In Motion

Three things you need to know about the handset market in the United States last quarter, courtesy of Strategy Analytics: 1) Overall unit sales reached nearly 42 million, up 5.3% …

The maturing U.S. handset market continued to chug along in the first half of the year – though slowing relative to years past – and analysts offered an array of …

Motorola Inc. says its troubled handset business is improving and will be stronger by the end of the year, but CEO Gregory Brown isn’t willing to say when he expects …

How much do we really know about our phones or – even more complex – our smartphones? We know they turn on, make calls and even connect to our work …

Motorola Inc. is screaming foul over a former executive now helping Apple Inc. with its global market expansion. The Schaumburg, Ill., firm – whose international device business is crumbling – …

Consumers are shelling out big money for high-end phones with hi-resolution screens and eye-popping features. But mobile gaming is still all about casual.More than 7 million smartphones were sold in …

Zumobi launched a version of its free, widget-based content application for users of Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry devices and expanded its content offerings.A Microsoft Corp. spinoff, Zumobi launched last …

Sprint Nextel Corp. and Palm Inc. are pushing hard for enterprise customers with their new Treo 800w, the first Palm device to offer Wi-Fi and GPS connectivity, with broadband speeds.In …

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 iPhone 3G’s “opening weekend” — get used to the movie lingo in this context — saw “one million devices sold” in 21 countries, according to Apple Inc.’s CEO Steve …

So you’re sick of that grimy flip phone you’ve faithfully (pathetically) toted around for two years – an eternity by any measure, except if you happen to enjoy immense wealth. …

Crackberry addicts are 60% more likely to visit Apple Inc.’s Web site – presumably to peruse the new 3G iPhone’s features – than owners of other handsets, a survey of …

When it comes to investment money, perhaps no space in mobile is as hot as social networking. And it looks like the spigot isn’t going to shut off anytime soon. …

You already know that Steve Jobs understands the power of deep device lust in American hearts and, indeed, in hearts around the globe. And it may not be news that …

Handset vendors’ second-quarter earnings are expected to be ho-hum, based on a global lull in new product launches during the quarter. As usual, however, analysts will carefully parse the language …

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 …

Research In Motion Ltd. doubled its fiscal first quarter revenue and net income over the year-ago quarter, sold 5.4 million devices and added 2.3 million new subscribers. RIM’s fiscal first …

Wi-LAN Inc., a Canadian wireless technology firm, filed a new patent infringement lawsuit against Research in Motion Ltd., Motorola Inc. and UTStarcom Inc. Wi-LAN said the three companies, subject of …

Research In Motion Ltd. reports fiscal first-quarter earnings on June 25 and, driven by sales of its Curve at Verizon Wireless, two analysts said the company’s results likely would be …

Analyst Tero Kuittinen at Global Crown Capital L.L.C. said in a note to investors that top-tier carriers in the United States were pulling back on support for Motorola Inc., and …

APPLE INC. IS THE NAME and, now, sheer volume is the game.Before the “wow” factor for his much-hyped handset fades or is eclipsed by competitors, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has …

An emerging subplot in the escalating early termination fee controversy is the harsh criticism that’s surfacing in federal lawsuits over the impact on consumer credit ratings when a dispute arises …

Qualcomm Inc. said that it expected revenue in its current quarter, on a pro forma basis, would be just above the high-end of its prior guidance of about $2.5 billion …

Disaster reliefVerizon Wireless launched a program designed to make it easy for its customers to donate to disaster relief efforts targeted at China and Myanmar. The program allows postpaid customers …

Perhaps no segment in mobile data remains as untapped as wireless e-mail.Research In Motion Ltd. continues to dominate the market for high-powered users, resulting in millions of CrackBerry addicts hunched …