Handsets

Dell’Oro Group Inc. analyst Ben Kwan forecast in December that various factors will drive growth in the wireless local are network (WLAN) market for enterprise this year.“While a slowdown in …

As Alcatel-Lucent struggles to regain its financial footing, the company is focusing on its new strategy that will combine its capabilities of the network environment with creative services of the …

After years of treading water and failing to live up to outlandish hype, mobile games finally may be starting to make progress. And it’s the Apple’s iPhone – and, to …

Femtocells are just starting to hit the wireless market, but considerable momentum is building for the technology to play a key role when carriers start to deploy LTE networks.More than …

SEVEN has unveiled its messaging solution for the Android platform that addresses personal and business e-mail on one integrated interface.The solution, which is being showcased at this week’s GSMA Mobile …

Maximizer Software has launched its entirely first mobile product exclusively for BlackBerry handsets that is geared to free workers from laptops and reduce downtime in the field for sales and …

Handset manufacturer Motorola Inc. is likely to pin its future on smartphones based on Google Inc.’s Android operating system, while ceding its low-end, high-volume business to others.Amid a fourth-quarter where …

Boost Mobile’s decision to refocus its efforts on parent company Sprint Nextel Corp.’s iDEN network may be just what the doctor ordered – or a way to make the iDEN …

Sun Microsystems Inc. is hoping to bridge the gap between smartphones and feature phones with a new platform targeting mid- and lower-end devices.The Santa Clara, Calif.-based developer unveiled the mobile …

When it comes to mobile in the enterprise, presence is the buzzword. Just like it was three years ago.Presence – a vaguely defined term referring to the ability to determine …

Shares of Research In Motion Ltd. plunged after the manufacturer said its quarterly earnings and gross margin would come in at the low end of expectations, despite better-than-expected subscriber growth.The …

Faced with uncertain financial conditions, corporations are cutting capital and operating budgets and the outlook for information technology spending this year – where wireless spend resides – has contracted from …

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 …

Handset distributor Brightpoint Inc. said it would slash $40 million to $45 million in annual spending and reduce daily debt by more than $100 million this year.“The company believes that …

Leap Wireless International Inc. is bringing music to the masses, or at least those wireless consumers packing its Cricket devices.Despite the languid adoption of full-track mobile music download services, the …

If the idea of marketing Porsche sports cars on mobile handsets seems unlikely, it’s for good reason: Mobile skews young, but the core Porsche demographic is more middle-age male. And …

The LiMo Foundation continues to make strides as it announced updates to its open platform, notched six new operators to deliver handsets and added two new directors to its board.NTT …

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. …

Sales of GPS-enabled mobile phone are expected to buck the global trend of handset shipment declines this year, according to a report from ABI Research.And even though the market is …

A developer of wireless enterprise solutions claims it has combined the advantages of paging and mobile phones into one service that can be accessed with a smartphone.Onset Technology is targeting …

Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. soared as the company announced cost-cutting measures after its wireless business suffered an estimated $368 million charge.The Redwood City, Calif.-based publisher posted a $641 million …

Smartphones are no longer the exclusive domain of high-powered executives and road warriors. But what that means for the mobile e-mail space – which seems perennially on the verge of …

While being the gold standard for wireless smartphones has its advantages, Apple Inc.’s iPhone and exclusive, domestic carrier partner AT&T Mobility may be evolving into a potential gold mine in …

Motorola Inc. today posted a $3.6 billion loss for the fourth quarter, down from $100 million earned in the year-ago quarter. The news – and weaker than expected guidance on …

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 …