Wireless

I didn’t expect much from games on the iPhone. I had visions of casual games, perhaps a fancy take on solitaire or a version of poker that takes advantage of …

NEW YORK (AP) — Digital picture frames were a big item last Christmas. This holiday season, there will be an innovation on store shelves: a frame that can receive and …

No. 1 retailer reports better-than-expected monthly sales as more budget-conscious consumers trade down to its discount goods.

Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR – TSX: SW) announced the introduction of EMConnect, a robust set of firmware features used in conjunction with Sierra Wireless’ 3G embedded modules , enabling original …

The Nike+ site is drawing hordes of runners, and its success may hold lessons for brand building on the Web

It’s working with Apple to connect laptops to the Web via the iPhone. An AT&T Inc. executive today said that the company is working with Apple Inc. to come up …

Mac veterans say Apple doesn’t always act like other technology partners. Eighteen months ago, Serena Software Inc. began exploring the feasibility of supporting Apple MacBooks as an option for its …

Regional, flat-rate carrier Leap Wireless International Inc. lost nearly $50 million during the third quarter, but said it will continue to focus on growth.Leap reported a third quarter net loss …

Verizon Wireless’ claims of its rivals’ “useless” push-to-talk service ticked off PTT veteran Sprint Nextel Corp. – and the carrier appears to be rightfully angry. The Council of Better Business …

U.S. Cellular Corp. reported losing a total of 18,000 customers during the third quarter, a significant turn-around from the gains it has enjoyed over the past several quarters.John E. Rooney, …

Shares of Glu Mobile Inc. continued to slide after the mobile game maker posted a $56.9 million quarterly loss.The San Mateo, Calif.-based publisher reported third quarter revenue of $23.9 million, …

MetroPCS Communications Inc. posted its full, third-quarter earnings report, along with news that it is now up and running in new Michigan markets. The carrier, which previously announced that it …

The handset market has been unseasonably chilly this fall.Where the third quarter typically reflects a ramp-up for the holiday spending orgy, it appeared from the metrics that the togas may …

The strongest growth in Apple Inc. 3G iPhone sales is occurring among consumers who earn below the median household income, according to comScore/M:Metrics. While nearly half of iPhone owners earn …

MTPCS L.L.C., which operates under the Cellular One brand name, has chosen reporting and analysis solutions company Scorecard Systems Inc. to provide a detailed subscriber and service analysis capability across …

Well-informed consumers looking for a new handset typically turn to online research first, using search capabilities and often searching for a specific handset, according to a new study of online …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–Standard & Poor’s revised its outlook on BT Group PLC, a …

ABC leads in ratings, CNN tops for cable

Meraki hopes to succeed where big players like Google have failed – getting towns to set up wide-area Internet networks

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Privately held, location-based service provider Loopt signed a technology licensing agreement with Qualcomm Inc that it plans to use to expand its services and win more …

Commentary–Information about location has never been more available or more widely used. Businesses rely on it to plan store and office placement and logistics and to learn about their customers. …

Buyer’s market. ‘They’ll give you almost anything’

Intel has halted in-house development of ultrawideband (UWB) chips that use the short-range, high-speed approach to signal encoding. UWB has had a rough week with the shutdown of market leader …

The Federal Communications Commission today conditionally approved the Verizon Wireless-Alltel Communications L.L.C. and the Sprint Nextel-Clearwire Corp. mergers, while also voting to allow unlicensed devices to operate in vacant broadcast …

You know that dusty smell you experience when you open a book that hasn’t been picked up in decades? That’s the feeling I get lately when I think of Microsoft’s …