L.M. Ericsson announced it will support the recently approved EDGE Evolution network standard, which the company said can support data speeds of up to 1 megabit per second."EDGE Evolution builds on 3GPP's industry standardization of agreed technology improvements and reflects Ericsson's prediction that the...
Sprint Nextel Corp. and Nokia Corp. are partnering to launch the carrier's mobile WiMAX network in four Texas markets to provide customers with wireless broadband access. Nokia said it will supply the WiMAX network infrastructure in Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio and Austin, Texas....
LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it will hold a "National Texting Championship" competition in order to promote its enV and V cellphones, which are selling through Verizon Wireless. The phones feature a flip-open screen and a tiny, QWERTY keyboard."LG created the LG National Texting...
Viacom is suing YouTube and Google for "massive intentional copyright infringement" of Viacom's entertainment properties. The suit was filed yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and seeks more than $1 billion in damages. The suit opens by...
Sprint Nextel Corp. will bulk up its music and video offerings for its Vision and Power Vision data subscribers beginning next month.The carrier, in a billing insert to its customers, said it will drop its Sirius Hits streaming music service in favor of 10...
NBC Universal said it will expand its partnership with MobiTV to offer on-demand hit television shows such as "The Office" and "Heroes" over U.S. mobile phone networks.The broadcast company said it will offer a 24-hour viewing period for its top-rated shows starting at $2,...
Regional, flat-rate carrier Revol has started testing an advertising-supported wireless service that allows users to get a discount on their monthly bills if they agree to receive content, advertising and promotional offers on their phones.Privately held Revol will initially trial the service for 60...
A group of high-tech and electronic companies is set to deliver to the Federal Communications Commission a Wi-Fi device it says can operate in vacant broadcast frequencies without disrupting high-definition TV reception. The device is not intended for commercial sale; instead, it stands as...
The market for enabling premium mobile content will grow to $7.4 billion by 2011 as consumers demand richer media on their mobile phones, according to new figures from iSuppli Corp.The market-research firm said technology companies that provide content-delivery infrastructure reaped $4.2 billion of the...
Alltel Corp. introduced a new phone from LG Electronics Co. Ltd, the AX8600. The flip phone features a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, an expandable memory slot, an MP3 player and touch-sensitive external music buttons. It's selling for $50 with a two-year service agreement on...
Investors fled San Diego-based Wireless Facilities Inc. in droves after the company announced an internal review of the company's stock-options granting practices as well as several impairment charges. The company's stock was down a whopping 20 percent, to $1.68 per share, following the news.The...
AT&T Inc.'s Cingular Wireless asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a record $12 million fine levied by the California Public Utilities Commission against the top mobile phone carrier in 2004, putting before the high court another wireless industry appeal that turns on the...
In a routine update of its business outlook for the first quarter, Texas Instruments Inc. narrowed its expected revenue and earnings per share ranges. Investors may have expected a more bullish forecast due to improved outlooks by TI's competitors, however; TI's stock fell 49...
Faith Inc. continued its retreat from Europe and North America, selling off Paris-based mobile content company Digiplug SAS to global technology consultant Accenture.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Digiplug, which was founded in 1998, supplies music and video technology to music labels, wireless service...
Amobee Media Systems is the latest startup on the ad-supported mobile game space, teaming with Exit Games to deliver marketing messages in titles running on Java and BREW handsets.Exit is a German-based firm that provides technology for connected play to customers including Cingular Wireless,...
Towerstream Corp. launched a fixed WiMAX network in Miami, to provide businesses there with broadband data services. The company's first point-of-presence is the Four Seasons Hotel in Miami. The network is the eighth such installation from the company, which also provides fixed WiMAX service...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Social networking sites and user-generated content have taken the driver's seat in the world of digital media, Michael Stroud, CEO and co-founder of iHollywood Forum, said in opening remarks at the Digital Media Summit in Hollywood."Hollywood's stock and trade generally is passive content,"...
Dobson Communications Corp. has introduced push-to-talk service for customers in Alaska through its Cellular One retail brand.The company said it will be the first to provide PTT in the large, sparsely populated state; the service also will work in Hawaii and the lower 48...
Clearwire Corp.'s stock continued its substantial slide Monday, its third day of public trading. The widely anticipated initial public offering of Clearwire stock has had a rocky start. The company's stock started at $27.25 per share before hitting a high of $27.95 shortly after...
Nortel Networks Ltd. just keeps taking the hits, this time from the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC has filed civil fraud charges against four former executives at the company for repeatedly engaging in accounting fraud to bridge gaps between the network-equipment maker's true...
The animated character that made spinach a mystical elixir will continue battling his arch-rival Bluto on his lasting quest to win back his sweetie for years to come, thanks to a new deal to bring the classic arcade game Popeye to the mobile environment....
Buongiorno S.p.A. reported a net profit of $16.2 million for 2006, more than doubling its bottom line from the previous year.The content aggregator said it generated $253 million in revenue last year, up 41 percent from 2005, selling 1.4 billion pieces of content to...
AT&T Inc. is retooling the look and feel of its wireless retail stores to reflect a multi-faceted product offering, and introduced its first super-sized, flashy AT&T Experience Store in Houston.The company called the 5,000-square-foot store "the first to demonstrate the benefits of housing AT&T's...
Editor's Note: Welcome to a special edition of our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. This week we're introducing four new contributors, Current Analysis' Avi Greengart, Compete's Miro Kazakoff, Jupiter Research's Julie Ask and Iain Gillott. Please join us in welcoming these excellent analysts in the...
