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The growing consumer embrace of smartphones – and the willingness to pay for heavily subsidized gadgets and data plans that promise fun and functionality – faces uncharted territory this holiday …

Attention to the “user experience” has become a fervid mantra since the iPhone reached market last year and in one recent case, a specialty firm has been involved in assisting …

Big-box retailer Circuit City said last week it will close 155 of its stores, including 143 locations that house a Verizon Wireless store-within-a-store location. ; circuit city; verizon; Big-box retailer …

Apple Inc.’s 3G iPhone was the top-selling handset in the United States in the third quarter, according to new data from NPD Group. The long reign of Motorola Inc.’s Razr …

With the wireless industry’s nationwide players having posted third-quarter results, it appears that the market is quickly changing from a battle of the big 4 to a war between the …

The third quarter was a rough one for T-Mobile USA Inc. The carrier posted the lowest number postpaid net additions – 293,000 – since its inception in 2001, according to …

NEWS LAST WEEK THAT MOTOROLA INC. HAD SETTLED ON Windows Mobile and Android as handset platforms in an effort to simplify, focus on innovation and manage costs underscored the unknowns …

LG Electronics Co. said today it will work more closely with Microsoft Corp. on converged devices, likely smartphones the Korean vendor is pursuing. The two parties announced the signing of …

Uncharted territory. It’s a phrase bandied about in many quarters since mid-September, when Wall Street’s facade began to crumble. But it’s particularly relevant to the wireless industry as it heads …

Everyone loves a good horse race. But with macro-economic conditions reverberating throughout the wireless industry – handset vendors’ aggregate volume growth in the third quarter appeared to be stagnating – …

In an attempt to keep up with the needs of today’s businesses, Alltel Communications L.L.C. launched a new service allowing workers with smartphones access to client information and data while …

BOSTON – A day after the release of the first cellphone powered by Google Inc.’s Android software, the founder of the startup that initially developed the software took the Mobile …

T-Mobile USA this week launched the Google Android-powered G1 across the country. However, the device, which is built by HTC, is only available in retail locations in cities where the …

BOSTON- One of the most difficult questions asked during panel discussions at the Mobile Internet World 2008 event was “What is a mobile Internet device?” Answers ranged from something bigger …

Sprint Nextel Corp. is making an effort to adapt its services for an older crowd. The carrier has launched Sprint WebCapTel

Wireless industry professionals always seem to be wearing hard hats. Whether building new phones, constructing monthly plans or remodeling ever-faulty customer service options, carriers put their construction tools to use …

Financial analysts typically gauge companies on their future prospects, not past performance. That is acutely so for the current moment in history, a couple weeks into the critical fourth quarter. …

Research In Motion Ltd. said today that its new touchscreen effort – the Storm – is due at Verizon Wireless “later this fall,” pricing to be announced.The price of the …

As stock indices fell sharply today, the selling sent the shares of many leading wireless handset vendors down to well below their prior 52-week low. At the same time, wireless …

The second half of 2008 already ranks highly for offering the most advanced handsets and most reasonable prices in the history of wireless. And myriad device launches are yet to …

After months of hinting at the device, the world’s largest handset maker unveiled its answer to Apple Inc.’s iPhone with the inspiringly named 5800 XpressMusic. The Nokia Corp. gadget features …

Investors slammed BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. for the company’s lowered outlook and product delays ahead of the critical fourth-quarter holiday shopping season, raising questions about the company’s ultimate …

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 …

T-Mobile USA Inc. has erased the worrisome fine print on the data-usage agreement related to its recently announced G1 phone, which the carrier unveiled with Google Inc. and HTC Corp. …

Nokia Corp.’s CEO, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, isn’t counting out rival Motorola Inc. Although Nokia has benefited as much as any company from Motorola’s stumbles in the cellphone business during the past …