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Google Developing Home Entertainment System

Amir Efrati, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 9 at 1:15 pm PT

Google Inc. is developing a home-entertainment system that streams music wirelessly throughout the home and would be marketed under the company’s own brand, according to people briefed on the company’s plans.

Sprint Posts Wide Loss, Big Gain in Revenue and Customers, Thanks, in Part, to the iPhone

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 8 at 4:33 am PT

Sprint said it added 1.6 million customers in the quarter, including 500,000 Sprint-brand contract customers.

Qualcomm Posts Chipper Earnings, Raises 2012 Forecast

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 1 at 1:16 pm PT

The chipmaker posts results and an outlook ahead of what analysts had been expecting.

Eye-Fi Eyes a Fight Over Wireless SD Cards

Lauren Goode in Commerce on January 25 at 8:13 am PT

Would new standards for wireless SD cards offer more options to camera consumers, or just confuse them? Eye-Fi’s CEO says the latter is the case.

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Verizon Earnings in Line

Peter Kafka in Mobile on January 24 at 4:50 am PT

Verizon posted Q4 earnings of $0.52 a share on revenue of $28.4 billion, in line with Wall Street’s consensus. The company’s wireless unit added one million customers over the quarter, while its video FiOS offering added another 200,000.

T-Mobile, AT&T Seek Approval of Spectrum Transfer

Greg Bensinger, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on January 23 at 3:03 pm PT

T-Mobile USA and AT&T Inc. filed a request with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for approval of the transfer of $1 billion in wireless airwaves AT&T promised as a result of the failure of its $39 billion bid to take over its smaller rival.

Britain Adds More Spectrum to Deal With Olympics-Related Wireless Crunch

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 23 at 11:42 am PT

The British regulator responsible for managing wireless spectrum says it has a system in place to ensure that massive demand doesn’t overload the airwaves.

AT&T’s Vegas Act Stars LTE and, Making Her Return to the Stage, Nokia

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 9 at 8:30 am PT

Ma Bell is drawing a line in the sand in Sin City as it tries to catch up with rival Verizon Wireless in the battle over 4G.

Verizon Introduces “Convenience Fee” for Some Online, Phone Payments

Lauren Goode in Commerce on December 29, 2011 at 1:33 pm PT

There are still plenty of ways to avoid that $2 charge, however.

Most Cellular Networks Worldwide Vulnerable to Attack, Researcher Says

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 26, 2011 at 7:46 am PT

By failing to encrypt network commands, carriers are leaving text messages and phone calls vulnerable to interception, a German researcher told AllThingsD.