Vodafone Group plc became the latest carrier to partner with MySpace.com, agreeing to allow subscribers to edit profiles, message friends and post photos from their wireless phones.The operator said it will preload MySpace Mobile on selected handsets as well as offering a downloadable application...
The fight against digital rights management gained an unlikely backer as Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs called for record companies to offer music without anti-piracy software.Jobs, in an open letter posted on Apple's Web site, claimed that a variety of DRM offerings have resulted...
The American Association of Retired Persons hailed committee passage of a wireless consumer protection-enhanced 911 bill in the New York State Assembly. The legislation, sponsored by Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell (D) would require cellphone carriers to provide more detailed coverage maps, including where location-based E911...
Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. unveiled a new high-end option for customers who want to do a lot of talking without a contract.For $100 per month, Virgin Mobile USA users will get 1,000 anytime minutes and unlimited night and weekend calling, with night off-peak calling...
Beceem Communications, a WiMAX chipset vendor, announced it raised more than $40 million in its latest round of venture financing to expand on its position in the mobile WiMAX market.The WiMAX chip manufacturer said the investment will largely be used to develop and launch...
Texas made good on its threat to sue Sprint Nextel Corp., asserting the No. 3 mobile-phone carrier's imposition of a new fee violates the state's deceptive trade practices law and a 2004 industry settlement with state attorneys general around the country."Sprint Nextel has defrauded...
Nokia Corp. said it will embed barcode-reading technology from Scanbuy Inc. on some of its handsets. The world's No. 1 handset manufacturer said it will preload the software on its S40 and S60 devices, allowing mobile users to read barcodes on products and advertisements...
Handset distributor Brightpoint Inc. reported increases in both revenues and net income for the fourth quarter and full year 2006, news that helped give a slight boost to the company's stock.Brightpoint reported a 7-percent increase in revenues to $677.2 million for the quarter, up...
Nortel Networks Ltd. announced it will cut 2,900 jobs and shift an additional 1,000 positions to "lower-cost" locations, moves designed to boost the network-equipment maker's profits."These are tough but necessary measures, and we recognize the impact they will have on affected employees," Nortel CEO...
A coalition of wireless and high-tech groups urged the Senate Commerce Committee to keep intact the legislative framework that gives public safety additional radio frequencies while rolling out digital TV, warning lawmakers that Cyren Call Communications Corp.'s plan to divert 30 megahertz of auction-bound...
Just six weeks after the company debuted, mywaves has launched a new, free personalized mobile video search to accompany its mobile video service, which the company said has already clocked 300,000 users in 90 countries. Mywaves said its new Auto Channels service provides a...
Pocket Communications, a small, all-you-can-eat carrier in San Antonio, said it has surpassed 85,000 customers in that market and is touting that fact in new radio advertising the company launched to help it compete with the large national carriers.The company claims it sells more...
European carriers are joining forces in an effort to prevent children from accessing adult content on their mobile phones.Vodafone Group plc, Deutsche Telekom AG and Orange Group SA were among 23 operators and content providers to sign on to develop a voluntary code of...
Ericsson Mobile Platforms AB and LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced that LG will license an HSPA platform from Ericsson for "ultra-small," mass-market 3G phones.Ericsson's U360 platform includes a reference design, platform software, application-specific integrated circuits and development boards and tools, and is designed to...
Hot on the heels of its first CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A market launches, Verizon Wireless expanded the availability of the high-speed data service to more than a half dozen states.The carrier's new Rev. A markets include portions of Connecticut; Rhode Island, including Providence...
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. announced eight new handsets in three basic categories, expanding its lines of Walkman and Cybershot handsets and offering four new phones for entry-tier markets around the world.Among the models announced, Sony Ericsson global spokesperson, Aldo Ligouri, called attention to...
Helio L.L.C. expects to reach the 100,000-customer mark by early in the second quarter, and its subscribers have been generating average revenue per user of more than $100 per month, the mobile virtual network operator said.The company ended 2006 with 70,000 customers, according to...
Hip-hop tunes continue to dominate the U.S. ringtone market, according to new information from content provider 9 Squared.Rap tunes accounted for eight of the top ten ringtones sold by the MonsterMob Group Co. subsidiary last year, with Chamillionaire's "Ridin'" earning honors as the year's...
Nortel Networks Ltd. announced that Peter Currie will step down as chief financial officer of the telecom equipment maker, effective April 30. The latest setback for the company comes on the heels of a recently finalized payout of more than $2.4 billion in cash...
Two European companies in the wireless telecom sector announced new infusions of venture capital funding. Aepona, a supplier of telecom infrastructure and application platforms to operators in Europe, received $10 million from its existing investors Amadeus Capital Partners, Polaris Ventures and Trinity Venture Capital....
President Bush's 2008 budget plan would allow the Federal Communications Commission to assess fees on un-auctioned wireless licenses and to auction domestic satellite licenses, including future mobile satellite service spectrum used for supplemental land-based cellular networks.The administration would need congressional legislation for expanded auction...
Most viewers spent Sunday afternoon rooting for either the Bears or Colts, but wireless types were busy cheering on mobile marketing. Anheuser-Busch was perhaps the most aggressive brand pushing the third screen during yesterday's Super Bowl, urging viewers to rate its 10 commercials via...
Amp'd Mobile Inc. continued to expand its impressive content portfolio, inking deals with actor Jack Black and "24" producer Howard Gordon to offer original, made-for-mobile programming. The news stands atop a number of similar agreements signed in recent days, which may indicate that made-for-mobile...
High-end mobile virtual network operator Voce expanded its handset lineup with the inclusion of Palm Inc.'s Treo smartphone, a move that raises the question whether the company has succeeded in adding a data component to its primarily voice service.Voce's Web site now shows that...
