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Mobile operators warned of ‘dumb pipes’ ISP scenario

Mobile broadband operators need to look beyond flat-rate access offerings to future-proof their business, analysts say.

RadioShack changing wireless, GPS displays as it takes on Best Buy

Taking a cue from competitor Best Buy Inc., RadioShack Corp. said Wednesday it plans to change its wireless and GPS displays in 4,000 stores so that shoppers can compare products and features side-by-side.

Mobile Search Ad Revenue Starts To Climb

HELSINKI — Advertising revenue from mobile Web searching could be worth $2.4 billion by 2011, a player in the industry said.

Mobility What’s Different?

Is mobility a new revolution, or is it just an extension of the previous PC and Internet revolutions ? Is anything really different?

IPCS claims victory in latest squabble with Sprint Nextel

The battle between Sprint Nextel Corp. and its subsidiary iPCS Wireless Inc. rages on, with iPCS gaining some yardage. The affiliate announced that an Illinois court denied Sprint Nextel's motion to dismiss or stay the lawsuit brought by three iPCS subsidiaries in the Circuit...

A Bet MySpace Music Will Sell More Ads and Songs

Just a few years ago, a Web site offering virtually every notable song ever recorded for free listening would have had music business executives speed-dialing their lawyers.

AT&T to link iPhone to U-verse video, Internet

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. phone company AT&T Inc plans to eventually link Apple Inc's iPhone to its high-speed Internet and video service called U-verse, and introduce new features like using the phone as a remote control.

Marketers Try Cell-Phone Video Campaigns

Programs like Meet or Delete and Engine Room, which are created for marketers and feature products interwoven into the plots, are becoming more popular among execs at TV networks. Such shows, known on Madison Ave.

Will China’s DTV standard eclipse its mobile TV spec?

CMMB may not be the only mobile TV standard in China for long, as Legend Silicon is rolling out more new digital TV chips based on China's terrestrial digital television broadcast standard called GB20600-2006, designed for both fixed and mobile TV receptions.

Taxi! Sprint, Verifone Hook Up NYC Yellow Cabs

Ever had to wait 10 minutes for a credit card transaction in a cab to go through? Those days might be over for New York City's iconic yellow cab fleet thanks to the Sprint-Nextel Corp. and VeriFone Holdings Inc. taxi business, VeriFone Transportation Systems...

How to create email campaigns for mobile devices

In today's wireless world, your marketing messages have to be able to reach consumers no matter where they check their email. Here's how to mobilize your campaigns.

Without Wi-Fi, mini-computers not as magical

NEW YORK (Reuters) - As personal computers go, the new rash of ultra-mini laptops are full of geeky goodness. Light, portable and powerful, they are almost perfect. Almost.

Your Bank in Your Pocket

No Matter Where You Roam, New Mobile Services Make It Possible to Keep. . ..

Cellcom offers free mobile air time for watching ads

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Mobile phone operator Cellcom (CEL.TA: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) (CEL.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) on Sunday launched a new advertising model in Israel enabling subscribers to accumulate free air time...

Majority of Consumers Willing to Use Mobile Banking Services

Consumer interest in mobile banking and payments services offered by their financial institution has increased significantly in the past two years, according to new findings from a consumer research study released by financial services provider, Fiserv.

Sprint Will Launch 4G WiMAX with Localized Features

Sprint is lining up partners to help localize the WiMAX experience it plans to roll out this fall. Sprint users will get local news, weather, restaurant reviews, and other features on the XOHM 4G network through "geobrowsing."

GPS a route to conviction

Like millions of motorists, Eric Hanson used a Global Positioning System unit in his Chevrolet TrailBlazer to find his way around. He probably didn't expect that prosecutors would eventually use it too — to help convict him of killing four family members.

Mobile plan trades cash for ads

A new mobile plan offers customers a 65 percent monthly discount for customers who agree to receive mobile advertisements. Australian telco ComTel, who runs on the Vodafone network, launched the new service this week.

Apple’s ‘misleading’ iPhone advert banned

Apple has been forced to withdraw an advert for the original iPhone after its claims that the device could access "all parts of the internet" were deemed inaccurate.

Visual search makes sense

Just when you thought no one could possibly launch yet another search engine along comes Viewzi .

LG Unveils Netbook PC with Embedded 3G At IFA

LG Electronics will launch in October a netbook-class laptop PC based on Intel's Atom processor that also includes 3G wireless, it said Wednesday at the IFA show in Berlin.

Nokia Shares More Details About the N85 and N79

This morning Nokia officially announced the N85 and N79 handsets, which are targeted at the North American market. Both run S60 3rd Edition with Feature Pack 2 and house tri-band HSDPA 3G and quad-band GSM/EDGE radios for world-wide roaming.

HTC’s big-talking talker

The design of HTC’s latest slider handset may hark back to early smartphone formats, but the S740 still packs in all the technology necessary to make it a leading contender in the modern mobile market, its maker claims.