Legal/privacy
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Mixed reviews for mobile consumer rights bill
February 29, 2008
A Congressional hearing on a consumer rights bill for mobile phone service garnered mixed reviews, with supporters asking the FCC to develop regulations.
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Analysys Mason buys peer consultancy Redbox
February 21, 2008
Analysys Mason Group has bought Redbox Consulting Services Ltd., a peer firm serving the telecommunications and media industries.
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BlackBerry maker, Motorola trade lawsuits
February 20, 2008
Motorola Inc. and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. are suing one another over mobile-phone patents, each claiming that the other is using handset technology without permission.
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Class actions against premium SMS sweepstakes promos to stay
January 30, 2008
Contests incorporated into popular television shows such as “American Idol,” “Deal or No Deal” and “The Apprentice” have generated lawsuits by people claiming the contests are illegal lotteries.
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Free speech issues to further test legal boundaries
January 29, 2008
Last September Verizon Wireless rejected a request from the abortion rights group NARAL Pro-Choice America for a five-digit, text messaging short code.
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Klausner settles with SimulScribe in visual voicemail suit
January 23, 2008
SimulScribe LLC, a co-defendant with Apple Inc. in a patent infringement suit, has settled with and licensed Klausner Technologies’ patents for visual voicemail.
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Class action suit: Did Virgin Mobile USA call the wrong number?
January 18, 2008
Virgin Mobile USA Inc. has been slapped with a federal securities class action lawsuit that accuses the company of presenting false information relating to business operations and financials.
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Criminals not likely to target smartphones this year: report
January 15, 2008
Mobile devices will still be safe in 2008, despite all the rumors of mobile malware.
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Giant Mobile wins ruling against Hustler owner
January 9, 2008
Larry Flynt Productions Inc. failed to win the court in a case of wrong termination involving a mobile company.
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Qualcomm will appeal injunction won by Broadcom
January 3, 2008
Qualcomm admitted that the recent injunction won by rival chipmaker Broadcom against its hardware and software will result in an “immediate, short-term impact” on the company.
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FTC nod for Google/DoubleClick deal means more targeted ads
December 24, 2007
The gift came in early, but what was in the sock for search giant Google Inc.? Sign-off from the Federal Trade Commission to buy DoubleClick, the world’s No. 1 display ad serving company.
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Should mobile retailers worry about interstate sales tax collection?
December 12, 2007
Several lobbies have opposed a congressional bill that would make interstate sales tax collection mandatory whether or not the seller has a physical presence in the state.
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Dell, Motion Computing sued for patent infringement
December 10, 2007
Touch-screen device developer Typhoon Touch Technologies Inc. has filed for an injunction against Dell Inc. and Motion Computing Inc. for allegedly infringing touch-screen portable computing patents.
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T-Mobile keeps German iPhone monopoly
December 6, 2007
The regional court of Hamburg decided earlier this week that wireless carrier T-Mobile, a unit of Deutsche Telekom, could lock its iPhone customers into an exclusive, two-year contract in Germany.
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Google enters FCC spectrum auction for wireless foray
December 3, 2007
If Android, OpenSocial and adding the Google imprint in every crevice of the interactive marketing space were not enough, the search giant will participate in the Federal Communications Commission's auction of wireless spectrum.
