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The Supreme Court let stand lower court rulings that held federal arbitration law does not pre-empt class-action litigation against T-Mobile USA Inc., an action that divided the wireless industry and …

Samsung has diversified its suppliers of UMTS baseband chips to include Infineon Technologies AG, leaving the world’s second-largest handset vendor less dependent on Qualcomm Inc., Samsung confirmed.“This is no surprise,” …

There likely won’t be any 3G service at this summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing, but the host country is finally making progress on a years-long plan to issue licenses that …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of …

THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION SCHEDULED a June 12 hearing on early termination fees, the announcement coming after a back-channel effort by Chairman Kevin Martin and a nationwide operator failed to …

SEOUL (AFP)–South Korea’s LG Electronics said Tuesday it may have to cut its handset prices if global leader Nokia moves first to do so.

While a tiny handful of entrenched mobile game makers cement their place at the top of the industry, a small army of startups are throwing all sorts of ideas against …

As Motorola Inc.’s growth sharply contracted between 2006 and 2007, four Chinese handset vendors were among the fastest growing in the business, although at markedly lower volumes.The finding is one …

Nokia Corp. took another baby step to pry open the U.S. market with an announcement that its 5310 XpressMusic phone would sell at T-Mobile USA Inc. beginning on May 28. …

Sprint Nextel Corp. plans to begin selling its touchscreen Instinct phone through its retail outlets on June 20, a date that may put the device on store shelves at almost …

An initial effort spearheaded by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin and Verizon Wireless to secure support from leading consumer groups to give subscribers relief on early termination fees – …

Despite being less of a target in recent years, the cellphone industry remains entangled in health-related litigation that could turn on how the District of Columbia Court of Appeals rules …

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 …

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Samsung Electronics said Thursday it was consolidating some of its key businesses a week after announcing a new executive lineup.

Alltel Communications L.L.C. is the latest major mobile-phone carrier to be tagged with a patent infringement suit by NTP Inc., the Virginia-based patent holding firm that scored a $612.5 million …

WASHINGTON — President Bush announced Wednesday that Americans soon will be allowed to send cellphones to Cubans — a move that he hopes will push the communist regime to increase …

The simple banner ad: Those tiny little slivers of real estate on tiny little cellphone screens produce the same level of brand recall as a 30-second television commercial, a Verizon …

Rural mobile-phone operators have asked the Federal Communications Commission to investigate exclusivity deals between the industry’s major carriers and handset vendors, taking aim at an entrenched business practice that they …

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HP has introduced a smaller and lighter version of its mobile thin client device as it ramps up its desktop virtualisation offerings. The new HP 2533t features a 12 inch …

Lee Yoon-woo, the new CEO of Samsung Electronics officially started his job Tuesday. And Samsung officials couldn”t be happier as the technology giant is urged to find new momentum for …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Motorola Inc (MOT.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) said on Tuesday that a U.S. judge had approved a settlement, at no cost to the cell …

Cellphone sales in the United States declined abruptly in the first quarter of the year, the first time since The NPD Group began tracking handsets, the firm wrote in a …

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. …