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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 …

What do you get when you combine personal locator beacon wireless technology, a loyal black Lab and three climbers stranded on Mt. Hood: survival. It doesn’t always turn out that …

So the latest topic of endless hype within the wireless industry seems to be ad-supported content and services. Ad-supported mobile social networking, ad-supported games, ad-supported muni Wi-Fi-the list goes on …

Mobile Melo shoots, scoresCarmelo Anthony, star of the Denver Nuggets basketball team, has launched a mobile portal called Melo Mobile. The portal is powered by Konami Corp.’s mobile division. The …

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.–All the talk about Alltel being acquired is not settling well with some …

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 …

Brightpoint Inc. will acquire Danish cellphone distributor Dangaard Telekom in a deal valued at $300 million, making Brightpoint the largest distributor of handsets serving European and U.S. markets. The transaction …

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. …

Nothing wrecks a trip to Europe like work. And last week I was lucky enough to travel to Barcelona to cover the 3GSM World Congress. While the show is too …

Most of the energy these days in Washington is understandably focused on the Next Big Auction. And why not? 700 MHz bidding later this year could attract a mix of …

To the Editor,Regarding your opinion that fixing public safety requires more than band-aids. There are more fundamental questions to answer. Before you spend my money on a federal mandate, tell …

Bring on the cast from Foster’s Home for Imaginary FriendsCartoon Network New Media announced the development of CallToons, a mobile application that allows cellphone users to select their favorite Cartoon …

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube. –Evidently, New Yorkers aren’t confident that their citizens have been trained to …

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 …

Editor’s Note: Welcome 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. In …

The only way public-safety interoperability problems are going to be fixed is through federal law. And Congress should tackle it-this year. And our federal taxes should fund it-immediately. And the …

All but lost in the fireworks early this year over Cyren Call Communications Corp.’s public-safety broadband plan, TV white spaces, net neutrality and the spotty state of U.S broadband has …

House Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) said the Federal Communications Commission’s gauge for measuring broadband speed and penetration in the United States is outdated, calling for improved spectrum management …

Hedgehogging Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube. –So last week we pointed out that Steve Jobs must think …

The latest cellphone accessoryA variety of online retailers are offering seat-belt covers that incorporate a pocket to hold mobile phones and headsets. Amazon.com offers the Vizion Seat Belt Cover With …

House Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) said the Federal Communications Commission’s gauge for measuring broadband speed and penetration in the United States is outdated. Dingell called for improved spectrum …

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 …

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. …

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.–If you are one of the 12 people who haven’t yet viewed Stephen …

As a testament to the fickleness of the wireless industry, Motorola Inc., once the bell of the handset ball, has fallen on hard times.Was it not so long ago that …