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BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Flarion Technologies Inc. said it has unveiled the next generation of its Flash-OFDM protocol, raising the stakes for the company in the battle for supremacy against other technologies like …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless said it will begin selling PalmOne Inc.’s new Treo 650 smart phone for $500 with a two-year contract. The device supports Cingular’s EDGE network and sports an MP3 …

Mobile publisher THQ Wireless Inc. said it will allow football fans to vote for a most valuable player during the Super Bowl broadcast Feb. 6. THQ is teaming with Players …

DIC Entertainment said it has signed an agreement with SmartVideo Technologies inc. to create what it describes as the world’s first animation channel for cell phones. Known as “DIC Kid’s …

LOS ANGELES-WMD Holdings Group Inc. said it will use broadband connectivity from Verizon Wireless for the company’s Navitouch Interactive Broadcast Network. Navitouch is an interactive video and audio network that …

Four of the world’s biggest consumer electronics companies are partnering to develop a digital rights management (DRM) standard to deter piracy and illegal copying of music and video. Matsushita Electric …

OSLO, Norway-The Mobile Media Co. will team with U.K.-based technology company Rubberduck Media Lab Ltd. to provide live streaming video to mobile handsets around the world, the companies announced Tuesday. …

Wireless has been mobilized in a variety of critical and innovative ways in reaction to the December tsunami disaster. The wall of water that struck parts of Sri Lanka, India, …

LAS VEGAS-The stampede toward mobile video continued at the Consumer Electronics Show as content providers, carriers and TV networks announced alliances to bring televised content to on-the-go viewers. SmartVideo Technologies …

The stampede toward mobile video continued Thursday at the International Consumer Electronics Show as content providers, carriers and TV networks announced alliances to bring televised content to wireless handsets. SmartVideo …

WASHINGTON-Predicting the future is not as difficult as you might think. To predict the future is to know the present in cold, sober terms. You can read what the experts …

The world’s two most popular consumer electronics devices may soon be combined into one-the mobile TV phone. Behold. Although one is designed for sedentary, passive entertainment and the other for …

BERKELY, Calif.-The nation’s first live mobile TV broadcaster celebrated its first birthday Thursday. MobiTV, which recently reached an agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., began delivering mobile content to Sprint …

Verizon Wireless became the first major U.S. carrier to offer ringback tones, launching a service analysts say-and carriers hope-may be even more profitable than ringtones. Ringbacks are clips of music …

Mobile TV took a big step forward last week as Qualcomm Inc. announced plans to deploy an $800 million nationwide network delivering multimedia messaging service broadcasts to mobile handsets. Use …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry told the Federal Communications Commission that integrating wireless technology into the nation’s outdated Emergency Alert System could be more difficult than expected and warned policy-makers that scrapping …

Crown Castle International Corp. said it purchased Verizon Wireless’ 37.3-percent interest in their Crown Atlantic Joint Venture for $295 million, including $15 million of net working capital. The venture included …

Crown Castle International Corp. said it purchased Verizon Wireless’ 37.3-percent interest in their Crown Atlantic Joint Venture for $295 million, inclusive of approximately $15 million of net working capital. The …

LONDON-Rock band Rooster has made history with the first live concert in the United Kingdom to be broadcast live via mobile phone. A 45-minute set was broadcast from London’s Institute …

Nokia Corp. and U.S. tower firm Crown Castle International Corp. have partnered to bring video services to U.S. mobile users, the companies said Tuesday. In October, the team launched digital …

The history of Broadcast Towers Inc., a modestly sized tower services company, offers an account of the tower industry’s past and suggests a different path the the future. Ben Gaboury, …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. began a new advertising campaign that includes links to recently acquired AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and represent the carrier’s new position as the nation’s largest wireless operator. …

WASHINGTON-Three nationwide GSM carriers will participate in a digital emergency alert pilot that officially kicked off last week, but questions remain about whether the Bush administration-sponsored project can secure support …

WASHINGTON-The public-safety community is urging lawmakers to accept the Senate language of the 9/11 Commission legislation that would allow it to have access to 700 MHz spectrum Jan. 1, 2008. …

PISCATAWAY, N.J.-The Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers said it has set up a working group for a standard to tap open channels in the television spectrum for wireless broadband …