Leeds City Council, UK, is trying its hand at a variation on the location-based mobile services (LBS) theme. LeedsCast sees nine mobile-detecting “pods” dotted around the city, each of which…

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Just to keep track of things, T-Mobile is the subject of a class-action suit for billing for unwanted premium content. This follows Sprint and Alltel, and will likely be followed…

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Motorola (NYSE: MOT) planned again to try and show the FCC that a device can operate on unlicensed TV spectrum, called the “white spaces” without causing interference. They planned to…

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AT&T (NYSE: T) sounded defensive about the speed of its network during a presentation to Wall Street analysts this morning. Currently, AT&T offers DSL-like speeds where it has HSDPA deployed,…

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Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) confirmed today that it will support the Linux mobile-phone operating system, and join the LiMo Foundation as a core member, signaling its commitment to the platform.…

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Analysts are still speculating that Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) may still be interested in bidding for Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel, fueled by comments made by the CEO this week during…

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German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) reported stable first-quarter results with adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of 4.7 billion euros ($7.28 billion), virtually unchanged from the…

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-- The Jerry Springer Show has launched some mobile interactivity, with some features also available though a landline. It includes ringtones, a Jerry Springer Mobile Fan Club, leave a voicemail…

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T-Mobile USA confirmed in a release today what has been rumored for some time—it is launching 3G in New York City today. T-Mobile said the network, based on UMTS and…

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Will Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel find a buyer to get it out of its troubles? So says Der Spiegel (via Reuters), the German magazine: Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT), owner of…

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After months of reported bad blood between the two companies, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and T-Mobile have signed a deal that will see the Finnish handset maker providing the German network’s…

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T-Mobile USA is expected to turn on its 3G network sometime in the next week, according to several rumors, which is not exciting in itself since it’s pretty much the…

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Just when you think the chances of a new U.S. wireless carrier are slim to none, another opportunity seems to crop up. After the recent government spectrum auction ended with…

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— JuiceCaster on T-Mobile: Social networking service JuiceCaster is launching on T-Mobile USA in May, which will put the application’s 6.0 version on 12 of its top handsets. The…

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CTIA is now weighing in on the “white spaces” debate on whether unused TV airwaves should become available to build a wireless broadband network. Companies are also arguing over whether…

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T-Mobile UK have added an on-device catalogue to its Sidekick handsets, giving those customers a “short description of the applications and the chance to ‘preview’ them before downloading” reports Mobile…

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Reports that Sonopia was shutting down spread like wildfire yesterday, but its founder Juha Christensen, said today it’s not true. The company is still alive, but drastically scaling back its…

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The FCC is thinking about developing a nationwide emergency alert system that would send out text messages in a crisis, USA Today reports. The system would likely reach more people…

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T-Mobile Germany has slashed the cost of an 8GB iPhone to a mere 99 euros ($156) from 399 euros ($628), in what analysts are saying is an attempt to clear…

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Ad-funded content models could be gaining ground, according to new research from Ipsos Mori commissioned by T-Mobile that found over a third of 16 to 34 year-olds who own a…

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-- Greystripe and Vivedi to offer for-pay games: Greystripe is partnering with Vivendi (EPA: VIV) Games Mobile to offer for-pay games that can be trialled before purchase. Greystripe has been…

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—AOL (NYSE: TWX) Offers WAP Games: AOL plans to announce today that it is offering free WAP-based mobile games to wireless subscribers, so they don’t have to download anything to…

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China Mobile’s has been on a growth streak for some time. IDG News reports the country’s largest operator--and indeed the world’s--China Mobile grew by 68.1 million new subscribers last year--about…

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Of course logically both could happen...rumors are flying that Sprint (NYSE: S) may sell off Nextel, and has hired Morgan Stanley, reports SeekingAlpha. Then Merrill Lynch analysts had a field…

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Deutsche Telekom’s VC arm T-Mobile Venture Fund has made an undisclosed strategic investment in British femtocell technology firm Ubiquisys. The firm creates technology that could potentially improve signal coverage, while…

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