2007

Sprint Nextel Corp. tapped Toronto-based Azcar Technologies Inc. to help it implement its government-mandated spectrum relocation plan. Azcar will provide specialized training services to more than 900 U.S. television stations …

The Motorola Inc. Razr v3xx-equipped to run on Cingular Wireless’ next-gen network-is “finally here,” Cingular’s Web site announced breathlessly to the hordes who apparently have been clamoring for it.“The Razr …

PalmSource Inc. is getting another makeover. Access Co. Ltd., which owns the operating system vendor, is now in the beginning stages of renaming all products that originally had Palm-based names. …

Sprint Nextel Corp. CDMA affiliate iPCS Inc. said its chief operating officer, Alan G. Morse, has left the company by “mutual agreement.”Tim Yager, the carrier’s CEO, will assume Morse’s duties …

The promise of an open-source platform for mobile phones-and, undoubtedly, competitive pressures-has led a group of competitors and allies to formally found the LiMo Foundation to spur adoption of Linux.Motorola …

The Senate Commerce Committee has decided President Bush’s top telecom policy adviser could use some help with his agency’s $1 billion public-safety communications interoperability grant program, the second time this …

Qualcomm Inc.’s shares jumped briefly after the company reported increases in both its net income and revenues during its first fiscal quarter of 2007, but its stock price quickly dropped …

InfoSpace Inc. continued to consolidate its businesses with the announcement that it will sell off its U.S. gaming studio to Twistbox Entertainment for an undisclosed sum. Formerly known as Atlas …

T-Mobile USA Inc. continued its run as the carrier with the best customer-service ratings by consumers, edging out other operators for the fifth year in a row in J.D. Power …

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Nokia Corp. is making lots of money churning out mobile phones, but the pattern of its success is shifting. Its position as the world’s leading handset maker was easily confirmed …

Handset vendor Kyocera Wireless Corp. announced it will team with chipset maker Runcom Technologies to pursue the high-speed, inexpensive network promise of WiMAX. Kyocera said it will use Runcom’s WiMAX …

Moderati is expanding beyond ringtones with a series of offerings designed to ward off pesky suitors or impress potential dates.The content provider launched Mobile Faker, which is available to Sprint …

Two newly publicized health studies on mobile phone and base station radiation have produced mixed results, likely keeping alive the long-running scientific debate over whether handsets and cell site transmissions …

BenQ Corp.’s mobile communications business, apparently now limited to its home turf in Taiwan and other Asian markets, has selected Kineto Wireless Inc.’s UMA technology for a pair of upcoming …

Yahoo Inc. is hoping a new online advertising system and an increased presence in wireless can help it close the widening gap between it and rival Google Inc.The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based …

Disney Mobile has chopped the price of two handsets for a limited time, and is promoting a limited-edition “Steamboat Willie” phone aimed squarely at Disneyophiles. The “Steamboat Willie” phone comes …

Web search company Lycos Inc. launched a mobile content Web site powered by PlayPhone Inc. The LYCOSmobile site offers downloadable games, wallpapers and ringtones. Customers will be able to purchase …

MTV announced a new program-one that will incorporate a variety of wireless technologies-that will run across its standard broadcast networks as well as Internet and mobile TV channels. Verizon Wireless …

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Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s last quarter before being absorbed by parent company AT&T Inc. resulted in a company record 2.4 million net customer additions, up from 1.8 million net adds a …

Infrastructure company Tellabs reported that its revenues were down for the fourth quarter but up overall for the full-year 2006. The company’s troubled fourth quarter saw falling revenues in its …

Movero Technology Inc. said it is partnering with Palm Inc. to couple its device management software with Treo smartphones.The startup is hoping to gain traction with software that allows IT …

A panel of federal judges is set to hear arguments Thursday in Miami on whether to consolidate more than a dozen lawsuits against Motorola Inc. and other Bluetooth technology vendors. …

Mobile-phone and high-tech sectors urged the new Democratic-led Congress to oppose any effort to dilute the pool of auction-bound 700 MHz spectrum, a major portion of which is being sought …