Openwave Systems Inc. said it expects to report revenues of between $83 million and $84 million for its fiscal second quarter, which ended Dec. 31., a number that falls short of analyst estimates of $88.8 million.The company said it recorded bookings of about $120...
It's official-the fourth quarter was financially rough for Motorola Inc., as a handful of financial analysts had warned in mid-December. The disappointing results came despite a prodigious leap in the company's unit sales over the year-ago quarter.The company's stock price tumbled in response to...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to launch a live, one-way video sharing service that will work during a voice call. The carrier said it plans to demonstrate the offering at the AT&T Inc. booth next week at the CES in Las Vegas.Cingular said the service...
ROK Entertainment Group announced the U.S. launch of ANSA, a new question-and-answer text messaging service that costs $1 per answer.A white-label offering ROK is selling to wireless carriers, ANSA (ansanow.com) delivers answers to mobile phone users via text messages for a $1 fee, plus...
Google Inc. and China Mobile finally unveiled a pact to deliver mobile search services.China's largest carrier said its Monternet WAP portal will use Google technology to allow users to search for mobile content and other Internet-based offerings. The service will use a search box...
Kodiak Networks announced a global licensing agreement with Research In Motion Ltd. to include mobile applications-including push-to-talk functionality-on BlackBerry handsets. Kodiak's applications already are available on the BlackBerry Pearl at Cingular Wireless L.L.C. The agreement allows RIM to integrate a Java version of Kodiak's...
Sprint Nextel Corp. and its WiMAX infrastructure vendors said they will demonstrate devices and applications using the technology, including mobile TV, during the Consumer Electronics Show next week. According to a company statement, the demonstrations will include "true mobile WiMAX TV, blending multicast and...
Paramount Pictures is the latest mainstream media giant to target consumers on the wireless Web.The Viacom subsidiary launched a mobile portal designed to serve as both a storefront for content and a platform for promotional efforts. Users can text the keyword "movies" to a...
The digital rights management playing field got a little more crowded as four of the world's biggest consumer electronics companies released services for a new anti-piracy solution.The Marlin Trust Management Organization-comprising Panasonic, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sony Corp.-released its DRM...
The worldwide base of mobile gamers will more than double by 2010 as publishers develop better games and carriers market the offerings more effectively, according to a study from iSuppli Corp.The market research firm predicts revenues from mobile gaming will grow from $3.1 billion...
Hello!And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCR Wireless News to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong...
At the close of a year that saw Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. introduce penny texting, hybrid price plans and an ad-time-for-airtime service called SugarMama, the company announced that it now serves 4.6 million customers. The mobile virtual network operator has been in business for...
Regional, flat-rate carrier MetroPCS Communications Inc. filed for a $1.1 billion initial public offering, and plans to use the money to expand into new markets where it recently won spectrum licenses.MetroPCS' filing did not disclose how many shares the company plans to offer or...
Citing a need for "fresh thinking," Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's No. 3 cellphone provider, which spends $1.6 billion in marketing, has placed the creative portion of its advertising account into review. Sprint said it is seeking an ad agency that can provide it...
WASHINGTON-Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said he would cooperate with Congress if the new, Democratic-controlled House and Senate pursue legislation to increase the supply of public-safety spectrum. Chertoff acknowledged federal, state and local first responders must not only be able to talk with one...
MindMatics L.L.C. is powering a text-message contest in two markets centered on NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution's daytime talk show "Maury."The company launched an interactive campaign that allows users in Las Vegas and Columbus, Ohio to send texts with answers to episode-related questions and...
Verizon Wireless announced a multi-year deal to become the "official wireless service provider" of the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association in the United States. As part of the deal, Verizon Wireless will have exclusive marketing and promotional rights to...
A startup focused on mobile media sharing has aborted plans to auction itself off after receiving zero bids on eBay.Mojungle.com allows users to record text messages, photos and videos with their mobile phones and post them to the company's site, a MySpace profile or...
Patent-related lawsuits are part of the high-tech landscape. Here's a new twist: a nonprofit group representing the state of Washington's public universities has filed suit against Nokia Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. over alleged infringement of Bluetooth patents developed...
The instant gratification that comes with the quick snap of a cellphone photo or a text message to friends has taken on a new, more interactive form-thanks to a number of companies hoping to cash in on the nascent but growing market for mobile...
NextWave Wireless Inc. has agreed to acquire Go Networks Inc., which develops Wi-Fi networks for campus and municipal deployment. NextWave will pay about $13.3 million in cash for the company, and will also assume Go's $7.5 million in debt. NextWave's purchase price could increase...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C., the nation's largest cellphone carrier, announced it will renew its content distribution deal with Motricity. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed."Motricity has reduced Cingular's time to market for new content and increased title selections for their end-users," said Motricity Chairman...
The N, a TV channel for teens developed by MTV, will be available on Sprint Nextel Corp.'s mobile TV service, the companies announced. MTV's The N Mobile will be available for $5 per month and will feature short video clips and behind the scenes...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. landed a big contract renewal from the Western States Contracting Alliance, through which the carrier currently provides service to more than 1 million subscribers. The WSCA contract allows state and local agencies in the United States to purchase Cingular service, including...
