Text Messaging

Alltel named best in show at CTIA 2007Alltel Wireless won an E-Tech award for best in show at CTIA Wireless 2007 for its Celltop application. Celltop allows Alltel customers to …

As it approaches its one-year anniversary, Disney Mobile L.L.C. has ambitious plans to develop new applications and move toward the use of EV-DO in delivering services. The company recently provided …

As Disney Mobile L.L.C. approaches its one-year anniversary, the company provided a glimpse of how customers are making use of the innovative, family-centric applications at the heart of its service. …

Nothing gets people’s attention like the possibility of a prize dangled in front of them.Indeed, the Sony Ericsson Open and Starbucks have partnered for just such an event. The two …

Helping the homelessVirgin Mobile USA said three recording artists have joined it’s The RE*Generation initiative that focuses on issues surrounding at-risk youth and homeless teens. Deftones, Lil’Boosie and Zero 7 …

T-Mobile USA Inc. has confirmed that its recently announced rate increase on pay-per-use text messages will be regarded as a material change to the terms and conditions of its subscribers’ …

T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it will begin offering its myFaves service to its Sidekick 3 users through an over-the-air software update. Once loaded, the update will allow Sidekick 3 customers …

LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it will hold a “National Texting Championship” competition in order to promote its enV and V cellphones, which are selling through Verizon Wireless. The phones …

Editor’s Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what’s hot in wireless. Cingular Wireless L.L.C., now …

Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. will soon sell a self-branded handset, made by Kyocera Wireless Corp., dubbed the Marbl for $30 to its predominantly pay-as-you-go customers.The truncated name, missing a final …

Slim, shiny, clever devices dazzle and delight-impressions that all the major handset makers are capable of producing in a mobile phone. As carriers manage their handset portfolios, they see in …

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: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what’s hot in wireless. While northeastern Ohio digs …

High-end mobile virtual network operator Voce expanded its handset lineup with the inclusion of Palm Inc.’s Treo smartphone, a move that raises the question whether the company has succeeded in …

Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. unveiled a new high-end option for customers who want to do a lot of talking without a contract.For $100 per month, Virgin Mobile USA users will …

High-end mobile virtual network operator Voce expanded its handset lineup with the inclusion of Palm Inc.’s Treo smartphone, a move that raises the question whether the company has succeeded in …

Sprint Nextel Corp. is undercutting other carriers’ pricing for unlimited text messaging with a package that costs $10 for individual lines and $20 for family plans.Comparatively, Verizon Wireless offers 500 …

Mobliss Inc. made its exit from mobile messaging official, selling off its assets in the space to digital company New Motion Inc. for an undisclosed sum.Mobliss, a subsidiary of Japan’s …

When wireless first came into the picture at The Weather Channel in 1999, it was little more than a couple people working in a corner separated from the rest of …

A study released last week by comScore Inc. found that cellphone subscribers aged 25 to 34 were the most likely demographic to access the Internet on their mobile phone.For purposes …

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-Verizon Wireless plans to join its compatriots in raising the price of per-message texting, bumping the rate for sending and receiving messages from 10 cents apiece to 15 …

An innovation volley between Alltel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. in recent months has been going something like this: Alltel introduces myCircle, a calling plan which allows users to pick …

Three of the national U.S. carriers are no longer differentiating on price points for service plans, instead relying on the details of the plans and add-on services to appeal to …

The Fox network has opted for a new dance partner to handle its wildly successful “American Idol” text-message voting campaign, according to sources familiar with the deal.The News Corp. subsidiary …

The Fox network has opted for a new dance partner to handle its wildly successful “American Idol” text-message voting campaign, according to sources familiar with the deal.The News Corp. subsidiary …