SAN FRANCISCO -- CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 officially opened its doors Wednesday with keynotes focusing on how carriers are beginning to open their doors. The chase and challenge of creating an open wireless network glistened as a top priority among keynote...
CTIA I.T. attendees were treated to a CEO carrier panel discussion, as well as a history lesson from two wireless veterans.; CTIA; carriers; yahoo; CTIA I.T. attendees were treated to a CEO carrier panel discussion, as well as...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Nine more companies have joined the Symbian Foundation as its group members work toward developing an open and complete mobile software platform that will be free for its members.Acrodea, Brycen, HI Corp., Ixonos, KTF, Opera Software, Sharp, TapRoot Systems and UIQ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Symbian Ltd. and Nokia Corp. defended the relevance of the two companies in today's market Wednesday during a roundtable discussion that focused on the creation of the Symbian Foundation.In August, Forbes.com reported that some in Silicon Valley aren't too keen of...
The backup power controversy is now officially before Bush administration budget officials, but the overarching issue of whether the Federal Communications Commission rule will stand or be overturned in court may not be resolved until after the increasingly active Atlantic hurricane season ends in...
SAN FRANCISCO -- BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. introduced a new flip-style phone as it heads into the critical fourth-quarter holiday shopping season, a moved geared to solidify the company's rapidly growing prominence in a U.S. wireless market enamored with the clamshell form...
SAN FRANCISCO -- The nation's largest wireless provider announced a sweeping upgrade to its location-services play, adding assisted-GPS (A-GPS) technology to its network and unveiling plans for a range of new, location-assisted services.In an announcement made in conjunction with the CTIA I.T. trade show...
A key Senate Judiciary Committee member directed AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. to explain why text message rates are increasing, suggesting price hikes are due to decreased competition and greater concentration in the wireless space.In a letter to...
Mid-range phone models will begin to feel the squeeze and customers opt more for the high-end smartphone and low-cost handset segments during the next five years, according to study from ABI Research.The firm said the mid-tier "enhanced phone" sector is currently the...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Verizon Wireless stoked the white-hot social-networking fire, launching three offerings that allow subscribers to share content and stay in contact with their friends.The carrier yesterday unveiled SocialLife, a $1.50-a-month application that connects users to a host of sites including MySpace, FaithBase,...
SAN FRANCISCO -- A California company believes e-mail shouldn't be just for smartphones and the application should be compatible with voice and text messaging.As the annual CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 kicks off today in San Francisco, SEVEN is unveiling its new Integrated...
A few weeks after its official purchase of Helio L.L.C., Virgin Mobile USA has decided on a branding strategy; "Helio by Virgin Mobile: Plan to Have it All." The mobile virtual network operator's (MVNO) first plans for the newly joined company is to...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Sprint Nextel Corp. prepped for the holiday shopping rush with a lineup of new devices, and a few customer incentives.The carrier presented five new handsets based on popular trends. Two of the phones will be text-message savvy -- the Samsung Electronics...
Even as Apple Inc.'s 3G iPhone ventures into the enterprise market, Research In Motion Ltd. is expected to continue its dominance in the business sector with the upcoming release of the 3G BlackBerry Bold, according to a report by Pacific Crest Securities.The new BlackBerry...
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 rating on Vodafone Group to neutral from outperform, saying it believes the company is likely to slightly miss its...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Nokia Corp.'s Ovi conjures images of cutting-edge mobile services that run the gamut from entertainment to navigation to social communities. But the success of the ambitious concept may hinge on much simpler -- and stickier -- features.The mobile behemoth this week...
SAN FRANCISCO -- During an offsite session at CTIA Wireless Entertainment and I.T. 2008, digital map data provider, Navteq Connections focused on plans for the future. Recently purchased by Nokia Corp., the company's executive VP, Jeff Mize, said Navteq will remain independent, as an...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Don't believe the hype. That was Andrew Seybold's message about WiMAX as Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. plan to roll out the new technology in select cities this fall.Officials from the CDMA Development Group and 3G Americas also said WiMAX...
SAN FRANCISCO -- So, many mobile subscribers remain wary of the cost of monthly data plans and their failure to "get it" is making the industry's voice-to-data transition agonizingly slow for everyone banking on it."Adoption" is the name, "driving" it is the game. But...
AirCell Inc. has added its first major airline outside of the United States in its quest to outfit as many aircraft with its mobile broadband service that provides Internet access to travelers.AirCell announced an agreement with Air Canada, which will roll out AirCell's Gogo...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Full-track downloads are spinning their wheels and subscription services are falling on deaf ears. So Nokia Corp. and its music-industry partners are hoping music lovers will shell out for devices that come with music.
The Finnish manufacturer-cum-Internet services provider last week...
The Justice Department's hiring of prominent lawyer Sandy Litvack to reportedly assist its probe of the advertising tie-up between search-engine giants Google Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. is fueling speculation that the transaction could be challenged by the Bush administration. The Google-Yahoo...
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has thrown out the last of a group of class-action lawsuits that sought to force wireless carriers to supply consumers with headsets and reimburse those who've already purchased them as a protection against possible health risks that companies allegedly...
