OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. is offering a weekly rotation of about 10 free, full-track music downloads from independent artists in an effort to showcase its mobile music store.The carrier is teaming with the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, which boasts a song catalog culled...
Machine-to-machine wireless network operator Aeris Communications Inc. said it recently enhanced its data services to support asset tracking, automotive telematics and stolen vehicle recovery using CDMA and GSM networks nationwide-a move that puts the company in the same class as telematics veteran OnStar.In fact,...
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. said it launched its Cricket-branded service in Portland, Ore., via its Cricket LCW joint venture. Cricket LCW is a collaboration between Leap and WLPCS Management formed in July.Leap began service in 14 new markets this year.
SAN FRANCISCO-Former YouTube head of sales Tony Nethercutt has joined one of the hottest start-ups in the mobile-marketing space, AdMob.Before joining AdMob as vice president of advertising sales, Nethercutt headed ad sales for YouTube. Prior to joining YouTube in May, he worked for four...
RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel's former operations chief, Len Lauer, who was fired from the company earlier this year following Sprint Nextel's disastrous second-quarter financial performance, has landed at Sprint Nextel's technology partner Qualcomm Inc. Lauer will be Qualcomm's corporate executive vice president and group...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-With the launch of 10 CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A markets today, Sprint Nextel Corp. has more than met its goal of covering 40 million people with the technology by the end of this year. The carrier said it now offers Rev....
T-Mobile USA Inc. grabbed attention among tier one U.S. carriers for the most price drops in early December, with four Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. handsets discounted-and one jumping in price.The Samsung t619 careened from $80 to free, the t319 dropped from $40 to $30,...
LOS ANGELES-Research In Motion Ltd. is suing Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and the Korean handset vendor's American subsidiary over the use of the name "BlackJack" for the latter's new smart phone currently available through Cingular Wireless L.L.C., alleging that it is a trademark infringement...
PHOENIX-Worldscout Corp. announced it purchased location-services company Alltigo Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Worldscout said the deal will bolster its efforts in location tracking.Alltigo's Personal Location Tracking Device combines GPS and GSM/GPRS technologies to locate, track and protect, people, vehicles and other mobile assets...
DALLAS-A slowdown in wireless chip sales forced Texas Instruments Inc. to trim its fourth-quarter revenue outlook from between $3.46 billion and $3.75 billion to between $3.35 billion and $3.5 billion The company said semiconductor revenues are expected in the range of $3.28 billion and...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. is quietly sweetening service deals for a limited time during the holiday season by offering the public the same deals on service that it gives customers who are referred by its employees.Of course, it takes a bit of digging...
SCHAUMBERG, Ill.-Sprint Nextel Corp. CDMA affiliate iPCS Inc. is protesting new rates that the larger carrier is charging for back-office services, and has filed a claim that Sprint Nextel is violating the decision of a Delaware court regarding the sale and advertising of iDEN...
LOS ANGELES-Napster's mobile offering will make its European debut later this month.The digital music service said O2 Ireland will offer Napster's catalog of 3 million full-length songs, artist images and ringtones to its 1.6 million subscribers. The application includes search, browse, preview and recommendation...
FORT MYERS, Fla.-Shares of NeoMedia Technologies Inc. continued to slide after the company's President and Chief Executive Officer Charles Jensen stepped down.Jensen, 63, joined NeoMedia as CFO at the company's 1995 inception, and succeeded founder Charles Fritz as CEO nine years later. Fritz, who...
WASHINGTON-The United States International Trade Commission has ruled that Qualcomm Inc. has infringed on one of three patents held by rival Broadcom Corp., upholding the initial determination of an administrative law judge in Broadcom's complaint against Qualcomm.The ITC will decide on what remedy to...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Shares of @Road Inc. jumped after Trimble Navigation Ltd. said it will acquire its fellow California-based mobile resource management developer for nearly $500 million.Trimble, which targets businesses and government agencies with location-aware applications, said it was attracted to @Road's traction in the transportation,...
ASHBURN, Va.-WiMAX provider DigitalBridge Communications Corp. announced new financing, news that coincided with the company's acquisition of two regional providers of wireless cable and Internet services. The company said it raised more than $11 million in its first round of venture financing, along with...
SAN FRANCISCO-Telephia is teaming with place-shifting software developer Roundbox Inc. to deploy on-device measurement technology for wireless video and other mobile broadcast applications.The companies said they are building an interface between Rondbox's mobile broadcast software and Telephia's metering platform that tracks broadcast usage and...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Steep prices are keeping U.S. mobile consumers from buying wireless entertainment offerings, according to a study from IDC.The market research group found that 47 percent of the coveted 18- to 24-year-old market complained that mobile data services are "too expensive," and nearly three-quarters...
WASHINGTON-Congress before adjourning for the year passed legislation criminalizing the use of fraudulent means-such as impersonating wireless and wireline telecom subscribers-to obtain their phone records, a practice made infamous in the Hewlett-Packard Co. "pre-texting" scandal. The Senate agreed to the version of...
BURBANK, Calif.-The Walt Disney Co. appears ready and willing to work with Apple Computer Inc. across a number of media devices, if a recently filed patent is any indication.In a patent application filed last month, Disney specifically cites the iPod-among other technologies-as a possible...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. is joining the white-hot location-based services (LBS) bandwagon with a new assisted-GPS offering.The chipmaker is targeting carriers with its new BREW Locate Signature Solution, a location-aware platform and hosted content delivery service that works with A-GPS enabled devices. Assisted GPS uses...
YAKUM, Israel-Silicon developer Metalink Ltd. unveiled its updated draft-compliant 802.11n dual-band chipset for wireless home entertainment networks.The company said its WLANPlus chip features Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output technology and operates in both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. The chipset enables multi-room networking of multiple high-definition...
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