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LA CRESCENTA, Calif.-Magnific’s Inc. said it has created a magnifying glass-like product that fits onto cellular phone displays. The Phone Monocle, which Magnific’s said magnifies screen characters up to two …

RESTON, Va.—Sprint Nextel Corp. touted the success of its Sprint Music Store, announcing that customers had downloaded one million full-length songs through the service. Sprint Nextel said it reached the …

LA CRESCENTA, Calif.-Magnific’s Inc. said it has created a magnifying glass-like product that fits onto cellular phone displays. The Phone Monocle, which Magnific claims magnifies screen characters up to two …

BARCELONA, Spain-As the 3GSM World Congress conference kicks off, music-related announcements from the industry are humming right along. Here are some of the highlights: Motorola Inc. announced a deal to …

One of the most popular features of instant messaging is expanding off the desktop and into the mobile enterprise. It’s called presence, and it allows users to determine the availability …

Kyocera Wireless Corp. announced it plans to build dual-mode CDMA/Wi-Fi handsets using chips from Marvell Technology Group Ltd. “The footprint and adoption of (wireless local area networks) is increasing exponentially …

ATLANTA-Following the success of its wildly popular Razr, Motorola Inc. is expanding its range of sleek, four-letter phones with the retail release of its Pebl through T-Mobile USA Inc. and …

Steve Jobs may have just taken one step closer to wireless. The head of Apple Computer Inc. landed a spot on the board of The Walt Disney Co. last week …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Wireless trailblazer Craig McCaw and other high-tech heavyweights are backing a new company looking to let business users reach colleagues through mobile phones, e-mail or instant messaging. The …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Wireless trailblazer Craig McCaw and other high-tech heavyweights are backing a new company looking to let business users reach colleagues through mobile phones, e-mail or instant messaging. The …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Apple Computer Inc. fueled speculation about its intentions in wireless as the company’s efforts to trademark the phrase “Mobile Me” came to light. Apple has filed a series of …

Verizon Wireless made headlines at the Consumer Electronics Show when it unveiled a new full-track mobile music download service. But the carrier was busy last week defending the offering’s lack …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Apple Computer Inc. fueled speculation about its intentions in wireless this week as the company’s efforts to trademark the phrase “Mobile Me” came to light. Apple last week filed …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless made headlines last week at the Consumer Electronics Show when it unveiled a new full-track mobile music download service. But the carrier is busy this week defending …

As in past years, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was ground zero for a series of entertaining handset battles, with vendors firing off warning shots against each other …

LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc.’s next music-centric phone will support its new iRadio service but not Apple Computer Inc.’s iTunes software, the company announced. The handset manufacturer said its upcoming music subscription …

If Amp’d Mobile Inc.’s bargain-basement full-track download music service was designed to get attention, it’s working. The recently launched mobile virtual network operator made headlines a few weeks ago when …

Verizon Wireless is expected to make headlines once again at the International Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas, unveiling a full-track mobile music download service. The carrier, which …

I have fond memories of getting a beautiful red record player for Christmas one year when I was in elementary school. It wasn’t the cool one that only played the …

Editor’s Note: Each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff chooses the person who has impacted the wireless industry the most during the past 12 months. This year’s choice is …

Editor’s Note: Each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff chooses the person who has impacted the wireless industry the most during the past 12 months. This year’s choice is …

Mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc. last week made its long-awaited and much-hyped soft launch. The carrier is offering a range of postpaid calling services, including an unlimited calling …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced plans to launch a streaming video service, CingularVideo, in January, featuring two channels of content from premium cable channel HBO. HBO Mobile and HBO Family Mobile …

Cingular unveils CingularVideo with HBO shows NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced today that it will launch a streaming video service, CingularVideo, in January, and that the service will feature two …

Alamosa Holdings Inc. subsidiary Southwest PCS said it sold 10 megahertz of spectrum covering portions of Oklahoma and Texas to Panhandle Telecommunications Systems Inc. According to a Securities and Exchange …