Devices

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube. –Verizon Wireless put out two press releases March 1: One, that Verizon …

Ed Zander, Motorola Inc.’s CEO, is under pressure. And it shows.The first statement is a widely recognized fact and the second is an impression-but both were palpable during Zander’s appearance …

Mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. added a new phone to its lineup, the “Heat” from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. The slider-style phone supports Helio’s full-track music download service and …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

The U.S. House of Representatives said it canceled MobileAccess Networks’ in-building wireless license and add-on business to improve cellphone coverage in the House because of concerns about the bidding process …

Apple Inc. debuted its first television commercial for its forthcoming iPhone during the Academy Awards last night. The 30-second spot, which ran multiple times, reached an estimated 40 million viewers …

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences-the long-winded powerhouse behind the Oscars-put one of its legal guns to use last week to dispel reports about nominees receiving Motorola Inc.’s …

What do you get when you combine personal locator beacon wireless technology, a loyal black Lab and three climbers stranded on Mt. Hood: survival. It doesn’t always turn out that …

The next couple of quarters will be rocky, Motorola Inc.’s CFO told investors and analysts at last week’s Bank of America’s 2007 Technology Conference in New York. David Devonshire, Motorola’s …

So the latest topic of endless hype within the wireless industry seems to be ad-supported content and services. Ad-supported mobile social networking, ad-supported games, ad-supported muni Wi-Fi-the list goes on …

Mobile Melo shoots, scoresCarmelo Anthony, star of the Denver Nuggets basketball team, has launched a mobile portal called Melo Mobile. The portal is powered by Konami Corp.’s mobile division. The …

Executives come and go as corporate fortunes rise and fall, as surely as the sun rises and sets. It is rare, however, that that mobility is as seamless or as …

Visto Corp. added to its already impressive coffers earlier this month, raising another $35 million in what the mobile e-mail service provider said is its final round of funding. But …

THE MOBILE-PHONE INDUSTRY INCREASINGLY finds itself confronted with disruptive digital technologies, a phenomenon that is challenging carriers’ tight control of wireless networks and forcing policy-makers to grapple with how to …

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.–All the talk about Alltel being acquired is not settling well with some …

The next few quarters will be “rocky,” Motorola Inc.’s chief financial officer told investors and analysts at Bank of America’s 2007 Technology Conference-a term the executive used three times until …

Both Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. will use the “iPhone” name worldwide, Cisco’s lawsuit against Apple has been called off and the two companies will “explore opportunities for interoperability” …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

A glance at Motorola Inc. Krzr and Razr prices across carriers serves to tell a story about one handset vendor’s product succession plans, as well as the fractured and cutthroat …

Openwave Systems Inc. announced it acquired WiderWeb Ltd., a mobile Web software developer, for $5 million in cash and a further potential $4 million if the company achieves certain levels …

In Style is the latest U.S. print publication to go mobile, launching a downloadable application with celebrity photos, fashion trends and shopping information.The application will include community features that allow …

Brightpoint Inc. will acquire Danish cellphone distributor Dangaard Telekom in a deal valued at $300 million, making Brightpoint the largest distributor of handsets serving European and U.S. markets. The transaction …

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. …

The Bush administration shows signs of internal division over a $1 billion public-safety wireless interoperability grant program, with implementation delays undercutting post-9/11efforts to improve communications among first responders and attracting …

The cellular industry urged the Federal Communications Commission to delay action on a Justice Department plan that would keep wireless subscribers in the dark for days or weeks after the …