Mobile and Wireless Industry Reports

Nokia’s $560 N78 now available in US by Darren Murph , posted Jun 24th 2008 at 9:50AM You’ve piddled around in our unboxing shots and

T-Mobile USA Inc. added two new phones to its HotSpot@Home collection: the Nokia 6301 and the Samsung t339. Both handsets take advantage of the carrier’s Wi-Fi service, allowing customers to …

Comments on what the FCC should do with the 700 MHz D Block ran the gamut, with some urging the agency to tighten its rules on a public-private sharing of …

Nokia Corp. added another social networking business to its portfolio, acquiring Plazes AG for an undisclosed sum.Operating primarily out of Berlin with 13 employees, Plazes offers a context-aware community that …

Despite the likelihood of Alltel Communications L.L.C. falling under the control of Verizon Wireless by year’s end, the nation’s 5th largest carrier has decided to make some quick changes to …

Kajeet Inc. last week slashed a “sizable” chunk of its sales force as it shifts from a brick-and-mortar retail strategy to an online model.“We did restructure and let go a …

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Tero Ojanpera is an unlikely media entrepreneur. Mr. Ojanpera, a veteran Nokia executive, is not a fan of “ American Idol ,” although he says he …

The mobile Web presence is to 2008 what the Web presence was to 1998: an absolutely essential component of the marketing mix.

The Summer Olympics are nearly here. Beginning August 8th, the world will be watching as athletes compete for the gold in Beijing. Of course, many people will be watching the …

The start-up’s tech works like Google’s PageRank for Web sites, but it aims to tap your friendships to spread “social banner” display ads.

As the demand for customer-friendly, real-time information increases, more cities, counties and states are going high tech at the bus stop.

Eavesdroppers might be able to gain clues about the content of encrypted conversations even without breaking the cryptography.

Although it's not what I would call a frequent topic of discussion here on Infinite Loop, the subject of pornography and adult material does pop up from time to time, …

Don’t underestimate 3G data services, industry experts say. These offerings will tie mobile laptops and voice/data smartphones into corporate networks with something approximating a useable desktop computing experience.

While WiMAX appears to be set for commercial deployment in some US markets by year-end, the technology itself has been plagued by various fits and starts. One of its biggest …

Banks should look beyond their Internet banking customers for new mobile banking customers, Javelin says.

Airline travel is set to get even more unpleasant, as hapless airline passengers face being hounded through airports by online advertisers as well as security, customs and perfume touting duty …

Google Inc. is learning that changing the cellphone industry isn’t easy.

An analyst cut his rating and price target on Motorola Inc. Monday, saying the company continues to lose handset market share in North America, where nearly half of its unit …

The new iPhone 3G is cheaper, right? The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Apple iPhone 3G smartphone may cost $200 less, but you'll pay $40 more by the end …

The Federal Communications Commission is seeking feedback on new options to auction a nationwide wireless broadband license with requirements to provide free Internet service, content filtering and open access to …

Parent companies of the nation’s largest mobile-phone operators could escape liability from dozens of lawsuits under a bill passed by the House that updates the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.The measure, …

Wi-LAN Inc., a Canadian wireless technology firm, filed a new patent infringement lawsuit against Research in Motion Ltd., Motorola Inc. and UTStarcom Inc. Wi-LAN said the three companies, subject of …

AT&T Inc. is again backing the Vans Warped Tour with a host of mobile and interactive promotions.The tour, which kicks off a 42-city trek today in Pomona, Calif., features a …

The Federal Communications Commission extended by a month the looming June 26 deadline for Sprint Nextel Corp. to vacate 800 MHz interleaved channels involved in a rebanding initiative to eliminate …