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DALLAS—Another trial of near field communication for contactless payment is underway in Dallas. The trial will include up to 500 participants and will last six months, according to participants MasterCard, Nokia …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. reported increases in both revenues and earnings for its fourth quarter and full year, but the company warned that it is “not optimistic” that its licensing negotiations …

NEW DELHI—Motorola Inc. scored a glimmer of hope in India as a court there issued an injunction that temporarily stops India’s state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. from awarding its multibillion-dollar …

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 …

WESTCHESTER, Ill.—Consolidation among communications vendors continued as Andrew Corp. announced plans to spend $50.5 million in cash to buy the wireless division of EMS Technologies Inc. Georgia-based EMS Wireless racked …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.—InterDigital Communications Corp. is crying foul over a request by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. to the International Chamber of Commerce for new arbitration relating to a patent …

PRAGUE, Czech Republic—Microsoft Corp. said it will open a business support center for mobile technology in the capital of the Czech Republic to serve European network operators and “manufacturers of …

Motorola Inc. is moving and shaking with ambition and two news items this week point to a growth strategy that includes European markets for handsets and networks. In public statements, …

The fourth quarter-a seasonally hot quarter for handset sales-is well underway. Time for the crystal ball and a word from a couple of gazers. The outlook remains positive for fourth-quarter …

In Hollywood’s movie industry, as in New York’s publishing industry, the cutting question is, “Yes, but what have you done lately?” Add the semiconductor industry to that list. When Texas …

Over the Razr’s unprecedented two-year run, the retail price of the device has plummeted from $500 to $50, drawing new volumes of consumers at each price point along the way. …

Two wireless service providers last week began offering their customers handsets that can move between cellular and Wi-Fi networks, moves that mark the first serious attempt at commercially available converged …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Motorola Inc. is moving and shaking with ambition and two news items this week point to a growth strategy that includes European markets for handsets and networks. In public …

DALLAS—It’s all about the outlook, even for companies performing well. Texas Instruments Inc. was reminded of this Wall Street maxim as it reported an 11-percent rise in third-quarter net income …

BELLEVUE, Wash.—Two wireless service providers have begun offering their customers handsets that can move between cellular and Wi-Fi networks, moves that mark the first serious attempt at commercially available converged …

DALLAS—The holiday retail season kicked into high gear as T-Mobile USA Inc., Virgin Mobile and others introduced a bevy of new handsets. First up was Bang & Olufsen, best known …

By Julie Jargon CHICAGO—Motorola Inc. cell phone chief Ron Garriques promised investors in May that the company’s new Q smart phone would follow the same trajectory as its smash hit …

Style and innovation matter. So does brand and, of course, size. Carrier relationships help too, though three of the strongest brands continue to exert a gravity of their own. The …

Timing, they say, is everything. And so it goes with mobile handset vendors and their product announcements. There’s a natural tension between the need to keep the market informed about …

LONDON-Nokia Corp. is teaming with Turner Broadcasting to offer content from the Cartoon Network directly to wireless users. Subscribers will be able to browse and download games, video clips and …

SAN FRANCISCO-Motorola Inc. named veteran package goods marketer Kenneth “Casey” Keller as chief marketing officer, succeeding the late Geoffrey Frost. Keller, a P&G veteran, joined the H.J. Heinz Co. in …

One little number means so much-it’s a sign of customer satisfaction, implies network quality and is closely tracked as an indication of the health of wireless service providers. Steve Bamberger, …

Did anyone else notice that during the recent WiMAX World trade show, every vendor launching WiMAX gear touted Multiple Input, Multiple Output technology as part of its solution? Indeed, Aclatel …

Mobile marketing took another step toward the mainstream last week as noted advertising firm R/GA launched a division to address wireless phones. The agency, which has moved aggressively to embrace …

ESPOO, Finland—Nokia Corp. reported a mixed bag of third-quarter results that may reflect the “re-grouping” nature of the traditionally slow quarter as the business gears toward the lucrative final quarter …