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Amp’d Mobile Inc. continued to expand its impressive content portfolio, inking deals with actor Jack Black and “24” producer Howard Gordon to offer original, made-for-mobile programming. The news stands atop …

WASHINGTON-Privacy groups oppose Bush administration efforts to require wireless carriers and others to delay notifying customers when phone records and other personal data are stolen through subscriber impersonation and other …

Cyren Call Communications Corp. and the nation’s first responders found a big-time lawmaker to champion legislation that would redirect 30 megahertz of auction-bound spectrum in the 700 MHz band for …

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.–If you are one of the 12 people who haven’t yet viewed Stephen …

Aided by elements such as its reputation, anticipation-fueled rumors and tight secrecy, Apple Inc.’s iPhone announcement in early January acted much like a Rorschach test, illuminating points of view and …

Glowing praise for Modeo L.L.C.’s recently launched mobile broadcast television beta trial service in New York City is already rolling in.“WOW!” is how Ric Prentiss of Raymond James and Associates …

Regional wireless retailer Wireless Zone has announced an ambitious plan to expand its 275 locations to a total of 400, in 400 business days. Wireless Zone CEO Kevin Sinclai, said …

Texas Comptroller Susan Combs warned Sprint Nextel Corp. it could be audited and sued if it continues to collect fees from subscribers to cover the cost of the state’s revised …

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is pushing a plan to treat wireless broadband service as an information service, a classification that would enable wireless Internet access providers to escape …

It was an intimate gathering of sorts last week as dozens gathered at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., for the Off-Deck Mobile Content conference.“Off deck, on deck, it’s …

Google Inc. introduced a new version of its Maps application for Windows Mobile-based smartphones. The application is available for download on Google’s Web site. Users must download the application using …

The ferocious competition in world markets among cellphone makers is forcing a Chicago company toward the sidelines. Telular Corp., a provider of fixed cellphones and equipment in third-world countries where …

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 federal judge in Miami gave preliminary approval to a settlement in a class action lawsuit against Asurion Corp., one of several major cellphone insurers sued for allegedly deceiving wireless …

The battle is joined.Cyren Call Communications Corp. and the nation’s first responders found a big-time lawmaker to champion legislation that would redirect 30 megahertz of auction-bound spectrum in the 700 …

Sprint Nextel Corp. announced it will use technology from mFormation Technologies Inc. to remotely provision, configure, diagnose and manage its cellphones. The deal is notable for mFormation, one of a …

Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. is sweetening the deal for its young consumers who are looking to trade their spare time for airtime by adding several new names to its list …

Leap Wireless International Inc. plans to offer a new mobile music service through its Cricket brand, thanks to a new partnership with mobile music provider Musiwave. Paris-based Musiwave, a subsidiary …

Two newly publicized health studies on cellphone and base-station radiation have produced mixed results, likely keeping alive the long-running scientific debate over whether handsets and cell-site transmissions can cause cancer …

As Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin pushes for a wireless alternative to the telephone-cable TV broadband duopoly, and the Bush administration predicts it will make good on its vow …

Big opportunities come with big risks, particularly in chasing the future of the cellphone business.One opportunity, pursued by the market’s two giants and their challengers, is to deliver ultra low-cost …

When wireless first came into the picture at The Weather Channel in 1999, it was little more than a couple people working in a corner separated from the rest of …

A study released last week by comScore Inc. found that cellphone subscribers aged 25 to 34 were the most likely demographic to access the Internet on their mobile phone.For purposes …

Is nothing sacred? The British will answer their cellphone just about anywhere, according to a study conducted by Dial-a-Phone. While most respondents generally agreed that phones should be switched to …

THE MOBILE-PHONE INDUSTRY and disability advocates are at a critical stage in negotiations over whether modifications should be made to a key benchmark in the Federal Communications Commission’s hearing-aid-compatibility mandate, …