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Let's Try This Again: UK Regulator Revises 4G Auction Terms For Q4 2012

By Ingrid Lunden Jan. 12, 2012, 6:13pm Comments Off

While some operators in some countries (like the U.S. and Japan) have already celebrated birthdays for their LTE services, 4G in the UK hasn… Read More »

How Will Facebook's Buffy Phone Look? There's An App For That

By Ingrid Lunden Nov. 25, 2011, 4:26pm 1 Comment

Facebook has not approached anything resembling a confirmation of the reports that it is developing its own phone with HTC, code-named “Buff… Read More »

Three Cries Foul To EU Regulators Over British Mobile Commerce JV

By Ingrid Lunden Nov. 17, 2011, 7:32pm Comments Off

We have seen this one brewing for some time already, and now it appears to be bubbling over: the Hutchison-owned UK mobile operator Three is… Read More »

Frank Meehan Steps Down As INQ CEO; Co-Founder Ken Johnstone Takes Over

By Ingrid Lunden Sep. 15, 2011, 1:14am Comments Off

Frank Meehan is stepping down as the CEO of INQ, the Hutchison-owned mobile phone maker that has been a trailblazer — if a very small one -… Read More »

UK Mobile Payments JV Hits Rocks Before It’s Started: Three Appeals To EU

By Ingrid Lunden Sep. 8, 2011, 4:41pm Comments Off

Operator partnerships for services are notoriously hard to get right: and it looks like the mobile payments and advertising joint venture be… Read More »

Updated: Shifting Sands In Mobile Could Be A Boost For Microsoft And WP7

By Ingrid Lunden Aug. 22, 2011, 3:36pm Comments Off

Tom noted the other day how the two big news stories that bookended last week — Google (NSDQ: GOOG) buying Motorola (NYSE: MMI), and HP (NY… Read More »

Mobile Lowdown 8-22-11: Amazon; WebOS Future/TouchPad sales; Apple LTE; LG

By Ingrid Lunden Aug. 22, 2011, 2:12pm Comments Off

A look at some of the top stories in mobile today: » Amazon has been spotted trademarking the name and logo for Lab126, the divis… Read More »

Updated: DoJ Okays Microsoft’s Skype Buy As Key Execs Get Shown The Door

By Ingrid Lunden Jun. 18, 2011, 10:08pm Comments Off

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has received a quick approval from the Department of Justice Federal Trade Commission for its $8.5 billion purchase o… Read More »

Changing Of The Guard At Three UK: CEO Russell Replaced By COO Dyson

By Ingrid Lunden Jun. 2, 2011, 5:58pm Comments Off

Three, the Hutchison-owned mobile operator that splashed on to the UK mobile scene as a greenfield 3G entrant in 2003, has lost its CEO of t… Read More »

The Mobile Lowdown 04-07-11: HTC/Nokia; Facebook phone; Televisa/Iusacell

By Ingrid Lunden Apr. 7, 2011, 2:58pm Comments Off

Our look at some of the big stories today in mobile: HTC passes Nokia (NYSE: NOK) in market cap; the “Facebook phone” launches in the UK; an… Read More »

The Mobile Lowdown 03-30-11: Google In-App Payment Users; Tablets; Three

By Ingrid Lunden Mar. 30, 2011, 2:34pm Comments Off

Our look at some of the big stories today in mobile: Google’s Android in-app payments service gets some early users — and maybe some confus… Read More »

Facebook ‘Phones’ From INQ And HTC: This Could Be Just The First Step

By Ingrid Lunden Feb. 10, 2011, 6:30pm 1 Comment

So INQ and HTC are revving up to release the first “Facebook phones”? Not exactly, but it’s a crucial step for Facebook in testing the water… Read More »

Three Bucks Trend And Offers Limitless Mobile Data

Subsidies: Vodafone And Three Throw Their iPads Into The Ring? O2 Opts Out

Facebook Denies Rumors It Is Making A Phone Of Its Own

Mobile Content Bits: Telmap/4th Screen; ICharge; Nimbuzz/Ovi; Skype/3UK

3 Playing It Cool In iPad Race, But Will Offer An E-Reader