Hewlett-Packard Co. announced it will purchase Bitfone Corp. in a move the company said is part of its plan to grow its mobile enterprise business. Financial details of the transaction …
Following the launch of the service on Amp’d Mobile Inc., mobile payment company Obopay announced it scored a second deal that will see MVNO Helio offering Obopay to its subscribers.“We …
Infrastructure giant Ericsson announced it will acquire technology vendor Redback Networks Inc. for $1.9 billion. Ericsson’s stock remained relatively unchanged after the news at about $40.71 per share.Redback was founded …
Wireless publisher Glu Mobile Inc. hopes to raise as much as $92 million with a long-awaited initial public offering, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. …
Palm Inc.’s stock remained relatively unchanged after the Treo maker reported revenues of $392.9 million in its second quarter, results due in large part to the company’s sale of 617,000 …
Visto Corp. claimed victory against rival mobile e-mail service provider Seven Networks Inc. after a U.S. District Court doubled the damages from an earlier ruling. The Redwood City, Calif.-based developer …
It may not be live from New York, but thanks to a new partnership among Cingular Wireless, NBC Universal and Broadway Video Entertainment, subscribers to the nation’s No. 1 carrier …
NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless President and CEO Denny Strigl will take over a newly created position as president and COO of the wireless operator’s parent company, Verizon Communications Inc. Verizon Wireless’ …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-PixSense is jumping on the user-generated mobile content bandwagon after snaring $5.4 million in Series A funding.ATA Ventures and Innovacom led the financing round.PixSense’s downloadable application allows users …
WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission member Robert McDowell officially disqualified himself from consideration of the stalled $79 billion merger of AT&T Inc. and BellSouth Corp., blasting the agency’s top lawyer’s legal argument …
Christmas came a little early for Nortel Networks Ltd. in the form of a $2 billion contract from Verizon Wireless for CDMA equipment and related services as the carrier beefs …
KIRKLAND, Wash.-Clearwire Corp. is again looking at an initial public offering, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The wireless broadband company had filed paperwork for a …
One well-worn mantra has it that long-awaited growth in data-driven revenue depends on smart phone uptake, a notion that keeps this market segment under the microscope. Thus, when NPD Group …
SAN MATEO, Calif.-Digital Chocolate Inc. is partnering with EMI Music Canada to include pop music into customized versions of its mobile games.The companies’ first offering, Club k-os, is a takeoff …
A slow start for Motorola Inc.’s new product line and generally weak demand in the North American handset market this holiday season may impact Motorola’s fourth-quarter results, according to Cowen …
OK, so online shoppers safely ensconced in their comfy chairs at home don’t actually drop to the ground so much as they maybe nod off after another frenzied session of …
PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc. has agreed to purchase the U.S. and Latin American operations of fellow logistics and distribution company CellStar Corp. “We believe that the proposed transaction will expand our …
NEW YORK-Viacom’s MTV Networks division said it is expanding its mobile entertainment efforts with the launch of MTVN Mobile Media.MTVN Mobile Media will manage mobile partnerships and content distribution for …
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Although the future for WiMAX is bright in China, it faces several challenges, according to a new report from research firm In-Stat.Barriers in to adoption of WiMAX in China …
LG Electronics Inc.-the South Korean home appliance giant and parent of LG Telecom-has replaced its top corporate officer and the head of its telecom unit in an effort to reignite …
WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court rejected a request by Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. to stay its reversal of a Federal Communications Commission decision pre-empting state regulation of line-items …
News junkies can now use their cell phones to access the latest video reports from Reuters following the company’s launch of a free, ad-supported video service. The service is available …
Regional carrier SunCom Wireless has renewed its billing operations contract with Convergys Corp. for an additional five years. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Berwyn, Pa.-based SunCom has …
Verizon Wireless has introduced its first EV-DO Revision A device, a PC card that will be in stores by mid-January. The Sierra Wireless AirCard 595 is already available online and …
