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Activist Investor Carl Icahn Ups Motorola Stake, But Skips Annual Meeting
Investor Carl Icahn put his wallet where his mouth is and increased his stake in the company from 6.4% to 7.6%.
Equipment Makers Make Good In Sprint-Clearwire Match
For example, Airspan's share price jumped by 56% on Wednesday, and Airspan isn't even involved in the WiMax build-out as a primary supplier.
T-Mobile Begins 3G Roll Out, Adds Nearly 1 Million Subscribers
Earlier this week, T-Mobile said it plans to deploy the new high speed network across 20 to 25 of the major U.S. cities it currently serves.
Cablevision To Launch Wireless Broadband Network
Cablevision Systems plans to build a wireless broadband network to serve its subscribers in the New York area.
Nokia Says To Sell 35 Million GPS Phones In 2008
Nokia, the world's top cell phone maker, expects to sell 35 million Global Positioning System equipped phones this year, its chief executive said on Thursday.
Sprint Wins In WiMax Deal, But Risks Still Loom
The nation's No. 3 wireless carrier retained majority ownership in the wireless broadband network while spreading the financial risk across a diverse set of partners.
911 Services Can't Handle Advanced Wireless Devices, Services
The 911 Industry Alliance says there is a problem because most call centers are analog and digital data isn't delivered.
Sprint, Clearwire Partner With Intel, Cable Companies To Spread WiMax
Google, Comcast, Time Warner, Intel, and others are investing $3.2 billion to resuscitate the Sprint-Clearwire WiMax partnership.
HTC Tries To Cut Apple With Touch Diamond Smartphone
The device, which runs on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, includes a 2.8-inch VGA touch screen and supports carriers' 3G broadband-like networks.
Qwest Switches From Sprint To Verizon For Cell Phone Service
The deal is a blow to Sprint Nextel, which had been supplying the service to Qwest customers after the company sold off its own wireless service a few years ago.
Sprint Explores Selling Nextel Unit, Other Options
A wave of suitors, possible partners, and investors have been talking with the struggling Sprint, the third largest U.S. cell phone provider.
FCC Caps Subsidies For Rural Wireless Expansion
The FCC is limiting payments through its Universal Service Fund that are used to expand services into rural areas.
Report: Femtocells Off To Slow Start This Year, But Booming By 2010
ABI Research says that shipments of the units, which soup up cellular phone coverage, will grow from just 100,000 to tens of millions in the next two years.
T-Mobile USA Eyes 25 U.S. High-Speed Markets In '08
T-Mobile USA said Monday it launched its first commercial high-speed wireless service in New York City, and plans to expand the service to 20 to 25 other major U.S. markets by the end of the year.
iPhone-BlackBerry Battle Will Be Fought Over Keyboards
Independent tests have found iPhone users make way more errors than users of handsets with tactile QWERTY keyboards.
AT&T Launches Mobile TV Service For Cell Phones
The AT&T service will be available 58 markets and give customers access to more than 150 programs from a variety of TV networks, cable channels, and exclusive content providers.
SAP Plans Wide Range Of Apps For BlackBerry
Due this summer is an SAP CRM app that's been "merged" with BlackBerry e-mail, address book, and calendar applications.
T-Mobile Preparing To Launch 3G Cellular Network
T-Mobile is expected to announce formal plans to deploy a high-speed 3G cellular network across the United States any day now.
German Group Patents Smell-Phone
Developers have been working on the chips for eight years, and they could be released to market by 2010.
Giant Wireless Hotspot Planned For Las Vegas Resort
Sprint and MobileAccess are building a universal communications system to deliver wireless voice and data services throughout the M Resort's 2 million-square-foot facility.
User Location Features Gaining For iPhone Users
Navizon's VirtualGPS is a popular iPhone add-on, but what will happen to the company if Apple adds a GPS chip to the smartphone?
Interop: Virtualization Is Top Monitoring Challenge, Survey Shows
The job of network professionals is becoming more complex, as engineers increasingly deal with WAN optimization and virtualization, a NetQoS exec said.
Global Chip Sales Increased 3.4% In March, Says SIA
Global semiconductor sales increased 3.4 percent in March from the previous month, driven by growing sales of PCs and mobile phones outside the United States, an industry group said on Thursday.
Adobe Pushes Broader Mobile Strategy For Flash
Several of the moves will further open access to Flash, including removing restrictions on the use of the SWF and FLV file formats.
Interop: Motorola Predicts End Of Wired Enterprise Networks
Deploying and running a wireless network would cost $232,000 the first year, while a similar wired network would cost $3.8 million, one company exec suggests.
Sony Ericsson's 'Capuchin' Bridges Java, Flash Gap
The handset maker's API will let developers combine the clean user interface of Flash Lite with the stronger back-end capabilities of Java ME.
Nokia Confident Of Profit From Music Downloads
Offering unlimited music downloads to phone buyers will be a profitable business for Nokia as well as for record labels, the handset maker said, dismissing talk the move would come at the expense of profits.
Wi-Fi Cafes: Easy To Find, But Free Is Fading Away
Despite the expanded services and rollouts, paying for Wi-Fi at some of the larger chains has created an opportunity for smaller restaurateurs.
iPhone Officially Coming To Canada
Apple's exclusive deal with Rogers Communications is likely to put an end to unlocked models in the country.
CinemaNow To Offer Movie Orders Via Cell Phone
Privately held digital entertainment provider CinemaNow said Tuesday that U.S. consumers would be able to use their cell phones to view movie trailers and order full-length movies.
FCC: Issues Kept Bidders From 700 MHz Safety Spectrum
An agency report says fears of payments defaulting if negotiations failed as well as the costs of building out and operating the D block kept companies away.
Nokia's New Phones: Built For Comfort And Speed
The mobile phone maker announced three phones with features including facial contours, tap-sensitive response, and background noise cancellation.
Verizon's Earnings Jump Thanks To Wireless Growth
Verizon Wireless unit recorded 1.5 million net customer additions, and Verizon's FiOS TV service signed up 263,000 net new customers.
Interop: Vendors Tackle Wi-Fi Troubles
With customers unwilling to overhaul their infrastructure to migrate from 802.11a/b/g technology, vendors like Broadcom, Aruba, and Aerohive are getting creative.
Nokia Continues To Dominate Mobile Phone Market
Mobile phone suppliers shipped a total of 291.5 million units during the first quarter, up 14.3% from a year ago.
EarthLink To Shut Down New Orleans' Municipal Wi-Fi
The project goes dark May 18 after the Internet service provider said it was unable to find a buyer.
Associated Press Teams Up With Verve Wireless For Mobile News
The mobile news service will be tailored for smartphones and give users one point of access for local, national, and international news.
Apple's 3G iPhone Coming June 9, Analysts Say
"D-Day for 3G" is expected at Steve Jobs' WWDC keynote, where analysts also expect announcements about a refresh of Apple's laptop line by August and a new iPod line by September.
NASA Plans 'Nano' Satellites To Help Commercialize Space
NASA Ames Research Center plans to work with M2mi to develop small satellites to power telecommunications and networks in space.
Think Tanks Propose National Innovation Foundation
Such a foundation would serve as a catalyst between industry and university researchers and seek to expand regional innovation through state governments.
Interop Preview: Tech Industry Gets Ready To Rumble
The nation's leading business technology event, Interop, gains added breadth this year as it is co-located with Software 2008, an event aimed at software developers, users, and industry executives.
Apple Releases Beta 4 Of iPhone SDK
The latest build includes Xcode integrated development environment, an interface builder, frameworks and samples, compilers, and the Shark analysis tool.
Web 2.0: Firefox Key To Open Mobile Web
Mozilla chairman Mitchell Baker wants developers to bring the same features and functionality to handheld devices that they have to the PC.
Interop: Vettro Mobile App Helps Protect Underground Pipes, Cables
Vettro 360 for Damage Prevention is built on the same mobile platform used to provide services like coordinating pickup and delivery, field service, and IT service management.
NextWave Puts Wireless Spectrum Up For Sale
The NextWave spectrum consists of 154 Advanced Wireless Service licenses, 30 Wireless Communication Service licenses, and additional Educational Broadband Service and Broadband Radio Service licenses.
Web 2.0: It's No Fad
Marc Andreessen, Tim O'Reilly, and other leaders muse on the future of the Web browser, social networking, widgets, and the Web 2.0 movement itself.
Cable TV Companies Drop Sprint's Pivot; Still Seek Wireless Options
The nation's major cable TV companies have pulled out of Sprint's Pivot wireless offering but may work with Sprint and Clearwire on a nationwide WiMax network.
Motorola's Financial Results Show Handset Woes Continue
The earnings report, which also included a gloomy prediction for second quarter sales, was issued just days before the company's annual stockholders meeting.
Web 2.0: Tellme Adds Voice-To-Visual Service To BlackBerry
The software is initially downloadable for BlackBerry phones and is scheduled to roll out on future Helio devices.
Nokia Adds Music Smartphones
Finnish cell phone vendor battles Apple's iPhone and iTunes with two new XpressMusic smartphones and a recently opened music store.
AT&T, BlackBerry Let You Track Yourself Down
The built-in GPS capabilities in the Pearl 8110 provide directions, 3-D maps, and traffic alerts.
Mobile Digital TV Is Coming, But There Will Be Many Flavors
A new In-Stat report points to DVB-H and MediaFLO as colliding technologies that seek to prevail in major markets.
Sun Revisits Last Year's Script: JavaFX Is Coming
The JavaFX scripting language will produce a byte code that can run in the standard Java Virtual Machine, but will be much easier to learn and use than Java itself.
Web 2.0: Microsoft Makes Big Bet For 'Software Plus Services' With Live Mesh
Live Mesh will let users share data and content across a wide variety of devices using both Web-based and client software.
Nokia's Comes With Music Customers To Get Free Music From Sony BMG
The service is expected to launch in the second half of 2008 on a range of its devices in selected markets.
O2 Wireless Debuts Alcatel GSM Phone
It doesn't have a camera, Web browser, or Bluetooth, but the basic handset has a basic price: $19.99
Rove's Mobile Admin 4.0 Delivers Greater Server Visibility
Rove said its Mobile Admin 4.0 has a redesigned Web interface and now supports Microsoft Exchange 2007, Windows 2008, and Windows Vista.
AT&T Quarterly Profit Rises On Wireless Sales
Top U.S. phone company AT&T on Tuesday reported a rise in quarterly profit led by strong growth in its wireless business, although traditional phone subscriptions fell.
Motorola Invests In Virtual Machines For Mobile Devices
Previous investors in VirtualLogix include Cisco Systems, Intel Capital, Texas Instruments, Index Ventures, Atlas Venture, and DFJ Espirit.
Alltel Starts Taking Orders For Latest BlackBerry Curve
The carrier joins Verizon Wireless in becoming one of the first U.S. carriers to sell BlackBerry's competitor to the Apple iPhone.
Apple Reportedly Agrees To Unlocked iPhone In Italy
Telecom Italia Mobile's deal also allows it to offer Apple's upcoming 3G iPhone without the customary two-year mandatory service contract.
Intel Boosts Its Taiwan WiMax Investment To $500 Million
Other companies working on Taiwan's WiMax program include Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola, Nokia, Sprint Nextel, and Starent Networks.
Free Download Turns Smartphone Into Wi-Fi Hotspot
TapRoot trial is aimed at piquing carrier interest for Symbian, Windows Mobile-based handsets.
Venture Capital Slips Only Slightly As Economy Downturn Looms
Internet companies saw a 7% decline in venture capital investment dollars from the fourth quarter of 2007, according to the MoneyTree Report.
Cell Phone Users Gain Mobile Access To Health Data
AllOne Mobile lets consumers securely access their personal health records through cell phones and PDAs.
Linux To Power 20% Mobile Phones By 2013
Support from the Linux Mobile Foundation, Google's Android initiative, and Nokia's acquisition of Trolltech are seen as fueling the prediction from analyst firm ABI.
Skype Launches Low-Cost Global Calling Plans
The $9.95-a-month international calling plan for U.S. customers includes landlines and some cell phone calls to 34 countries.
Boston Settles For Hotspot Patchwork After Municipal Wi-Fi Fades Away
The latest addition to the hodgepodge of restaurants, coffee shops, and libraries offering free Wi-Fi is FreeFi Networks' hotspot at Roxbury Community College.
Motorola Offers Port Diversity On RFID Reader
With its XR450 platform, mono- and bi-static ports can be activated depending on requirements and local signal propagation issues, the company said.
Microsoft Broadens RFID Integration
The company's latest BizTalk RFID software aims to foster management and integration of RF-based applications across the enterprise.
Motorola Reorganizes Mobile Devices Unit Executive Staff
Rob Shaddock, a senior VP who had directed the unit's features phones, including its hit RAZR, was named head of consumer products.
Nokia's Earnings Up, But Its Market Share Drops In North America
Net profit hit $1.95 billion in the quarter, up about 25% over the year-earlier period, while revenue was about $20 billion.
Verizon Touts Multimedia On Touchscreen Smartphone
The EV-DO 3G-enhanced XV6900 includes a media player, camera, and mobile versions of Microsoft apps.
SD Memory Card Turns Cell Phones Into RFID Terminals
Wireless Dynamics' SDiD 1212 plugs into the SD slot built into many mobiles, and is the industry's first card with embedded 512 MB SD memory.
Google Gmail Loses Functionality
Problems with accessing the online e-mail's IMAP feature fuel concerns about uptime and reliability as well as business adoption of software as a service.
iPhone Gets Free VoIP App From Fring
The software integrates contact lists for packetized voice, IM communications, and other Web 2.0 sites.
LG Checks In With Record Financial Performance
Record sales, profits, and units in the mobile handset division highlight the company's quarterly results.
AT&T Launches Starbucks Wi-Fi Service In San Antonio
Blogger Alan Weinkrantz, the first to use the service, reported that it worked perfectly.
700 MHz Auction Keeps U.S. Public Safety Network In Limbo
Qualcomm had the high bid of $472 million for the spectrum, but was dismissed because it was so far from the reserve price.
Mobile Banking To Grow Tenfold
The number of transactions is expected to rise from 2.7 billion in 2007 to 37 billion by 2011, as banks continue to deploy more services, Juniper Research says.
Congress Studies 700 MHz Auction's Failure To Deliver Public Safety Network
Some lawmakers suggest that the nationwide public-safety block be reauctioned and the proceeds be used to build out a public-safety network.
FindWhere Mobilizes Buddy Location Data
The beta version of its Livecontacts application tracks contacts' movement geographically on mobile handsets.
USPTO Launches Pilot To Expedite Patents
The First Action Interview pilot program will allow certain patent applicants a chance to resolve issues one-on-one early in the process.
Changes In Cuba Lead To Cell Phone Distribution
Raul Castro has is loosened the reins in the Caribbean country giving citizens the right to purchase and use DVDs and cell phones, but at what price?
Nokia 3G Handset Optimized For Mobile Payments
The 6212 is enabled with near field communication technology that is designed to simplify wireless data transfers.
Wireless Providers Agree To Hold Down LTE Patent Royalty Costs
The agreement, signed by seven of the industry's powerhouses, calls for keeping patent royalties under 10% of handset and laptop sales prices.
Minorities To Account For More Than One-Third Of Telecom Spending
Hispanics alone will spend the most, making them a key to survival of telecommunications providers, according to Insight Research.
American Apparel Taking Wireless Inventory With RFID
Each of its 17 stores in New York will be equipped for RFID during the next three months; an additional 120 locations in North America will follow.
V-Enable Uses 4-11 To Intro Free Mobile Search
FreeMobile411 lets users browse by category, get maps, or ask for driving directions.
Mobile Browsing Set For Major Growth
ABI forecasts 700 million browsers shipped in 2013, compared with 76 million in 2007.
Minneapolis Proves That Big City Wireless Municipal Networks Can Work
In contrast to similar projects beset by cancellations or cutbacks, the city's massive 57-square-mile metro Wi-Fi network has surpassed expectations.
Airbus Inks Multi-Million Dollar RFID Software Contract
Airbus exec predicts RFID will become as common as bar coding in the aviation industry's supply chain.
Inrix Offers Nationwide Traffic Alerts
Data gleaned from mobile handsets and GPS-enabled vehicles will flag congested areas all across the country.
Former AT&T Chief Named Non-Executive Motorola Chairman
Dave Dorman replaces Ed Zander, who was eased out as CEO last year.
MedicMate Mobilizes Bedside Manner
The Windows Mobile-based app helps healthcare providers access only the information they need at any given moment.
Tech Firms, Broadcasters Court Congress Over White Spaces
Google, for instance, has proposed the use of geolocation measures that it believes will protect broadcast TV signals from interference.
Berggi Adds Video To Its Mobile Mix
The free service, which is compatible with any handset with Java-based MIPD 2.0, features video jockeys' playlists that change on the hour, a la MTV.
Verizon Connects Smartphones, PBXes
The company's PBX Mobile Extension software turns BlackBerry devices and other mobile handsets into extensions of the corporate voice environment.
General Data, MobileFrame To Develop Enterprise Apps
The partnership positions the two companies to serve a mobile enterprise app market, which is growing at 30% annually.
Wireless Skills Top IT Job Requirement Survey
Skills related to Web 2.0, Service Oriented Architecture, software-as-a-service, rich Internet applications, and AJAX are also needed in the next five years.
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