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Few would argue the premise that, in the post-iPhone handset world, the user experience matters most. Observers at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, this week have noted the …

The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is home turf to Nokia Corp. and it used the platform today to reiterate its pursuit of the converged space by unveiling the N96, …

Microsoft Corp. kick-started its effort to grab a piece of the hot, youth-oriented messaging and social networking market by acquiring Danger Inc., the software driver behind the popular Sidekick devices …

BARCELONA, Spain – Mobility’s impact on the world was the theme for both L.M. Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks at press conferences here today before tomorrow’s official opening of the …

Voce’s promises are now just a hollow echo of P.T. Barnum’s famous dictum, “there’s a sucker born every minute.” “The ultimate service,” the now-defunct mobile virtual network operator’s Web site …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services assigned its A rating to AT&T …

Change is coming swiftly at Motorola Inc., fueling further speculation on the company’s direction. CEO Greg Brown apparently told employees Friday in an internal memo that he personally will take …

AS WORD SANK IN that Motorola Inc. is “exploring the structural and strategic realignment” of its business – including the possible creation of a standalone company for its devices business …

Nokia Corp. and Sony Ericsson are gearing up for what looks to be an epic battle on the mobile content playground. But the complicated world of mobile content is more …

The landscape of the wireless industry is in flux as you read this story, with product launches, pre-announcements and hype flying by like so much confetti on the wind.Or is …

As word sank in that Motorola Inc. is “exploring the structural and strategic realignment” of its business – including the possible creation of a standalone company for its devices business …

L.M. Ericsson stock is down nearly 3% to $22.07 on news that the company’s networks business lost momentum in the final months of the year. The company reported $886.7 million …

Motorola Inc.’s CEO Greg Brown today said the company is exploring options to accelerate the recovery of its mobile devices business, including the possible creation of a standalone devices business.Rumors …

Garmin Ltd. yesterday in New York revealed its “nuvifone” product, a personal navigation device (PND) with a touchscreen, GSM/HSDPA functionality for voice and data and native GPS.While the product had …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

Sony Ericsson said it has secured deals with 10 music labels, adding 5 million new tracks to its mobile music service.The company, a joint venture between Sony Corp. and L.M. …

LG Electronics Inc. shipped 23.7 million handsets in the fourth quarter, up nearly 40% year-on-year, based on its expanded feature phone offerings, the company said.LG’s handset revenue for the year-end …

Disney and ESPN Media Networks have appointed Tim Connolly to the newly created position of VP of mobile distribution. Connolly has extensive experience in the wireless industry, most recently serving …

Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. will sell its ailing handset business — and wireless infrastructure assets — to Kyocera Corp. for about $375 million, the two companies announced.Sanyo’s handset unit had …

The first two handset vendors to report fourth-quarter and full 2007 earnings last week both forecast 10% growth for their sector in 2008, on top of healthy unit volume growth …

Slash and cashVerizon Wireless said Guitar Hero III Mobile is its third-best-selling game of 2007 after only a few weeks of availability. The game, developed by Hands-On Mobile, was launched …

The Japanese-Swedish joint venture, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, had a mixed fourth quarter but ended 2007 with strong numbers and a projection of 10% industry-wide handset growth this year.The news …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–Credit Suisse First Boston lowered its 2007 EPS estimates on Leap …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

Promising to take consumers “beyond music” with a music-centric phone — a tri-band HSDPA Walkman W760 — Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications offered two Walkman handsets yesterday in a prelude to …