Monthly Archives: November, 2010

VZW makes AOL list of top companies hiring

Verizon Wireless made AOL's weekly list of Top 10 companies hiring this week, according to the website. The nation's largest operator has 727...

Reader Forum: Reigning in cyberbullying

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum...

Reader Forum: Will your next smart phone be a satellite phone?

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum...

Movers and Shakers: Naskar to lead SkyCross; ChaCha names Schwegman CMO; and more

Ben Naskar has been named CEO and chairman of the board of antenna company SkyCross. He succeeds outgoing chairman and acting CEO Dennis McKenna,...

Murdoch and Jobs collaborating on new tablet newspaper?

In what could see the coming together of two of the scariest media empires in the world, rumours reach us that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and Apple have been secretly collaborating on a tablet-based newspaper called The Daily, and it's set to launch early next year.

Huawei ensnared in another U.S. security concern

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. has been caught up in yet another security snafu inside the Beltway, this time for a small acquisition it made...

Famigo, Qrank win AppCircus awards

AUSTIN, Texas-- Famigo Games won first place in Mobile Mondays'Austin AppCircus. Famigo is a social networking site designed for families around games. Parents create...

Worst of the Week: I left my wallet in El Segundo

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...

Owners could exit Nokia Siemens Networks via IPO

Failing a new partner or source of cash for their joint venture, Nokia Corp. (NOK) and Siemens AG (SI are considering an initial public...

@ TWS: VC firms interested in disruptive tech, security functions

AUSTIN, Texas--Venture capitalists speaking at the Texas Wireless Summit held here earlier this week said they would be interested in funding businesses that drive...

Cox wireless service now official

Nearly a year after launching network trials, and two years after announcing its intentions, Cox Communications commercially unveiled its wireless service. The offering's initial...

Bits and Bytes: ORMMA unveils ad specs; ALU introduces alert solution; and more

The Open Rich Media Mobile Advertising (ORMMA) initiative unveiled its rich media advertising specifications and open source code for publishers who want to serve...

@ Mobile Marketing Forum: Jeffrey Hayzlett’s 118 pitch

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Jeffrey Hayzlett had a commanding presence here on stage at the Mobile Marketing Forum, living up to his so-called “CMO...

AT&T and Qualcomm in reported talks about FLO TV spectrum

Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) has held talks with AT&T Mobility (T) about a possible sale of its spectrum holdings for FLO TV, according to Bloomberg.There...

Verizon Wireless offers 'discount' on family plan upgrades

Verizon Wireless (VZ) is looking to prime the holiday shopping pump, and perhaps goose its bottom line, by allowing customers to snag a $10...

Virgin Mobile USA lowers entry point for mobile data

For those finding Virgin Mobile USA Inc.’s current unlimited mobile data plan priced at $40 per month too steep, the Sprint Nextel Corp. (S)...

Partnerships: Sequans partners with Gemtek; MobileIron powers AT&T service; and more

Chipmaker Sequans said it has partnered with Gemtek to accelerate the availability of TD-LTE consumer devices. The partnership calls for Gemtek to incorporate...

Partnerships: Sequans partners with Gemtek; MobileIron powers AT&T service; and more

Chipmaker Sequans said it has partnered with Gemtek to accelerate the availability of TD-LTE consumer devices. The partnership calls for Gemtek to incorporate...

Cellular South taps Samsung for LTE plans

The push for LTE in rural markets gained further momentum as Cellular South Inc. reported a partnership with Samsung Telecommunications America to build an...

@ Texas Wireless Summit: Data will force operators to concentrate on services, not GB

AUSTIN, Texas—Alcatel-Lucent's Reinaldo Valenzuela said operators should offer more high-margin, low-bandwidth valuable services to end users to increase incremental revenues at a time when...

Jamie Foxx has 'absolutely mind blowing' plans for mobile

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Looking south over the Los Angeles landscape from a balcony adjoining his top-floor suite, Jamie Foxx says he has some...

T-Mobile USA pushes Even More Plus plans from website

T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) appears to be de-emphasizing its highly-touted Even More Plus rate plans offering, at least online, as the carrier moves into...

Google Voice app finally launches on iPhone

It's been exactly two months since Apple Inc. acquiesced and approved a third-party Google Voice app for the iPhone, but now there's finally an...

Isis looks to push commerce through smart phones

The national mobile commerce network being developed by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless is still in its early stage, but it finally...

Analyst Angle: How to fund your mobile startup

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...
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