Security software maker Certicom Corp said that BlackBerry maker Research In Motion had tendered a superior bid to VeriSign Inc, the latest move in a takeover tug-of-war.
Congress approved legislation to postpone the digital TV transition from Feb. 17 to June 12, capping a fiercely-partisan House debate today that forces wireless carriers to wait another four months to get 700 MHz licenses they paid nearly $20 billion to acquire in a...
A big chunk of the billions of dollars earmarked in economic recovery bills for broadband grants for wireless and other service providers likely will not make it into the private sector anytime soon, raising questions about the intended stimulus effect at a time when...
French-American telecommunication equipment manufacturer Alcatel-Lucent posted its eighth straight quarterly loss, posting a $5 billion loss for the fourth quarter, which is the company's largest since it was formed more than two years ago.The company took a one-time charge of $5 billion against its...
According to a Wall Street Journal report this morning, AT&T Inc. is very interested in acquiring network assets and customers Verizon Wireless has to divest as part of its acquisition of Alltel Communications L.L.C. Other reported interested parties include a pair of private-equity...
Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. soared as the company announced cost-cutting measures after its wireless business suffered an estimated $368 million charge.The Redwood City, Calif.-based publisher posted a $641 million loss including the pre-tax goodwill charge to its mobile division in the quarter ending...
T-Mobile USA Inc. scored a 755 out of 1,000 possible points in J.D. Power and Associates latest wireless customer care performance study, the highest out of all carriers tested. The No. 4 carrier beat out Verizon Wireless, which previously topped the survey.This time, T-Mobile...
Google Inc. is jumping headfirst into the location-aware social networking space.The Internet titan unveiled Latitude, a Google Maps feature that allows users to share their location information and check the whereabouts of friends who opt to divulge that information. The offering is integrated with...
The land rush is on for the new .tel domain. The question is, why?The U.K.-based firm Telnic is hoping to create a "phone book for the Internet" with the new top-level domain, providing a place where companies can join a global directory and allow...
Dallas-based MetroPCS Communications Inc., the surprise winner in a 2006 auction of $3.6 billion worth of licenses covering the New York area, made its wireless debut today in New York City. The company's network covers 10 million customers in the New York metropolitan area,...
Smartphones are no longer the exclusive domain of high-powered executives and road warriors. But what that means for the mobile e-mail space - which seems perennially on the verge of reaching a tipping point - has yet to be determined.Handset manufacturers and application developers...
The difficult economy has had an effect on the Ultra Wideband market, with 2008 marking the exit of four UWB chip makers from the market, according to a report from research firm In-Stat.The company noted Focus Semiconductor declared bankruptcy, WiQuest went out of business,...
Can a clever product name translate to market share? And can an unpopular name sink it?Researchers at Strategic Naming Development say yes. In a consumer study, they found the most-favored cellphone names belonged to Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG Electronics Co., while the...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carriers--R.W. Baird lowered its estimates on Verizon Communications to $2.50 from $2.60 for 2009 on wireline margin pressure. The firm noted the company's wireless results...
Top executives of BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. have reached a deal to settle a dispute with Canadian regulators over the company's past stock option practices.
Content from NBC and CBS is among the most popular with viewers of mobile video, with many tuning in to watch hour-long dramas — a format that initially thought to be unwieldy and unpopular with mobile viewers, reports MediaBuyerPlanner.
Some details of Microsoft's SkyBox service had started to emerge, along with a schedule for Windows Mobile 7 that precludes the online competitor to MobileMe waiting for the next full version of Windows Mobile.
About a year ago Garmin announced a new GPS-centric phone called the nuvifone that has proved to be little more than vaporware so far. Now the company says it's closer than ever to the finish line -- but it needs the help of netbook-maker...
That's according to a quick study by a boutique PR agency called Launchsquad , which tracked the online searches and discussions about each Super Bowl advertiser in the few days before and then after the game.
The past two years have been exciting ones for mobility, with the dawn of netbooks, 4G communications and the first smartphones without keypads. The next two should be just as attention-grabbing, if not more so, as a slew of new technologies make workers more...
AT&T Inc is among the bidders for Verizon Wireless' roughly $3 billion in wireless assets the latter must divest as part of its purchase of Alltel Corp, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.
While being the gold standard for wireless smartphones has its advantages, Apple Inc.'s iPhone and exclusive, domestic carrier partner AT&T Mobility may be evolving into a potential gold mine in the eyes of plaintiffs' attorneys who continue to pile on one class-action lawsuit after...
Motorola Inc. today posted a $3.6 billion loss for the fourth quarter, down from $100 million earned in the year-ago quarter. The news - and weaker than expected guidance on the current quarter - sent the ailing company's stock tumbling more than 11% in...
