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Nokia Corp. (NOK) said this week that it wants to improve its business in the United States with plans to work more closely with operators and provide devices that meet …

Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) has launched BlackBerry App World 2.0 three weeks after it opened the latest version up for beta testing.The BlackBerry maker is hoping to reinvigorate its …

Research In Motion Ltd.’s (RIMM) new flagship device, the BlackBerry Torch, isn’t exactly taking the world by storm. But who expected it to?After using the device for the past five …

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) has been on a slow and steady march toward the consumer market for the better part of two years, and although much of its …

The wireless industry’s increasing desire to attract customers looking for service without the hassles of a contract is taking its toll on those operators focused on such goals. MetroPCS Communications …

Sprint Nextel Corp. is looking for a hero and it may well find one that fits in the palm of your hand – pun intended. In this case, Sprint Nextel …

The wireless pundits are chattering about a new offer from Verizon Wireless. The nation’s largest carrier is offering a buy-one-get-one-of-equal-or-lesser-value-for-free promotion on the most popular smartphone brand – Research In …

The fourth-quarter slugfest between Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry Storm, HTC Corp’s G1 and Apple Inc.’s iPhone 3G – all heavily subsidized and marketed exclusives – reflected several major currents …

Barack Obama has won the battle of the BlackBerry. The president will be allowed to use his BlackBerry “to stay in touch with senior staff and a small group of …

So there I was in the front section on the west front of the U.S. Capitol, within yelling distance of the man who would forever transform presidential campaigning and fund-raising …

The effort by Research In Motion Ltd. to purchase encryption firm Certicom Corp. was dealt another setback as a Canadian court yesterday “enjoined,” or blocked the deal.RIM said it was …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of …

Palm Inc. pulled off a high-wire act this afternoon, publicly resurrecting the company’s fortunes in front of a live audience at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Proof? A …

Palm is suddenly making some impressive moves. Unfortunately for the handset maker’s shareholders, it’s making them about a year too late.The Silicon Valley-based manufacturer this week took the wraps off …

I just got back from a long weekend in a place that is defying the economic downturn, where there is a housing shortage because of all of the people flocking …

By the time you read this, Black Friday will be in the record books. But it will be weeks, perhaps, until the wireless industry knows whether consumers embraced their inner …

The growing consumer embrace of smartphones – and the willingness to pay for heavily subsidized gadgets and data plans that promise fun and functionality – faces uncharted territory this holiday …

Apple Inc.’s 3G iPhone was the top-selling handset in the United States in the third quarter, according to new data from NPD Group. The long reign of Motorola Inc.’s Razr …

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 …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of …

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. …

What do you do when you have one of the fattest marketing wallets in the world, but a chunk of your potential customers are being drawn in by ancillary offerings …

BOSTON – A day after the release of the first cellphone powered by Google Inc.’s Android software, the founder of the startup that initially developed the software took the Mobile …