In Motion

BOSTON—Motorola Inc.’s Q phone garnered significant interest from online handset shoppers during the first month it was released, according to an analysis by Compete Inc., which studies the behavior of …

EAST SUSSEX, U.K.—Open-source mobile e-mail developer Synchronica plc said it scored a deal with IXI Mobile Inc. to provide push e-mail for Ogo devices. IXI purchased the license to Syncronica’s …

Boston Communications Group Inc. settled its long-running dispute with Freedom Wireless Inc., agreeing to pay $55.3 million to the patent-holding firm. BCGI suffered a potentially fatal blow last year when …

   CUPERTINO, Calif.—Rumors of an “iPod phone” gained further traction after an Apple Computer Inc. executive hinted at an iTunes-friendly handset during a conference call with analysts Wednesday. Chief Financial …

IRVINE, Calif.—AskMeNow, which allows cell-phone users to search the Internet for information using natural language queries, said it disabled its call-in Interactive Voice Response feature while it makes enhancements to …

The data on mobile devices and data is clear and simple: smart-phone users consume more data because their devices are optimized for games, video, music and e-mail. Even the most …

The deadline for compliance with the European Union’s laws on hazardous substances in consumer goods came and went on July 1 without much fanfare and little news on whether major …

Now that the dust has settled on news that Marvell Technology Group Ltd. will purchase Intel Corp.’s communications and application processor businesses for $600 million, many observers would love to …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Click here for wireless ratings from past weeks from RCR …

As smart-phone sales go, so go the fortunes of the operating systems that make the hybrid phone/computing devices run for prosumers and enterprise customers. Recent research by Compete Inc., which …

Diversification, anyone will tell you, is a smart move. Excelling in one area is no guarantee against a changing market. Common sense dictates that you hedge your bets. But even …

While a handful of mobile e-mail service providers seem most at ease in the courtroom, Fabrizio Capobianco is comfortable on the tightrope. Capobianco is chief executive officer of Funambol Inc., …

WATERLOO, Ontario—Research In Motion Ltd. yesterday reported fiscal first-quarter 2007 revenue of $613 million, a 35-percent jump from the year-ago quarter, but profits for the quarter of $129.8 million were …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Good Technology Inc. unveiled the IBM Lotus Domino version of its e-mail service, making good on a year-old vow to support the popular enterprise software. Good Mobile Messaging, …

In a move that smacks of the Research In Motion Ltd./NTP Inc. tussle, a holding company that owns wireless spectrum has sued Alltel Corp. and Verizon Wireless over alleged patent …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Research In Motion Ltd. announced they would make the BlackBerry 7130c device and service offering available at prices aimed at consumers-prices that exactly match the new …

The latest scuttlebutt surrounding Steve Jobs’ much-anticipated jump into wireless sounds more like a breakfast treat than a music-friendly phone-but it could produce a tasty mobile device. Tech bloggers and …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—The smart-phone market logged record shipments during the first quarter, according to new research from IDC. Worldwide converged mobile device shipments totaled 18.9 million units during the first quarter, …

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Research In Motion Ltd. announced they would make the BlackBerry 7130c device and service offering available at prices aimed at consumers—prices that exactly match the new …

Amp’d Mobile Inc. has rounded out its service offering with a prepaid play that began selling last week, touting its new pay-as-you-go service as “the first and only pay-as-you-go 3G …

Motorola Inc. will finally bring its much-touted MOTO Q smart phone to market as you read this, probably the last time it will announce a handset far in advance of …

WASHINGTON-Jim Balsillie, chairman of Research in Motion Ltd., last week urged the United States to take a leadership position in reforming its patent system and promoting protection of intellectual property …

OTTAWA, Canada-Mobile Voice over Internet Protocol software developer SIPquest said it picked up $7 million during its third round of funding, money that comes as the company works to rename …

OTTAWA, Canada—Mobile Voice over Internet Protocol software developer SIPquest said it picked up $7 million during its third round of funding, money that comes as the company works to rename …

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. signed a three-year agreement to provide advanced wireless services to state employees in New Jersey. Cingular will serve as the primary provider of messaging services and devices …