Today Sprint announced a major planned expansion of its WiMax-powered 4G footprint. Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Portland and Seattle will all see service launched some time during 2009. Sprint also said that it plans to launch WiMax service in Boston, Houston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. during [...]

Motorola has confirmed that it ceased operations and has closed a movie download web site that it launched with Paramount Studios six months ago. The site allowed users to download mobile-friendly versions of movies that were playable on Motorola handsets such as the Z8 and Z10. The two men responsible for launching the store, senior [...]

Today Nokia announced that it is investing in a California-based company that facilitates mobile payments. Obopay already allows people to make payments to one another via text message in the U.S. and India. Funds are drawn from bank accounts or credit cards that are registered to the mobile phone. Nokia invested in Obopay from its [...]

Today Google introduced a version of the Google Mobile Application specifically for BlackBerries. The mobile app will allow BlackBerry users to perform voice searches and adds My Location features to search, as well. This means that users can speak search queries into their BlackBerries and receive local results based on their current location. Google Mobile [...]

Today ST-Ericsson announced new EDGE platforms that will allow for a wider feature set on entry-level handsets in emerging markets. The 4910 and 4908 platforms combine digital and analog basebands, RF transceiver and power management unit onto a single chip. The provides for better multimedia support, security and battery life. The two platforms have a [...]

Today Zer01 offered more insight to how its planned unlimited voice and data mobile services will work. For $70 per month, Zer01 users will get unlimited service across the U.S., and according to Zer01, around the world. Zer01 said it plans to announce an international unlimited voice and data service without any commitments or contracts [...]

RIM has updated its BlackBerry Internet Services to version 2.6. The largest changes will be seen by Gmail users, who will no longer receive sent messages in their inbox, and can perform one-way sync of read/unread counts between their BlackBerry and their Gmail account. Other improvements include the ability to show password characters when logging [...]

Today Opera Software and Skyhook Wireless announced a new partnership to bring location information to web browsers. Using Skyhook’s Wi-Fi positioning system and the W3C Geolocation API, web site developers will be able to make their web sites location aware. This means end users — whether browsing from a desktop or mobile device — will [...]

Today Sony Ericsson announced a new fashion phone with professional tennis player Maria Sharapova. The T707 clamshell lights up when calls or messages are received, and the colors can be customized to represent specific callers. It also lets users silence calls or the alarm by waving their hand over the phone through the use of [...]

Starting Friday, March 27, Alltel’s MyCircle 10 and MyCircle 20 customers will be able to add an extra 5 numbers to their MyCircle calling plans at no extra cost. This expansion is valid in the 91 markets that are still operating as Alltel wireless. My Circle 15 starts at $60 per month and includes 900 [...]