Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has asked the city of San Francisco to consider its wireless EDGE network as a complement to San Francisco’s Wi-Fi network but said it does …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cingular clarifies San Fran wireless position >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">WFI joins Google on San Fran bid, AnchorFree submits proposal >
Wireless Facilities Inc. said it’s joining forces with Google Inc. to bid on San Francisco’s municipal Wi-Fi project. WFI specializes in the design, deployment and management of wireless networks and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cingular shows interest in San Fran, EarthLink wins Philly contract >
Cingular Wireless L.L.C., the nation’s largest wireless carrier, gave a “suggestion” to San Francisco that the city let Cingular’s EDGE network complement its planned Wi-Fi project. A host of companies …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">U.S. cities to spend $400M on wireless in 2007 >
SAN FRANCISCO-Municipalities in the United States are expected to spend more than $400 million in 2007 on wireless networks and nearly $700 million during the next three years. So says …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobile search demand remains low, says report >
NEW YORK-Demand for paid wireless information services remains low, according to new research from JupiterResearch. The company said only one-fifth of consumers are willing to pay for 411 information, and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Carrier execs offer mobile content advice >
SAN FRANCISCO-Executives from Cingular Wireless L.L.C., VeriSign Inc. subsidiary Jamster!, WiderThan, Orange SA and others took turns discussing the future of wireless content and the mobile Web during the Mobile …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobile search space finds legs >
The mobile-search playground gets even more crowded this week, as an established behemoth expands its offerings and an infant startup tries to get onto the field. InfoSpace Inc. this week …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google readies further entry into wireless arena >
Google Inc. looks ready to stroll onto the Wi-Fi playground. Several pages on the Internet search company’s site indicate Google is set to launch its own wireless Internet service via …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">EBay spending $2.6B to get Skype, questions remain on wireless play >
EBay Inc. has agreed to spend at least $2.6 billion in cash and stock to acquire Internet startup Skype International S.A. The online auction company said it will pay $1.3 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Germany’s E-Plus to offer Skype VoIP service >
LUXEMBOURG-Skype Technologies S.A. inked its first deal with a wireless carrier, announcing a contract with Germany’s E-Plus to provide its Voice over Internet Protocol service over the mobile operator’s network. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Germany’s E-Plus to offer Skype VoIP service >
Skype Technologies S.A. inked its first deal with a wireless carrier, announcing a contract with Germany’s E-Plus to provide its Voice over Internet Protocol service over the mobile operator’s network. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Microsoft buys Internet phone company >
REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. said late Tuesday it is buying into the Internet-calling arena with the acquisition of 2-year-old startup Teleo Inc. The software behemoth said it will use Teleo’s Voice …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google buys wireless software developer >
Internet search giant Google Inc. is continuing its stealth move into wireless with the acquisition of software developer Android Inc., the company confirmed this week. The acquisition raised industry eyebrows …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AOL looks to grow wireless biz with Wildseed acquisition >
America Online Inc. is stepping up its move into the wireless industry with the acquisition of privately held software developer Wildseed Ltd., the Internet giant announced last week. Terms of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Business Briefs >
America Online Inc. is testing a suite of mobile search services that would allow users with Web-enabled phones to search the Internet for information, including local business listings, and to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AOL tests mobile search services >
America Online Inc. is testing a suite of mobile search services, the Internet giant said Wednesday. The new offerings allow users with Web-enabled phones to search the Internet for information …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile, Google team on off-portal content >
BONN, Germany-T-Mobile International AG’s subsidiaries in Europe are working with Google to boost wireless Internet use. The mobile arm of Deutsche Telekom said it is encouraging users to surf outside …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile teams with Google on off-portal content >
BONN, Germany-T-Mobile International AG’s subsidiaries in Europe are working with Google to boost wireless Internet use, the companies said Wednesday. The mobile arm of Deutsche Telekom said it is encouraging …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">New Google search delivers only XHTML results >
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Google Inc. has launched a new search service that delivers results only from Web pages that are customized for the small screens of mobile phones. Google Mobile Web …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google acquires mobile social networking service >
NEW YORK-Internet search giant Google acquired Dodgeball.com, a popular SMS-based, location-specific social networking service. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dodgeball.com allows users to “check in” at specific locations-a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google snaps up social networking site Dodgeball.com >
NEW YORK-Internet search giant Google acquired Dodgeball.com, a popular SMS-based, location-specific social networking service. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dodgeball.com allows users to “check in” at specific locations-a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google offers local searches for wireless phones >
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Google Inc. added two new features to its mobile search service, allowing users to access information from its Google Local Web site through their cell phones. With the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google allows wireless users to search for movie info. >
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Google Inc. has rolled out a movie-search service for wireless subscribers, allowing users to access show times and theater locations and phone numbers through their handsets. The offering …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ask Jeeves further crowds mobile-search market >
Internet search engine Ask Jeeves said it will bring its service to wireless devices later this year, joining an already crowded playing field of mobile-search providers. But whether wireless subscribers …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ask Jeeves plans search service for wireless devices >
Internet search provider Ask Jeeves plans to launch a search service for wireless devices later this year, the company confirmed Tuesday. A spokeswoman declined to give specifics of the planned …