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When in past years Symbian Ltd. nervously eyed the nascent promise of mobile Linux, Symbian evangelists noted sharply that the rival, open-source platform would require considerable sweat equity or costly …

The looming copyright battle centered on Apple Inc.’s iPhone may seem obscure, but the outcome could have wide-ranging implications for U.S. mobile users and the developers who target them. It’s …

In an ongoing effort to cut costs, Nokia Corp. today invited 1,000 workers worldwide to voluntarily resign. The Finnish handset maker, which had about 128,000 employees at the end of …

Editor’s Note: The following lists ranks the 10 most popular handsets in the United States for the month of December. Rankings were provided by AvianResearch L.L.C. The firm derives its …

In the Obama era, the telecom and tech industries, consumer advocates, states and other stakeholders will be watching carefully for key policy tendencies emanating from a Federal Communications Commission apt …

In the Obama era, the telecom and tech industries, consumer advocates, states and other stakeholders will be watching carefully for key policy tendencies emanating from a Federal Communications Commission apt …

AT&T Mobility President Ralph De la Vega opined the benefits of an open wireless ecosystem at last week’s Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona, Spain, noting that wireless customers want …

With churn rates rising among subscribers, wireless-phone companies are pouring on the promotions and marketing spending in hopes of keeping cost-conscious consumers in the fold. There are no hard numbers …

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is backing the home team – namely, Nokia Corp.’s Symbian platform – with a hefty $630 million investment.The long-term bank of the European Union announced …

Although Sprint Nextel Corp.’s fourth-quarter earnings came with significant bad news, two analysts think better times are ahead for the nation’s No. 3 wireless provider. Sprint Nextel churned more than …

AT&T Mobility will offer Pantech Wireless’ Matrix Pro – a smart version of last fall’s dual-sliding messaging phone – on Feb. 24 for $180, with a service contract and a …

BARCELONA, Spain — 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 …

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 …

Yahoo Inc. unveiled an overhauled mobile portal that it hopes will become “your starting point to the Internet.”The company launched a beta version of Yahoo Mobile, a wireless Web destination …

BARCELONA, Spain – AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega used his Mobile World Congress keynote speech here to plead industry leaders for a common set of applications and application …

BARCELONA, Spain – As Research in Motion Ltd., Opera Software, Apple Inc. and others encroach on its territory, Microsoft Corp. sought to fight back with an updated version of its …

BARCELONA, Spain – LG Electronics Co. Ltd. said it will make smartphones running both the Windows Mobile and Android operating systems, and will release an application storefront in the second …

BARCELONA, Spain – Nokia Corp. introduced an application storefront that will connect developers directly with consumers, a move that comes almost a year after Apple Inc. announced a similar offering …

The Communications Workers of America and AT&T Mobility remain deadlocked over a new contract covering more than 20,000 workers employed by the No. 2 wireless provider. The labor-management faceoff is …

VH1 is the latest cable programmer to launch an iPhone application, with the news today that it’s rolling out celebrity photos and show clips this month to the popular cellphone. …

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 …

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 …

All the pieces are in place for a turnaround at Palm Inc., CEO Ed Colligan said in extolling the company’s next-generation platform, due to launch in months.Perhaps the biggest variable …

Microsoft Corp.’s ActiveSync technology is behind Google Inc.’s latest mobile synching offering.The Mountain View, Calif.-based Internet giant on Monday rolled out Google Sync., a feature that allows users with iPhones …

The Communications Workers of America and AT&T Mobility failed to reach an agreement over the weekend on a new contract covering 20,000 wireless workers in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Mountain …