June 2008

A new class-action lawsuit alleges T-Mobile USA Inc. forces subscribers to use text message-enabled handsets and then charges them for unsolicited content, business practices that plaintiffs said are not adequately …

Brightstar Corp., which has successfully played the handset distribution game, has decided to pursue the accessories market by establishing a standalone company – Brightstar Accessories – headquartered in Miami.The company …

Alcatel-Lucent said it will spend $67.8 million to pick up Motive Inc., an Austin, Texas-based developer of service management software for telecoms.The French behemoth offered $2.23 per share for Motive, …

Venture capitalists expect to pour money into mobile and online entertainment over the next two years, according to new figures from KPMG.The auditing giant said the poll of 300 venture …

With the lucrative fourth quarter just around the corner (almost), Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications has joined the chorus of vendors reminding the world that they too have innovative phones.In SEMC’s …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. In …

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 …

Will the Google of mobile search arise?

Klausner Technology said on Monday that Apple, eBay and AT&T have agreed to license its “visual voicemail” technology and settled a lawsuit against them.

Adds Web-friendly features to GPS handhelds. Microsoft Corp. today introduced its first embedded operating system for portable devices that use GPS (global positioning system) and maps to get people where …

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Internet media firm Yahoo Inc said on Tuesday that its mobile search service will be offered by six more telecom companies in Asia.

Anonymous crime tips, long a staple of police investigations, are increasingly coming in by text message.

Current iPhone users are automatically eligible to buy the 3G iPhone, but potential new users might have to prove they are worthy.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – South Korean cellphone makers and Swedish-Japanese rival Sony Ericsson forecast robust handset sales, defying worries that a slowing U.S. economy and record oil prices will hurt consumer …

Editor’s Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what’s hot in wireless. Wireless Toyz, which originally …

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Web communications leader Skype begins public testing on Wednesday of a new version of its software for making free or low-cost phone calls that aims to make …

Runcom Technologies Ltd , disclosed today at the WiMAX Forum Global Congress 2008, the first Internet TV Set Top Box (STB).

Bell Industries Inc. has finally gotten SkyTel off its plate. Velocita Wireless L.L.C. bought the division for $7.5 million, paying $3 million in closing, $3 million in 30 days and …

Verizon Wireless unveiled what it said is the first mobile phone with a built-in detachable Bluetooth headset.The Decoy, from LG Electronics Co. Ltd., features a docking port on the back …

Cox Newspapers has tapped Quattro Wireless to power 19 new wireless Web sites.The subsidiary of Atlanta’s Cox Enterprises Inc. launched mobile destinations for newspapers such as the Austin (Texas) Statesman, …

The FCC held a hearing last week on how to regulate early termination fees, which are charges wireless customers pay to get out of their service contracts.; etf kevin martin …

APPLE INC. IS THE NAME and, now, sheer volume is the game.Before the “wow” factor for his much-hyped handset fades or is eclipsed by competitors, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has …

While Apple Inc.’s 3G iPhone includes a number of new technologies to excite tech-savvy phone users, it’s the device’s price and enterprise focus that could stand as the greatest boon …

NEW YORK – Turns out all those “open vs. closed” debates aren’t limited just to mobile networks and software platforms. Wireless advertising is joining the fray, too. Kind of.Interoperability – …