ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Apple Computer Inc. fueled speculation about its intentions in wireless as the company's efforts to trademark the phrase "Mobile Me" came to light. Apple has filed a series of applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office laying claim to "Mobile Me" to...
Crown Castle International Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. are placing huge bets on mobile TV, spending a combined $1.3 billion to build networks dedicated almost entirely to one-way wireless video. Traditional TV networks and film studios are hastily establishing divisions to produce content for "the...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc is partnering with Sony Corp. on an interactive streaming radio service for mobile phones and PCs. The companies unveiled Vodafone Radio DJ, which offers custom content based on users' tastes and preferences. The subscription service also includes a dual-download feature, allowing...
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. released a new clamshell-style phone that features quad-band GSM support, 1.3 megapixel digital camera, Bluetooth, a digital music player and the Macromedia Flash player. The company did not say where it would sell the phone, but that it would ship in...
The blazing-hot mobile-phone market is finally due for a cool down, and the only companies able to weather the difficulties will be those that have substantial businesses already. As the world's phone makers coast into the first quarter, many will have to take stock...
WASHINGTON-The Missouri Supreme Court gave a stunning rebuke to rural local exchange carriers, which have been trying unsuccessfully to recover money they believe wireless carriers owe them for connecting calls from mobile phones to their customers. The Missouri court reaffirmed the Missouri Public Service...
WASHINGTON-Siyamend Othman, head of the Iraqi National Communications and Media Commission, said mobile phone and wireless local loop licensing will be top priorities in the country this year. Othman met this week with representatives from the Federal Communications Commission, the telecom industry and other...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Apple Computer Inc. fueled speculation about its intentions in wireless this week as the company's efforts to trademark the phrase "Mobile Me" came to light. Apple last week filed a series of applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office laying claim to...
SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s profit jumped almost 40 percent in the fourth quarter, but the gains were largely driven by the company's semiconductor and TV businesses. Samsung's wireless business saw a slight rise in sales quarter over quarter but a drop in...
WASHINGTON-The Missouri Supreme Court gave a stunning rebuke to rural local exchange carriers, which have been trying unsuccessfully to recover money they believe wireless carriers owe them for connecting calls from mobile phones to RLEC customers. The Missouri court said the Missouri Public Service...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Google Inc. is working to patent a wireless marketing method that would allow users to dial an advertiser's phone number with a single click, according to a U.S. Patent & Trademark Office application published last week. The document, which was cited last week...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-The blazing-hot mobile phone market is finally due for a cool-down, according to research from iSuppli Corp. The firm said slowing growth and falling prices will lead to a revenue decline to $109.7 billion in 2006, down 4.7 percent from 2005's historic...
MIAMI-Strax Holdings Inc., which sells mobile phones, phone accessories and data services, announced it acquired European accessory makers more…Mobilfunkzubehor GmbH and more…International Ltd. Terms of the deal were not disclosed."The new company will become one of the largest and fastest growing mobile phone accessory...
WASHINGTON-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as early as today is expected to appoint former Federal Communications Commission member Rachelle Chong to replace Susan Kennedy on the California Public Utilities Commission. Chong, a Republican, was an FCC member between 1994 and 1997 and was closely involved...
LONDON-Vodafone Group Plc is partnering with Sony Corp. on an interactive streaming radio service for mobile phones and PCs. The companies unveiled Vodafone Radio DJ, which offers customized content based on users' tastes and preferences. The subscription service also includes a dual-download feature, allowing...
DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. announced it plans to sell its Sensors & Controls business to affiliates of Bain Capital L.L.C., a private equity investment firm, for $3 billion in cash. TI's stock was down slightly after the news to $34.07 per share. TI's Sensors &...
Tier 1 operators are beginning to use retail outlets to build long-term customer relationships and generate revenues from lucrative data applications. But when it comes to the brick-and-mortar sales counter, the wireless consumer is still very much up for grabs. While the wireless industry...
WASHINGTON-Minnesota has become the latest state to enforce legislation restricting cell-phone use by teenage drivers, the 10th state to do so in the face of mounting research on the dangers of talking on the phone while driving. Given their inexperience behind the wheel, teens...
Nokia Corp. will showcase its wares at every CompUSA Inc. location by March, the companies said.Nokia, which already has a presence in about 200 CompUSA stores, said it plans to use the nationwide rollout to demonstrate new, high-tech devices including camera phones and smart...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-While China continues to export a growing number of cell phones, new research also shows that the country's domestic market is set to explode. According to electronics research firm iSuppli Corp., China exported 45.5 million mobile phones during the third quarter, a...
DALLAS-Nokia Corp. will showcase its wares at every CompUSA Inc. location by March, the companies said. Nokia, which already has a presence in about 200 CompUSA stores, said it plans to use the nationwide rollout to demonstrate new, high-tech devices including camera phones and...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-While China continues to export a growing number of cell phones, new research also shows that the country's domestic market is set to explode. According to electronics research firm iSuppli Corp., China exported 45.5 million mobile phones during the third quarter, a...
DENVER-Licensing clearinghouse MPEG LA L.L.C. said it is working to assemble a patent portfolio for Digital Multimedia Broadcasting, which is used in South Korea to send video content to mobile phones and other devices both terrestrially and by satellite. The company said it hopes...
TORONTO-Bell Canada launched a full-track music download service powered by Groove Mobile, which also enables a similar service recently launched by Sprint Nextel Corp. Bell Canada said consumers are charged $2.58 per song and that the service is available using the Samsung Electronics Co....
