2007

LAS VEGAS-Modeo L.L.C., which recently wrapped up a trial of its broadcast mobile TV service, said the 138 participants in the trial mostly gave positive reviews, according to the company’s …

AT&T Inc. is taking another step along the path of convergence as it rolls out integrated business service plans that include wireless along with the rest of its suite of …

Alltel Corp. has expanded the reach of its plans to include toll-free calls to and from Mexico, Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.The coverage extends to major Canadian …

Flycell Inc. is targeting 14- to 25-year-olds with revamped wireless and computer Web sites hawking ringtones, games, on-demand video and other mobile goodies.The New York-based subsidiary of Italy’s Acotel Group …

The news from Motorola Inc., which reported first-quarter earnings early today, is fairly grim-and the short-term outlook is no better.The Schaumburg, Ill.-based handset giant posted flat sales, an operating loss …

Wi-Fi-only phones probably won’t replace cellular phones anytime soon, according to a new survey from research firm In-Stat.While stand-alone Wi-Fi phones theoretically could replace cellphones for some users, most respondents …

Artificial Life Inc., a Hong Kong-based company that focuses on mobile technology, content, games and applications, said it bought the SMS Galaxy system from Script Avenue AG.The SMS Galaxy system …

One measure of the established use of wireless e-mail in general and Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry devices in the United States in particular: an overnight outage of RIM’s service …

The Justice Department said it picked General Dynamics Corp. to deploy a wireless network to be shared by three federal agencies, the selection coming just weeks after the department’s inspector …

AT&T Inc. said it reached confidential settlements and obtained court-ordered injunctions against 13 alleged pretexters in the federal lawsuits it filed in San Antonio and San Francisco. “We stated at …

The nation’s top civil liberties group urged lawmakers to reject a new Bush administration proposal that would give liability protection to wireless carriers and other telecom service providers that work …

The Federal Communications Commission launched rulemakings to examine broadband deployment in the United States, as well as how to measure availability of and access to high-speed Internet services offered by …

Wireless broadband service provider Clearwire Corp.’s stock rose briefly today as analysts issued favorable reports of the company’s prospects, but later continued its downward trend. Clearwire’s stock rose more than …

Television viewers tuning in to catch updates of Monday’s shootings at Virginia Tech saw glimpses of the tragedy through Jamal Albarghouti’s mobile phone.A graduate student at the school, Albarghouti was …

Alltel Corp. announced that it hired a wireless industry veteran to coordinate its mobile advertising strategy for its data services and technology platforms. Eric Martin has spent 11 year working …

The voice-activated mobile search space continued to heat up as Microsoft Corp. launched a series of services delivering local business information.The free offerings, unveiled by Microsoft subsidiary Tellme Networks Inc., …

Alltel Corp., the nation’s fifth-largest carrier, discounted two smartphones over the past week, dropping prices on the Palm Inc. Treo 650 to $150 (from $200) and the UTStarcom PPC6700 to …

AT&T Inc. has dropped negotiations to acquire a one-third stake in a holding company, Olimpia S.p.A., which controls about 18 percent of Telecom Italia’s ordinary shares. AT&T said in a …

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History said it received for future display prototypes and patent papers documenting the work of 911 GPS cellphone pioneer Robert Tendler, recognition that comes …

A free conference calling service says that Sprint Nextel Corp. has stopped blocking calls to its numbers, a move that comes after FreeConference.com urged its customers to make an outcry.Now, …

User-generated content is the largest threat-and, perhaps, the biggest potential opportunity-to media and entertainment companies, according to a survey of executives released by Accenture.The poll of front-office personnel found that …

Nokia Corp. has joined the mobile widget bandwagon.The handset maker said it initially will use the icon-based applications on its S60 platform, providing one-click access to mobile Web sites via …

Rather than ceding control of the mobile TV market to the nation’s wireless carriers, nine U.S. television broadcast groups have formed an industry alliance called the Open Mobile Video Coalition …

Verizon Wireless has stepped into the unlimited messaging arena by including bottomless messaging in a new tier of individual and family plans. The individual plans are $20 more expensive per …

To accelerate adoption of DVB-H-based mobile TV services, Nokia Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will work on interoperability of their devices that run on that standard, the two companies …