Wireless

In a move that sets a new and potentially major precedent in the text messaging services market, content and messaging companies are going to have to cough up some dough …

France-based Wavecom SA has called Gemalto NV’s hostile take-over offer “inadequate” and not in the best interest of the company, its shareholders and employees.Wavecom’s board of directors issued its stance …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

An investor advisory firm has chosen Sprint Nextel executives as the most overpaid in corporate America, with top managers awarded pay valued at nearly $74 million last year while the …

Sue Spradley has been on the job as head of North America for Nokia Siemens Networks since July 2007. Spradley has 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, including …

Editor’s note: RCR Wireless News has teamed with Yankee Group to conduct a series of market surveys of RCR Wireless News subscribers to gauge their thoughts on various technology issues. …

The following list ranks U.S. wireless industry CEOs by total compensation for the 2007 fiscal year. The ranking includes executives at public U.S. companies listed on the RCR Wireless News …

Looking for a tale of star-crossed lovers who just couldn’t make it work? Don’t run for your copy of Shakespeare. Try the dealmaking scene in China.

In what appears to be a potentially far-reaching case, Broadcom Corp. has asked a U.S. District Court to render a declaratory judgment that rival Qualcomm Inc.’s patent licensing practices amount …

Nuance Communications Inc. announced a deal to provide mobile speech and predictive text capabilities “across a broad range” of devices from Nokia Corp.The world’s largest handset maker will license Nuance’s …

Research In Motion Ltd. said today that its new touchscreen effort – the Storm – is due at Verizon Wireless “later this fall,” pricing to be announced.The price of the …

After a strong showing in 2007, worldwide base station shipments appear weak this year, according to research from In-Stat.The firm said 2007 was marked by new 3G network rollouts worldwide …

Vindigo appears to have turned out the lights, but the closure of the Japanese-owned firm may have more to do with cultural differences than the fact that mobile content is …

The cheap, voice-centric, clamshell handset still rules the American marketplace, as Motorola Inc.’s Razr V3 remains the top-selling handset in the country, according to recent data from NPD Group. Yet …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–Credit Suisse First Boston lowered its estimates and price target on …

CDMA may not be making much news these days, but the technology is far from dead.A recent report from ABI Research says while overshadowed by hype surrounding UMTS/HSPA and the …

Like the song in a YouTube video? Now you can “click to buy” it on iTunes or Amazon.

The carrier announced Tuesday that it will work with Wi-Fi vendor Aircell to put a filter on the Internet when passengers use American’s new Wi-Fi service.

It appears that moribund municipal Wi-Fi company Metro-Fi will not be able to sell its largest installation, in Portland, Ore.

NEW YORK — Americans scaled back their spending even more in September, resulting in weak sales for many retailers, as already skittish consumers grappled with the financial meltdown that’s spreading …

When the U.S. Congress recently was in a frenzy trying to pass the $700 billion bailout bill, a group of CEOs who founded successful Internet businesses, including many Internet retailer …

Mozilla’s new Geode technology, a Firefox add-on, will allow a Web surfer’s location to be tracked and monitored. Geode’s geolocation abilities include accessing automatic local search results and news.

Travelers lugging laptop computers worry about losing them, with good reason. The hardware is worth hundreds or thousands, and lost or stolen data could be priceless.

The most important weapon in the war against the dumb-pipe scenario may just be the cloud.Cloud-based services – hosted applications “in the sky” and accessible through the Internet, as opposed …

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. – maker of chips for mobile entertainment applications, among other products – will transform its manufacturing arm into an independent company financed by investors in Abu …