Wireless

Texas Instruments, Inc. yesterday posted a 30% year-on-year drop in revenue and a 95% drop in operating profit. About one-quarter of T.I.’s revenue in the fourth quarter was derived from …

The disgruntled economy finally hit Verizon Wireless where it hurts, in its customer growth during the fourth quarter. The carrier posted 1.4 million net adds during its fourth quarter, but …

Congress is poised to approve legislation postponing the digital TV transition from Feb. 17 to June 12, with the public safety and mobile-phone sectors unable to win many concessions they …

Mike Wehrs took over the reins at the Mobile Marketing Association a few weeks ago and was immediately greeted with two fresh controversies. // By use of this code snippet, …

Weakening sales and restructuring charges kept Tellabs Inc.’s earnings under pressure in the fourth quarter, the Naperville maker of telecommunications products said Tuesday, but an income-tax benefit helped the company …

By 2011, more than 150 million customers worldwide will use their phone for mobile banking transactions, according to a new study from Juniper Research.The firm said mobile banking currently is …

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 …

So it seems the hottest item to sneak into a prison cell is no longer contraband cigarettes, or a knife baked in a cake, but a cellphone. Clearly a prisoner …

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

LONDON (MarketWatch) — As international telecommunications operators shelve expansion plans to preserve cash and the myth collapses that emerging-market economies are independent from their western counterparts, the face of dealmaking …

A war of words has broken out between Apple and Palm over unspecified legal threats over iPhone technology. In last week’s Apple’s acting chief executive Tim Cook made a number …

British Airways to Launch Text- and Data-Only Cellphone Usage on London-NYC Flights By John Mahoney , 10:00 AM on Tue Jan 27 2009, 480 views Hey, this makes sense.

Motorola Inc. is teaming up with a Massachusetts company that specializes in multimedia services to boost its LTE network offerings.Starent Networks Corp. solutions will allow Motorola to offer an end-to-end …

The House this week plans to vote on a massive economic stimulus bill with $1 billion earmarked for wireless broadband grants, but the smallest national wireless provider and a leading …

How well the Federal Emergency Management Agency responds to disasters may depend partially on AT&T Inc.’s wireless network.FEMA has struck a deal with AT&T Inc. that could net the wireless …

Sprint Nextel Corp. said it plans to cut 8,000 employees to save $1.2 billion annually. The carrier said it will make the cuts by March 31. This reduction includes the …

VeriSign Inc. announced plans to acquire Certicom Inc. just days after Research In Motion Ltd. dropped its takeover bid of the Canadian software developer.VeriSign will pay either $40 million net …

Looking to boost indoor coverage for customers, Verizon Wireless is rolling out its femtocell offering through its Network Extender base station that will be available for $250.The wireless provider unveiled …

Nortel Networks Corp. could get bypassed by the wireless industry as officials attempt to restructure the ailing company through bankruptcy, according to officials with a firm that advises carriers.Officials with …

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

Qualcomm Inc. has snatched up Bill Stone from bankrupt Amp’d Mobile, hoping he’ll push the company’s mobile TV strategy, which is growing but struggling somewhat.

Chris Franey, a Channelweb.com 2008 Top 25 Channel Executive who took the helm of the Kensington computer accessories business in December, spoke with Channelweb.com’s Steven Burke about Kensington’s strategy to …

An Android application that claims to optimize use of the memory on HTC’s G1 phones has drawn the ire of some G1 users who allege it wipes users’ data and …

AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are weathering the recession better than most U.S. companies, but both phone giants could show some nicks and cuts in the coming days as …

Trust the rogue programmers and Cydia–the independent equivalent to the iTunes App Store–to bring you one of the most awaited features ever for the iPhone: Bluetooth file transfer.