Wireless Technology

It’s no secret that numerous companies have joined the Open Handset Alliance, which promotes Google’s Android handset platform.Specifics are harder to come by. But it appeared this week, from various …

As President-Elect Obama’s administration continues to work on a financial plan to stimulate the country’s sagging economy, the Public Safety Spectrum Trust Corp. is asking that $15 billion be included …

CONFLICTING SIGNALS WERE SENT LATE LAST WEEK over whether President-elect Barack Obama is close to naming a new chairman to the Federal Communications Commission and making other tech appointments, with …

IF A VOICE-CENTRIC HANDSET anchors the left end of an imaginary arc and a wired PC anchors the right end, the middle is increasingly populated by mobile Internet devices, ultra-mobile …

Some deep-winter intrigue is due at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, if only because Palm Inc. is expected to unveil a new operating system, dubbed Nova, on Jan. …

A Dallas-based company has filed a lawsuit against Clearwire Corp. and Sprint Nextel Corp., alleging patent infringement in regard to technology being used for Clearwire’s WiMAX offering. Adaptix Inc. has …

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.—Mavenir: An undisclosed new investor …

Looking to cater to business travelers, iPass this week launched its iPassConnect offering targeted at users of Apple Inc.’s iPhone and iPod Touch. The company said users can get access …

Clearwire’s CEO talks about building out WiMax nationwide, finding Wimax’s killer app and surviving the economic downturn.

Estonian Parliament approved a measure Thursday that will allow citizens to vote by mobile phone in the tech-friendly nation’s next election.

Law enforcement is getting tough about cellphone hacking in Tinseltown.The Los Angeles county district attorney said AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA Inc. agreed to permanent injunctions banning misrepresentations about 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.—Emotive Communications: The Mayfield Fund …

Research In Motion Ltd. is stepping up its application-development play with an $18.9 million acquisition of Chalk Media Corp.A member of the BlackBerry ISV Alliance Program, Chalk’s technology delivers multimedia …

Nokia Siemens Networks said it’s creating a research center in Texas that will focus on the development and research of Long Term Evolution technology.The company’s Next Gen Technology Lab in …

Welcome to our inaugural special report on Mobile Movers and Shakers for 2008. In this report, RCR Wireless News recognizes just some of the people who have been or hope …

Nortel Networks Corp. has sought legal counsel regarding bankruptcy protection, according to a published report.The Canadian networking equipment company is seeking the legal advice to protect the company from creditors …

Welcome to our inaugural special report on Mobile Movers and Shakers for 2008. In this report, RCR Wireless News recognizes just some of the people who have been or hope …

StarHub and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. announced the launch of a new, commercially available 3G femtocell network in Singapore, which they said provides mobile-phone services through the carrier’s cable network.StarHub …

Welcome to our inaugural special report on Mobile Movers and Shakers for 2008. In this report, RCR Wireless News recognizes just some of the people who have been or hope …

Buzzwire Inc. bagged a new leader, hiring former Newsweek president and worldwide publisher Greg Osberg to expand its network of content and carrier partners.The Denver-based startup powers Verizon Wireless’s m.vcast …

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.—Awarepoint: Cardinal Partners led a …

Ever the glowing optimists, venture capitalists here vowed this week that a backlog of healthy young companies – with $100 million-plus in annual revenue and growing – are poised to …

A California satellite technology provider has signed a deal to put a planned broadband Internet satellite into orbit above the US in the first half of 2011.

One of the most heated battles for control of people’s lives is about to take place, pitting the cell phone, TV, and computer against one another.