3 UK wants to pick up the iPhone if O2’s exclusive UK deal with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) comes to an end, says CEO Kevin Russell (via Guardian.co.uk). With Apple now…

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In 2013, more than 140 million subscribers will be part of a mobile social network, and that they will generate $410 million from subscriptions alone, which doesn’t include revenues from…

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The 3G edition may have accelerated iPhone sales worldwide, but the picture in eastern Europe is less rosy. Dow Jones reports that T-Mobile and Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) in the Czech…

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-- AOL (NYSE: TWX) Launches iPhone Advertising platform: AOL unveiled an iPhone specific advertising platform today that allows advertisers to specifically target iPhone users. When an iPhone user is browsing…

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Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) is getting ready to launch Fancast Mobile, a mobile application which will allow users to watch live programming on your phone, and schedule recordings on your DVR,…

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-- Virgin Mobile (NYSE: VM) USA: Naval officer Daniel Acton is joining as Virgin Mobile’s new chief information and technology officer. He will be responsible for the Virgin Mobile USA’s…

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A lawsuit filed last week in San Diego claims that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and AT&T (NYSE: T) knowingly oversold the iPhone 3G, which promised fast speeds, but was bogged down…

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O2 UK, which in November gave Near-Field Communication-equipped (NFC) handsets to 500 people so that they can trial contactless payments, reports nine in 10 of the users enjoyed the experience.…

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So far, Orange is the only UK carrier to treat its website as anything other than a storefront; on orange.co.uk, you can’t move for news, sport, competitions… that stuff people…

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-- O2 details pay-as-you-go iPhone 3G price and release date: O2 plans to begin selling the iPhone 3G without contract on a post-paid subscriber basis on Sept. 16, Stuff.tv reports.…

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Sprint (NYSE: S) hit a new milestone recently when it built its 1,000th WiMax base station, which is up and running a full month ahead of schedule, according to Sidecut…

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You might ask what took them so long Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) may be joining Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) in the mobile “apps store” market, according to CNET.…

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GetJar, which distributes free mobile applications to consumers on the Internet and over the phone, said it is branching out its business by building application storefronts for wireless carriers. A…

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-- *AT&T* brings back college football SMS voting: AT&T (NYSE: T) is reminding college football fans that they can once again begin voting for their AT&T All-American Player of the…

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Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) has violated a court order to stop using chipsets that infringe on Broadcom patents, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. There is “clear and convincing evidence,” that…

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-- Security flaw and repair date: A recently discovered security flaw will be fixed by September, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) told Macworld today. “The minor iPhone security issue which surfaced this…

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Did anyone else catch this CTIA ad last night during the Democratic National Convention? It sure plays the harmonious tone like a pharmaceutical commercial and oversimplifies the wireless industry with…

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Sprint (NYSE: S) has integrated a slew of content and location-based services into its upcoming XOHM WiMax wireless broadband network. In the release, the company stressed the importance of developers…

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Maybe it’s not all Apple’s fault after all. French wireless carrier Orange has admitted to capping 3G network speeds at 384Kbps for iPhone customers, AppleInsider reports. Perhaps that’s why iPhone…

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Last week, I caught up with Jeff Holden, the CEO of Pelago, which is developing Whrrl, an application for mobile phones that lets people share opinions about events and restaurants…

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More often than not, video on mobile phones is a lackluster experience. MediaFLO has been the most obvious exception to that rule in the United States since its service launched…

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If there is a lock on visual voicemail, Judah Klausner holds the key. The inventor has protected a series of patents he holds with tenacity and a track record to…

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The worldwide mobile advertising market will be worth more than $12 billion by 2011, Gartner forecasts, but cautions that carriers must be careful if they want to get a piece…

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MediaFLO USA beefed up its news programming slate over the weekend with the addition of three new permanent 24/7 cable news channels: CNBC, MSNBC and Fox News. NBC Universal’s NBC…

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Australian telecom firm ComTel is making a brave move: it is launching SMSpup Mobile, a new prepaid MVNO service offering AU$130 of talk and text value for AU$29 per month…

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