NextWave Wireless Inc. lost more than $59.5 million during the second quarter, primarily due to an increase in operating expenses related to the expansion of its research and development teams and related support organizations, it reported in financial results.The loss, which nearly doubled from...
Social networking sites MySpace and Facebook are using valuable deck space to extend their offerings to mobile users, according to new figures from M:Metrics.MySpace, which has deals with AT&T Mobility, Helio L.L.C. and Sprint Nextel Corp., attracted about 3.7 million U.S. wireless users in...
Travel planning and roadside assistance organization AAA unveiled a downloadable application that offers drivers access to turn-by-turn directions and AAA services via mobile phone. Jeff Green, managing director of location-based technology for AAA, said that about 50% of the 29 million calls received by...
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.--KickApps: SoftBank Capital led an $11 million Series B funding round into KickApps Corp., a hosted social media platform...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier --Credit Suisse First Boston lowered its price target on Leap Wireless International to $90 from $95 after the carrier offered weaker-than-expected guidance for the...
Hip-hop celebrity DJ Envy is teaming with Cellfish Media to offer a weekly mix tape for mobile users.The New York-based host of the Hot 97 radio show and Sirius Satellite Radio's Hip-Hop Nation, DJ Envy will compile collections of seven new singles that will...
Former Sprint Nextel Corp. VP Paul Reddick will serve on the advisory board of mobile software developer iSkoot.A startup based in Cambridge, Mass., iSkoot offers software that enables VoIP services for some smartphones and Java devices. Reddick served 10 years at the industry's No....
Nokia Corp. advised that its branded BL-5C battery, found in more than 50 handsets, is subject to overheating and popping out of the handset during recharging. The company has offered to replace the offending batteries upon request.The Finnish vendor said, however, that only 100...
InterDigital Inc. announced that it expects to pull in between $53.5 million and $54.5 million in revenues during the third quarter of 2007, which would fall at least $1 million short of analysts' forecasts. The news prompted the company's shares to drop more than...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--China: Motorola Inc. said it won a contract with China...
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 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.--Google confirmed...
The best thing about the U.S. wireless market is that it is full of choice. And while all of those choices make the market complicated, it also spurs development and advances the industry. U.S. consumers have access to more than 700 wireless devices today,...
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...
Gannett Co. Inc. stepped up its mobile efforts, launching more than 100 mobile Internet sites from its local newspaper and broadcast franchises.The sites, which are free aside from carrier data charges, are updated by local Gannett "information centers" that deliver real-time information to the...
Digital Chocolate Inc. expanded its global footprint, adding development studios in India and Spain.The San Mateo, Calif.-based publisher picked up Small Device Mobile Technologies of Bangalore, India, which specializes in porting games across networks and devices. Microjocs Mobile from Barcelona, Spain, was acquired for...
AT&T Mobility is hawking its MobiTV, XM Radio Mobile and music portal services with the launch of LG Electronics Co.'s new trax handset, an HSDPA-enabled, clamshell-style handset. The handset will be available tomorrow at AT&T Mobility stores and online for $130 with mail-in rebate...
The speech-to-text playground just got a little more crowded.TravellingWave, a Seattle-based startup, came out of stealth mode touting "breakthrough technology" that transcribes voice into text on mobile devices. The company said it raised an undisclosed amount in a Series A financing round from several...
Qwest Communications International Inc. named Edward Mueller its new chief executive officer. Mueller is a veteran of the telecom industry and former CEO of Williams-Sonoma. Qwest's current CEO Richard Notebaert, who oversaw the company's path to its first year of operational profitability in 2006,...
The piling on began early last Friday as Verizon Wireless, then Sprint Nextel Corp. and AT&T Mobility all announced they would carry Motorola Inc.'s Razr2 handset, with launches beginning at Sprint Nextel this month and continuing with Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility in September....
Verizon Wireless overhauled its mobile Web service, adding content and redesigning the site in an effort to make it more user-friendly.The carrier tweaked its wireless home page, installing drop-down bars for news headlines and shortcuts to content, and expanded its main menu to allow...
Alltel Corp. launched a new program designed to help business application developers bring their products to market faster. The company's Business Solutions Partner program involves collaboration from Alltel's business sales team on helping partners promote their products and sell data solutions and services. The...
Qualcomm Inc. is keeping the reasons for the resignation of its general counsel, announced today, close to its vest. No reasons were given for General Counsel Lou Lupin's resignation in the terse announcement. In a press release, the San Diego-based chip vendor and IP...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In the coming weeks look for columns from Current Analysis' Avi Greengart, iGR's Iain...
