Sprint Nextel Corp. sold its 3,300 towers to TowerCo L.L.C. for $670 million, a move that provides the carrier with some cash and relieves it of the business of owning and managing the towers.The companies expect the deal to close in 90 days.The agreement...
AdMob launched an iPhone-specific "advertising marketplace" to deliver marketing campaigns through the high-profile device.The San Mateo, Calif.-based startup announced deals with advertisers including Ford Motor Co., Electronic Arts, Land Rover and Jaguar to place ads online and in native applications built for Apple Inc.'s...
Given the broad scope of an agreement between Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. announced last night, it's apparent that negotiators have been quietly hard at work for some time to resolve a vast swath of issues that were hamstringing the two industry powerhouses.Yet the...
As analysts and pundits scoured the tea leaves in the wake of Apple Inc.'s 3G iPhone launch, a few issues emerged.Who, besides Apple, will get a boost from iPhone mania? Who gets hurt? Will a rising iPhone-tide lift all boats in the second half...
AT&T Mobility's second-quarter numbers were buoyed by a 52% jump in wireless data sales over the same quarter last year, and the carrier's overall revenues from wireless popped by 15.8% over the same period. The carrier reported a gain of 1.3 million new customers...
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 Ratings Services upgraded MetroPCS to B from B- with a stable outlook. "The upgrade reflects the company's improving financial leverage," said Standard...
Apple suffered a case of the hiccups last week with the launch of the iPhone 3G and MobileMe, but Google is struggling with a serious developers' revolt months ahead of Android's scheduled launch.Android developers began getting antsy a few weeks ago due to the...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.With the launch of the 3G iPhone, there has been an incredible amount of media attention on...
Apple Inc.'s stock sank more than 10% in after hours trading today after the company forecast fiscal fourth-quarter earnings below analysts' expectations.The company sold 717,000 iPhones in the fiscal third quarter that ended June 28, but no clear, year-ago quarterly comparisons were possible. The...
iPhone, iPhone, iPhone. Apple Inc.'s new device is dominating chatter in the wireless world, selling out in most stores and AT&T Mobility employees couldn't be more pleased. But some third-party retailers who work with AT&T Mobility and sell their products and services, both exclusive...
Motorola Inc. is screaming foul over a former executive now helping Apple Inc. with its global market expansion. The Schaumburg, Ill., firm - whose international device business is crumbling - said in a lawsuit filed last week that Mike Fenger, a former VP for...
Apple Inc.'s 3G iPhone is making its way across the world, with reportedly more than 1 million sold in the first weekend, and AT&T Mobility spokesman Mark Siegel said the carrier couldn't be more thrilled. However, it doesn't look as though all AT&T Mobility...
In recent weeks, almost every carrier has made some sort of announcement claiming its network is fastest, largest or best. So who's the winner? ; 3G; cdma; verizon; sprint; gsm; AT&T; Welcome to our weekly RCR Wireless Newscast....
Consumers are shelling out big money for high-end phones with hi-resolution screens and eye-popping features. But mobile gaming is still all about casual.More than 7 million smartphones were sold in North America in the first quarter of 2008, according to Gartner, doubling the number...
The iPhone App Store stole headlines last week, but it's the ever-growing cloud above that ultimately will be more important to developers of mobile consumer applications.Cloud computing - applications "in the sky" accessed through the Internet, as opposed to native applications - is not...
Sprint Nextel Corp. and Palm Inc. are pushing hard for enterprise customers with their new Treo 800w, the first Palm device to offer Wi-Fi and GPS connectivity, with broadband speeds.In Sprint Nextel's case, the carrier needs to retain high-value corporate customers. For Palm, a...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works and what doesn't. If you wish to submit your application or...
The iPhone 3G’s “opening weekend” — get used to the movie lingo in this context — saw “one million devices sold” in 21 countries, according to Apple Inc.’s CEO Steve Jobs. If true, that’s more than three times the volume of last year’s iPhone...
AT&T Mobility's decision to take Synchronoss out of the Apple Inc. iPhone-activation loop contributed to last week's debacle at Apple and AT&T Mobility stores, according to ThinkPanmure L.L.C.Apple last year employed New Jersey-based Synchronoss to handle activations for iPhone purchasers who chose to activate...
The 3G iPhone is here and the world is still turning. We went to two Apple retail stores on Friday to check out the scene and get the scoop on iPhone seekers in Denver and Boston.; 3G iPhone;...
Anxious iPhone fans came from far and wide to wait in line for the 3G iPhone at Apple retail stores across the country.
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Google Inc. joined Apple Inc.'s iPhone-application frenzy with a free search offering.Google Mobile App uses a text box and a virtual QWERTY keyboard to allow users to search the Internet or through contacts on the phone. The application remembers past searches and offers typing...
Apple Inc.'s launch of its 3G iPhone this morning got off to a rocky start for some. According to AT&T Mobility spokesman Mark Siegel, customers buying the device were having trouble synching their new phone to Apple's iTunes service in retail outlets, which is...
You know what Google Inc. does on the Internet, right? Sifting through billions of destinations to help people find what they're looking for? That's what Sense Networks executives want to do for every city on the planet.A New York-based startup that will emerge from...
