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TEXTING. IF YOU HAD ASKED AMERICANS WHAT THAT WORD MEANT 15 years ago, most would have been short for words. Now the definition of texting, even though still not listed …

Peter Adderton, the man behind Boost Mobile and Amp’d Mobile Inc., has unveiled his next business venture. And like those before it, the plan doesn’t lack one bit in the …

Boost Mobile is hoping to boost sales with a line of new retail stores.The Sprint Nextel Corp. division opened outlets in Hialeah, Fla., Huntington, Calif., and Houston, offering customers and …

MetroPCS Communications Inc. launched service in Las Vegas and unveiled two new handsets.The Dallas-based carrier launched its flat-rate, unlimited service and announced plans to operate roughly six dozen retail locations …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s Boost Mobile said it is offering ads on its mobile storefront and wireless Web portal.The prepaid, youth-focused service announced a deal to deliver ads for Fox Searchlight …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s performance is likely to get worse before it gets better, the company told agitated investors last week.The company’s stock plummeted to new lows after it reported a …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s stock plummeted to new lows after the company reported a $29.5 billion loss in the fourth quarter due to a write down of the value of Nextel …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s subsidiary Boost Mobile and mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. tweaked their unlimited voice, data and messaging plans.Boost Mobile introduced a new $1 per day voice plan …

Want to know how long the line is outside your favorite club on a busy Saturday night? Or the guy-to-girl ratio at a bar before you pay the cover? That’s …

Regional, flat-rate carrier MetroPCS Communications Inc. has brought Cellfire Inc. on deck to offer its subscribers direct access to mobile coupon and discount offers. Cellfire enables users to find and …

Editor’s Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what’s hot in wireless.RadioShack Corp. sells wireless devices …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday 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. …

Quarterly results from Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. came as no surprise: Verizon Wireless did well and Sprint Nextel didn’t.Although Verizon Wireless was outpaced in net customer additions by …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s quarterly profits plunged as the carrier bled postpaid iDEN and prepaid Boost Mobile L.L.C. subscribers, posting a net loss of 60,000 subscribers for the quarter. The company’s …

ULocate Communications Inc. bagged another customer for its WHERE application.The Boston-based developer said Sprint Nextel Corp. sub-brand Boost Mobile subscribers now have access to WHERE, a GPS-based offering that delivers …

Sprint Nextel Corp. is expanding the reach of its Boost Mobile L.L.C. unlimited calling offer to an additional 10 states. The carrier said that, based on the offer’s success in …

Boost Mobile has tapped Telmap for its branded navigation application, which will run on Java-enabled handsets with GPS.Boost Navigator provides turn-by-turn walking and driving directions as well as information about …

FLAT-RATE WIRELESS carriers serving the sub-prime sector have seen their stocks plunge in recent weeks, reflecting fears about sub-prime customers who could affect the carriers’ financial results.The financial markets have …

Hip-hop celebrity DJ Envy is teaming with Cellfish Media to offer a weekly mix tape for mobile users.The New York-based host of the Hot 97 radio show and Sirius Satellite …

Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. have had very divergent luck recently in trying to operate in the shadow of their two larger rivals, AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless.Sprint …

Sprint Nextel Corp. continued to show signs of turning around its customer growth challenges, saying it added 400,000 subscribers during the second quarter. While the results pale in comparison to …

Shares of Boston Communications Group Inc. skyrocketed after Indian computer company Megasoft Ltd. said it will acquire the struggling developer of billing software for roughly $65 million.Megasoft’s Tea Party Acquisition …

Peter Adderton, founder and CEO of mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc., has left the company he founded and subsequently guided into bankruptcy.An Amp’d representative confirmed that Adderton and …

The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Amp’d Mobile Inc. may not necessarily signal the death knell for the business model, but is certain to make investors and partners wary and …

Sprint Nextel Corp. has extended its unlimited voice and data trials to Minneapolis-St. Paul, Tampa, Fla., and Philadelphia, branching out from its initial market in San Francisco.The carrier has two …