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VIDEO: CTIA I.T. WEDNESDAY KEYNOTE WRAPUP

CTIA I.T. attendees were treated to a CEO carrier panel discussion, as well as a history lesson from two wireless veterans.; CTIA; carriers; yahoo; CTIA I.T. attendees were treated to a CEO carrier panel discussion, as well as...

More companies join Symbian Foundation: New members: Acrodea, Brycen, HI Corp., Ixonos, KTF, Opera Software, Sharp, TapRoot Systems and UIQ Technology

SAN FRANCISCO -- Nine more companies have joined the Symbian Foundation as its group members work toward developing an open and complete mobile software platform that will be free for its members.Acrodea, Brycen, HI Corp., Ixonos, KTF, Opera Software, Sharp, TapRoot Systems and UIQ...

Symbian: We’re relevant: Symbian Foundation supporters defend phone platform

SAN FRANCISCO -- Symbian Ltd. and Nokia Corp. defended the relevance of the two companies in today's market Wednesday during a roundtable discussion that focused on the creation of the Symbian Foundation.In August, Forbes.com reported that some in Silicon Valley aren't too keen of...

RIM to entice clamshell fans with flip-able BlackBerry

SAN FRANCISCO -- BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. introduced a new flip-style phone as it heads into the critical fourth-quarter holiday shopping season, a moved geared to solidify the company's rapidly growing prominence in a U.S. wireless market enamored with the clamshell form...

AT&T Mobility upgrades to A-GPS for location services

SAN FRANCISCO -- The nation's largest wireless provider announced a sweeping upgrade to its location-services play, adding assisted-GPS (A-GPS) technology to its network and unveiling plans for a range of new, location-assisted services.In an announcement made in conjunction with the CTIA I.T. trade show...

Sprint Nextel spins out devices, customer-service enhancements

SAN FRANCISCO -- Sprint Nextel Corp. prepped for the holiday shopping rush with a lineup of new devices, and a few customer incentives.The carrier presented five new handsets based on popular trends. Two of the phones will be text-message savvy -- the Samsung Electronics...

SEVEN showcases integrated messaging platform

SAN FRANCISCO -- A California company believes e-mail shouldn't be just for smartphones and the application should be compatible with voice and text messaging.As the annual CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 kicks off today in San Francisco, SEVEN is unveiling its new Integrated...

Verizon Wireless adds social apps to video, ringback tones

SAN FRANCISCO -- Verizon Wireless stoked the white-hot social-networking fire, launching three offerings that allow subscribers to share content and stay in contact with their friends.The carrier yesterday unveiled SocialLife, a $1.50-a-month application that connects users to a host of sites including MySpace, FaithBase,...

Nokia adds synch to Ovi: Hopes to lure users with basic tools

SAN FRANCISCO -- Nokia Corp.'s Ovi conjures images of cutting-edge mobile services that run the gamut from entertainment to navigation to social communities. But the success of the ambitious concept may hinge on much simpler -- and stickier -- features.The mobile behemoth this week...

Navteq focused on expansion, plans for location-based advertising

SAN FRANCISCO -- During an offsite session at CTIA Wireless Entertainment and I.T. 2008, digital map data provider, Navteq Connections focused on plans for the future. Recently purchased by Nokia Corp., the company's executive VP, Jeff Mize, said Navteq will remain independent, as an...

WiMAX hype set expectations too high, Seybold tells audience

SAN FRANCISCO -- Don't believe the hype. That was Andrew Seybold's message about WiMAX as Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. plan to roll out the new technology in select cities this fall.Officials from the CDMA Development Group and 3G Americas also said WiMAX...

Driving Miss Daisy (to adopt the mobile Web)

SAN FRANCISCO -- So, many mobile subscribers remain wary of the cost of monthly data plans and their failure to "get it" is making the industry's voice-to-data transition agonizingly slow for everyone banking on it."Adoption" is the name, "driving" it is the game. But...

VIDEO: Industry aims to reconnect music with mobile

SAN FRANCISCO -- Full-track downloads are spinning their wheels and subscription services are falling on deaf ears. So Nokia Corp. and its music-industry partners are hoping music lovers will shell out for devices that come with music. The Finnish manufacturer-cum-Internet services provider last week...

Understanding the mobile animal: Who are they and why do they mobilize as they do?

SAN FRANCISCO -- We know that mobile data is the key to unlocking future profits in the wireless industry.So, like the blind man describing an elephant by touch alone, the industry must use whatever tools of perception it has at hand to understand the...

CTIA I.T. ’08 Party List, and complete coverage of the show

SAN FRANCISCO -- Welcome to our complete coverage of the CTIA I.T. '08 show here. RCR Wireless News will be covering the event in full force this year, and will bring you up-to-the-minute headlines and video from the show floor. We're also producing the...