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As a mobile pundit, something I’m asked a lot recently is whether the Nexus One is a good substitute for the iPhone. To answer the question properly, I decided to …

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 for those with something meaningful to …

Hulu.com, that magical place where we all watch our favorite movies and television shows of present and past (Rocky and Bullwinkle, anyone?) free of charge, has announced that beginning as …

Poor old Palm. Even after going cap in hand to all the world’s major handset makers, the firm still can’t seem to find a solid buyer. But could there be …

The Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research (MTHR) Program has announced it will kick off what is set to be the largest study undertaken into the long term health effects caused …

The Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research (MTHR) Program has announced it will kick off what is set to be the largest study undertaken into the long term health effects caused …

Lenovo , the world’s No. 4 PC brand, has emerged as the leading candidate to buy struggling smartphone maker Palm, after the U.S. firm was rebuffed by other potential Asian buyers, …

Ericsson AB, the world’s largest maker of wireless networks, on Friday posted a 26% drop in first-quarter profit as some emerging-market continued to hold back investment, but its margins improved …

CTIA renamed its fall show in an effort to convey the growing use of mobile technology in the enterprise. The show is now called CTIA Enterprise & Applications. The show …

CTIA renamed its fall show in an effort to convey the growing use of mobile technology in the enterprise. The show is now called CTIA Enterprise & Applications. The show …

CenturyLink and Qwest Communications announced today that their boards of directors have approved a definitive agreement under which CenturyLink will acquire Qwest in a tax-free, stock-for-stock transaction. PR Newswire

Shares of Qualcomm Inc. traded down sharply Thursday a day after the company said it swung to a profit, but also issued a guidance that analysts found disappointing.   MarketWatch

Nokia Corp. on Thursday posted a weaker-than-expected first-quarter net profit and cut its margin outlook as competition intensified in the premium smartphone market, sending shares sharply lower.   Dow Jones/Wall …

Editor’s Note: The following are notable alliances announced over the past week:   Alcatel-Lucent and EADS Defence & Security announced they signed an agreement in principle to work together to …

Downloaders beware! In a recent ruling, the Irish High Court approved a settlement allowing record companies to pass on the IP addresses of illegal file sharers to internet service provider …

Nominations Now Open Through September 17, 2010 April 12, 2010 Boston, MA: The Events and Media Division of Yankee Group, producer of 4G World, and RCR Wireless News, are collaborating …

HTC’s recently released android flagship, the Desire, has drawn a lot of attention in the past few months, almost all of it positive, but a small oversight by Google and …

Ericsson reported it has entered into an agreement to purchase Nortel’s majority shareholding in LG-Nortel, renaming the venture LG-Ericsson. Terms of the deal were not released. Ericsson had previously acquired …

India’s 3G spectrum auction is, by most counts, a meticulously designed exercise that seeks to serve many competing goals across the equity/efficiency divide. For instance, almost in a textbook manner, …

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. …

It’s election season on campus here at UC Santa Barbara and involved students are running around being grotesquely genial to everyone within their blast zone. Some are asking for votes …

One would expect Steve Jobs to have more important matters to attend to, like locking up the employee who lost the next gen iPhone in a dark dungeon somewhere, but …

In any innovation competition, a cash prize is a sure incentive. And word on the Korean street is that local telco giant, KT telecom, is not only offering 130 million …

The following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Nokia Siemens NetworksChannel Islands: With Sure to expand the carrier’s 3G network to include Guernsey.Value: UndisclosedGermany: With Telefonica O2 to …