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Will unlocked cell phones free consumers?

January 24, 2007 Handset makers in the U.S. are dabbling in selling phones directly to consumers, but will the model be attractive enough to consumers? TAGS: American Technology Research, handset, carrier, cell phone, Cingular Wireless, subscriber, Motorola Inc., service provider, U.S., T-Mobile, Nokia Corp.

Tackling the cell phone unlock game

September 19, 2007 SIM card swapping for travel outside of the U.S. is a snap, but give your carrier some time to get the unlock code. TAGS: SIM card, Vodafone Group Plc., phone network, code, carrier, AT&T Corp., cell phone, U.K., U.S., process

Advertising seeps into the cell phone

September 14, 2006 With their new 3G networks ready to deliver multimedia content, cell phone operators eye an old revenue source. TAGS: CTIA, Sprint Nextel, carrier, operator, cell phone, Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless, multimedia, U.S., video

Lost? Try asking your cell phone

October 31, 2006 Service, set for debut in U.S., sends 3-D maps and walking directions to a handset to help people get where they're going. Photos: GeoVector shows the way TAGS: carrier, Japan, U.S., direction, cell phone, 3D

Wi-Fi: Coming soon on board U.S. airplanes

June 5, 2006 AirCell says it'll use its wireless spectrum to offer in-flight broadband. Will planes be filled with travelers yakking with VoIP? TAGS: airplane, traveler, VoIP, aircraft, Wi-Fi, carrier, satellite, broadband, U.S., cell phone

Cell phone coverage holes hurt public safety

December 15, 2006 Mobile coverage in rural areas could get worse before it gets better, leaving vulnerable many who rely on cell phones during emergencies. TAGS: cell phone, North Dakota, family, carrier, president, U.S.

Google's Android has long road ahead

November 6, 2007 Search company's new mobile software platform could revolutionize the cell phone market, but consumers shouldn't hold their breath for cool new phones. TAGS: Open Handset Alliance, mobile operator, Google Android, handset, Google Inc., Forrester Research Inc., carrier, alliance, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, cell phone, platform, U.S., mobile phone, PC

Stay tuned for Verizon Wireless TV

January 7, 2005 The operator tries to climb back to No. 1 with a major expansion of its high-speed network and a new mobile TV service. TAGS: Verizon V-Cast, mobile TV, Verizon Wireless, wireless broadband, carrier, broadband network, Verizon Communications, Sprint Nextel, BellSouth Corp., cell phone, U.S., programming, city, Cingular Wireless, handset, AT&T Corp.

Making cell phone companies out of thin air

January 31, 2005 Sprint is making money by helping launch niche-chasing wireless firms. Why don't the other big carriers want a slice? TAGS: SK-EarthLink, Sprint Nextel, SK Telecom Co., cell phone, EarthLink Inc., phone network, Virgin Mobile, carrier, cell phone company, BellSouth Corp., telephone company, AT&T Corp., U.S.

Fujifilm develops for Nextel

June 28, 2005 Aim, click, then print your cell phone photos. Fujifilm-based service is new at Nextel and coming soon to other carriers. TAGS: Fujifilm, camera phone, Nextel Communications Inc., carrier, Alltel Corp., BellSouth Corp., printing, Cingular Wireless, Sprint Nextel, camera, cell phone, AT&T Corp., photograph, U.S.

Bringing smart phones to the masses

September 28, 2007 Palm is the latest smart phone maker to address the consumer market with a smaller and cheaper phone that allows people to easily surf the Web and check e-mail. TAGS: smart phone, Palm Inc., cell phone company, RIM BlackBerry, cell phone, carrier, Research In Motion Ltd., music player, Palm Treo, Motorola Inc., U.S., Apple Computer, e-mail, video

Verizon taps Microsoft for mobile TV

January 27, 2005 Cell phone service's "mobisodes" will be driven by Windows Media technology. TAGS: Packetvideo, mobile TV, Verizon Communications, video service, cell phone, carrier, multimedia, U.S., video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Feds approve Sprint-Nextel merger

August 4, 2005 FCC and Department of Justice's antitrust division approve the megamerger of the U.S. cell phone operators. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., merger, Sprint Nextel, BellSouth Corp., carrier, antitrust, SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., agency, Verizon Communications, U.S., cell phone

Skype petitions FCC for open cellular access

February 23, 2007 Net phone company is pushing for rules that would let consumers decide which devices and software they use on cell phone networks. TAGS: Skype, phone network, carrier, CTIA, rule, mobile device, cell phone, eBay Inc., U.S.

The clash over content delivery

November 16, 2005 Content providers and mobile operators could collide over who markets directly to consumers. TAGS: content provider, intermediary, mobile operator, content delivery, portal, carrier, data service, BellSouth Corp., Europe, U.S., song, AT&T Corp., cell phone, brand

Digital music is going mobile

July 26, 2005 While the iTunes phone plays a waiting game, cell phone networks are building their own download stores. TAGS: digital music, Ed Zander, wireless carrier, phone network, wireless service, carrier, Apple iTunes, music, cell phone, Apple Computer, Motorola Inc., song, U.S.

Tight squeeze for mobile TV

October 3, 2005 New 3G networks aren't built to handle streaming video for the masses. Can the pipes be opened up? TAGS: mobile TV, 3G network, American Technology Research, streaming video, mobile operator, 3G, Qualcomm Inc., carrier, cell, video clip, wireless network, capacity, Sprint Nextel, video, mobile phone, TV

Camera phone photos get wider audience

July 7, 2005 Sprint, T-Mobile allow each other's customers to exchange multimedia messages. Cingular strikes similar deals with other carriers. TAGS: camera phone, T-Mobile, picture messaging, operator, Sprint Nextel, carrier, mobile operator, MMS, Cingular Wireless, subscriber, handset, multimedia, photograph, agreement, camera, networking

Import ban on 3G handsets could hurt industry

June 8, 2007 A ban on all importation of future 3G handset models using Qualcomm technology could have a big impact on cell phone operators and handset manufacturers. TAGS: Qualcomm Inc., ban, 3G, handset, mobile operator, cell phone company, W-CDMA, Verizon Wireless, Broadcom Corp., cell phone, 3G network, Sprint Nextel, EVDO, AT&T Corp., commission, carrier

Virgin aims for middle with new payment plan

July 11, 2005 Carrier that pioneered pay-as-you-go in the U.S. now offers a monthly rate, but says it will stay true to its contract-free roots. TAGS: Virgin Mobile, Sprint Nextel, subscriber, operator, payment, carrier, cell phone, minute, U.S.