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NEW YORK—Mobile marketing took another step toward the mainstream as noted advertising firm R/GA launched a division to address wireless phones. The agency, which has moved aggressively to embrace digital …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—After eye-opening, second-quarter results that seemed to tilt the handset game table in its favor, Motorola Inc. announced third-quarter revenue and earnings that fell short of guidance and analysts’ …

SAN FRANCISCO—Actuate Corp. has teamed with software developer Webalo to launch an Internet-based service that delivers integrated, managed spreadsheets to mobile devices. The service couples Webalo’s User Proxy offering with …

WASHINGTON—InPhonic Inc. said it has partnered with Delta Air Lines on a loyalty program that allows customers to earn travel miles via wireless purchases. The Delta SkyMiles Wireless program allows …

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LOS ANGELES—Just in time for holiday sales, Amp’d Mobile has added a Motorola Inc. Razr to its handset lineup and designed a $100 promotional package that includes a headset, universal …

PC maker Lenovo posted positive results with a mobile marketing campaign it used for branding. The campaign, developed by OgilvyInteractive, New York, ran for four weeks in June. It had …

NEW YORK-Outlining Walt Disney Co.’s strategy for tackling a consumer-driven TV future, Anne Sweeney, co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney-ABC TV, revealed some of the company’s numerous …

WASHINGTON-A major fallout of Congress’ failure to pass telecom-reform legislation this year is the continued imposition of new state and local cell-phone taxes, like the one on track to begin …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said it believes fixed-low-power devices can operate in the vacant TV spectrum after the transition to digital TV is completed, set for 2009. The vacant TV …

The WiMAX ecosystem went from skinny to fat last week as Nortel Networks Ltd. and Nokia Corp. launched their WiMAX portfolios at the WiMAX World trade show in Boston. To …

BOSTON-Thin is in, except in the case of mobile phones. A new report from research firm Strategy Analytics says phones have to be more than just slim to catch consumers’ …

Under pressure to assure the market that it can expand its traditional, enterprise customer base, Palm Inc. made a high-profile announcement last week in New York at the DigitalLife 2006 …

Internet search company Ask.com upgraded its mobile search offering, rolling out a free service featuring Internet sites, driving directions, maps and weather. The subsidiary of InterActive Corp. launched Ask Mobile, …

By Claire Atkinson NEW YORK—Outlining Walt Disney Co.’s strategy for tackling a consumer-driven TV future, Anne Sweeney, co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney-ABC TV, revealed some of …

NEW YORK—Internet search company Ask.com upgraded its mobile search offering, rolling out a free service featuring Internet sites, driving directions, maps and weather. The subsidiary of InterActive Corp. launched Ask …

BOSTON—The WiMAX ecosystem is getting fatter by the day, as Nokia Corp. joined the list of tier-one vendors launching WiMAX portfolios at the WiMAX World trade show in Boston. Nokia …

WASHINGTON—As Congress broke for midterm elections, the wireless industry won a few battles, but for the most part failed to get legislation it supported passed. It’s not clear how industry …

It happens to nearly everyone: you check your wireless bill at the end of the month, and you’ve gone over your minutes. Maybe by a few, maybe by a few …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. introduced a new short-range radio technology called Wibree that the company said transfers data at speeds of 10 megabits per second and uses only a fraction of …

Who’s got the hottest handset on the market? I do! I do! On the heels of the Motorola Inc. Razr’s phenomenal success, carriers may play it cool, but there’s a …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Canadian operator Telus Mobility launched two handset-based Global Positioning System services developed by Networks In Motion. Telus said its new Navigator and Kid Find services are now available …

Sprint Nextel announced that it will sell the Motorola Slvr, Krzr and Razr sometime in “early November.” We’re trying to figure out exactly why Sprint Nextel issued this press release. …

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Canadian operator Telus Mobility launched two handset-based Global Positioning System services developed by Networks In Motion. Telus said its new Navigator and Kid Find services are now available …