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Alliances: AT&T and Acosta, VZW and recycler

AT&T Mobility signed a two-year, $2 million agreement with Acosta Sales & Marketing , which gives more than 3,000 Acosta retail merchandisers access to HTC Tilt 2 mobile devices for merchandising applications.CelleBrite said it has partnered with Handmark to deliver its CelleSync over-the-air...

Alliances: AT&T and Acosta, VZW and recycler

AT&T Mobility signed a two-year, $2 million agreement with Acosta Sales & Marketing , which gives more than 3,000 Acosta retail merchandisers access to HTC Tilt 2 mobile devices for merchandising applications.CelleBrite said it has partnered with Handmark to deliver its CelleSync over-the-air...

Nokia rolls out free navigation to more devices

Nokia caused quite a stir - not to mention a drop in several competitors' stock prices - when it announced back in January that the 'Walk and Drive' navigation component of its Ovi Maps GPS software, would be going from being a paid service...

US mobile users have commitment issues

It would appear that Americans are becoming commitment-phobic, as a recent study reveals people are shying away from long contract mobile plans in favor of shorter month-to-month prepaid deals, with an estimated one in five US subscribers choosing the latter.One would think that in...

EyeSight brings motion sensors to Symbian phones

Don't have an iPhone? Not to worry, there are some great motion based apps out there for you anyway, even for your not-so-smart phone. An Israeli firm called EyeSight has developed a technology that enables mobile devices to track movement via the...

Enterprise Ireland talks mobile startups

Senior vice president of Enterprise Ireland's telecom's segment waxes lyrical to RCR Unplugged about the various Irish startups in the mobile and wireless space.

Ed Hardy's Icing series for a flashier phone

Grab your sunglasses, because you're about to be completely dazzled by the bejeweled, crystal covered phone and laptop cases we found on display from Ed Hardy and Lux Mobile at the recent CTIA show in Las Vegas. Don Ed Hardy, with 40 years experience...

Ed Hardy’s Icing series for a flashier phone

Grab your sunglasses, because you're about to be completely dazzled by the bejeweled, crystal covered phone and laptop cases we found on display from Ed Hardy and Lux Mobile at the recent CTIA show in Las Vegas. Don Ed Hardy, with 40 years experience...

FCC won't have much luck regulating ISPs as telecom providers, expert says

Yesterday's appeals court ruling that the Federal Communications Commission lacks jurisdiction over how Internet Service Providers manage network traffic is narrow, but probably makes it difficult for the FCC to try to regulate broadband providers as telecommunications services providers, said Howard Waltzman, an attorney...

Top 10: Worldwide wireless operators

Editor's Note: The companies listed below represent the 10 largest wireless carriers worldwide based on subscriber numbers at the end of 2009 unless noted. The No. 11 through No. 20 largest carriers will be listed next week. Subscriber information and markets lists are from carrier...

Ed Hardy's Icing series for a flashier phone

Grab your sunglasses, because you're about to be completely dazzled by the bejeweled, crystal covered phone and laptop cases we found on display from Ed Hardy and Lux Mobile at the recent CTIA show in Las Vegas.Don Ed Hardy, with 40 years experience under...

Enterprise Ireland talks mobile startups

Senior vice president of Enterprise Ireland's telecom's segment, David Smith, waxes lyrical to RCR Unplugged about the various Irish startups in the mobile and wireless space.

Capital Markets: NextWave asks for continued stock listing

NextWave Wireless Inc. said the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel granted the company's request for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market. The approval requires NextWave to file a proxy statement by May 1 seeking shareholder approval for implementation of a reverse stock split....

iPad becomes car infotainment system

Anyone who grew up watching MTV's Pimp My Ride will certainly appreciate the effort the folks down at SoundMan Car Audio have made to kit out an otherwise crummy car with an awesome iPad in-vehicle infotainment system.The firm, based in California, made a video...

Changing phones used to be so simple

I recently went through the agony of switching phones from a Nokia N95 8GB Symbian offering to a HTC Hero running Android. For those unfamiliar with how much of a chore it is to set up a new phone, let me enlighten you.Naively, I...

Recycling isn't always a good thing Especially phone numbers

For the past 12 months I’ve been getting some really weird calls. Every few weeks, a phone number with an 08 landline prefix would call me, repeatedly, sometimes for hours. When I would answer the call, all I’d hear was DTMF tones being played...

Appeals court ruling could impact National Broadband Plan, net-neutrality rules

The U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to demand that Internet service providers like Comcast Corp., have to offer equal access to anyone who wants to connect to their network. The ruling is a blow for...

Payphone Nostalgia Penny for your thoughts

The last time I used a payphone, I was ten years old and it was a prank call to the operator asking if she wanted to sing a duet. She told me I'd be singing to the police if I called again, and...

@CTIA Interview: Nokia Siemens Networks

As the head of marketing and communications for Nokia Siemens Networks in North America, Susan Schramm is tasked with helping lift the persona of the joint venture in a region where it's still trying to make a name for itself. We asked Schramm what...

FCC reports wireless complaints up in third quarter

Complaints about wireless services increased 10% from the second to third quarter of 2009, according to information from the Federal Communications Commission. A majority of the complaints – 67% -- were in regards to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Overall, the agency received 18,125...

Mobile digital TV: Coming to a small screen near you

Despite all the hype about televisions' being turned off in droves in favor of Hulu and YouTube, live TV remains easily the most popular entertainment me

Google's Nexus One: Marketing flop or fantastic success?: Is Google's heart really in the phone business, or is it in the business of creating business?

No one could exactly hail Google Inc.'s Nexus One a marketing success, so it comes as little surprise to see the search engine giant seeking to bolster its marketing team for the device and its future generation.In a job listing spotted this week,...

Helping Palm Find its Seoul

While it is tarnished, the Palm brand name still has a certain cachet, particularly amongst US consumers. So –combine a distressed company with some great IP and a still decent brand and it becomes an obvious acquisition target. The question is who?

Microsoft's Project Pink to launch next Monday

Those eagerly awaiting Microsoft's "Project Pink" may not have to wait much longer, with press receiving a strong indication the firm will be announcing the launch early next week.Today, Microsoft sent out press invites to a special event in San Francisco next Monday, which...