If it seems like the mobile world has been talking nonstop about the potential for mobile payments all year, it’s because we have been. There are simply too many corners of the technology and financial worlds that want to see it happen, and even if consumers and retailers are skeptical,…

Bob Galvin, who oversaw Motorola’s invention of the cell phone and helped change the way the world communicates, has died at the age of 89. Galvin led Motorola (NYSE: MMI) as CEO and later chairman as the company developed the first cell phones in the 1970s and 80s, ushering in…

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During a morning that featured far less acrimony than the last time they got together in March, the CEOs of three of the leading wireless companies in the U.S. took the CTIA stage to say very little of substance regarding the pivotal events that will define the next year of…

The wireless industry’s fall gathering—CTIA Enterprise and Apps—will open Monday with an industry in mourning over the death of a man who didn’t quite care for such events but who had a profound impact on every major company planning to attend. Still, life must go on, and after a surprise…

People that have been gearing up for the launch of Google’s newest Android iteration, Ice Cream Sandwich, and Samsung’s latest signature device for Google (NSDQ: GOOG), the Nexus Prime, may have to wait a little bit longer. The companies, which had been expected to launch the device and new OS…

The wireless industry is gathering in Orlando for CTIA 2011, a showcase of some of the latest and greatest tablets and phones as well as furtive debate over how the future of the wireless industry should evolve. Wandering the show floor at the Orange County Convention Center found lots of…

Just days after AT&T’s stunning announcement of its intent to purchase T-Mobile, the men who would lead the three remaining dominant U.S. wireless carriers exchanged barbs Tuesday over the planned purchase and each other’s business models. Nothing exceptionally new emerged from the discussion, but the battle lines are clearly being…

While everyone else was waiting for news that Sprint (NYSE: S) was about to merge with T-Mobile USA, AT&T (NYSE: T) had a different deal in mind. In a startling Sunday afternoon announcement, AT&T said it is acquiring the fourth-largest carrier in a deal valued at $39 billion:  Deutsche Telekom…

Tucked inside the presentation by Skiff CEO Gil Fuchsberg during Wednesday’s Samsung Unpacked session at CTIA; a batch of content partners for the upcoming e-reading platform, including book publishers Simon & Schuester and Random House. Others include the New York Times, Esquire, the Financial Times, Forbes. and, appropriate for a…

Ask anyone who has been in the wireless industry for several years and they will tell you that the U.S. has been trailing behind Europe and Asia in terms of adopting the latest technologies and consumption. But at this year’s CTIA, speakers have been clear to dispute that image, and…

Samsung unveiled a new smartphone for the U.S. market today at CTIA that combines the company’s latest hardware with content such as books, full-length movies, augmented-reality browsers and an integrated social-networking hub. The pairing of hardware and content is a recognition by the U.S.‘s largest handset maker that you can…

Billing firm Amdocs (NYSE: DOX) has bought up mobile payments and messaging firm MX Telecom for $104 million in cash, the companies announced at CTIA today. Amdocs says the acquisiton will bulk up its Open Market business, which calls itself the “largest mobile transaction hub” in the U.S and provides…

The theme at CTIA in Las Vegas is mobile broadband and the shift to 4G. In this morning’s keynote, AT&T’s CEO Ralph de la Vega said that the U.S. is facing unprecedented demand for mobile broadband and that the U.S. is moving faster than any other country in the world…

Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) is adding two search apps to its iPhone roster: A new ‘Sketch-a-Search’ app lets users find local businesses close to a certain location simply by drawing a boundary on a map, while the Yahoo Search app lets users search Yahoo on their phones (There are some extras…

RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) is rolling out a new mobile video service that will help entertainment and wireless companies tap into consumers’ increasing demand for watching video on the go. As networks and devices get better, users want to watch news, sports and other video content on their phone. But getting…

At CTIA last year, Motricity’s Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer Jim Ryan grabbed headlines when he said, “Shame on us…My hope is that the mobile internet does not go down the path of re-creating the internet.” Unlike with the internet, he believes users should pay for content and services they…

Wireless carriers typically take center stage at CTIA, but this week in Las Vegas expect it to be a bit more balanced: Event organizers are doing more than ever before to cater to the changing landscape of the industry. The show will focus much more on application developers and start-ups…