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MARINA DEL REY, Calif. – The writing team of Terry Rossio and Jocelyn Stamat wasn’t allowed to write during the 100-day-long writer’s strike that ended last February, but they were …

Maybe John McCain should take up singingMore than 78 million text messages were sent to vote for the winner of this year’s American Idol show, shattering the previous record of …

Coupon clipping is going mobile. Juniper Research estimates almost 3 billion mobile coupons will be issued to mobile users by 2011. And those coupons will yield about $7 billion of …

IMS Research predicts users of contactless mobile payments, mobile banking and over the air transactions will reach nearly 900 million by 2012.Those subscribers will complete 62 billion transactions in 2012, …

The mobile device management services market is expected to grow from $583 million in 2007 to more than $20 billion by 2013, according to a report from ABI Research.“The range …

The buzz is inescapable. Next week, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs is expected to announce the next iteration of the company’s iPhone at Apple’s annual developer conference.In the run-up to …

Perhaps no segment in mobile data remains as untapped as wireless e-mail.Research In Motion Ltd. continues to dominate the market for high-powered users, resulting in millions of CrackBerry addicts hunched …

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. – Dan Lyons, the man behind “The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs,” began his online experiment as the sensational alter ego of Apple Inc.’s CEO mostly …

So it seems to me that the whole exclusive, subsidized handset business model is causing the wireless industry a lot of grief – unnecessary grief.For example: 1. The FCC was …

While the Iraq war, sky-rocketing gas prices, healthcare, homeland security, global warming and immigration are among the top issues likely to register with voters in November, major candidates have completely …

It’s been said that football is a game of inches, a description that might also be applied to the handset market. And, as in football, a team – in this …

The Razr cut both ways. In the past two years, as its Razr-driven joyride skidded into a ditch, Motorola Inc.’s massive advantage in its home market has dwindled to a …

Femtocells – sounds like a science fiction term for robotic feminine cells – but it’s just another buzzword for a new technology and product that promises so much in the …

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Following numerous delays due to technical problems, Nokia Corp.’s N-Gage gaming platform has been live for six weeks now, and the company said it’s pleased with the …

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Glu Mobile CEO Greg Ballard made a strong case for the mobile games business during his keynote here at the Games and Mobile Forum last Thursday.Calling the …

CORPORATIONS’ IT “SPEND” THIS YEAR is markedly less than last year, yet mid-year changes have yet to surface, according to several sources. An annual survey of CIOs conducted by Gartner …

THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION SCHEDULED a June 12 hearing on early termination fees, the announcement coming after a back-channel effort by Chairman Kevin Martin and a nationwide operator failed to …

AOL L.L.C. continues to lose ground online as Google Inc’s dominance grows, but the venerable Internet company is gaining impressive traction in mobile.Virgin Mobile USA Inc. last week unveiled a …

It seems there’s more than one way to spread the love. Earlier this year on American Idol, host Ryan Seacrest devoted way too much TV time promoting (what else?) Apple’s …

Tracking FidoZoombak L.L.C. announced its GPS location application for dogs is now available at PetSmart stores nationwide. The Zoombak Advanced GPS Dog Locator uses cellular networks and GPS satellites to …

A handful of mobile players are trying to cram the silver screen onto the third screen. But whether there’s a business case to be made for mobile movies is far …

As Motorola Inc.’s growth sharply contracted between 2006 and 2007, four Chinese handset vendors were among the fastest growing in the business, although at markedly lower volumes.The finding is one …

In the huge universe of wireless communications comes a world of confusion. It’s common knowledge that customers have issues with their phones, service, new programs and devices, you name it. …

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, whose self-declared lack of legal authority in managing aspects of a new emergency alert regime that has created friction with the Federal Communications Commission, is …

Hollywood is in full summer swing as studios begin releasing their blockbuster titles in theaters around the country. With that come some of the year’s biggest promotions and marketing campaigns, …