AT&T (T) has spent months building up its crippled wireless network which has been overloaded by data sent to and from Apple (AAPL) iPhones. The telco says it has finally cured most of the problems…
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) just stumbled on its earnings report. The maker of BlackBerry smartphones posted earnings of $1.27 EPS and $4.08 billion in revenues. These are up handily from $0.90 EPS a…
Handset voice, video, and data traffic is growing so quickly that it will take up 100% of all wireless network capacity during peak times by 2012, according to Coda Research Consultancy. That is because a…
Apple (AAPL) has finally perfected its ability to be on the front page of the news every day. Not long after it announced better-than-expected earnings for its last quarter, Steve Jobs demonstrated the company’s new…
What can go wrong, will go wrong. Apple’s (AAPL) website shows that new online orders for the company’s iPad will ship as late as April 12. The product debuts in Apple stores on April 3.…
Verizon (VZ) owns 55% of Verizon Wireless and Vodafone (VOD), the largest cellular company in Europe owns 45%. Now that most of its debt is paid down, Verizon Wireless can start paying dividends to…
The CTIA released its semi-annual survey of wireless phone use in America. The number of cellular subscriptions in the US rose to 285 million, confirming industry concerns that the market is now saturated with…
Palm (PALM) has set a deal to sell its handsets though AT&T (T) Wireless. Unfortunately, the relationship does not begin “for a few months.” Palm will market its Palm Pre Plus for $149.99 and…
Sprint (S) is gambling nearly its entire future on a 4G WiMax network that it is installing around the country. The massive infrastructure project has the financial support of several large firms including Intel (INTC),…
Palm Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) rose ahead of earnings on short covering with shares posting an unofficial close of $5.65 for a 5.2% gain. The troubled smartphone maker reported earnings at -$0.61 EPS vs -$0.42…
Research in Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) has been the envy of many cellphone makers for the last two years. Now you have Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) with the iPhone and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG)…
Sprint (S), still losing subscribers to AT&T Wireless and Verizon Wireless each quarter, is down to 48 million cellular customers. Many analysts believe the number will go lower. Its relationship with Palm (PALM) did…
Google (GOOG) may have to rename its Nexus One because of trademark infringement issues, but whatever the handset it is called Sprint (S) will distribute the product. “Nexus One, the first wireless phone sold…
The US Patent and Trademark Office has denied Google’s application for its “Nexus One” trademark. Several media sources say that “a likelihood of confusion” with a trademark held Portland, Ore.-based Integra Telecom Inc. Google’s…
Research-In-Motion (RIMM) shareholders have been concerned for some time that the Apple (AAPL) iPhone is such a good product that consumers would begin to switch to Jobs & Co. products. Those concerns have been exacerbated…