Sprint Nextel announced Wednesday that it is acquiring Minnesota-based affiliate Northern PCS for $312.5 million. The deal includes the assumption of Northern PCS's debt, and should close in the third quarter, subject to regulatory approvals, the Reston, Va.-based company said. Northern PCS provides...
Sprint is taking the guesswork out of keeping tabs on your kids. The wireless carrier on Thursday launched the Sprint Family Locator. It's a location-based service that lets a parent use a phone or PC to pinpoint the location of a child on a map, complete with the address and surrounding landmarks, ...
Long after they became fixtures in the hands of businesspeople and teenagers alike, mobile phones still hold a unique and unenviable position in the world of technology, a device that's loved and hated as intensely as any. Anyone who's ever been forced to listen to half a conversation held on a phon...
In a move to grab market share in the BlackBerry segment, Good Technology today announced partnerships with Sprint, Microsoft and IBM. Good Technology provides wireless hand-held computing software and services in competition with Research in Motion. Good peddles GoodLink wireless corporate e-mail s...
In the highly competitive cellular marketplace, carriers are always on the lookout for an edge, a way to differentiate their services from their competitors' offerings. Somewhat surprisingly, for more than a decade, Nextel Inc. has been able to use one enhanced service, Push-to-Talk (PTT), not only ...
Because cellular services are one of the fastest growing segments in the telecommunications market, new models are emerging that focus on how cellular services are delivered. The days when carriers installed and controlled their own equipment are giving way to a new era in which wireless network ser...
Wireless carriers are finding online gaming via use of cell phones to be the latest cash cow to boost revenues. "Carriers have been surprised that wireless gaming is even more lucrative than ringtones," Ken Hyers, a senior analyst with market research firm In-Stat/MDR, told TechNewsWorld. Online gam...
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