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There may not be much room at the top of the mobile e-mail service food chain, but there seems to be plenty of opportunity below.Nokia Corp. last week finally threw up its hands and pulled the plug on Intellisync, its …

As stock indices fell sharply today, the selling sent the shares of many leading wireless handset vendors down to well below their prior 52-week low. At the same time, wireless industry analysts projected a tough fourth quarter as consumer spending …

Streaming-music service providers bought some time last week when Congress approved legislation that will allow them to renegotiate royalty rates some claim may otherwise drive them out of business. But nobody’s celebrating yet.Legislators approved the Webcaster Settlement Act, which grants …

The second half of 2008 already ranks highly for offering the most advanced handsets and most reasonable prices in the history of wireless. And myriad device launches are yet to come in October and November.In a word, the season is …

After months of hinting at the device, the world’s largest handset maker unveiled its answer to Apple Inc.’s iPhone with the inspiringly named 5800 XpressMusic. The Nokia Corp. gadget features a touchscreen and, starting next year, will ship with the …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors–R.W. Baird upgraded Tellabs to outperform on deeply discounted valuation and the possibility for improved financial prospects next …

It seems you’re nobody in wireless if you’re not building – and bragging about – your app store. Apple got the ball rolling, of course, by opening its iPhone to developers and adding an on-device storefront, and its unqualified success …

A group of PC makers and wireless industry players announced a new effort aimed at embedding HSPA modems into laptops. The initiative, organized by the Euro-focused GSM Association, aims to spend up to $1 billion promoting “ready to run” laptops …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. By far and away, the most popular question I was asked at …

You’ve got to hand it to carriers for at least trying to come clean with consumers, though in some cases those efforts are a day late and a dollar short. Take Verizon Wireless, for instance, which has made waves in …

Investors slammed BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. for the company’s lowered outlook and product delays ahead of the critical fourth-quarter holiday shopping season, raising questions about the company’s ultimate ability to play in a smartphone market that – with …

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 RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs …

A new application created by a San Francisco-based company pledges to give enterprise workers with Apple Inc.’s 3G iPhones mobile access to Microsoft Corp.’s Office Communication Server.CallWave recently announced the launch of its new version of WebMessenger Mobile, an enterprise …

Nokia Corp.’s CEO, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, isn’t counting out rival Motorola Inc. Although Nokia has benefited as much as any company from Motorola’s stumbles in the cellphone business during the past two years, Kallasvuo didn’t gloat Tuesday when he addressed the …

SanDisk’s plan to use memory cards as vehicles for digital music has drawn derisive snorts from Apple fanboys and techier-than-thou types who dominate industry blogs and message boards. But for those who have yet to use their phones as music …

T-Mobile USA Inc.’s new G1 phone will serve as a kind of one-stop shop for Google Inc.’s mobile offerings, but the device’s prospects may hinge on the success of Android Market. The phone will integrate Google Maps (with Street View), …

The long-awaited Google Inc. Android-powered handset by HTC Corp. for T-Mobile USA Inc. – dubbed the G1 – debuted today and its pre-launch reception appeared positive.Timed for release on Oct. 22 at $180 with a two-year voice and data contract, …

At an event in New York today, T-Mobile USA Inc. and Google Inc. executives took the wraps off the G1, a device built by HTC Corp. that features Google Inc.’s Android operating system. The phone, which sports a QWERTY keyboard, …

Apple Inc. announced a recall of the power adaptor it shipped with its iPhone 3G throughout North America and elsewhere. The company said it will provide a free replacement.“Users with ultracompact power adapters should immediately stop using them until they …

The BlackBerry Storm – the first touchscreen device from Research In Motion Ltd. – appears ready for landing at Verizon Wireless, which is both advertising the device and demurring from providing details.The device is called the BlackBerry Storm 9530 Smartphone …

Electronic Arts Inc. announced a pact to bring “Tomb Raider Underworld” and other Eidos Interactive Ltd. titles to mobile.EA Mobile won wireless rights to “Just Cause 2,” “California Games X” and “Minesweeper” in addition to the eighth Tomb Raider game, …

SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Cottle is pimping his ride with eye-catching rims, fancy hood art and those cool hydraulic things that can bounce a car like a basketball at red lights. And he’s doing it all with one finger.The SVP …

SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. once again took advantage of the trade-show spotlight, using CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 to plug an iPhone version of its oneConnect offering and an expansion of its Blueprint development platform.OneConnect, which was introduced …

In the wireless industry – where talk of hockey-stick projections and tipping points dominates conversation – device management has been a relatively tranquil space. But that may be about to change. For years, mobile security has been a “just-around-the-corner” thing …

SAN FRANCISCO — The first day’s keynote ended with a trip back in time with two wireless veterans reminiscing about an industry they helped mold 25 years ago. Craig McCaw, current chairman of Clearwire Corp., and John Stanton, founder of …