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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 …

Better late than never.Handsets that didn’t arrive by “Black Friday” or “Cyber Monday”-the ultimate days for in-store and online shopping, respectively-may still make an impression on harried shoppers.Nokia Corp. and …

Wireless patent licensor InterDigital Inc. said it won confirmation from a federal judge that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. owes it $134 million in royalties for sales of GSM and GPRS/EDGE …

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands-Nokia Corp. blew the lid off what it sees as the future of mobile connectivity this morning at Nokia World. President and CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo and Executive VP and …

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands- Nokia Corp. and Universal Music Group International shook up the music industry this morning at Nokia World.Imagine a service-“Comes with Music”-that gives Nokia device owners instant access to …

In its annual rating of wireless service, Consumer Reports christened Verizon Wireless and Alltel Corp. its top picks-and largely panned service from Sprint Nextel Corp.Based on nearly 48,000 responses from …

In a bid to expand its direct-to-consumer content offerings, Nokia Corp. announced the release of a free-to-download, Internet-based radio service for its cellphones.The application, available to Nokia phone owners, allows …

Swapping out a chief executive sends a message of change.In the case of Ed Zander’s long-anticipated departure from his CEO position at Motorola Inc., the message-new leadership-appears to require more …

News broke last week that Verizon Wireless would pursue Long Term Evolution technology as its next-generation play, which hurts Qualcomm Inc.’s prospects. Qualcomm is proffering CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Rev. C, …

Some sense that fortune has finally broken in its favor has Qualcomm Inc. glad for “small victories,” though the company acknowledges it has a heaping plate of legal challenges ahead.Last …

Swapping out a chief executive sends a message of change. In the case of Motorola Inc.’s CEO Ed Zander’s long-anticipated departure, announced today, the message-new leadership-will require updates. Investors and …

Verizon Wireless announced it will use Long Term Evolution technology for its fourth generation network. The carrier said that it and parent company Vodafone Group plc will begin testing LTE …

Verizon Wireless’ declaration this morning that “any application, any device” will run on its network next year is clearly an overstatement-Verizon’s CDMA network allows only CDMA-based devices, in use by …

One little press release can change everything (including this column).Verizon Wireless’ announcement today that starting next year it will begin allowing any device and any application to work on its …

While you were contemplating the origins of cranberry sauce in a can, a federal judge Friday let stand a jury verdict in Santa Ana, Calif., that found Qualcomm Inc. infringed …

Clear Channel Communication Inc.’s outdoor advertising division will team with Qwikker to send marketing messages to wireless users via Bluetooth.The companies announced plans to “build an interactive digital network” integrating …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday 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. …

As the wireless industry kicks into high gear for the upcoming holiday shopping season, and handset makers pull out all the stops to hype their latest offerings, now seems a …

Nokia Corp. is taking steps to become a more competitive player in mobile advertising, with an announcement last week that it would partner with Handmark for an end-to-end mobile solution …

Whether an element of schadenfreude-pleasure at another’s misfortune-has played a role in Qualcomm Inc.’s depressed stock value, no one can say. But two analysts this week took a careful look …

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …

Sprint Nextel Corp. remains committed to its WiMAX plans and continues to move forward with its soft launch of services in Chicago, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. ,later this year, according …

Following the failure of its U.S. mobile virtual network operator business, the Walt Disney Co. is now turning its attention to the east with plans to launch an MVNO service …

TERMINATING A LETTER OF INTENT-as Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. did Nov. 9-doesn’t lend itself to gauging possible impacts to Sprint Nextel’s ambitious, multibillion-dollar WiMAX plans. Assessing impacts to …

Motorola Inc. said its venture capital arm, Motorola Ventures, would invest in Tilefile Ltd., which has developed a social-media platform. Terms were not disclosed. Leading handset companies such as Motorola …