2008

After a strong showing in 2007, worldwide base station shipments appear weak this year, according to research from In-Stat.The firm said 2007 was marked by new 3G network rollouts worldwide along with strong GSM growth driven by markets like India, …

The cheap, voice-centric, clamshell handset still rules the American marketplace, as Motorola Inc.’s Razr V3 remains the top-selling handset in the country, according to recent data from NPD Group. Yet smartphones claim three of the top five slots, with Apple …

Vindigo appears to have turned out the lights, but the closure of the Japanese-owned firm may have more to do with cultural differences than the fact that mobile content is a tumultuous space.A pioneer in the early days of mobile …

The most important weapon in the war against the dumb-pipe scenario may just be the cloud.Cloud-based services – hosted applications “in the sky” and accessible through the Internet, as opposed to native apps – are suddenly all the rage in …

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. – maker of chips for mobile entertainment applications, among other products – will transform its manufacturing arm into an independent company financed by investors in Abu Dhabi.The Foundry Company, the new entity, will serve AMD as …

T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it will install a do-it-yourself customer-service application from Nuance Communications Inc. on “select” handsets, which the carrier said will allow customers to solve common service and handset problems without contacting the carrier’s customer-service representatives. The offering …

The Supreme Court dealt the wireless industry a setback by declining to review lower court rulings that found T-Mobile USA Inc.’s arbitration clause in service contracts do not prevent subscribers from lodging class-action lawsuits against the No. 4 mobile-phone carrier.Opening …

VeriSign Inc. finally left the mobile content space, unloading its stake in Jamba to News Corp. for $200 million.A pioneer in the early days of ringtones and other mobile goodies, Jamba was picked up by VeriSign for $273 million in …

Leadership concerns persist at Samsung Group, Korea’s top conglomerate, after nearly 100 days passed since a new management system was put in place following the resignation of its chairman, Lee Kun-hee.

One in four bank customers would consider switching to a rival if they offered mobile banking services, a survey claims.

Her name is Razor and she has a nose for Nokias.

As Google touts the G1, its new mobile phone, and Nokia boasts about its soon-to-be-released answer to the iPhone, one thing is sure: There are more options than ever for consumers to access the Web on their mobile phone. So, …

According to Frost & Sullivan, in 2007 mobile advertising saw revenues of $807.8 million across 13 Asia-Pacific countries. In the report “Sizing-up the Mobile Advertising Opportunity in Asia-Pacific,” the research firm predicts mobile advertising in those countries will reach $4 …

Telematics information will tell managers about a truck’s speed, idle time and more. A new rugged mobile computer from Motorola Inc. for use inside vehicles is undergoing testing for deployment in 2010 by delivery giant United Parcel Service of America …

Microsoft's Windows browser earns a lot of criticism from web developers. Even Internet Explorer 8, currently in beta, is a long way behind Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and Opera when it comes to standards compliance.

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 highlighting what works and what doesn’t. If you wish to …

More than 100 million users worldwide will use their mobile phone to make international money transfers by 2013, according to a new analysis by Juniper Research.Cross-border mobile money transfers is a new trend, but it is expected to gain traction …

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 contract is included when available.Cellular–Bangladesh: Teletalk Bangladesh chose Nokia Siemens …

The amount of innovation currently under way in the wireless industry is almost breathtaking to behold.Just in the past month we got to witness the birth of a completely new user interface, introduced by what some have called the world’s …

Reports have emerged indicating that Motorola is hiring developers with Java and Android expertise in preparation for launching a major mobile initiative on top of Google's software platform.

There may not be much room at the top of the mobile e-mail service food chain, but there seems to be plenty of opportunity below.Nokia Corp. last week finally threw up its hands and pulled the plug on Intellisync, its …

Brands need not fear software engineers. Give them the open source tools they need to put your company into mobile hands.

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. Where are the best positions in information and communications technology? That was, …

As stock indices fell sharply today, the selling sent the shares of many leading wireless handset vendors down to well below their prior 52-week low. At the same time, wireless industry analysts projected a tough fourth quarter as consumer spending …