Mobile Phones

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Social networking sites and user-generated content have taken the driver’s seat in the world of digital media, Michael Stroud, CEO and co-founder of iHollywood Forum, said in opening remarks …

The mobile phone industry is pressing the Federal Communications Commission to force Bell telephone companies to promptly process wireless number porting requests, with cellular carriers claiming they are losing business …

One of the great debates of the day in official Washington is over Internet freedom, a notion that wireline, cable TV and, yes, wireless carriers should be neutral on the …

SAN FRANCISCO-TRIP HAWKINS last week sounded more like an exasperated coach than a mobile gaming executive. And he wasn’t alone. “We just keep selling to the same customers,” the CEO …

IF NOKIA CORP. HAS TO REFRESH its efforts in the United States to solidify carrier relationships, as it said last week, two Chinese handset vendors entering the market may similarly …

According to market-research firm iSuppli Corp., the number of handsets purchased as replacements this year will be double the number of first-time cellphone purchases, a statistic that could have significant …

Online mobile phone retailer Wirefly, a site operated by InPhonic Inc., released a report on the sharp growth in smartphone sales of late. The company said smartphone sales have increased …

World Wrestling Entertainment will provide about 100 video clips each month to AT&T Inc.’s Cingular Wireless customers under a new content deal between the two parties. The partnerships calls for …

Yahoo Inc. inked a deal to deploy its Go for Mobile 2.0 offering on Microsoft Corp. Windows Mobile devices.The Internet giant is partnering with Taiwan’s High Tech Computer Corp., the …

A robust economy in China may be fueling robust ambitions. Two domestic Chinese handset makers will use the upcoming CTIA Wireless 2007 show to launch handsets in the United States, …

The opening day of the 2007 Game Developers Conference was all about 5 percent.While U.S. consumers increasingly use their phones to send photos and experiment with the wireless Web, mobile …

The cellphone industry, the Bush administration and others are urging the Supreme Court to abandon a century-old antitrust standard in favor of one that would give carriers, vendors and others …

Mobile marketing startup Mozes Inc. picked up $5 million in a first round of funding from Norwest Venture Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners.Mozes’ service, which is in beta testing, …

Wireless carriers providing government-subsidized service to high-cost rural areas have become the villains in the debate over how to rein in the ballooning universal service fund, a situation that could …

French media-telecom conglomerate Vivendi S.A. sharpened its charges against T-Mobile USA Inc. and its global affiliate, alleging corporate corruption helped the No. 4 U.S. mobile phone operator bid successfully on …

Glu Mobile said it will publish games for Nokia Corp.’s N-Gage platform, which is set for a public unveiling next week.The handset maker is preparing to dust off the familiar-but …

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduce legislation to kill the 3-percent federal excise tax on wireless and wireline phone service.The Department of Treasury, following a series of legal defeats, …

The U.S. House of Representatives said it canceled MobileAccess Networks’ in-building wireless license and add-on business to improve cellphone coverage in the House because of concerns about the bidding process …

Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA Inc. asked the Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling that reversed a Federal Communications Commission decision pre-empting states from regulating line-item charges …

A trio of wireless veterans unveiled a new plan for a national public-safety broadband network that would use auctioned 700 MHz spectrum to supplement first-responder frequencies in the same band.Frontline …

A survey of American online shoppers suggests that Apple Inc.’s yet-to-be-launched iPhone has penetrated consumer awareness, unlike other handsets before their launch. At a price between $200 and $300, the …

Mobile Melo shoots, scoresCarmelo Anthony, star of the Denver Nuggets basketball team, has launched a mobile portal called Melo Mobile. The portal is powered by Konami Corp.’s mobile division. The …

After months of rampant speculation, the nation’s only two satellite radio companies, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., announced plans to merge as each aims to …

Palm Inc. has released a software update that addresses the extension of daylight-saving time that begins this year.Users can download the Palm software update to their PC or Mac from …

Disruptive Voice over Internet Protocol phone company Skype asked the Federal Communications Commission to rule that consumers have the right to use Internet communications software and that they can attach …