Yearly Archives: 2008

New smartphone vendor to try will it fly?

If the incumbent smartphone vendors give you the blues, all you have to do is wait a week for Velocity Mobile.This new smartphone vendor...

700 MHz: Industry takes stock as dust clears

Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility ran the table at the 700 MHz auction, accounting for most of the record $19.6 billion in bidding that...

HTC’s ‘Mobile computer’ lands at Sprint Nextel for $1,500

HTC Corp.'s "first mobile computer" -- a mini-laptop with 7-inch screen dubbed "Shift" -- will be available starting March 24 in the United States...

Palm touts Centro sales, but posts profit loss

Palm Inc.'s fiscal third quarter yielded revenue of $312 million but a loss in net income of $31.5 million, despite a 13% rise in...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Gizmoz, SendMe, Thumbplay 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...

Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility on top in 700 MHz auction results: Google leaves event empty-handed

Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility won the vast majority of the 700 MHz spectrum up for grabs during the Federal Communications Commission's recently completed...

D-Block dustup casts questions on Martin, Frontline, Cyren Call

A coalition of consumer and public-interest groups asked the Federal Communications Commission to probe the 700 MHz auction's failure to attract a winning bidder...

WIRELESS IN THE HOME: Still needs supervision, not ready to live on its own

BURLINGAME, Calif. - The perception of what wireless technologies can enable for other industries is years, if not decades, ahead of reality. As mobile...

Motorola looking east for technology rescue?: Under pressure, Japanese vendors must expand or wither

The notion that an ambitious Chinese handset vendor will make a bid for Motorola Inc. has received some press in the United States, perhaps...

Mobile content industry gripped by March Madness

Seems there are nearly as many wireless March Madness applications as there are teams in the men's NCAA basketball tournament.First-round games tipped off this...

Alltel notes record customer numbers in Q4

Alltel Corp., now a privately owned company following its $27.5 billion acquisition by private-equity firms, reported notable customer additions during the fourth quarter, numbers...

Worst of the Week: The real 700 MHz auction winners

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...

In auction’s aftermath, D Block questions linger

With the close of a 700 MHz auction whose mixed results still remain largely unknown, the spotlight now shifts to how policymakers at the...

Sony Ericsson warns of soft markets: Handset maker to ship below estimates in Q1

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications warned yesterday that its first quarter results, due April 23, will reflect weaker than anticipated handset volumes, leading to lower...

SBA adds 430 towers through TowerCo deal

SBA Communications Corp. said it will spend up to $193.5 million for as many as 430 towers in the United States from TowerCo L.L.C....

Mobile advertising arrives at Boost : Customers will be able to opt out

Sprint Nextel Corp.'s Boost Mobile said it is offering ads on its mobile storefront and wireless Web portal.The prepaid, youth-focused service announced a deal...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Comverse, Nokia and TDS

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...

IT’S OVER: 700 MHz auction ends after 38 days, 261 rounds: Event generates record $20B in provisionally winning bids

It took 38 days and 261 rounds, but the Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction came to an end this afternoon, having raised...

Sprint Nextel launches Openwave’s transcoding service : Made-for-mobile sites must be registered with carrier

Sprint Nextel Corp. is touting an updated Web browser designed to deliver "a PC-like experience" on mobile phones. But some users aren't impressed.The carrier...

Groove goes to NMS for $14.5M

NMS Communications Corp. subsidiary LiveWire Mobile said it pocketed Groove Mobile for $14.5 million -- less than half the investment capital the startup had...

IPhoners swarm to mobile content: Survey figures show high data use among Apple’s phone owners

In the hands of well-heeled, early adopters, the iPhone's large touchscreen, user interface and an unlimited data plan lead to high rates of browsing,...

700 MHz auction keeps on keeping on: Bidders pass round 256 with handful of bids

The Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction trudged into day 38 of bidding activity due to a small number of bids -- in...

New joint venture aims at mobile marketing

Mobile Media Unlimited Inc. and Guardian Angel Group Inc. announced a $6 million joint venture aimed at delivering targeted marketing campaigns via Guardian's proprietary...

Margins Check: YouTube.com’s APIs, DoubleClick’s ads, and more

Editor's Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News' weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR...

Social networking: Valuations vs. reality: Sites now face problem of converting users into revenues

AOL L.L.C. last week became the latest Internet player to bet big on social networking, agreeing to plunk down a whopping $850 million for...
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