Jason Ankeny
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Latest Headlines
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Sprint turns iDEN shutdown into massive recycling project
Sprint Nextel said the shutdown of its Nextel iDEN network to make room for LTE will result in more than 100 million pounds of unused network gear and other materials, much of which the carrier hopes to recycle or reuse.
Kantar: iPhone, Windows Phone sales growing faster than Android
Google's Android continues to dominate U.S. smartphone sales but the platform is experiencing slower growth than both Apple's iOS and Microsoft's Windows Phone, research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech reports.
Sprint MVNO iTalk acquires calling card vendor ITG as it rolls out mobile broadband service
iTalk announced it purchased ITG, a Texas-based provider of international calling cards, with the goal of expanding the sale of its Sprint Nextel-powered mobile data service.
Sprint scoops up Handmark, OneLouder to boost mobile ad aspirations
Sprint Nextel has acquired mobile software development and distribution firm Handmark, along with its social media apps and ad unit, OneLouder. The deal officially closed last month. Financial terms were not disclosed.
AT&T recruits Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile to curb texting while driving
AT&T Mobility is welcoming rival nationwide operators Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile US to the ranks of its 'It Can Wait' campaign to end texting while driving. More than 200 other organizations are also throwing their weight behind the It Can Wait effort, AT&T said.
Sprint, Time Inc. team for mobile content, advertising alliance
Sprint Nextel will preload branded content from Time Inc. on select devices, offering subscribers access to entertainment, lifestyle, sports and business news.
Lowenstein's View: Dish-Sprint could usher in a new broadband, content era
Among the wave of M&A that has swept the wireless industry in recent years, I believe Dish-Sprint offers the most intriguing possibilities for innovative service and business models. The combination of assets could help re-define what broadband and video delivery services look like, over the next five years.
Kantar: Windows Phone gains ground on Android, iOS in Q1
Microsoft's Windows Phone fueled 5.6 percent of smartphones sold in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2013, up from 3.7 percent in the year-ago quarter, narrowing the gap on Google's Android and Apple's iOS, research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech reports.
Apple, Google could boost mobile broadband by aiding Dish's Sprint takeover effort
Charlie Ergen's Dish Network could use some financial help in its attempt to take over Sprint Nextel, and BTIG Research analyst Walter Piecyk is suggesting two white knights that could come to Dish's aid: Apple and Google.
Sprint upgrades Motorola Photon Q to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Motorola Mobility's Photon Q is the latest Sprint Nextel smartphone upgraded to Google's Android 4.1 mobile operating system, a.k.a. Jelly Bean. The automatic download began rolling out to subscribers Thursday.
