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It’s full steam ahead for Motorola Inc.Free, for the moment, from the shadow of billionaire and dissident shareholder Carl Icahn and his influence on Motorola Inc.’s direction, CEO Ed Zander …

Counting on “small details” to differentiate its latest product launch, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. announced it will launch its new S500 handset in the United States. Pricing and distribution …

“Spider-Man 3” hit box-office gold as it broke the U.S. and global opening weekend box office records upon release the first weekend of May. While much of the film industry …

Alcatel-Lucent reported revenues for the first quarter that were slightly lower than what it forecasted nearly three weeks ago; however, investors didn’t appear alarmed with the final tally as the …

Speaking the languageLastminute.com and CoolGorilla launched six talking phrase books for mobile phones. The phrase books, which can be downloaded from www.coolgorilla.com, allow travelers to search for foreign words and …

Comments by Chris Petrovic, VP of business development in digital media at Playboy Enterprises Inc., that ran in the May 7 article “Playboy exemplifies adult content’s struggle for legitimacy” were …

Cyren Call Communications Corp., unable to convince policymakers to divert half of the auction-bound 700 MHz spectrum for a national public safety/commercial wireless broadband system, is exploring various options that …

T-Mobile USA Inc. posted a solid first quarter, bringing in 980,000 net new subscribers and outperforming analyst’ expectations, largely on the strength of its prepaid customer growth. According to RBC …

Washington is about to join New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, California and the District of Columbia in banning the use of hand-held cellphones while driving, but enforcement and compliance challenges …

Several private-equity groups have reportedly formed in an attempt to acquire Alltel Corp., according to the Wall Street Journal.The paper said at least three groups exist that are pursuing the …

As wireless companies and banks seek to move into mobile banking and payments, many are eyeing the global remittance market as a potential source of new revenue. However, some may …

A report from iGR Inc. released last week showed that between 50% and 70% of kids between the ages of 12 and 14 have their own cellphone and that the …

As corporate spending on wireless increases, companies are moving from a relatively hands-off approach to wireless into increased scrutiny and management of their wireless expenses-and according to one company, the …

T-Mobile USA Inc. appears to have refreshed its handset lineup by discounting most of its Motorola Inc. Razrs-four models dropped to $30 from $50-and discontinuing the Moto Pebl.The Pebl had …

More than four months after announcing its acquisition of BellSouth Corp., AT&T Inc. continues a determined push to rebrand Cingular as “the new AT&T.” Though that phrase has gotten its …

Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) today plans to sign bills prohibiting drivers from operating cellphones-including sending text messages-while behind the wheel, her press aide said.Washington would join New York, New …

The wireless gaming space continued to consolidate, as two major players in the space announced purchases.First up was THQ Inc., which announced it bought Finnish mobile game development studio Universomo …

Nokia Corp. is deepening its hold on the Chinese handset market, the world’s largest cellphone market and also one of its most rapidly growing.The Finnish handset vendor signed a strategic …

Alcatel-Lucent reported revenues for the first quarter that were slightly lower than what it forecast nearly three weeks ago; however, investors didn’t appear alarmed with the final tally as the …

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 …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier –Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Leap Wireless International …

DETROIT-An OnStar subscriber in Virginia has filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court seeking $5 million from General Motors and OnStar Corp. Robert Weaver, of Manassas, Va., filed the suit …

Alltel Wireless is following AT&T Mobility’s lead by encouraging subscribers to side-load tunes from their computers to mobile phones.The Little Rock, Ark.-based carrier launched Jump Music, a free downloadable application …

Helio L.L.C. announced it is now offering an unlimited voice calling plan for $145 per month. The offering includes long distance and roaming calls, as well as unlimited data services …

U.S. Cellular Corp. reported a sizeable increase in revenues in preliminary financial results for the first quarter of 2007, marking a steady increase in cash from operations over the same …