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If our googling serves us right, NPR Mobile is the first NPR application for the iPhone. So who wants to experience the unique sensation of falling asleep while jogging? (We …

Hello! And welcome to a special edition of our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. As 2008 draws to a close and we take stock of all the changes that …

Looking to cater to business travelers, iPass this week launched its iPassConnect offering targeted at users of Apple Inc.’s iPhone and iPod Touch. The company said users can get access …

Palm is suddenly making some impressive moves. Unfortunately for the handset maker’s shareholders, it’s making them about a year too late.The Silicon Valley-based manufacturer this week took the wraps off …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Up until very …

Mobile data is exploding as consumers are flocking to cutting-edge, high-end software platforms like Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android. But Everypoint is hoping to gain traction with users – and, …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.The …

Microsoft is offering a free application for Apple’s iPhone before making the software available for its own Windows Mobile platform.

Until now, Apple has been pretty mellow about using undocumented API calls in App Store offerings. As any class-dump of Apple's frameworks reveals , the iPhone libraries are far richer …

RadioShack Corp. announced a new $100 netbook sporting 3G connectivity. The catch? Customers have to sign up for two years’ worth of AT&T Mobility’s DataConnect mobile broadband service at $60 …

It’s getting cheaper to advertise in mobile as cost-per-impression ad rates hit single-digit pricing in some cases. The economy isn’t the only factor at work here: Also in play is …

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 …

The Swedish subsidiary of Neonode Inc. – Neonode AB – filed for bankruptcy this week and the parent company said it too would restructure and continue life as a touchscreen-licensing …

My e-mail inbox is teeming with pitches offering self-serving “predictions” for 2009 that read more like best-case scenarios for those hoping to cash in on mobile. But here’s a forecast …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile indU.S.try to give their insights into the marketplace. While it …

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 …

There’s a very long list of companies with billing platforms that leave carriers out of the revenue stream. But even as operators grudgingly open up their networks, nobody seems to …

Rumors of a pending deal to sell the iPhone 3G at Wal-Mart are bouncing around between mainstream media, bloggers and analysts. The San Jose Mercury News reported Friday that Apple …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …

Nokia Corp. said last week that holiday-related handset sales will likely fall short of the company’s last estimate, issued in mid-November. Three weeks ago, Nokia had forecast 330 million units, …

Various metrics for how the handset market is faring at this juncture are swirling like the snow in a paperweight designed to be shaken for pleasant effect. But this swirl …

I just got back from a long weekend in a place that is defying the economic downturn, where there is a housing shortage because of all of the people flocking …

The economy has apparently been heading south for about a year now, but the iPhone's sales numbers haven't taken a nosedive just yet. The global smartphone market has also been …

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 …

Text messaging aggregators such as mBlox, OpenMarket and VeriSign Inc. have built lucrative businesses by serving as middlemen between carriers and companies (or political candidates) looking to send text messages …