The news from Motorola Inc., which reported first-quarter earnings early today, is fairly grim-and the short-term outlook is no better.The Schaumburg, Ill.-based handset giant posted flat sales, an operating loss and lower shipments and market share than in the year-ago quarter. Despite the grim...
Wi-Fi-only phones probably won't replace cellular phones anytime soon, according to a new survey from research firm In-Stat.While stand-alone Wi-Fi phones theoretically could replace cellphones for some users, most respondents were lukewarm on the idea, with the majority of those responding expressing at least...
Artificial Life Inc., a Hong Kong-based company that focuses on mobile technology, content, games and applications, said it bought the SMS Galaxy system from Script Avenue AG.The SMS Galaxy system is a mobile interface that complements live TV shows and allows users to interact...
One measure of the established use of wireless e-mail in general and Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry devices in the United States in particular: an overnight outage of RIM's service in the U.S. made news.BlackBerry users' level of dependence on their devices and e-mail...
The Justice Department said it picked General Dynamics Corp. to deploy a wireless network to be shared by three federal agencies, the selection coming just weeks after the department's inspector general issued a scathing report on Bush administration problems in getting the network off...
AT&T Inc. said it reached confidential settlements and obtained court-ordered injunctions against 13 alleged pretexters in the federal lawsuits it filed in San Antonio and San Francisco. "We stated at the time we filed these suits that AT&T would use every means available to...
The nation's top civil liberties group urged lawmakers to reject a new Bush administration proposal that would give liability protection to wireless carriers and other telecom service providers that work with national security officials under a relaxed domestic wiretapping regime."Like the sly fox guarding...
The Federal Communications Commission launched rulemakings to examine broadband deployment in the United States, as well as how to measure availability of and access to high-speed Internet services offered by wireless, wireline and cable TV providers.FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has been under fire by...
Wireless broadband service provider Clearwire Corp.'s stock rose briefly today as analysts issued favorable reports of the company's prospects, but later continued its downward trend. Clearwire's stock rose more than 6 percent after the favorable reports, from around $18.61 at the close of trading...
Television viewers tuning in to catch updates of Monday's shootings at Virginia Tech saw glimpses of the tragedy through Jamal Albarghouti's mobile phone.A graduate student at the school, Albarghouti was on his way to class when he heard gunshots and saw police responding. So...
Alltel Corp. announced that it hired a wireless industry veteran to coordinate its mobile advertising strategy for its data services and technology platforms. Eric Martin has spent 11 year working in the wireless industry, Alltel said, and was most recently a group marketing manager...
The voice-activated mobile search space continued to heat up as Microsoft Corp. launched a series of services delivering local business information.The free offerings, unveiled by Microsoft subsidiary Tellme Networks Inc., allow users to dial a toll-free number, 1-800-555-TELL, from any phone and say their...
Alltel Corp., the nation's fifth-largest carrier, discounted two smartphones over the past week, dropping prices on the Palm Inc. Treo 650 to $150 (from $200) and the UTStarcom PPC6700 to $200 (from $250). T-Mobile USA Inc., fourth-largest in the nation, also lowered the price...
AT&T Inc. has dropped negotiations to acquire a one-third stake in a holding company, Olimpia S.p.A., which controls about 18 percent of Telecom Italia's ordinary shares. AT&T said in a press release that it "appreciated the opportunity to explore a possible investment in Olimpia...
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History said it received for future display prototypes and patent papers documenting the work of 911 GPS cellphone pioneer Robert Tendler, recognition that comes as his patent lawsuit against OnStar Corp. heats up.The Fonefinder system designed by Tendler...
A free conference calling service says that Sprint Nextel Corp. has stopped blocking calls to its numbers, a move that comes after FreeConference.com urged its customers to make an outcry.Now, FreeConference.com says that the major U.S. telcos who were blocking its service-including Sprint Nextel,...
User-generated content is the largest threat-and, perhaps, the biggest potential opportunity-to media and entertainment companies, according to a survey of executives released by Accenture.The poll of front-office personnel found that more than half the respondents identified amateur digital videos, podcasts, wikis and blogs as...
Nokia Corp. has joined the mobile widget bandwagon.The handset maker said it initially will use the icon-based applications on its S60 platform, providing one-click access to mobile Web sites via icons on the phone's screen instead of requiring users to launch a browser and...
Rather than ceding control of the mobile TV market to the nation's wireless carriers, nine U.S. television broadcast groups have formed an industry alliance called the Open Mobile Video Coalition to speed the development of a mobile variant for digital broadcast TV.The broadcasters, which...
Verizon Wireless has stepped into the unlimited messaging arena by including bottomless messaging in a new tier of individual and family plans. The individual plans are $20 more expensive per month than Verizon's regular plans, and the carrier tacks on an additional $30 per...
To accelerate adoption of DVB-H-based mobile TV services, Nokia Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will work on interoperability of their devices that run on that standard, the two companies announced.The vendors will work in tandem to support solutions based on the OMA BCAST...
LAS VEGAS-Universal Service Fund concerns and access to 700 megahertz spectrum topped the list of legislative concerns for Rural Cellular Association members during a discussion of the organization's Washington, D.C., lobbying efforts. Members were given an update on the status of various issues during...
LAS VEGAS-Apple Inc.'s influence has apparently spread far and wide as various speakers at the Rural Cellular Association's annual convention cited the company and its products as something to aspire to.Consultant Mark Landiak of Corporate Dynamics Inc. urged small carriers to think about maximizing...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In the coming weeks look for columns from Compete's Miro Kazakoff, Jupiter Research's Julie...
