Smartphone

With the holiday shopping season fast approaching, Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. announced additions to their handset portfolios.The new CDMA-based smartphones follow recent launches from their GSM-based counterparts AT&T …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Consumers have a …

T-Mobile USA Inc. threw down the gauntlet over the weekend, revamping its pricing plans with a strong emphasis on attracting customers looking to get away from contracts. The carrier, which …

Looking to build on the market share gained from recent smartphone launches, HTC Corp. unveiled a new worldwide branding campaign.The new campaign, which will be based on its new “Quietly …

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The Federal Communications Commission moved forward with its notice of proposed rule-making for rules to preserve an open Internet. Comments are due Jan. 14 and reply comments are due March …

AT&T Mobility set the bar high for third quarter results posting just over 2 million net customer additions for the quarter, which was a record for the carrier and a …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly 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.Interest …

As wireless devices get increasingly complex, a number of companies are urging wireless operators and handset makers to outsource their internal testing procedures to third parties. Like other outsourcing trends, …

Over the past year wireless operators have begun populating their retail stores and Web sites with a new niche of devices, the netbook. These devices busted onto the scene last …

Nokia reported a $834 million loss for the third quarter as the company wrote down $1.35 billion on its Nokia Siemens Networks business. The company’s stock fell about 11% on …

Just about a week has gone by since the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2009 event in San Diego and I have just now been able to go through the …

China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile carrier by subscribers, will next year introduce eight OPhone smartphone models from U.S. phone maker Motorola, a company official told Reuters. Reuters

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly 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.The …

As consumers continue to embrace smartphones, businesses are going to have to change some of their practices to continue to satisfy their customers, as well as meet their own employees’ …

SAN DIEGO – Following up on the opening day keynote from AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega, AT&T’s CTO John Donovan used his day two keynote speech to tout …

SAN DIEGO—Yahoo! And Best Buy Mobile each introduced features that make it easier to access and manage relevant and personalized mobile content.Delivering a keynote address Wednesday at the CTIA Wireless …

SAN DIEGO — AT&T Mobility President and CEO Ralph de la Vega took a page, literally, from CTIA during his keynote address at the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2009 …

SAN DIEGO — AT&T Mobility President and CEO Ralph de la Vega took a page, literally, from CTIA during his keynote address at the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2009 …

SAN DIEGO–That slow, steady drumbeat you hear is the sound of mobile marketing initiatives across the globe. It’s a soft, steady sound that could explode into a wild, rich (and …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Mobile e-mail, advanced …

Wireless carriers continued to bolster their smartphone lineups leading into the holiday shopping season as AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA Inc. both unveiled new offerings targeting the increasingly competitive segment.AT&T …

Adobe Systems Inc. inched closer to launching a Flash player for mobile devices unveiling its Flash Player 10.1 software designed for smartphones and other Internet-connected devices. The company said a …

Using a cellphone to conduct a financial transaction is nothing new as carriers all over the world have implemented ways for their customers to pay for goods and services using …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly 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. …