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 the handset's touchscreen. Surely not a true mobile gaming experience.
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 display pictures straight from cell phones, (almost) no matter where they are....
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 equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to reduce their development time, platform costs and dependence on
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 with a way for iPhone owners to use the device as an ad hoc...
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 users, most of whom are developers.
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 of $48.8 million, which it attributed to its "new initiatives." The numbers showed a...
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 Bureaus reviewed Verizon Wireless' PTT advertising, and recommended the carrier discontinue its current campaign.Verizon...
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, U.S. Cellular president and CEO, expressed dissatisfaction."We added 12,000 retail postpay customers in the...
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, up 44% from the same period last year, thanks largely to increased sales in...
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 added 249,000 customers during the third quarter, launched service in Flint, Lansing, Saginaw and...
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 remain in the closet this quarter. Media coverage that typically revels in the ups...
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 more than $100,000 annually - the proverbial early adopters with high amounts of disposable...
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 its operations.Cellular One provides service in Montana, Wyoming, Oklahoma and Texas.Scorecard Systems' solutions provide...
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 shopping behavior. The online shopper is a high-value subscriber who typically spends more time...
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 subsidiary of British Telecommunications, to negative from stable following the company's report of...
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 business with service providers.
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. Consumers use it to get directions and find places to shop.
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 WiQuest; see our story from Sunday, Ultrawideband: Another one bites the dust .
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 spectrum known as white spaces.The three major wireless decisions, which were preceded by massive...
