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THE EXTENDED FAMILY OF “THE SIMPSONS” IS MAKING A BIG BET on mobile. The creative minds that introduced us to Bart, Homer, Marge, Lisa, Maggie and dozens more back in …

“Serenity now!” yelled the character George Costanza in one episode of the 1990s sitcom, “Seinfeld.”Costanza’s anguished cry underscored the unbridgeable gap between his desperate need for serenity and the angst …

Reliance Communications, a CDMA network operator in India, tapped Qualcomm Inc. and Alcatel-Lucent to help it expand its wireless network in India in what Alcatel-Lucent called one of the largest …

The extended family of “The Simpsons” is making a big bet on mobile. The creative minds that introduced us to Bart, Homer, Marge, Lisa, Maggie and dozens more back in …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s stock spiked for a brief time yesterday in after-hours trading due to a report that Korean operator SK Telecom was going to make a bid for the …

Qualcomm Inc. said it would expand its relationship with Reliance Communications, a CDMA network operator in India, to further the fortunes of both companies, their partners and their chosen technology …

Tens of thousands of customers opening up their shiny, new iPhones during opening weekend experienced a different way to activate a wireless device-outside the store.Instead, customers were pointed to Apple …

There’s been a lot of ink spilled about Apple’s iPhone. And here’s some more.Industry pundits have pointed out that the iPhone is like the Paris Hilton of the business industry; …

The wireless industry has watched since 2001 as Sony Corp. and L.M. Ericsson joined forces to tackle the handset market. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications focused on profitability first and has …

WiMAX technology could become a backhaul solution for metropolitan Wi-Fi networks, according to a new report from IMS Research.WiMAX technology offers a lower cost solution that provides point-to-multipoint capability, said …

Regional carrier SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. announced a new program that allows customers to accumulate rewards that can be used toward the purchase of a new wireless phone. The SunCom …

Clearwire Corp. secured the first portion of a fully committed $1 billion term loan that the wireless broadband service provider said would be used to refinance its debt and effectively …

More than a dozen House Commerce Committee lawmakers urged Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin to reject Frontline Wireless L.L.C.’s push to have the agency create a national 700 MHz …

Initial research into the guts of Apple Inc.’s iPhone shows Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Infineon Technologies AG as two of the major component suppliers for the much-hyped device. But …

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. saw its stock jump more than 20% in early trading after it reported a 76.5% increase in revenue from the same quarter a year …

Dear Editor,Every now and then the Federal Communications Commission has to do something very important. In the next two weeks this FCC has a chance to protect the homeland and …

Managed service, payments and settlements provider Valista named John Lowry as its new CEO. Lowry has a background in information technology and communications, as well as building technology businesses. The …

AT&T Mobility unveiled price plans exclusively for the much-hyped Apple Inc. iPhone, which will be unleashed on the world later this week. (Perhaps showing who wears the pants in this …

So I’m becoming more and more convinced that the future of the music industry rests in the hands of wireless.I know, I know, it’s a bold prediction, but before you …

Listening to Democrats and Republicans forever talking past each over the United States’ standing on the global broadband stage and where wireless technology fits in, you might think our great …

SAN DIEGO-The BREW 2007 conference opened last week with a rock-concert feel as a large instrumental band spread out on the conference floor-some musicians wheeled around the audience in a …

WIRELESS INDUSTRY EFFORTS to derail a federal-state panel’s recommendation to cap universal service fund support for wireless carriers in rural areas could be undermined by a new report that found …

AT&T Mobility has joined rivals Verizon Wireless Sprint Nextel Corp. and trend-starter T-Mobile USA Inc. in offering an unlimited messaging option for family plans. AT&T Mobility’s unlimited family messaging plan …

SAN DIEGO-The BREW 2007 conference opened with a rock-concert feel this morning as a large instrumental band spread out on the conference floor-some musicians wheeled around the audience in a …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the first edition of Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries …