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ORLANDO, Fla.-Sprint Nextel Corp. shook up its mobile music service to be more competitive, and announced an expansion of its joint venture with its cable partners.The music offering includes the new Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. SPH-m620 phone, dubbed Upstage, that …

A group that tracks political money found that while the previous Congress didn’t pass much major legislation-such as telecom reform-last year, companies in high-tech and other sectors were spending big time on lobbying official Washington. Sound counter-intuitive? Not really. Lobbying …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to a special CTIA Show Daily edition of our weekly online feature, Analyst Angle. Every Monday at www.RCRNews.com you can find columns from the industry’s leading analysts, including Current Analysis’ Avi Greengart, Compete’s Miro Kazakoff and Jupiter …

From its recent partnership with L.M. Ericsson to develop and deliver its suite of news and entertainment content to the handheld to a variety of other collaborative efforts that reflect the company’s forward-thinking strategies in the arena, it’s clear that …

In case you’ve been hiding under a rock, music phones are hot. But simple usability, clear directions and “out of the box” pleasures have varied across the industry, according to analysts. Those two assertions explain, in part, the arrival of …

Music fans face a tough choice, Quincy Jones III said at the recent Digital Media Summit in Hollywood, Calif., either continue putting money into the “evil, corporate middle man” that are the record labels or get your music fix by …

ONCE UPON A TIME, in the deep past-about six months ago, say-the global handset business started looking fairly predictable. Nokia Corp. had steadily amassed dominant market share while maintaining relatively steady if sometimes unspectacular revenue and profits. Motorola Inc. made …

THE HEADY MIX of mobility, computing and the Internet now sweeping the mobile industry is akin to getting gassed with nitrous oxide at the dentist. Suddenly, preposterous notions seem plausible, even amusing. Yet, in this pervasive fog, it’s difficult to …

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 Compete’s Miro …

AT&T Inc. is retooling the look and feel of its wireless retail stores to reflect a multi-faceted product offering, and introduced its first super-sized, flashy AT&T Experience Store in Houston.The company called the 5,000-square-foot store “the first to demonstrate the …

NBC Universal will expand its partnership with MobiTV to offer on-demand hit television shows such as “The Office” and “Heroes” to U.S. wireless users. The broadcast company said it plans to offer a 24-hour viewing period for some of its …

NBC Universal said it will expand its partnership with MobiTV to offer on-demand hit television shows such as “The Office” and “Heroes” over U.S. mobile phone networks.The broadcast company said it will offer a 24-hour viewing period for its top-rated …

AT&T Inc. is retooling the look and feel of its wireless retail stores to reflect a multi-faceted product offering, and introduced its first super-sized, flashy AT&T Experience Store in Houston.The company called the 5,000-square-foot store “the first to demonstrate the …

While the wireless world and “Apple fanboys” wait breathlessly for the iPhone, Daren Tsui is hoping to turn mass-market phones already on the market into on-the-go digital music players.The CEO of mSpot this week plans to unveil its Remix software, …

When a company wants to reinvigorate a business, heads often roll. A glance at the world’s top handset vendors-bedeviled by the market’s vagaries and slowing growth-reflects the pervasiveness of this perennial corporate option. Nokia Corp. last week announced that Mark …

Editor’s Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what’s hot in wireless. Cingular Wireless L.L.C., now a part of AT&T Inc., has historically held the South …

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 M:Metrics’ Seamus …

ED ZANDER, MOTOROLA INC.’S CEO, is under pressure. And it shows. The first statement is a widely recognized fact and the second is an impression-but both were palpable during Zander’s appearance via an audio Webcast last Thursday at Goldman Sachs’ …

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube. –Verizon Wireless put out two press releases March 1: One, that Verizon Wireless customers do not have to worry about the change …

The mobile handset has become something of a looking glass in Wonderland. And mPortal Inc. was founded in 2000 to help clients-network operators, mobile virtual network operators, content providers and enterprises-offer consumers and employees a means to step through that …

Ed Zander, Motorola Inc.’s CEO, is under pressure. And it shows.The first statement is a widely recognized fact and the second is an impression-but both were palpable during Zander’s appearance via Web cast this morning at Goldman Sachs’ 2007 Technology …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCR Wireless News to rant and rave about …

Apple Inc. debuted its first television commercial for its forthcoming iPhone during the Academy Awards last night. The 30-second spot, which ran multiple times, reached an estimated 40 million viewers watching at home.Despite a continuing decline in viewership, ratings for …

A survey of American online shoppers suggests that Apple Inc.’s yet-to-be-launched iPhone has penetrated consumer awareness, unlike other handsets before their launch. At a price between $200 and $300, the device could lead consumers to switch carriers, according to the …

THE MOBILE-PHONE INDUSTRY INCREASINGLY finds itself confronted with disruptive digital technologies, a phenomenon that is challenging carriers’ tight control of wireless networks and forcing policy-makers to grapple with how to promote consumer choice without unduly interfering with companies’ ability to …