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Video: Berkeley unveils handheld snooper

December 14 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Dan Meyer

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Berkeley Varitronics Systems Inc. unveiled its Bloodhound hand-held cell phone detector designed to enable security officers to scan real-time for unauthorized cell phone activity in correctional facilities and detect the precise ... Read More »

China: 3G technology hot bed

October 21 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Anuradha Shukla

SHENZEN, China – The Chinese government awarded 3G licenses to China's three state-run carriers in January and now they have launched their own 3G brands. These licenses have changed the competitive landscape of China's ... Read More »

Your cellphone as a boarding pass? Some airlines are testing it

February 27 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Gary E. Salazar

-Users can download a bar code to their phone that they can display to TSA workers to move through security checkpoints.-

From boarding passes to checking in luggage, airlines are testing wireless technology in efforts to speed travelers through to their destinations. ... Read More »

AT&T, Verizon Wireless crux of FEMA’s telecom reform

February 26 2009 - 11:36 am ET | Gary E. Salazar

-Mississippi resident Linda Johnson uses her cellphone to call the state unemployment office while in line at the Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Relief Center in 2005. FEMA set up the center that houses several local, state and federal agencies to help the people that suffered losses from Hurricane Katrina.-Stephen Morton/Bloomberg News

It is a new era for the Federal Emergency Management Administration as it streamlines communications for emergencies and its day-to-day operations. ... Read More »

Fighting churn: Promotions abound as customers jump on best offers around

February 23 2009 - 10:38 am ET | Rita Chang

With churn rates rising among subscribers, wireless-phone companies are pouring on the promotions and marketing spending in hopes of keeping cost-conscious consumers in the fold. ... Read More »

Kyocera pairs with Superior for cellphone accessories

February 21 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Allie Winter

Kyocera Wireless Corp. has enlisted a new partner to jazz up its accessory line. The handset and device manufacturer announced today that it partnered with Superior Communications, which will now manage the design, manufacturing ... Read More »

@MWC Worst of the Week: All touched out

February 19 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Mike Dano

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So the word du jour for 2009 seems to be “touchscreen.” This is bad news because no one trusts me with anything related to touching. Indeed, the whole touch thing appears to have smeared itself all over the Mobile ... Read More »

@MWC: AT&T chief calls on Apple, others to develop open ecosystem

February 17 2009 - 9:31 am ET | Mike Dano

BARCELONA, Spain - AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega used his Mobile World Congress keynote speech here to plead industry leaders for a common set of applications and application programming interfaces. De la Vega’s comments ... Read More »

@MWC: As Samsung looms, LG promises Android, Windows Mobile phones

February 16 2009 - 12:45 pm ET | Mike Dano

-The LG GM-730 will combine Windows Mobile with LG’s newly announced 3D S-Class user interface.-

BARCELONA, Spain – LG Electronics Co. Ltd. said it will make smartphones running both the Windows Mobile and Android operating systems, and will release an application storefront in the second quarter. ... Read More »

Analyst Angle: Money to be saved by businesses that centralize their wireless services

February 16 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Bill Hughes, analyst

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Since March 2007, the good folks at RCR Wireless have been very patient with my quest to shame and otherwise motivate employers to provide cellular service for employees that make more than an occasional call related to business. ... Read More »

@MWC: Alcatel-Lucent to use video calling to connect shoppers, marketers

February 15 2009 - 3:59 pm ET | Mike Dano

BARCELONA, Spain – One of the two top U.S wireless carriers in the United States – Verizon Wireless or Sprint Nextel Corp. – is testing an image-recognition technology that would allow marketers to connect directly to cellphone- ... Read More »

VH1 offers show clips via iPhone app

February 13 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Daisy Whitney

VH1 is the latest cable programmer to launch an iPhone application, with the news today that it’s rolling out celebrity photos and show clips this month to the popular cellphone. ... Read More »