Archive for January, 2008
Motorola Exploring Sale of Handset Business
Motorola issued at statement late today that indicated it is exploring options for the future of its handset division. Those options include spinning off or selling the handset business altogether, so that the company can separate its businesses and …
C Block Hits $4.6 Billion Reserve, Triggers Open Access
Today the C Block of 700 MHz spectrum being auctioned off by the FCC surpassed the reserve price of $4.6 billion. That block of spectrum, which includes two 11 MHz pairs covering large swathes of the U.S., received a …
Garmin Surprises With Cell Phone
Garmin, maker of GPS products, announced a brand new product called the nuvifone. The nuvifone is a cell phone that resembles the iPhone and is loaded with applications and services from Google. It has HSDPA for 3G connectivity and …
Sprint Launches NFC Trial in Bay Area
Sprint Nextel recently began trialling a near-field communications based mobile payment system in the Bay Area. Specifically, the Bay Area Rapid Transit system and Jack In The Box fast food restaurants in Oakland have agreed to allow users to …
T-Mobile Slapped With Class Action Suit
T-Mobile subscribers have filed a class action lawsuit against the company over charges for unwanted text messages. The lawsuit contends that T-Mobile does not allow customers to prevent text messages from being sent or received from their mobile phones, …
Alltel Announces LG Scoop, red BlackBerry Pearl 8130, and the Samsung Muse
Alltel Wireless announced that three new handsets - the LG Scoop, red BlackBerry Pearl 8130, and the Samsung Muse - plan to be available during the first quarter of 2008.
First LiMo-Based Mobile Linux Platform Arrives from Azingo
Today Azingo announced the immediate availability of Azingo Mobile, an entire suite of open source mobile software and services that is based on LiMo Foundation Linux specifications. The platform was designed to enable hardware manufacturers and network operators to …
Bids In FCC Auction Inch Higher
Total bids in the 700 MHz spectrum auction reached $8.7 billion yesterday. Block C still garners the most interest, with bids notching up to $3.8 billion. Other blocks continue to receive bids with the exception of the D Block, …
Clearwire, Sprint Said to Resume WiMax Joint Venture TalksSprint Talking WiMax With Clearwire Again
Sprint has reengaged Clearwire in discussions about forming a WiMax joint venture. This time the discussion includes the idea of bringing in investors, such as Intel, Google and Best Buy, to help build the WiMax network and equip and …