Monthly Archives: November, 2008

The App Store is doing well, there's no doubt of that. And according to reports, the list of official, approved apps in the App...

THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S DELAY in ruling on backup power reporting requirements mandated by the Federal Communications Commission could suggest it sees merit in mobile...

Word of the successful kernel porting was made on the Linux on the iPhone blog, complete with instructions and source code. About the touch...

The Advertising Standards Authority in the United Kingdom has ruled that a particular Apple commercial touting the iPhone 3G as "really fast" to be...

The mobile information superhighway is in need of some serious maintenance. That's the take-away from a new Yankee Group evaluation of 32 consumer-facing mobile...

More shakeup continues at the senior executive level for Alcatel-Lucent, as the company has brought in a new CFO.The French-U.S. company announced today that...

A company that manages wireless accounts for some of the largest corporations in the United States has teamed up with a firm that is...

Funny how an economic crisis rivaling (but hopefully not surpassing) the Great Depression tends to concentrate the minds of policymakers otherwise given to pugnacious...

Twitter has apparently rejected an all-stock acquisition offer from Facebook. Twitter officials may want more than an estimated $500 million valuation as it continues...

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Barclays Capital lowered its price...

To lure customers, Blockbuster is offering the player at no charge for people who rent 25 online Blockbuster movies in advance for $99.

Carriers are putting the finishing touches on their portfolios this week as the traditionally hottest shopping day of the year draws close. That's Black...

The patent-licensing dispute between InterDigital Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. appears to be over as the two companies have hammered out an agreement...

A Los Angeles real estate developer filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc. claiming the company's iPhone violates a patent he was awarded last month....

Sprint Nextel Corp. is back at it again with a new advertising campaign claiming the carrier is the industry leader in value, network superiority,...

The conventional wisdom on wireless retail sales appeared to be borne out by several surveys released in recent days. That wisdom is several-fold: --...

So the fourth quarter showdown is finally here. And it seems that this year, it will truly be a battle royale.Think about it: This...

The streaming site of Slingbox maker Sling Media opens up to the public, delivering TV episodes, clips, and full-length movies to a single destination.

imeem has launched a new mobile advertising platform for Android-based phones through its mobile app.

Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC has almost doubled its forecast for shipments of the first commercial device to be based on the Android operating system.

Mobile banking can be viewed as a hook for customer acquisition, but takedown shouldn't be relied on for customer retention.

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...

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country...