Motorola Inc. said today it would freeze pension plans and some salaries and suspend company contributions to employees’ 401(k) plans. The company’s co-CEOs said they would take a 25% cut …
Looking to cater to business travelers, iPass this week launched its iPassConnect offering targeted at users of Apple Inc.’s iPhone and iPod Touch. The company said users can get access …
Sprint Nextel Corp. announced its first “Sprint 4G” device, a CDMA/WiMAX modem that will go for $150 with a two-year service contract. And at least one reviewer appeared impressed.“We were …
Palm is suddenly making some impressive moves. Unfortunately for the handset maker’s shareholders, it’s making them about a year too late.The Silicon Valley-based manufacturer this week took the wraps off …
San Francisco’s Paymo launched a mobile-payment service in 39 markets around the world, joining an ever-increasing number of startups looking to deliver a mobile wallet.Paymo is targeting digital transactions and …
Palm Inc. joined the application-store bandwagon, launching a downloadable storefront with 5,000-plus offerings for more than two dozen Palm devices.The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based outfit opened the Software Store (available at http://software.palm.com/appstore), …
A new carrier is set to enter the competitive no-contract, unlimited calling market, this time with some help from the Chinese. Smart PCS is stepping into the fray with service …
Looking to expand its enterprise-focused wireless network solution, Trapeze Networks said it has acquired Newbury Networks.Trapeze said the deal will allow it to combine its network equipment and management systems …
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 …
Nortel Networks Corp. has taken another hit as Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the beleaguered company’s ratings.The investor service company said Monday that it has moved Nortel’s’ probability of default …
Following American Airlines and Virgin America, Delta Air Lines will become the latest airline to offer in-flight Internet service to its customers.The airline, which recently merged with Northwest Airlines, will …
Do you remember our E-Waves anti-radiation chip story from last week? Well, the retailer behind the device has since withdrawn it from sale because of doubts over its capabilities.
Mobile phones sales will shrink next year at their fastest pace ever as consumers cut spending, a Reuters poll showed, with analysts increasingly concerned about unsold phones piling up in …
It’s been a long time coming, but Pandora Media just announced that Pandora is now available for Windows Mobile smartphones-at least in a limited fashion. As with other versions, Pandora …
Total measured ad expenditures in the first nine months of ’08 declined 1.7% compared with the same period in 2007. And ad spend during Q3 was down 2.0% vs. last …
Code-named Fennec, the browser will use the same technology as the desktop version, including its HTML rendering engine called Gekko.
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 and vendor. The value of the …
Memory cards are proving to be the largest revenue generator of all mobile handset accessories, despite shipping fewer units than other accessories like chargers and batteries, according to a new …
Goldman Sachs is no longer recommending investors “buy” into AT&T Inc. The research firm downgraded AT&T to “neutral” and cut the company’s share price target from $33 to $30, according …
Congressional pressure has prompted the Federal Communications Commission to scrap its Dec. 18 meeting, but the action does not necessarily mean the agency will forgo ruling on the free wireless …
Mobile data is exploding as consumers are flocking to cutting-edge, high-end software platforms like Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android. But Everypoint is hoping to gain traction with users – and, …
Unbound Commerce has launched a mobile commerce technology platform, dubbed Mobile Presence, designed to speed and ease the creation of a mobile retail web site.
Until now, Apple has been pretty mellow about using undocumented API calls in App Store offerings. As any class-dump of Apple's frameworks reveals , the iPhone libraries are far richer …
There’s a bloody brouhaha brewing in Washington, D.C., between Google and the Wall Street Journal.
