2007

Senate Commerce Committee members last week lamented-one after the other-the many policy ills confronted by the Federal Communications Commission. The universal service regime is broken. The United States is stumbling …

As a testament to the fickleness of the wireless industry, Motorola Inc., once the bell of the handset ball, has fallen on hard times.Was it not so long ago that …

Motorola Inc.’s recent, sobering earnings report came with a number of explanations of how the American vendor would turn things around. Motorola executives mentioned, among several factors, their portfolio mix-and …

For the young social networking addicts of the world, one of the last vestiges of computer-deficient spaces-the moving vehicle-may soon be MySpace-enabled through Wi-Fi. Backseat elbowing could be replaced with …

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.–If you are one of the 12 people who haven’t yet viewed Stephen …

The world of mobile gaming encompasses roughly a half-dozen genres, from first-person shooters to pick-up-and-play casual titles. And now, finally, the wise money management quiz game.Visa USA is targeting teens …

Through the years, Warner Bros. has become synonymous with long-standing, popular sitcoms. Soon after marketers brainstorm their latest and greatest advertising blitzes, you can be sure they’ll be knocking on …

Senate lawmakers blasted Bush administration policy-makers over the implementation of a $43.5 million matching grant program to upgrade emergency dispatch centers so they can receive and process enhanced 911 location …

Cyren Call Communications Corp. and the nation’s first responders found a big-time lawmaker to champion legislation that would redirect 30 megahertz of auction-bound spectrum in the 700 MHz band for …

WASHINGTON-Privacy groups oppose Bush administration efforts to require wireless carriers and others to delay notifying customers when phone records and other personal data are stolen through subscriber impersonation and other …

Cellphone retailer Yakety Yak Wireless Inc. announced it named a new CEO. David Timlin, a longtime retail executive, will take the company reins from Yuvi Shmul, who will remain a …

Mobile content and technology vendor InfoSpace Inc. announced a net loss for the full-year 2006, news that appeared to upset investors as the company’s stock declined around 3 percent to …

Google Inc. introduced a new version of its Maps application for Windows Mobile-based smartphones. The application is available for download on Google’s Web site. Users must download the application using …

Palm Inc. said it would no longer make the LifeDrive PDA it launched less than two years ago, a move that highlights two trends in the increasingly shrinking market for …

Verizon Wireless gave details on its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A network deployments, service launches that come just a few months after Sprint Nextel Corp. began its own Rev. A …

L.M. Ericsson announced that it brought in a net income of $1.4 billion in the most recent quarter, representing a 14-percent rise over the same quarter a year ago. Despite …

In a short statement issued by both companies, Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. said they have agreed to restart negotiations over Apple’s use of the trademark “iPhone,” which Cisco …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Carrier Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services lowered its corporate credit …

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 and vendor. The value of the …

The ferocious competition in world markets among cellphone makers is forcing a Chicago company toward the sidelines. Telular Corp., a provider of fixed cellphones and equipment in third-world countries where …

Bango is the latest outfit to jump on the mobile advertising bandwagon, unveiling a service designed to track the effectiveness of wireless marketing campaigns.The developer of direct-to-consumer infrastructure launched Bango …

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said the agency is considering treating wireless broadband Internet service as an “information service,” a classification that would enable wireless Internet service providers to …

A small group of players in the wireless industry have been gathering at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., this week for the Off-Deck Mobile Content conference. “Off deck, …

During the company’s quarterly conference call, Google Inc. executives spoke at length about the future of the mobile search space and highlighted areas where the search giant has made heavy …

Mobile phone users who received unwanted text messages may get up to $150 following what appears to be an unprecedented settlement.Chicago law firm Blim & Edelson declared victory after a …