Mobile and Wireless Industry Reports

The business reviews site is working on an application for Apple’s iPhone that will let “Yelpers” find out what’s nearby and whether it sucks or not, representatives tell CNET News.com.

Voice-based mobile search services from Microsoft and Yahoo! are imperfect but promising

TOKYO — A Japanese woman who allegedly lent her 15-year-old son one of Japan’s new “smart cards,” which are intended to prevent minors from buying cigarettes from vending machines, may …

Motorola Inc. is nearing a choice for a head of its soon-to-be independent cellphone unit, with Hewlett-Packard Co. executive Todd Bradley emerging as Motorola’s favorite, according to people familiar with …

If you’re one of the bazillion players looking for a slice of the mobile social networking pie, listen up, because Paul Coulton has some advice.Coulton, a “senior lecturer” who specializes …

Just when municipal Wi-Fi seems all but dead in one place, it crops up full steam ahead in another.Oklahoma City says it just turned on the largest city owned and …

The rash of class action lawsuits against cellphone carriers over unauthorized third-party content charges on consumers’ bill may entering a new phase: settlements.Plaintiffs’ lawyers pressing such a suit against AT&T …

Business-savvy handsets are expanding at Verizon Wireless. This doesn’t mean current smartphones or PDAs are adding new features, it means now you’ll be able to check your e-mail on select …

Siemens Wireless Modules has become Cinterion Wireless Modules, after a buyout led by private equity firm Granville Baird, the company said yesterday. Investors included the company’s management and T-Mobile Venture …

Global sales of handsets in the first quarter jumped 13.6% from the year-ago quarter, reaching 294 million units, according to a recent report from Gartner. Nokia Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of …

There likely won’t be any 3G service at this summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing, but the host country is finally making progress on a years-long plan to issue licenses that …

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 …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check feature. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. In …

Second Life, the 3D virtual world from Linden Lab is now available on mobile phones, thanks to 3G mobile streaming service provider Vollee.

After months of waiting, AT&T’s free Wi-Fi has come to Starbucks throughout the U.S.

Samsung India is reported to have set up an internal team to look for alternative distribution channels for its mobile phones as the company seeks to double its market share …

Cisco conducted a study that discovers that mobile devices represent a “major growth opportunity” for the retail industry by providing a new purchasing channel for consumers.

Over time, device-centric changes could alter the way we build networks and greatly impact the networking industry.

According to a new report from Strategy Analytics, Nokia, Blackberry and Apple are pioneering fresh revenue streams for the mobile handset industry with their emerging push into value-added services such …

Vodafone has offered to buy a further 12.5% stake in mobile operator Vodacom for $2.4 billion from South Africa’s Telkom , while Mvelaphanda Group may lead a bid for Telkom …

UK operator, O2 has reportedly sacked at least six staff who used their staff discount to buy Apple iPhones – then later sold them on the eBay auction website for …

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it will oversee the national mobile-phone alert system, the announcement coming after the agency earlier this year hesitated about taking on the role because …

Mobile content provider go2 Media Inc. notched its third tier-one carrier win, announcing an agreement to deliver information through T-Mobile USA Inc.’s t-zones service.The Boston-based firm said T-Mobile wireless Web …

Following the Chinese government’s decision to require a complete restructuring of the country’s telecommunications sector prior to issuing 3G licenses, one the country’s operators announced more details about the mergers …