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Sprint Nextel Corp.’s new SprintStudio store in Kansas City comes complete with a sleek design, all-live handsets, a service bar and a concierge service to help visitors learn more about the downtown area or make dinner reservations in the new …

Sprint Nextel Corp. opened a new, flagship store in Kansas City’s Power and Light District in early March. The one-of-a-kind SprintStudio features many interactive elements and a heavy emphasis on customer service. The store is designed to be a testing …

Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler reached an accord with the four national cellular carriers and the leading handset insurer to improve disclosure of policy terms to consumers. “Before deciding to purchase an insurance policy, Maryland consumers should clearly understand the …

Shares of Research In Motion Ltd. surged after the BlackBerry maker reported strong quarterly revenues and offered a rosy forecast for the current quarter.The Waterloo, Ontario-based developer reported $1.88 billion in revenue during the fourth quarter, more than doubling the …

The country’s two largest wireless carriers are stepping up their retail experience, with more interactivity and new design elements. AT&T Mobility is introducing Microsoft Corp.’s Surface at select stores, which the company describes as a 30-inch table-like display that allows …

She has been on your TV set for about a year now. If you grew up in the 1970s, the girl in the commercial might remind you a bit of “That Girl.” You know — the one with the girl …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. …

While much discussion has rightly focused on touchscreen-based display technology – and, of course, the “experience” it enables as an input/output mechanism – there’s always something coming down the pike. In this case, that something may well be digital projectors, …

MetroPCS Communications Inc. launched service in Las Vegas and unveiled two new handsets.The Dallas-based carrier launched its flat-rate, unlimited service and announced plans to operate roughly six dozen retail locations in the greater Las Vegas area. MetroPCS also said it …

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. appears to be upping the ante in the U.S. cellphone market, where it is No. 2 – some distance behind Motorola Inc. and trailed closely by LG Electronics Co.While confident of its future here, Samsung sees …

At the end of the day – the verbal pause du jour – a gathering of thousands of industry people bursting with innovative products, some of them handsets, will undoubtedly kick up a little dust in Las Vegas next week.Whether …

Mobile content vendor Handango Inc. announced it landed a major distribution deal with The Carphone Warehouse, the largest independent mobile-phone dealer in Europe.Calling the partnership the first of its kind for mobile content distribution, Handango CEO Bill Stone said the …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In the coming weeks look for columns from Current Analysis’ …

Add Austria and Ireland to the list of countries in which the iPhone is legitimately available.The iPhone retail price at T-Mobile Austria, and in Ireland, at O2, will be ?399 ($623) for the 8 GB version and ?499 ($779) for …

If you think you’re seeing Bluetooth headset advertisements everywhere, offering a bewildering array of styles and functionality from innumerable companies, you’re spot on. The growth of mobile multimedia – driven in part by a shift in emphasis by network operators’ …

Five top package-goods manufacturers are using mobile phones in an effort to revive the art of coupon redemption. Procter & Gamble, Clorox, Del Monte, General Mills and Kimberly-Clark are teaming with retail giant Kroger for what will almost certainly be …

Kenneth C. “Casey” Keller Jr., the package-goods marketing guru who tried to revive Motorola after its popular Razr product started to lose its edge, has been cut from the company. In a statement, Motorola attributed Keller’s departure to a restructuring …

SK Telecom and Citi hope to push the mobile-banking envelope with a new, San Francisco-based joint venture. The companies unveiled Mobile Money Ventures, a joint venture that aims to develop a platform that “encompasses all key mobile banking value propositions” …

Leap Wireless International Inc. announced plans to hire 100 new employees as it expands its Cricket service into the St. Louis market.The carrier said it is seeking local candidates for positions including retail sales representatives, indirect account managers, assistant retail …

Motricity Inc. finally made it official, announcing that it will slash 250 jobs over the next nine months and move its headquarters from Durham, N.C. to the Seattle area.The moves, which were first reported last week, are an effort by …

T-Mobile USA Inc. announced a $10-per-month unlimited calling plan for its growing fixed-line effort.The operator launched Talk Forever Home Phone, an Internet service with unlimited local and domestic long-distance calls. The offering is available in Dallas and Seattle to T-Mobile …

Here are several things you need to know this week about mobile WiMAX: First, mobile WiMAX is seen by analysts as a larger but riskier global opportunity for vendors, compared to fixed/nomadic WiMAX, which offers a smaller, less-risky and immediate …

Qwest Communications International Inc. could take its 824,000 wireless subscribers from Sprint Nextel Corp.’s network to CDMA rival Verizon Wireless next year when its current mobile virtual network operator agreement expires, according to media reports. Such a move would give …

The phrase “iPhone killer” sounds great but it doesn’t withstand scrutiny. Consider that in the 8 months since Apple Inc.’s splashdown in the mobile device market, device vendors have relentlessly chanted the mantra of “user experience” and “ease-of-use.” Sure, that …

Shenandoah Telecommunications reported $3.7 million in net income for the fourth quarter, representing a 14.5% increase from the year-ago period. The wireless arm of the company, which operates as an affiliate of Sprint Nextel Corp., brought in $3.7 million in …