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BARCELONA, Spain-Adding to the somewhat surreal nature of this year’s 3GSM World Congress was the presence of Sprint Nextel Corp.’s CTO Barry West, who headlined a panel discussion on WiMAX …

Verizon Wireless has added two new phone models, one a dual-hinge flip phone from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and another a rebranded Pantech handset from Nokia Corp. The Samsung SCH-u740, …

A new flip phone from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. landed at T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile USA is selling Samsung’s new “Stripe” for $50. The credit card-sized phone accommodates the carrier’s MyFaves …

For anyone who has yet to be convinced, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. used the 3GSM World Congress to show off what it can do with a high-end mobile phone, launching …

Yahoo Inc. announced that LG Electronics Co. Ltd. will be preloading the search giant’s mobile applications on its mobile phones in more than 70 countries, beginning later this year. The …

Qualcomm Inc.’s MediaFLO USA Inc. mobile TV business racked up another major customer win as AT&T Inc.’s Cingular Wireless L.L.C., the nation’s largest wireless carrier, announced it expects to introduce …

It’s all about messages and audiences these days. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. sent forth multiple messages in the past two weeks, all emphasizing that the Japanese-Swedish joint venture is …

Mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. said last week that it expects to reach the 100,000-customer mark by early in the second quarter and launched a full-track music download service …

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 …

As with many legal settlements, the terms are undisclosed and it’s back to business as usual, but probably with subtle changes. Research In Motion Ltd. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. …

German chip maker Infineon Technologies AG crowed yesterday that it will supply Nokia Corp. with baseband and RF chips for the handset vendor’s entry-level phones in GSM markets.Details of the …

Helio L.L.C. expects to reach the 100,000-customer mark by early in the second quarter, and its subscribers have been generating average revenue per user of more than $100 per month, …

FOR THOSE WHO WATCH Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P., sifting for signs that the Japanese-Swedish partnership will accelerate efforts to gain market share, last week’s news on the vendor’s plans …

During the company’s quarterly conference call, Google Inc. executives spoke at length about the future of the mobile search space and highlighted areas where the search giant has made heavy …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P., the world’s fastest-growing mobile handset maker, announced it will work with Flextronics International Ltd. and Foxconn to make 10 million handsets in India within two …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. customers who have push-to-talk phones now have the ability to use the service on an a la carte basis for 15 cents per minute. The carrier said …

The late chess grandmaster Edward Schuyler Jackson used to regale anyone who would listen with stories, stories with a point. One featured a Wall Street tycoon berating a young business …

Big opportunities come with big risks, particularly in chasing the future of the cellphone business.One opportunity, pursued by the market’s two giants and their challengers, is to deliver ultra low-cost …

A week after Verizon Wireless tried to under cut the iPhone buzz at Cingular by slashing prices on a handful of smartphones, Cingular bounced back with a variety of pricing …

Nokia Corp.’s earnings report last week may well have drawn sighs of relief from many in the industry. The Finnish handset vendor established that winning strategies are possible even as …

The promise of an open-source platform for mobile phones-and, undoubtedly, competitive pressures-has led a group of competitors and allies to formally found the LiMo Foundation to spur adoption of Linux.Motorola …

Nokia Corp. is making lots of money churning out mobile phones, but the pattern of its success is shifting. Its position as the world’s leading handset maker was easily confirmed …

BenQ Corp.’s mobile communications business, apparently now limited to its home turf in Taiwan and other Asian markets, has selected Kineto Wireless Inc.’s UMA technology for a pair of upcoming …

Big opportunities come with big risks, particularly in chasing the future of the mobile handset business.One opportunity, pursued by the market’s two giants and their challengers, is to deliver ultra …

It’s obvious, it’s not new and it’s at the forefront of the latest major, consumer-oriented innovation. Phone keys dedicated to a single functionality, such as mobile TV, may see increased …