrint wireless printing program for devices running on iOS in the next software update in November. The company has released a beta version of the …

The Wireless History Foundation revealed this year’s inductees into its Wireless Hall of Fame.The inductees are: LeRoy T. Carlson, founder and chairman emeritus of Telephone and Data Systems Inc. and …

Mobilicity, which provides3.5G pay-in-advance services in Canada, deployed Amdocs‘ products using a managed services model to establish its entire OSS and BSS operations. The Amdocs customer experience systems support the …

. Google TV “creates some really interesting possibilities” said the firm’s Ambarish Kenghe at a recent panel as he explained the concept to the unwashed masses. Kenghe, Google’s lead product …

Greystripe, one of the few remaining independent mobile advertising networks, has expanded its stable of in-app ad formats to now support cross-platform mobile web sites and native iOS, Android and …

Nokia Corp. (NOK) said this week that it wants to improve its business in the United States with plans to work more closely with operators and provide devices that meet …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.First, …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …

The Federal Communications Commission set deadlines for comments and reply comments on its open Internet further notice of proposed rulemaking. Initial comments are due at the FCC Oct. 12, while …

According to recent data, smartphone support transactions typically take 30% longer to resolve than feature phone transactions. Additionally, the smartphone penetration rate is expected to grow from 7% today to …

Venture capital firm Nexit Ventures said it led a consortium of investors in a 17 million Euro ($22 million) investment in Blyk, a mobile messaging media company that focuses on …

. Intel’s developer conference is usually focused on PCs, but IDF 2010 has a rather heavy focus on IPTVs and tablets, with the chipmaker hoping to persuade the masses the …

Drawing audible ooh’s and ahh’s from the crowds in the Moscone Auditorium in San Francisco today, Intel unveiled a Dell 10″ tablet with a built-in but initially concealed keyboard, running …

. Intel has long been talking up its Atom processor for tablets, but at IDF 2010 in San Francisco the chipmaker finally put its money where its mouth is, not …

. With hundreds of thousands of apps flooding the several dozens of app stores in existence, one might be forgiven for believing the Apple hype of “there’s an app for …

After a three-month consumer trial in Washington, D.C., the Open Mobile Video Coalition is detailing results and viewing habits from its Mobile DTV Consumer Showcase.With as many as 350 consumers …

Don’t call it a launch.Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) said it has begun “operational readiness activities” in New York, Los Angeles and other markets ahead of its official launch of WiMAX services …

Motricity today launched its mCore MobileCast platform, designed to help operators deliver relevant content and services to end users’ smartphones in a real-time, zero-touch environment. “Smartphone user now have access …

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 insights into the marketplace.Greetings from Kansas …