Devices

Rumors of a pending deal to sell the iPhone 3G at Wal-Mart are bouncing around between mainstream media, bloggers and analysts. The San Jose Mercury News reported Friday that Apple …

In a scant 25 years, wireless technology has revolutionized the world. The cellphone is now a necessity; the network is now a conduit to friends, family, colleagues, TV, e-mail, maps, …

A leading watchdog group accused the Bush administration in a lawsuit of withholding records on traffic deaths associated with cellphone use by operators of motor vehicles, one of several developments …

I just got back from a long weekend in a place that is defying the economic downturn, where there is a housing shortage because of all of the people flocking …

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are hoping to use GPS-enabled wireless phones to help them study traffic data. Participants in the study will be asked to download software …

AT&T hopes to standardize on a single operating system for AT&T-branded smartphones as part of a “dramatic consolidation” of its mobile platforms over the next few years, a company executive …

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 …

Text messaging aggregators such as mBlox, OpenMarket and VeriSign Inc. have built lucrative businesses by serving as middlemen between carriers and companies (or political candidates) looking to send text messages …

All eyes are on Nokia Corp. for the handset maker’s Capital Markets Day tomorrow in New York.With nearly 40% global market share, the Finnish giant’s perspective is given substantial credibility, …

Research In Motion Ltd. said today that its fiscal third-quarter results would miss expectations, evidence that the BlackBerry maker, like others, has been swept up in the global economic downturn. …

If you thought HTC Corp.’s Touch Diamond felt and looked better than its predecessors, that was the company’s intent. Today HTC said it would acquire the boutique, San Francisco-based design …

Telenovela watchers who are also Sprint Nextel Corp. cellphone subscribers will get to decide this month what the star of Telemundo’s racy hit novela should do next as she struggles …

Nokia Corp. will deliver its second touchscreen handset by June of next year, the company said at the opening of its Nokia World exposition in Barcelona. The N97 is a …

The swirl of events last month and their possible implications for the domestic handset industry are several-fold, analyst said last week. First, despite an outlook tempered by drastic economic headlines, …

Motorola announced on Tuesday it will soon add the MOTOROKR EM35 handset to its range, which will have an emphasis on superior audio performance during phone calls through Motorola’s now-established …

Similar to its like-named weather phenomenon, the launch of Research In Motion Ltd.’s Storm at Verizon Wireless has left mixed results. Sure, the resulting moisture and strong sales are needed, …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly 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. …

Editor’s Note: The following lists ranks the 10 most popular handsets in the United States for the month of October. Rankings were provided by AvianResearch L.L.C. The firm derives its …

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Laptop, cellphone and iPod owners tired of having their devices run out of charge after a few hours have been patiently waiting for the next …

The conventional wisdom on wireless retail sales appeared to be borne out by several surveys released in recent days. That wisdom is several-fold: — The handset market is contracting and …

So the fourth quarter showdown is finally here. And it seems that this year, it will truly be a battle royale.Think about it: This is the year of touchscreens and …

Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC has almost doubled its forecast for shipments of the first commercial device to be based on the Android operating system.

Verizon Wireless has taken action against employees who improperly accessed President-elect Barack Obama’s personal cellphone account, according to published reports. Last week, CEO Lowell McAdam issued a statement saying the …

President-elect Barack Obama’s thematic “change” mantra has infiltrated Capitol Hill, with a shakeup in the leadership of key House and Senate committees likely to raise the profile and potency of …

Former Motorola Inc. CEO Edward Zander is backing a small Chicago videoconferencing software company. Zander recently joined the board of Integrated Communications Inc., or Iocom, and made an undisclosed investment. …