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SEATTLE-U.S. consumers with Motorola Inc. Razr or Sanyo Corp. SCP-8200 handsets are more likely to consume mobile content than owners of any other wireless phone, according to new figures from …

A study commissioned by the Wi-Fi Alliance not surprisingly found that Wi-Fi users in fact do enjoy the convenience of Wi-Fi technology. Survey.com conducted the survey, which tallied 1,000 Americans …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carriers Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its A- corporate …

SEATTLE-Nearly half of U.S. consumers said they expect wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Internet-capable personal digital assistants, to have the greatest impact on their lifestyle in the coming year, …

U.S. consumers will be shopping for high-tech phones to take advantage of new high-speed networks this holiday season, according to a new study from Boston-based research firm Compete Inc.. Instead …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carriers Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services raised its ratings on …

BOSTON-Motorola Inc.’s Razr phone and Danger Inc.’s Sidekick II will find their way into more Christmas stockings this year than other devices. The Razr and the Sidekick II top holiday …

A new study commissioned by the Wi-Fi Alliance not surprisingly found that Wi-Fi users do in fact enjoy the convenience of Wi-Fi technology. Survey.com conducted the survey, which tallied 1,000 …

ATLANTA, Georgia-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is among a half-dozen technology and financial companies teaming on a contactless payment and content trial at Atlanta’s Philips Arena. JP Morgan Chase & Co., Nokia …

Wireless carriers struck out once again in Consumer Reports’ annual survey of cellular phones and service. Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. came in for particularly harsh …

ARLINGTON, Va.-Young people are leading the way in the trend of cutting the cord. A new report from the Consumer Electronics Association said younger consumers, especially singles and those who …

NEW YORK-Investment banking firm CIBC World Markets raised its 2006 handset sales forecast to almost 1 billion phones, supporting claims that the worldwide mobile phone market continues to exceed expectations. …

NEW YORK-Mobile technology is becoming a source of significant information security concerns within the insurance industry, according to a survey of insurance industry executives conducted by Ernst & Young. Web …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Worldwide sales of semiconductors surged past $20 billion in October, driven by strong customer demand for consumer electronics such as cellular phones. Sales increased by 6.75 percent compared …

STAMFORD, Conn.-Wireless handsets will continue to replace traditional telephones and 30 percent of U.S. homes will use only cellular or Internet telephony by 2010, according to the Gartner Group. Growth …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-The enterprise wireless LAN market showed strong results in the third quarter, increasing 9 percent sequentially to $249 million. According to Dell’Oro Group, growth was due greatly to …

What traditionally has been a holiday battle for market share among nationwide operators this year has turned into a struggle to compete against the Verizon Wireless juggernaut. The industry’s second-largest …

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-By 2010, less than 5 percent of broadband subscribers will use WiMAX technology as a fixed wireless broadband access solution, said research firm iSuppli Corp. WiMAX technology will …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Strong subscriber growth is driving an increase in GSM-based infrastructure equipment sales, which grew six percent in the third quarter according to the latest Dell’Oro Group Mobility Infrastructure …

LONDON-Mobile gambling will hit the mass market next year and explode into a $4.26 billion industry in 2008, according to a report from U.K. media and research firm visiongain. Companies …

LOS ANGELES-More than 20 percent of teen U.S. cell-phone users have downloaded at least 10 ringtones in the last month, and 12 percent have downloaded 15 or more music clips, …

BOSTON, Mass.-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. came out the winner in a recent customer satisfaction study covering mobile-phone owners in the United States and Western Europe. According to numbers from research …

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-A pair of studies conducted by Avaya Inc. and the BPM Forum found that businesses worldwide are struggling to keep up with the needs of expanding mobile and …

BOSTON-An investment group led by private-equity firm Alta Communications announced it has acquired technology research firm Yankee Group. Yankee Group was previously owned by Decision Matrix Group L.L.C. Brian Adamik, …

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-By 2010, less than 5 percent of broadband subscribers will use WiMAX technology as a fixed wireless broadband access solution, said research firm iSuppli Corp. WiMAX technology will …