Qualcomm Inc. has acquired Xiam Technologies Ltd. for around $32 million. Xiam said its technology recognizes a mobile device user's behavior and usage patterns.Qualcomm said there is a recognized need in the industry to help consumers find content, and it believes solutions like Xiam's...
A class-action lawsuit filed against AT&T Mobility in Pennsylvania federal court alleges the carrier violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by refusing overtime pay to a former corporate recruiter and possibly others with similar job responsibilities.The lead plaintiff is Wayne Masters, who was...
Research In Motion Ltd. has known since January 2007 that Apple Inc.'s iPhone could threaten its bread-and-butter business in the mobile enterprise space. Indeed, last week, Apple entered the enterprise fray with several announcements. Today, three of the Canadian firm's partners unveiled applications that...
Texas Instruments Inc. lowered its revenue range and earnings per share for the quarter ending March 31. The company is set to hold a conference call later today to discuss the change in outlook. TI said its expected revenue at quarter's end will be...
For those anxiously waiting for the conclusion of the Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz auction, you can blame five B-Block licenses for the holdup.Bidding over the past several rounds has centered on five 12-megahertz B-Block spectrum licenses covering Albany, Ga.; Yuba City and Imperial,...
Ford vehicles equipped with the Sync feature soon may offer access to telematics services similar to some of those of General Motors' OnStar, a Ford supplier said today.Consumers will be able to upgrade Sync systems on their own, without visiting a dealership, by means...
Editor's Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News' 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.--Toyota is launching...
Editor's Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News' 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 and...
Editor's Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News' 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 look...
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--Australia: Vodafone Australia has chosen Ericsson as the primary hardware...
Advertisers are already tightening their belts as the economy downshifts into a possible recession. And the mobile ad space -- which is struggling to move beyond the embryonic state -- is sure to feel the pinch.Google Inc. first reported "anecdotal" advertiser cutbacks last September...
You remember when rivals Sprint Nextel Corp. and Verizon Wireless dueled over the coverage of their respective CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Rev. A network buildouts? One carrier popped out of the gate first, leading to bickering about whether "first" was indeed better. Get ready for...
Pushing the clocks ahead by an hour appeared to have little impact on the Federal Communications Commission's 700 MHz auction, which picked up this morning where it left off on Friday: new bids in the single digits and very little new money being deposited...
A federal judge in Dallas issued a $1 million judgment for TracFone Wireless Inc. in connection with the hacking and resale of bulk amounts of prepaid phones, an illegal practice whose scope appears larger and more geographically widespread than originally suspected.The ruling by U.S....
Alcatel-Lucent unveiled what it termed the industry's first mobile network management solution that provides network operators with a view of the traffic flowing over their networks, and thus greater control over IP-based applications.Alcatel-Lucent noted the 9900 Wireless Network Guardian is composed of two network...
Five top package-goods manufacturers are using mobile phones in an effort to revive the art of coupon redemption.Procter & Gamble, Clorox, Del Monte, General Mills and Kimberly-Clark are teaming with retail giant Kroger for what will almost certainly be the biggest test of wireless...
In the bruising business of turning Motorola Inc. around, Stu Reed -- former president of mobile devices and, previously, the company's global supply chain -- has hit the mat. Reed's departure, "effective immediately," was announced late Friday afternoon and characterized by the company as...
MobiTV Inc. claimed it is not trying to shut down a popular Web site that carried instructions on how to access its video service free.Howardforums.com, a forum for cellphone enthusiasts that claims nearly 800,000 users, drew attention after a user posted instructions that grant...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly 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 NPD Group's Ross Rubin, Enderle Group's...
NextWave Wireless Inc. plans to introduce today broadcast technology that will give WiMAX operators the ability to deliver multimedia services like mobile TV and digital audio over their networks. NextWave's new MXtv technology is compatible with the 802.16e standard, the company said.The company said...
Aloft Media L.L.C. has sued several wireless handset giants over alleged infringement of a patent for transferring contact information using a mobile phone. Aloft Media, based in Longview, Texas, names as defendants Nokia, Motorola Inc., Palm Inc. Research in Motion Ltd. and Sony Ericsson...
A new whistleblower has surfaced with allegations that a major wireless carrier may have given the U.S. government wholesale access to subscribers' calls and other proprietary information. The claims, which are strikingly similar to those in a 2006 suit filed against Verizon Wireless and...
Nokia Corp. announced today it signed a "strategic partnership agreement" with China's largest distributor, China Postel, for up to $2 billion in mobile handsets this year.Nokia's announcement noted that China Postel is "expected" to make purchases of that magnitude, rather than committed to such...
Could today be the day that the Federal Communication Commission's 700 MHz spectrum auction comes to an end?New bids continued to dwindle in Auction 73, with action during rounds 170 through 178 huddled in the low double digits, before dropping to 7 new bids...
