Communications Inc

Motorola MOTO VE240 — Motorola announced MOTO VE240 will be arriving soon to Cricket Communications, Inc., and to Metro PCS Communications, Inc. The new MOTO VE240 is a sleek candy-bar style device that brings cutting-edge features, such as MP3 and Stereo Bluetooth Wireless Technology, at an attractive price point customers will love. The full music experience is enjoyed with MOTO [...]... [Tags: attractive price point, bar style, candy bar, communications inc, cricket communications]

Cell carriers MetroPCS, Leap to offer free roaming (AP) — AP - Regional cellular carriers MetroPCS Communications Inc. and Leap Wireless International Inc. have made a business out of offering cheap talk plans, but their limited service areas have kept them tiny compared to the major national carriers.... [Tags: cellular carriers, communications inc, leap wireless international, leap wireless international inc, limited service]

Nokia completes OZ Communications acquisition — Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced today that it has completed its acquisition of OZ Communications Inc, a privately held company with approximately 220 employees and headquartered in Montreal, Canada. The deal was initially announced on September 30, 2008. By acquiring OZ, Nokia will address the fast growing consumer messaging market by providing an affordable mass market email and instant message platform for Nokia Series 40 devices, complementing the existing portfolio of mobile messaging ...... [Tags: acquisition, communications inc, email, espoo finland, instant message]

Foundry shareholders willing to take price cut to save Brocade deal — Speculation is now circulating that Brocade Communications Inc. [BRCD] could be more interested in getting out of its deal to buy Foundry Networks Inc. [FDRY] than it is in...... [Tags: brcd, brocade communications, communications inc, foundry networks inc, shareholders]

Foundry delayed vote to renegotiate acquisition terms with Brocade — So much has happened in the three months since Brocade Communications Inc. [BRCD] agreed to buy its rival Foundry Networks Inc [FDRY] in a $3 billion cash and stock deal that...... [Tags: acquisition, brcd, brocade communications, communications inc, fdry]

MetroPCS CEO: `Wireless is safe haven' — Wireless carriers have taken over from wired phone companies as a stable investment in a poor economy, the chief executive of regional carrier MetroPCS Communications Inc. told analysts Thursday. "I think one thing that has been proven is that wireless is a...... [Tags: ceo, chief executive, communications inc, metropcs, poor economy]

MetroPCS CEO: `Wireless is safe haven' (AP) — AP - Wireless carriers have taken over from wired phone companies as a stable investment in a poor economy, the chief executive of regional carrier MetroPCS Communications Inc. told analysts Thursday.... [Tags: ceo, chief executive, communications inc, metropcs, poor economy]

VTech unveils cordless phone bundles — VTech Communications, Inc. has just announced a whole slew of new cordless phone bundles that will come with DECT 6.0 technology without having you break the bank. For the uninitiated,DECT-enabled systems have been proven to deliver superior sound quality, range and security, and are slowly but surely taking over the role of a regular house phone in homes these days. The bundles available are the three-handset CS6129-31/CS6128-31/CS6129-32, the four-handset CS6129-41 and five-handset CS6129-54. All of them need only a single phone jack, so there is no need to go around renovating your pad. Features found in all those bundles include... [Tags: caller id, colors, communications inc, cordless phones, digital answering system]

Sprint’s Xohm Adds Location to WiMax — Despite its delays launching its Xohm 4G mobile WiMax network, Sprint has not been idle. The carrier said this morning it would work with a variety of businesses to bring location based services to the Xohm network when it launches in September. It sounds neat, and the partners listed below could make for a good location based services experience, but right now mobile WiMax is a data card strategy without handsets. That makes location more of gimmicky feature for browsing on your laptop than the awesome-to-have feature on your mobile phone. However, it’s well in line with recent attempts to... [Tags: business reviews, card strategy, clearwire, communications inc, fire eagle]

NBC Universal to buy The Weather Channel for $3.5B (AP) — AP - NBC Universal and two partners said Sunday they have reached a deal to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications Inc., ending a drawn-out process that had attracted interest from several major media companies.... [Tags: 5b, communications inc, landmark communications, nbc, two partners]