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I have a confession to make: In 2007 thus far, I have watched two NASCAR races-on TV, from the couch-and attended a Monster Jam truck rally-in person, at the Pepsi …

It’s over. There will be presidential statements and appearances, congressional hearings where FCC Chairman Kevin Martin will continue to be roughed up, and all the other familiar trappings of government …

As more consumer and business customers turn to the Internet for purchases as well as research, companies such as Synchronoss Technologies Inc. are providing telecom companies with a way to …

There’s a social networking site and community for every group imaginable these days. But there’s a shortage of altruistic measures in this race to embrace a digital community; media companies …

The parallel track studios are running in the production of short-form content for emerging platforms made a significant gain earlier this month in former Walt Disney Co. head Michael Eisner. …

At the end of this month, civic-minded young people from around the Los Angeles area will be attending a star-studded concert to celebrate their volunteer efforts throughout the community. Beginning …

Of all the industries that the soon-to-be-merged Nokia Siemens Networks will play in, the most important are radio access; services core and applications, which includes IMS; and transport and broadband …

In case you’ve been hiding under a rock, music phones are hot. But simple usability, clear directions and “out of the box” pleasures have varied across the industry, according to …

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.Ontela lent us a demo of its PicDeck technology, which automatically uploads photos …

AT&T Inc. and Qwest Communications International Inc. are embroiled in a legal tussle with several small local exchange carriers and Web companies over call termination fees, and have filed several …

In the post 9/11 world, wireless carriers find themselves uncomfortable partners in what privacy advocates view as an unholy alliance between the federal government and telecom industry in the war …

Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) plans to offer a bill mandating a federal standard for interoperable public-safety communications if one cannot be achieved voluntarily. But emerging technological solutions appear to be …

Music fans face a tough choice, Quincy Jones III said at the recent Digital Media Summit in Hollywood, Calif., either continue putting money into the “evil, corporate middle man” that …

FlipswapFlipswap, an outsourced cell phone trade-in solution for retailers, said it has signed integration partnerships with retail management system providers iQmetrix, Work Wireless, TeleTracker and CellSell.Flipswap’s Web-based software allows retailers …

Helping the homelessVirgin Mobile USA said three recording artists have joined it’s The RE*Generation initiative that focuses on issues surrounding at-risk youth and homeless teens. Deftones, Lil’Boosie and Zero 7 …

DanielsDavid Parker has been promoted to managing director at Daniels & Associates. Parker is a member of the firm’s Telecommunications Group and is responsible for advising communications service providers and …

As the April 9 deadline draws near for renewing an existing cross-licensing agreement between Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc., the Finnish handset maker has filed complaints in two European courts …

Some of the world’s biggest corporations want to turn your phone into a portable, multimedia entertainment system. But John Pollard just wants to make your phone a digital Post-It note.Pollard, …

Teens and young adults dominate the console gaming space, but mobile publishers are hoping their parents can help take wireless gaming into the mainstream.Gameloft this week plan to announce a …

Based on new statistics that suggest soccer moms and teens are warming to smartphones, Handango Inc. is making seven predictions for the smartphone and mobile content market for 2007. The …

Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations, said he soon plans to re-introduce legislation making permanent the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s public-safety …

The battle of the titans continued last week as the industry’s No. 1 and No. 2 carriers rolled out dueling promotional efforts centered on popular handsets. AT&T Inc.’s Cingular division, …

IT’S BEEN IN THE MARKET for less than a month, but TV network executives are excited about advertising opportunities presented by MediaFLO USA Inc.’s mobile broadcast TV network.Each of the …

ONCE UPON A TIME, in the deep past-about six months ago, say-the global handset business started looking fairly predictable. Nokia Corp. had steadily amassed dominant market share while maintaining relatively …

THE HEADY MIX of mobility, computing and the Internet now sweeping the mobile industry is akin to getting gassed with nitrous oxide at the dentist. Suddenly, preposterous notions seem plausible, …