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PUBLIC-INTEREST GROUPS ACCUSED WIRELESS CARRIERS of conjuring up misleading excuses to avoid federal regulation of short-code text messaging, pointing to content restrictions in industry documents that they say underscore the …

Social networking is exploding in mobile, according to figures released by ABI Research. And Frank Meehan thinks he knows how to capitalize.ABI polled 500 users of online social networks and …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …

Global IP Solutions released a video engine it said can deliver high-quality peer-to-peer videoconferencing on smartphones.

The title is Doctor Seuss ’ fault as his rhymes are lodged in this writer’s head after years of reading them to his children:

Search engine executives hint at the next evolution of the business.

Sybase iAnywhere is offering to support mobile business customers left in the lurch by Nokia’s decision to focus on consumers.

Wow. T-Mobile said that it had tripled its initial supply of Android phones, but it hadn’t provided an actual number. Now we know: 1.5 million people have pre-ordered the G1, …

Dropped-call suit should be dismissed since unhappy users didn’t seek refund, lawyers say. Apple Inc.

The off-deck content world reacted with shock to Verizon Wireless’ plan to impose a drastic new fee for vendor-generated text messages. However, it’s unclear whether the carrier will actually follow …

Verizon Wireless offered to divest another 15 markets as part its $28.1 billion play for Alltel Communications L.L.C., but the proposed transaction is becoming trickier by the day because of …

Canada’s two largest CDMA carriers, Bell Canada and Telus Mobility, announced plans to deploy HSPA technology by 2010 as part of an effort to eventually upgrade to Long Term Evolution …

Numerex Corp., which specializes in machine-to-machine technology, said it has acquired Ublip Inc., a privately held M2M software and services company, for a combination of cash and stock.Numerex paid out …

Motorola Inc. shares continued dropping Thursday, hitting their lowest level since 1992 amid concerns that cellphone demand will be hurt by spreading weakness in the economy. Motorola’s stock closed at …

Much has been written and speculated about what telecom-tech policy might look like under an Obama or a McCain administration. But more likely it will be the volatile economy in …

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available.—BlackArrow: Cisco Systems, Comcast Interactive …

CHICAGO — A World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions of dollars in wasted fuel while an …

It looks like Google is about to hop onto an iPhone advertising revolution. Adweek reports that Google will soon debut an iPhone-specific advertising network and has been showcasing these iPhone …

Tonight, some AT&T subscribers were texted with the news that AT&T will discontinue the $20/month “Unlimited” MEdia Net option as of November 12, 2008.

In our hands-on tests, the new Xohm WiMax network was fast and smooth — but for now, you have to be in Baltimore to get it..

Now that the big banking behemoths have been humbled by breathtaking credit losses, plain-vanilla banking is back in fashion.

A longish article from Reuters today speculates on whether Research in Motion (RIMM) could be bought out, now that its share price has received a 50 percent haircut in the …