Wireless and Mobile Technology

In the wake of Verizon's decision to increase the early termination fees (ETFs) for advanced devices, the Federal Communications Commission on Friday penned a letter to the wireless provider asking for more details about its decision. Full Story »

Microsoft joined hands with Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom on Friday to unveil a new deal to sell netbooks at up to 90 percent off their retail price with a 3G mobile broadband contract. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc expects "exponential" growth in mobile advertising even as the overall market is only starting to emerge from its deep downturn, a top executive of the Internet media company said on Thursday. Full Story »

HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's top cell phone maker Nokia will drastically cut back on the number of different smartphone models it rolls out next year as the Finnish firm tries to shrug off new rivals Apple Inc and RIM. Full Story »

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - First Missouri's youngest drivers were told to quit sending cell phone text messages, and now lawmakers are going after everybody else. Full Story »

NEW YORK (AFP) - A US groom who loves social networking as much as his bride pulled out a cell phone during their wedding to 'tweet' and update his Facebook page. Full Story »

Norwegian telecom operator, Telenor, rolled out Thursday mobile services in the very competitive Indian mobile market, starting with seven telecom circles, or service areas. Full Story »

It looks like 2010 is shaping up to be an interesting year for laptop computers, but in some ways, it's just a stopgap until even bigger changes coming in 2011 in the mobile space. Full Story »

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Norwegian telecom group Telenor launched a new mobile service Thursday in India's congested cellular market where over a dozen operators are in a tariff war for millions of new customers each month. Full Story »

China Unicom has sold just five iPhones through a big online retail site in the two weeks since it opened the virtual store, the latest sign that the handset is suffering in China from its high price and lack of Wi-Fi. Full Story »

Without saying why, AT&T dropped a lawsuit against Verizon Wireless that claimed the competitor's advertisements on 3G coverage were misleading. Full Story »

European explorers used to talk about the "blank spots on the map." In 2009, Verizon Wireless talked about the blank spots on AT&T's 3G coverage map. Now the map wars are over. Full Story »

Want to accept credit cards at your next garage sale? A new iPhone application will soon make that easier. Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey has unveiled his latest project, the Square magnetic reader, which plugs into a vendor's handset, allowing customers to swipe their card. The credit information is then transmitted via an audio signal through included software to Square servers for processing. Full Story »

HELSINKI (AFP) - Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, predicted Wednesday that global sales of mobile phones would grow around 10 percent in volume next year after falling some seven percent this year. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc sees a future where its online and mobile games are as critical as "Madden NFL" and other console games as the company focuses on building core franchises and winnows its number of titles, said Chief Executive John Riccitiello. Full Story »

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia, the world's biggest mobile handset maker, expects the cell phone market to recover faster next year than analysts are forecasting, but falling handset prices would cap profitability growth. Full Story »

Although cell-phone cameras are improving in quality, offering higher pixel counts and better lenses, they still lack the photographic punch of a more advanced camera or DSLR. However, if you want to get more from your current cell phone camera without splashing out, you can by adding a macro magnifying lens to your device. Full Story »

Nokia has filed a lawsuit against eight LCD manufacturers accused of collusion and price-fixing. Nokia is hoping to win damages to recover money it overpaid to the various companies for LCD displays for its mobile handsets. Full Story »