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A group of House lawmakers introduced legislation to close a loophole in federal law that makes mobile-phone subscribers potential targets for unsolicited text message advertising.“Basically, this adds text messages to …

Motorola Inc. is streamlining product oversight in its phone business as it searches for a CEO to run the operation, which it plans to spin off as a separate company. …

The House passed a bill that would repeal the Internal Revenue Service requirement for employees to maintain detailed logs of cellphone and Blackberry use for tax-filing purposes.The Modernize Our Bookkeeping …

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With the Apple iPhone seemingly dominating the mobile-phone conversation, you would have to forgive LG Electronics Co. Ltd. for backing a superheroic push to earn some buzz. LG is turning …

LAS VEGAS — Five companies promoting the A-VSB standard for mobile TV broadcasting said they have made progress on the technology, and offered demonstrations during the National Association of Broadcasters …

Key House members introduced a bill to ban cellphone use on in-flight airplanes, triggering a rebuke by a Georgia wireless technology firm.“The public doesn’t want to be subjected to people …

A class-action antitrust lawsuit has been filed against Qualcomm Inc., the San Diego-based CDMA technology giant. The suit appears to echo similar claims filed against Qualcomm by rival Broadcom, but …

The Parrot PARTY Black Edition claims to be the first commercially available Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled speaker system . The NFC technology will enable users to pair their device …

Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Chris Cannon (R-Utah) introduced a bill to impose a five-year freeze on new discriminatory state and local wireless taxes.“The wireless sector of the technology industry …

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Today Nokia announced the 6212 Classic, a bar-style phone that incorporates near-field communications technology for mobile payment services.

To hear Cyriac Roeding tell it, CBS Mobile started in 2005 as a “department of one.” Just two suitcases and three boxes in tow, Roeding left his home in Europe …

One hesitates returning to the blame-game that engulfed and sullied the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and other sinister storms of 2005, because – despite …

NTT to test mobile aroma services Mobile music is floundering and wireless TV is struggling to gain traction. So NTT Communications is targeting users through their noses.The Japanese telecom announced …

THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION approved technical guidelines for a voluntary mobile phone emergency alert system, but the new public warning regime still lacks a federal coordinator.Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel …

ICO Global Communications Holdings’ half billion-dollar gamble leaves the launching pad this week.The Reston, Va.-based firm is slated to launch its $500 million satellite into space Monday, setting the stage …

The Federal Communications Commission launched an inquiry into the growing problem of fraudulent 911 calls from cellphones no longer affiliated with mobile phone service providers, a dilemma that is diverting …

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Dave Dorman, a former AT&T chief executive and currently on Motorola Inc.’s board of directors, has gotten the nod to become the board’s next chairman. Dorman has served on the …

CTIA’s Wireless 2008 conference and exhibition touched on all things wireless, from new handset launches to the industry’s ongoing technology arguments. RCR Wireless News Online Editor Mike Dano covers the …

My dad was in the market for a new cellphone and had come under the spell of Apple’s impressive marketing campaign.“You can browse the Web on it!” he said excitedly …

As the wireless industry gears up for the nation’s biggest wireless show, CTIA’s John Walls discusses the trade group’s objectives for this year and beyond. ; CTIA’s John Walls and …

LAS VEGAS-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said during a keynote last week at the CTIA Wireless 2008 event that he opposes Skype Ltd.’s petition to impose open access throughout …

Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler reached an accord with the four national cellular carriers and the leading handset insurer to improve disclosure of policy terms to consumers. “Before deciding to …