Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) announced a 2.1 software update for iPhones at its event in San Francisco today that “fixes lots of bugs,” Steve Jobs said. The improvements promised with the…

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So it starts: Helio brand has been integrated within Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM), after the acquisition earlier this year. At CTIA, the company announced its new branding, at least…

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-- Opera Joins Symbian Group: Browser developer Opera is now part of Symbian Foundation, a Nokia-led consortium that was set up in June to turn the Symbian mobile operating system…

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Is Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) loosening up to operator demands to allow their own applications to run on the iPhone? Research firm Ovum reports (via Cellular News) that Vodafone’s Global Director…

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Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) CEO Vittorio Colao has made his first new changes to the global network operator since the July departure of Arun Sarin. Vodafone has appointed a new chief…

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Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) made a trio of announcements to kick off CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 in San Francisco this week. -- SocialLife: The carrier is offering a…

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T-Mobile’s relationship with the NBA will continue through much of 2011. The carrier renewed its sponsorship deal, it first negotiated in 2005, for three more years, Street & Smith’s Sports…

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– Transpera announces new partners: Transpera said it’s providing free, ad-supported video services to a handful of brands, including MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA), Discovery Communications (NSDQ: DISCA), AccuWeather.com, the Travel…

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Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) is making a play for the social graph, unveiling a Facebook App that acts as a web-to-SMS gateway. Called Vodafone Connect To Friends, the app integrates with…

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Yahoo’s (NSDQ: YHOO) oneSearch has, as expected, become the chosen web search service for AT&T’s (NYSE: T) mobile portal - actually Yahoo’s first US carrier for the service. We knew,…

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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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