The perversity of Wall Street came into focus after Research In Motion Ltd. delivered solid fourth-quarter fiscal 2006 earnings yesterday that were still below some expectations. It’s all about emotion …
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Palm Inc.’s management told analysts in New York yesterday that it will exploit growth in the smartphone sector to thrive, yet ducked questions about whether the company would be acquired, …
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Money was the root of all interest at the recent CTIA Wireless conference, with various announcements from companies that want to play in the mobile payments and banking space, and …
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ORLANDO, Fla.-If smartphones aren’t the proverbial “overnight success” that results from years of toil, they’ve acquired added cachet in the industry because the players are focused on growth. Operators seek …
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Enterprise, entertainment evangelism: CTIA keynoters look back and beyond 2007
by jscarboby jscarboORLANDO, Fla.-A packed hall heard evangelism, exhortation and ebullience from a trio of industry speakers yesterday morning, as the CTIA Wireless 2007 trade show got underway. Attendees also got a …
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BlackBerry gets in the game: Gameloft, RIM to target high-end crowd with games
by jscarboby jscarboTeens and young adults dominate the console gaming space, but mobile publishers are hoping their parents can help take wireless gaming into the mainstream.Gameloft this week plan to announce a …
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The battle of the titans continued last week as the industry’s No. 1 and No. 2 carriers rolled out dueling promotional efforts centered on popular handsets. AT&T Inc.’s Cingular division, …
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The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Handset and infrastructure vendors CIBC World Markets lowered its estimates …
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CTIA announced that Research In Motion Ltd.’s Mike Lazaridis will replace Motorola’s Ed Zander as one of the kickoff keynoters at the association’s trade show next week. Lazaridis, RIM’s president …
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Sprint Nextel Corp. is hoping to push its new location-based offerings by adding them to some of its high-end data plans.The carrier added a host of GPS-enabled navigation services to …
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Get on your comfy walking shoes, it’s show time: CTIA in Orlando: match made in spring heaven, more than 400,000 square feet of exhibit space
by jscarboby jscarboMarch in Florida typically conjures up images of half-naked college kids partying 24/7 on the beach, or for the more modest long lines and mouse ears. But, for the wireless …
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Online mobile phone retailer Wirefly, a site operated by InPhonic Inc., released a report on the sharp growth in smartphone sales of late. The company said smartphone sales have increased …
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Research in Motion Ltd. has announced that it will adjust its earnings by $250 million due to the results of an internal review of its stock-option grants, and that several …
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Treo maker Palm Inc. is considering strategic options ranging from acquisitions to a full-out sale of the company, according to media reports. The news comes as the market for cellphones …
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Visto Corp. added to its already impressive coffers earlier this month, raising another $35 million in what the mobile e-mail service provider said is its final round of funding. But …
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Sprint Nextel Corp. this past week made increased efforts to work its online retail handset angle. The carrier added at least four new handsets in the entry- and low-tiers, cut …
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Sprint Nextel Corp. this past week made increased efforts to work its online retail handset angle. The carrier added at least four new handsets in the entry- and low-tiers, cut …
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Wireless e-mail company Visto Corp. announced it raised another $35 million in venture-capital funding, this time scoring money from Altitude Capital Partners L.L.C. The news means that Visto has now …
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Research In Motion Ltd. introduced its latest device, the BlackBerry 8800, at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Touted as the thinnest BlackBerry handset yet, the device is equipped …
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As with many legal settlements, the terms are undisclosed and it’s back to business as usual, but probably with subtle changes. Research In Motion Ltd. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. …
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Cingular Wireless L.L.C. customers who have push-to-talk phones now have the ability to use the service on an a la carte basis for 15 cents per minute. The carrier said …
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Palm Inc. finally made good on its vow to offer push e-mail service similar to Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry service.The company announced an upgrade to its VersaMail service for …
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T-Mobile USA Inc. offered data this week purporting to demonstrate the consumer appeal of the Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry Pearl. The tidbits suggest that the Pearl-designed to appeal to …
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Internet behemoths and pure-play startups are hastily inking deals and positioning themselves for a long, hard slog on the mobile search battlefield. Yahoo Inc. continued its aggressive move into wireless …
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The biggest news at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday morning was the news occurring simultaneously in San Francisco at MacWorld, where the long-awaited Apple Inc. iPhone …