Archive for January, 2008

Motorola Exploring Sale of Handset Business

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

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

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

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

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

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

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

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

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

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, ...