Wireless Technology

NextWave Wireless Inc. said it will discontinue the operations of its GO Networks unit, which developed wide area Wi-Fi network equipment.NextWave, which two weeks ago received a much-needed commitment of …

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available.—Altair: Pacific Technology Fund led …

When Qualcomm Inc. talks, people listen. So when Qualcomm recently announced that its “Gobi” embedded connectivity module had been certified by AT&T Mobility for the latter’s network and that Hewlett-Packard …

One species of middleware provider in the enterprise mobility space is essentially delivering mobile access to backend systems long established in the corporate world, from sales-force automation to customer relationship …

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available.—CommProve: TVM Capital and Endeavour …

It’s official. The plaintiffs’ bar smells blood.The mobile-phone industry suddenly finds itself under siege over rising text messaging prices; there are now five different class-action antitrust lawsuits against the nation’s …

In its legal battle with Motorola Inc. and its subsidiaries Symbol Technologies Inc. and Wireless Valley Communications Inc., Aruba Networks Inc. questions whether the patents involved in the case are …

RCR Wireless News is planning to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first cellular phone call in its Oct. 13 edition. As such, we want your memories of any of …

Electronic Arts Inc. announced a pact to bring “Tomb Raider Underworld” and other Eidos Interactive Ltd. titles to mobile.EA Mobile won wireless rights to “Just Cause 2,” “California Games X” …

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available.—Mpowerplayer: New Atlantic Ventures, the …

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available.—Horvath Towers: Peppertree Capital Fund …

Cablevision Systems Corp. said it completed the first phase of its Optimum Wi-Fi deployment. The company’s Optimum online high-speed Internet customers in areas of Nassau and Suffolk counties in New …

Sprint Nextel Corp. added Photobucket to its photo-messaging service, allowing users to send pictures to the popular online site with just two clicks.The option was added to “Post to Service,” …

AT&T Mobility has dodged another network bullet. The carrier’s East Coast customers woke up today to find themselves without access to Internet services. AT&T Mobility spokesman Mark Siegel said the …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of …

Nearly 3 million mobile users received Barack Obama’s SMS about his new running mate, but many of those who signed up may have gotten the text late – or not …

Nokia Corp. is teaming with The Carphone Warehouse to bring its all-you-can-eat mobile music service to U.K. users next month.Comes With Music, as the effort is branded, packages one year …

As the nation’s eyes shift from Denver to the Twin Cities for this week’s Republican National Convention, a Minnesota-based company’s technology is once again being used to make sure cell …

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available.—BuzzCity: Naspers invested $10 million …

An Irish comic publisher is lobbying Apple Inc. to embrace content ratings after its graphic novel was dropped from the company’s App Store.Infurious Comics is pushing for a ratings system …

As you may know, this week’s Democratic National Convention – right here in RCRWireless.com’s beautiful, mile-high backyard – is very much a wireless affair.Barack Obama’s campaign set a high bar …

Nuance Communications Inc. played the litigation card in its latest attempt to swallow Zi Corp.A giant on the speech-recognition playground, Nuance two weeks ago was rebuffed by Zi after offering …

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available.—BitWave: Apex Venture Partners, TVM …

Passengers on coast-to-coast American Airlines flights can now sit back and surf the Web.The world’s largest airline said it has teamed up with Aircell to provide Internet access to passengers …

Nuance Communications Inc. isn’t letting a tiff with Zi Corp. stand in the way of a good spending spree.The Burlington, Mass.-based speech recognition firm will fork over roughly $180 million …