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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 …

Investment capital continued to flow into the mobile social networking space as two new startups closed their first rounds of funding.Project Goth, which operates the “global mobile Internet community” mig33, …

Helio L.L.C. announced it is now offering an unlimited voice calling plan for $145 per month. The offering includes long distance and roaming calls, as well as unlimited data services …

Investment capital continued to flow into the mobile social networking space as two new startups closed their first rounds of funding.Project Goth, which operates the “global mobile Internet community” mig33, …

Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility continued to pummel Sprint Nextel Corp. in customer gains during the first quarter, but investors appeared encouraged by Sprint Nextel’s performance, which-in a back-handed sort-of …

Sprint Nextel Corp. continued to lose postpaid customers in the first quarter, but did better than analysts had expected. The carrier gained almost 600,000 net new subscribers despite continuing overall …

Big-box retail is second only to the network operators’ own branded retail stores as the channel of choice among American consumers. Big-box retailers as a distribution channel are rapidly rising …

Mobile may not be the final frontier, but it sure is the latest frontier for media companies looking to expand their reach. As more and more people consume media on …

Boston Communications Group Inc.’s woes continued last week as the company said it will slash its workforce by 21 percent. The company also said it received a notice of noncompliance …

Boston Communications Group Inc.’s woes continued this week as the company said it will slash its workforce by 21 percent. The company also said it received a notice of noncompliance …

Boost Mobile L.L.C. has started trialing an unlimited CDMA calling service in some Texas and California markets, moving forward with plans to better compete against flat-rate carriers without involving parent …

ORLANDO, Fla.-The Mobile Marketing Association announced an effort to boost the mobile urban content market-and to help entrepreneurs looking to provide the stuff.The MMA unveiled a special-interest group charged with …

The mobile gaming world is targeting mass-market users with “one-thumb” casual offerings that are simple to understand and easy to play. But one Orlando developer is hoping to find an …

At the end of this month, civic-minded young people from around the Los Angeles area will be attending a star-studded concert to celebrate their volunteer efforts throughout the community. Beginning …

In the year-and-a-half since Sprint Corp. closed on its acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc., a company that once looked like a valuable asset has proved difficult to integrate. The loyal, …

Sprint Nextel Corp. confirmed its dismal fourth-quarter customer numbers, which reflected an increasingly schizophrenic performance: reasonably healthy performance of its CDMA offerings, dragged down by unhappy iDEN customers. Meanwhile, competitor …

Sprint Nextel Corp. confirmed its dismal fourth quarter customer numbers with the release of its full financials, but reported a silver lining of a 32-percent increase in profits for the …

The latest cellphone accessoryA variety of online retailers are offering seat-belt covers that incorporate a pocket to hold mobile phones and headsets. Amazon.com offers the Vizion Seat Belt Cover With …

While most mobile-game makers are targeting mass-market users with casual one-button offerings, boutique developer Your World Games Ltd. is hoping to find an audience with a line of sophisticated, location-aware …

Sprint Nextel Corp. plans to target the growing prepaid/sub-prime wireless market by launching an unlimited local calling service through its Boost Mobile L.L.C. sub-brand, CEO Gary Forsee told analysts at …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s loss of postpaid iDEN customers accelerated during the fourth quarter, and investors jumped ship late last week after the company announced weak customer metrics. The carrier tried …

Sprint Nextel Corp. plans to target the growing prepaid/sub-prime wireless market by launching an unlimited local calling service through its Boost Mobile L.L.C. sub-brand, CEO Gary Forsee told analysts at …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s trouble in holding onto its postpaid iDEN subscribers continued during the fourth quarter as the company announced weak fourth quarter customer metrics and said that network and …

RadioShack announced it will sell Sprint Nextel Corp.’s youth-focused brand Boost Mobile through 672 retail stores. RadioShack joins Target, Wal-Mart and Best Buy in selling the iDEN-based offering.“We are extremely …

Sprint Nextel Corp. expects to see substantial improvement in its churn performance in the second half of next year, and the focus on its core operations means that its previous …