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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, U.S., multimedia, video

Cell phones channel TV broadcasts

January 25, 2005 Major rollouts from Cingular and Verizon mean never having to miss an episode of "According to Jim." TAGS: MobiTV, Verizon V-Cast, Cingular Wireless, Verizon Communications, cell phone, BellSouth Corp., handset, U.S., Sprint Nextel, AT&T Corp., channel, TV, video

New study questions mobile TV and music hype

March 3, 2006 Study could throw cold water on mobile carriers' hopes that people will spend big on mobile music downloads and TV. TAGS: mobile TV, survey, Sprint Nextel, music download, Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless, cell phone, TV, music, U.S., video

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, Virgin Mobile, phone network, EarthLink Inc., carrier, cell phone company, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., telephone company, U.S.

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: mobile TV, Verizon V-Cast, Verizon Wireless, wireless broadband, carrier, broadband network, Verizon Communications, cell phone, Sprint Nextel, BellSouth Corp., U.S., programming, city, Cingular Wireless, TV, handset

European firm aims to goose U.S. wireless data sales

March 28, 2005 DirtyHippo, a European cell phone software company, is trying its hand in the mercurial U.S. cell phone data market. TAGS: operator, T-Mobile, U.S., BellSouth Corp., Cingular Wireless, subscriber, cell phone, Sprint Nextel, software company, AT&T Corp., games

Google bets on mobile market

July 31, 2007 Mobile is the next frontier for Google, but how will it straddle the line between partnering and competing with major cell phone operators? TAGS: Chris Sacca, Google Inc., Sprint Nextel, cell phone, U.S., YouTube, Wi-Fi

Switching from cell to Wi-Fi, seamlessly

September 7, 2006 T-Mobile prepares service allowing callers uninterrupted shifting between cellular network, consumer Wi-Fi network. TAGS: T-Mobile, cellular network, Wi-Fi network, Wi-Fi, Sprint Nextel, cell phone, home network, U.S., IP, Europe, router

Year in Review: Cell phones explode

December 31, 2004 Global cellular markets boomed. U.S. data services went through the roof. And handsets literally blew up. TAGS: data service, cell phone, operator, AT&T Wireless, China, Cingular Wireless, merger, U.S., Sprint Nextel, Nextel Communications Inc., battery, service provider, handset, Motorola Inc.

Qualcomm, others await international trade decision

June 7, 2007 Commission expected to rule Thursday whether cell phones using a particular Qualcomm technology can be imported to the U.S. TAGS: Qualcomm Inc., Broadcom Corp., EVDO, import, patent, cell phone, handset, decision, 3G, Sprint Nextel, U.S.

MobiTV expands to Windows Mobile

June 29, 2006 Consumers of the TV broadcast service can now use devices that run Microsoft's OS for cell phones and handhelds. TAGS: MobiTV, Microsoft Windows Mobile, mobile TV, Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0, Palm Treo, smart phone, cell phone, Sprint Nextel, AT&T Corp., handheld, U.S., Microsoft Corp., TV, Microsoft Windows, operating system

The mobile Internet: Are we there yet?

August 29, 2006 Basic components, such as speedy wireless networks and Web page formats for the small screen, are on the way. TAGS: wireless data service, handset, WAP, data service, ESPN, Sprint Nextel, U.S., cell phone, PC

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

3G wars heat up

July 20, 2005 Cingular promises to roll out wireless broadband in 15 to 20 markets by year's end. But it's still playing catch-up to Verizon. TAGS: operator, Cingular Wireless, wireless broadband, landline phone, Sprint Nextel, 3G, Verizon Communications, BellSouth Corp., Verizon Wireless, broadband, city, T-Mobile, U.S., AT&T Corp., cell phone

Nextel kisses Flarion wireless broadband goodbye?

February 17, 2005 The Nextel-Sprint merger forces Flarion Technologies to look to Europe for business for its Flash OFDM standard. TAGS: Flarion Technologies Inc., Nextel Communications Inc., wireless broadband, Sprint Nextel, operator, broadband, merger, cell phone, CDMA, Europe, U.S.

Mobile phones that track your buddies

November 14, 2006 New mobile services that allow people to track and map their buddies mean never texting 'Where U at?' again. TAGS: Boost Mobile, buddy, mobile operator, offering, cell phone, location, mobile phone, Sprint Nextel, U.S.

New networks for mobile TV

January 9, 2006 Two tech stalwarts are building ambitious "supercharged" networks that could help make mobile TV commonplace in the U.S. TAGS: Qualcomm MediaFLO, Modeo, mobile TV, Qualcomm Inc., subsidiary, mobile network, 3G, handset, Verizon Wireless, wireless network, cell phone, TV, signal, Sprint Nextel, dollar, U.S.

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, operator, Sprint Nextel, picture messaging, mobile operator, carrier, MMS, subscriber, handset, Cingular Wireless, multimedia, photograph, agreement, camera, networking

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.

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, Sprint Nextel, Cingular Wireless, camera, photograph, cell phone, AT&T Corp., U.S.