Monthly Archives: June, 2008
Venture capital financing wrap-up: BridgeWave, In-Fusio, Miyowa and more
The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included...
Price wars beginning?: iPhone now drives subsidy strategies
Last year, of course, the iPhone launch drove hand-wringing over the need to revamp user interfaces, accompanied by a move to large-display touchscreens.A wave...
Worst of the Week: What does my phone do?
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...
Microsoft buys mobile software developer
Microsoft Corp. said it will acquire the Portuguese mobile software developer MobiComp for an undisclosed sum.MobiComp specializes in data protection and management technologies that...
LiMo absorbs a Linux camp
Suddenly, it's all about consolidating handset platforms. Today, LiPS said it would jump on the LiMo. Earlier this week, Nokia Corp. said it would...
MetroPCS: Bring us your existing, compatible phones
Regional wireless carrier MetroPCS Communications Inc. announced a new promotion, MetroFlash, that will allow shoppers with a compatible CDMA handset to connect to the...
PlayPhone targets Hispanic users
PlayPhone Inc. is targeting Hispanic mobile users with a Spanish-language version of its online storefront.The San Jose, Calif.-based company said the site offers Latino-targeted...
RIM doubles revenue and profit, but disappoints Wall Street
Research In Motion Ltd. doubled its fiscal first quarter revenue and net income over the year-ago quarter, sold 5.4 million devices and added 2.3...
Ad-funded Blyk eyes key markets in Europe
The world's first advertising-funded mobile telecoms operator, Blyk, will enter the German, Spanish and Belgian markets next year, the company said.
Gates Looks into PC’s Future as Career Shift Approaches
The large Surface tabletop computer in the office Gates soon will relinquish to Ballmer offers one clue about where he thinks computing is going:...
Wireless Hospital Systems Can Disrupt Med Devices
Electromagnetic glitches occurred in almost 30 percent of the tests when microchip devices similar to those in many types of wireless medical equipment were...
Can We Close The Book On MVNOs Now?
Back in 2002, there was suddenly a lot of buzz about how MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) were going to be the next big...
Moving to the Mobile Web
Wait. Scroll. Scroll. Tap-tap. Wait. Wait. For many years, that was the typical experience of someone surfing the Web using a mobile phone or...
Google’s Open Source Android OS Will Free the Wireless Web
"Is this interesting to Google?" That's what Andy Rubin was asking Larry Page. It was a spring day in 2005, and the two were...
Millions Take Part in Mobile Commerce
But security concerns hinder millions more.
Brightpoint signs Verizon Wireless for carrier’s indirect channel
Brightpoint Inc. said today it would distribute handsets for Verizon Wireless' indirect channel of authorized agents and national retailers. Bob Laikin, chairman and CEO...
Loopt adds reach with VZW deal
Loopt scored another carrier win, notching a deal to place its friend-finding service on Verizon Wireless's deck.The Silicon Valley-based startup offers a GPS-based service...
IPhone virtual teardown: Apple margin beats 50%
Based on preliminary analysis of the 3G iPhone, Apple's new handset may be its most profitable product, garnering better than 50% margins, according to...
T-Mobile USA Inc. wades further into wireline pool
Looking to cut into its rivals' wireless-wireline bundles, T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it will expand its wireline calling plan nationwide. The carrier's @Home offering...
Vlingo launches speech-rec app for BlackBerry
Speech-recognition startup vlingo Corp. launched a free downloadable application that allows BlackBerry users to navigate their phones using voice. Vlingo for BlackBerry users can...
Assisted GPS and the iPhone
We know that the iPhone 3G will have "assisted GPS." But what does that mean? Unfortunately, there is no clear definition of this term,...
Feds: Drivers don’t have to hang up phones
WASHINGTON - Federal regulators agree that distracted drivers are dangerous. But the government won't require phones built into cars and trucks to shut down...
Apple memo coaches employees on iPhone 3G launch questions
Apple Inc. is distributing to its retail and sales personnel an internal iPhone 3G Frequently Asked Questions document which implies that first-day sales and...
Interactive Media Advertising Growth on Major Upswing
Interactive media's share of worldwide advertising expenditures is expected to hit 15 percent in 2009, almost double from four years ago, and will remain...
Financial ratings wrap-up: Inmarsat, RIM, Leap and more
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.CarrierStandard & Poor's Ratings Services...