2008

In its legal battle with Motorola Inc. and its subsidiaries Symbol Technologies Inc. and Wireless Valley Communications Inc., Aruba Networks Inc. questions whether the patents involved in the case are legal, according to new court documents filed in the case.In …

A new survey from ABI Research found the top three ‘must-have’ features on cellphones today are digital camera functionality, Bluetooth connectivity and music/radio playback. The survey of 1,402 wireless subscribers in seven countries found nearly half of consumers want a …

Wireless subscribers in the United States have closed the gap with Western Europe in terms of 3G adoption, according to new research from Comscore. The firm reports the United States has experienced 80% growth in 3G subscribers during the past …

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won a text message election held during the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 trade show held earlier this month in San Francisco.Obama received 56% of the vote to edge out his Republican opponent John …

A Chinese company is becoming a major player in the mobile infrastructure market, according to a study from ABI Research.Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is emerging in the market that has been dominated by L.M. Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks and Alcatel-Lucent.As …

SanDisk Corp. stuck to its guns in rejecting a $5.8 billion, $26-per-share takeover bid by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.SanDisk, the Milpitas, Calif.-based maker of NAND Flash memory – included to a degree on nearly all handsets and used in removable …

The first handset to feature Google’s Android operating system – an HTC Corp. model destined for T-Mobile USA Inc. – will debut at a media event in New York next week, on Sept. 23, according to T-Mobile.Google and T-Mobile will …

Mobile broadband operators need to look beyond flat-rate access offerings to future-proof their business, analysts say.

Google Inc. has taken its Street View service to mobile.The Mountain View, Calif.-based company launched a new version of Google Maps for mobile that includes the same street-level photo images it offers on desktop computers. Google also added a beta …

Cords are becoming an endangered across America. More than 20 million U.S. households have ditched their landline phones and rely solely on wireless handsets for home telecommunications, according to a new report by The Nielsen Company.The study also predicts one …

Is mobility a new revolution, or is it just an extension of the previous PC and Internet revolutions ? Is anything really different?

HELSINKI — Advertising revenue from mobile Web searching could be worth $2.4 billion by 2011, a player in the industry said.

Taking a cue from competitor Best Buy Inc., RadioShack Corp. said Wednesday it plans to change its wireless and GPS displays in 4,000 stores so that shoppers can compare products and features side-by-side.

Rove Inc announced the launch its latest version of Mobile Admin, network administration software that allows unified management of all information technology systems from a handheld device or computer.Mobile Admin 4.1 now incorporates Mobile SSH, providing full connectivity via SSH …

The battle between Sprint Nextel Corp. and its subsidiary iPCS Wireless Inc. rages on, with iPCS gaining some yardage. The affiliate announced that an Illinois court denied Sprint Nextel’s motion to dismiss or stay the lawsuit brought by three iPCS …

The mobile-phone industry may be facing a legal texting tsunami in U.S. courts with the filing of two new antitrust class-action lawsuits against the nation’s largest wireless carriers – filings that come on top of a separate price-fixing suit in …

CTIA Wireless I.T 2008 is in the rear-view, and the industry is performing the typical post-show analyses. My two cents: 1) Sprint’s Dan Hesse is my new favorite CEO. Because anybody with a fondness for Vans can’t be too far …

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 …

AT&T Mobility announced it will halve the monthly cost of its push-to-talk service – from $10 per month to $5 – likely a defensive response to Verizon Wireless’ recent PTT price drop from $10 to $5 a month. The activity …

Following its $25 million investment in Virgin Mobile USA Inc., SK Telecom landed two spots on the company’s board. The mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) has appointed Richard Chin, president of SK Telecom Americas, and Sungwon Suh, executive VP and …

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. Cuban-American mommy-to-be Gloria Dobal “loved everything” about online pregnancy site Baby Center. …

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous ruling to give San Diego County a victory over Sprint Nextel Corp. in a long-running dispute between the parties over a 2003 ordinance governing visibility and location of wireless facilities.“The …

Just a few years ago, a Web site offering virtually every notable song ever recorded for free listening would have had music business executives speed-dialing their lawyers.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. phone company AT&T Inc plans to eventually link Apple Inc’s iPhone to its high-speed Internet and video service called U-verse, and introduce new features like using the phone as a remote control.

In today’s wireless world, your marketing messages have to be able to reach consumers no matter where they check their email. Here’s how to mobilize your campaigns.