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Mobile advertising startup Quattro Wireless pocketed $12.3 million in a second round of financing from Globespan Capital Partners and Highland Capital Partners.The Waltham, Mass.-based company said it will use the …

Carriers in the United Kingdom are hoping to give mobile transactions a boost with a new, standardized payment scheme for consumer purchases. PayForIt, which launched Saturday, provides a consistent user …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the …

Corporate-speak is designed to be opaque, so when Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications issued a release today stating that President Miles Flint was stepping down and would “take a short career …

Telecom carriers traditionally have been among the nation’s biggest advertisers. Through the years, those advertisements have educated us about rate plans, weekend calling, in-network calling, call quality and the joys …

After years of demurring on its marketshare ambitions, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. has shifted from declarations of “profits first” to emphasize its “credible aspiration” of overtaking one if not …

Redback Wireless Corp. said it entered a joint venture agreement with digital advertising agency NextLevel.com.NextLevel, which has designed more than 75 Internet sites for customers including Sony Corp., Warner Bros. …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR Wireless News staff considers events …

An aggressive pricing strategy to reduce inventory enabled Motorola Inc. to perform significantly better in global sales to end users in the second quarter than in the oft-cited, unit-shipment metric, …

The smartphone market in North American is in flux, with Research In Motion Ltd. rapidly gaining ground by successfully crossing over into the consumer market from its traditional enterprise role. …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. has tapped Mobile Complete to power a remote testing service of Java applications on mobile phones.The handset maker launched a “Virtual Lab” that allows application …

The W-CDMA baseband chip business is morphing in real time, as various market pressures push and pull the players to partner, diversify their customer base or pursue less-demanding technologies.Data from …

ELVIS-The short codeGroove Mobile is testing an off-portal direct-to-consumer service that will give consumers access to Sony BMG’s music catalog. The trial is being conducted with Vodafone UK. The carrier’s …

Nokia Corp. advised that its self-branded BL-5C battery, found in more than 50 handsets, is subject to overheating and popping out of the handset during recharging. The company has offered …

Network operators increasingly will partner with small handset vendors to offer low-margin, ultra-low-cost handsets, particularly in emerging markets where new subscriber growth remains strong, according to ABI Research. Nokia Corp. …

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. …

The inexorable pressure to launch a handset-as scheduled-for maximum impact-has created a growing market for mobile device management (MDM) products, including firmware over the air, or FOTA.As network operators increasingly …

There’s good news for a beleaguered American handset giant named Motorola Inc.The company’s Razr handset-beefed up on functionality and spun off in customized form in myriad colors for all four …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR Wireless News staff considers events …

Like a crash by leading contenders in the Tour de France, any stumble by a leading handset vendor creates an opening for competitors.Nokia Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sony …

“Serenity now!” yelled the character George Costanza in one episode of the 1990s sitcom, “Seinfeld.”Costanza’s anguished cry underscored the unbridgeable gap between his desperate need for serenity and the angst …

Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. said that its users have earned more than 9 million minutes of free airtime since the mobile virtual network operator instituted its Sugar Mama program, which …

As the two, next-largest handset vendors fling themselves at the dual prospects of entry-level phones in emerging markets and upgrade cycles in mature markets, all in an effort to compete …

Welcome to our new Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News will run through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications grew by between one-third and one-half in the three key metrics for the second quarter, posting huge jumps in revenue, profit and volume shipments. The results …