Two senior Alcatel-Lucent executives have announced that they will be leaving the company. Frank D'Amelio, chief administrative officer, and Mike Quigley, president of the company's science, technology and strategy, are both on their way out."During the past year, both Mike and Frank have contributed...
Digital Dispatch Systems Inc. has agreed to purchase all shares of Mobisoft Oy for $7.7 million in a deal subject to a definitive agreement and regulatory approvals in Finland and Canada. The transaction, which calls for nearly $4.1 million in cash and the remainder...
Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna said he wants legislation to prohibit the marketing of mobile phone telephone numbers without consumer consent, responding to privacy concerns raised by the new cellphone directory business launched by Bellevue-based information commerce firm Intelius Inc."I have my staff...
Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. has partnered with Intercasting to offer its customers direct access from select handsets to a range of social-networking sites. The service is initially available on three handsets, with more to come. The sites include general blog and networking sites such...
Looking to recoup its fortunes, in part, with a high-tier smartphone, Motorola Inc. launched its updated Q-the Q Music 9m-at Verizon Wireless. For Verizon Wireless, the launch updates its single smartphone offering from Motorola. The Q Music 9m will sell in tandem with the...
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. has tapped Mobile Complete to power a remote testing service of Java applications on mobile phones.The handset maker launched a "Virtual Lab" that allows application developers to test their wares online across Sony Ericsson handsets that have yet to...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier --McAdams Wright Ragen initiated coverage on Clearwire Corp. with a buy rating and a $28 price target.--Lehman Bros. lowered its price target on Leap...
The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available.--Juma: Vision Opportunity Master Fund Ltd. invested $5 million in Juma Technology Corp.'s initial funding round. The company...
Gemalto unveiled a collaboration with NXP Semiconductors to develop SIM products for existing payment and public transportation systems.The companies hope to define standards for SIM-based Near Field Communications products and ensure interoperability with MIFARE, a contactless smartcard technology for mass transit authorities. Gemalto and...
Verizon Wireless is teaming with MTV Networks and RealNetworks Inc. to take on Apple Inc.'s iTunes service.MTV is shuttering its Urge music download service and will integrate components of the offering with RealNetworks' Rhapsody, an online music subscription service. Verizon Wireless will serve as...
CBS Mobile is pushing ahead full steam this month, announcing another deal with Verizon Wireless to put full-length episodes of its late-night programming on the carrier's Vcast Video service.The "Late Show with David Letterman" and "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" will both...
Alltel Corp. is launching a service that provides a variety of location-based information, including the locations of gas stations, restaurants and hotels as well as local events, traffic conditions and weather forecasts. The LBS application, dubbed WHERE, provides maps, directions and customized information to...
Medio Systems Inc. announced it acquired rival mobile ad firm Suhari L.L.C. Terms of the deal were not disclosed."Medio has a track record of successfully partnering with mobile operators to deliver the most intuitive mobile search experience to consumers while increasing revenues for operators,"...
Infineon Technologies AG will purchase LSI Corp.'s mobile products unit for $450 million in cash, the companies announced.LSI merged with Agere Systems in April and cut the deal with Infineon to focus on growth in its storage systems and networking chip business, according to...
Sprint Nextel Corp. is upping its casual text messaging rate by five cents as of Oct. 1, from 15 cents per message to 20 cents per message. And the carrier said the change-which is permissible under its terms of service-will not allow customers to...
Tracy,I saw your article on RCRNews.com (Mobile Content & Culture Aug. 14) and wanted to offer a different point of view. I founded one successful mobile developer, Vindigo, and recently started another, Skydeck. I testified to Congress in favor of open access and together...
Dear Editor,It is with great interest that we read the article, "The MMS disconnect," (RCR Wireless News, Aug. 13). Sybase 365 believes that the article has many inaccurate assumptions and misleading statements, and would like to clear the air about several points.MMS interoperability in...
Editor's Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR Wireless News staff considers events in the wider business world and how they could affect the wireless industry.--MTV Networks...
The sun was setting and my 4-year-old was getting restless when the outfield scoreboard at Coors Field provided a welcome diversion.Take a photo with your camera phone, the promotion urged, and send it in. The winning shot would be posted on the scoreboard for...
Editor's Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works...
Editor's Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. In the coming weeks...
The 9th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals gave the go-ahead to a class action consumer suit claiming Cingular Wireless service deteriorated after the mobile phone carrier was fully acquired by AT&T Inc. in 2004.The three-judge appeals panel in San Francisco reversed a lower court's...
Sun Microsystems has tapped Synchronica plc to provide synchronization and device-management software.Sun will license components of Synchronica's mobile gateway for wireless synchronization of contacts, calendars, tasks and other enterprise-related data for its Java System Communications Suite and Java System Application Platform Suite. Synchronica, a...
Alltel Wireless plans to begin offering voicemail-to-SMS messaging from SpinVox to its 12 million customers, according to a new agreement between the two companies.Subscribers to the service will have voicemail messages translated to text and sent to their handsets; the SpinVox service does not...
