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ANN ARBOR, Mich.-A new survey confirms what has become painfully obvious in society: Americans have a love-hate relationship with cell phones. University of Michigan preliminary data found that while more than 80 percent of wireless subscribers report mobile phones have …

BEIJING-Siemens AG and Huawei Technologies Inc. said they have formed a joint venture to develop products based on China’s homegrown protocol known as TD-SCDMA. The JV, known as TD Tech Ltd., will enjoy initial capital of $100 million. Siemens will …

BEIJING-China’s Ministry of Railways has selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to provide a digital wireless communications network for the world’s highest altitude rail service-the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. The value of the deal was not disclosed. Nortel said this will be the first …

FORT WORTH, Texas-Electronics retailer RadioShack Corp. again cut its revenue expectations due to sluggish mobile-phone sales, as well as a slowdown in its battery sales. “Business trends have underperformed our expectations,” said David Edmondson, the company’s president and chief executive …

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. received a Nasdaq notice that its shares are subject to delisting from The Nasdaq National Market due to its inability to timely file its annual report. CellStar previously delayed filing its Form 10-K while it resolves issues …

Pacific Growth Equities upgraded Applied Micro Circuits from equal weight to over weight on recent changes in management. The company recently named Kambiz Hooshmand as president and chief executive officer, and Pacific Growth analysts said they expect the company to …

NEW ORLEANS-Sprint Corp. said business customers will be eligible for a credit of 10 percent of their monthly wireless data bills if service quality falls below certain levels. Sprint said service level agreements, or SLAs, are intended to erase artificial …

NEW ORLEANS-Sprint PCS today added music video ringers to an impressive line-up of downloadable ringers available to Sprint PCS Vision customers. Sprint said it is the first U.S. carrier to offer music fans video ringers. The new ringers are available …

WASHINGTON-Broadband over Power Lines is a reality but it won’t be much better than current high-speed offerings, according to speakers at a recent panel discussing the technology. “BPL is moving beyond the theoretical stage,” said Joseph Fergus, president and chief …

NEW ORLEANS-Mobile music company mobZilla will use Coding Technologies to deliver streaming audio to mobile phones on the open-standard aacPlus format. The mobZilla subscription service offers streaming, commercial-free music to wireless subscribers and online users for an initial price of …

WASHINGTON-The wireless carrier trade association agreed to produce guidelines for managing wireless porn, even as porn giant Larry Flynt announced plans to enter the U.S. wireless market. CTIA said Thursday it would add adult content guidelines to its voluntary carrier …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has asked Alltel Corp. to provide additional information in regard to its pending $6 billion acquisition of Western Wireless Corp. The request, which was filed March 1 and released yesterday, follows a similar request by the …

WASHINGTON-Technology makers and service providers should not be responsible for their customers’ actions, especially if the service providers are hurt financially from those actions, CTIA argued in a brief before the U.S. Supreme Court. The court is set to hear …

NEW ORLEANS-America Online Inc. is expected to expand on its mobile offerings this week, adding picture messaging, traffic data and premium services to its portfolio of instant messaging services. The picture messaging application allows users to send photos from desktop …

David Steinberg stands as an example of the surplus of opportunity within wireless. As chief executive officer of Internet activation company InPhonic Inc., Steinberg has overseen the growth of the company’s revenues from $0 five years ago to between $315 …

NEW ORLEANS-Customer relationship management provider eAgency Systems is targeting small and mid-sized offices this week with the launch of Nice Office. The new offering from the Newport Beach, Calif.-based company is supported by RIM’s BlackBerry, and features over-the-air wireless synchronization …

Wireless carriers’ spectrum positions have changed radically during the past six months due to industry consolidation, spectrum auctions and other spectrum deals. These changes have been driven mostly by the country’s larger operators, which-in addition to supporting an increasing number …

IRVING, Texas-Nokia Corp. said it has demonstrated live Internet Protocol multimedia applications over a commercial CDMA2000 network. The announcement underlines Nokia’s commitment to CDMA technology. The vendor has been known mainly for its GSM offerings, and the company is not …

LEWISTON, IDAHO-Rural operator Inland Cellular has launched a TV ad campaign touting its new MobileVoice offerings. MobileVoice, which is provided by San Diego-based One Voice Technologies Inc., includes voice dialing, group conference calling, mobile e-mail and voice-to-text messaging. The company …

WASHINGTON-The Communications Workers of America said it reached a tentative agreement with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. on a new contract covering 5,300 workers 15 states and several provinces of Canada. CWA said the accord provides for a wage increase of 11 …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint jump-started its EV-DO network efforts by releasing an EV-DO-capable PC card from Sierra Wireless Inc. The card is compatible with Sprint’s CDMA 1x network. The move is notable because Sprint does not offer EV-DO services. The carrier …

Mforma Group Inc. is branching out from the wireless gaming arena and waltzing onto the crowded dance floor of mobile music. The Bellevue, Wash.-based entertainment publisher this week is expected to unveil a licensing deal with music-industry magazine Billboard to …

In the world of digital marketing, Will Hodgman sees himself as a kind of safe-cracker. Hodgman was the marketing savvy behind AdRelevance, a Seattle-based firm he co-founded with University of Washington computer science professor Dan Weld. AdRelevance quickly established itself …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. launched an all-inclusive, flat-rate messaging offering, allowing users to send and receive text, picture and video messaging at one monthly price. The carrier said the plans are unique in allowing users to send and receive any …

Sprint Corp. Chief Operating Officer Len Lauer said the company plans to hold some cash in reserve following its pending acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. to help fund additional requirements related to the deal or buy back stock. Lauer, speaking …