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Sprint Brings Tiger Woods To Wireless
February 27, 2007 5:46 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsSprint has inked a 2-year agreement to enable the delivery of Tiger Woods-themed mobile content to its Sprint PCS Vision customers.
palmOne Offers Online Training
February 27, 2007 5:46 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsPalmOne launched a free online training site designed to offer basic handheld usage training to administrators, teachers and students.
News Briefs For Jan. 27, 2005
February 27, 2007 5:46 pm | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsNortel Networks, InPhonic, Blue Wireless & Data, Gerdes Web Services, Tricell, BellSouth, Cingular Wireless, SBC Communications, Orange France, WeRoam, Communication Machinery and Ixia.
Joint Venture To Launch MVNO
February 27, 2007 5:46 pm | by Sue Marek | News | CommentsKorean wireless heavyweight SK Telecom is extending its reach into the U.S. market thanks to a joint venture announced today with ISP EarthLink. The new entity, called SK-EarthLink, will be headed by Sky Dayton, founder of EarthLink and Boingo Wireless.
Vodafone Hits 150 Million Subs
February 27, 2007 5:46 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsVodafone added 5.4 million new customers during its third quarter, to end the period with more than 150 million wireless customers. Its Vodafone live! service attracted 3.9 million new customers.
Verizon Wireless Snaps Up Cellular 2000
February 27, 2007 5:46 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsIn a move designed to expand its footprint, Verizon Wireless has purchased Minnesota-based Cellular 2000 for an undisclosed sum.
PVI Lets Wireless Users "Meet the Fockers"
February 27, 2007 5:46 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsPreferred Voice Inc. (PVI) is beefing up its ringback portfolio with "Meet the Fockers" movie and soundtrack clips. First Cellular of Southern Illinois customers will be able to use the ringback tones to personalize their handsets.
Qualcomm, Nortel Make "Real-World" HSDPA Call
February 27, 2007 5:46 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsQualcomm and Nortel Networks announced they have completed a high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) call using a commercial network and handset while driving in a car, the first such call of its kind, the companies say.
AirGate, Alamosa Move Closer To Completing Merge
February 27, 2007 5:46 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsAirGate PCS announced note shareholders approved proposed amendments of the indentures governing with relation to its planned merger with Alamosa Holdings, moving it one step closer to officially merging with the Sprint PCS affiliate.
News Briefs For Jan. 26, 2005
February 27, 2007 5:46 pm | by Wireless Week Staff | News | Comments3 Rivers Wireless, Kodiak Networks, FunMail, Leap Wireless International, Convergys, Advanced Info Service, Blue Wireless & Data, Panaband, JAMDAT Mobile, Atari, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Altera, InfoSonics, Samsung and MapInfo.
Business Manager of M-Commerce
February 27, 2007 5:45 pm | News | CommentsCellular Planet Subsidiary of M-Commerce
T-Mobile USA Forges Interop MMS Deals
February 27, 2007 5:44 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsT-Mobile USA has joined a growing list of carriers that allow picture and video messages to be shared with customers on other networks. The latest: The carrier has signed interoperability MMS agreements with Sprint and Cingular Wireless.
Yahoo! Gets Further Entrenched in Wireless
February 27, 2007 5:44 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsYahoo! was looking to beef up the capabilities of its Web search service and it turns out wireless was the answer. The company has launched two new services, Yahoo! SMS Search and Yahoo! Search on Mobile.
Visto Takes on Microsoft
February 27, 2007 5:43 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsVisto Corporation is crying foul and is taking on software giant Microsoft. The push e-mail company filed a lawsuit accusing Microsoft of infringing on its patents that revolve around supporting e-mail on wireless phones.
NTP Inks Licensing Deal
February 27, 2007 5:43 pm | by Susan Rush | News | CommentsIn what some may see as a potential blow to Research In Motion (RIM), NTP inked a licensing agreement with Visto Corporation. As part of the deal, NTP also snapped up an equity stake in the push e-mail provider.
