August 5, 2004 articles

MSN partners with Verizon Wireless

Aug 05 2004 - 01:34 PM ET | Verizon Wireless
In the same day that Cingular and Yahoo! couple off, Verizon Wireless and MSN today announced a partnership that covers email and instant message. MSN Mobile is today available to Verizon Wireless customers with select Get It Now phones. MSN...

Cingular partners with Yahoo!

Aug 05 2004 - 01:28 PM ET | Cingular
Cingular Wireless and Yahoo! have joined forces to bring Yahoo! content and services to Cingular Wireless customers. Previously the two only shared very basic SMS to IM service. Here's what Cingular customers get: * Yahoo! Mail - Free email service,...

78% of wireless minutes unused, study

Aug 05 2004 - 01:20 PM ET | In The News
A new study on moible phone usage patterns was released today--78% of wireless minutes remain unused. Also revealed in the study was that the average wireless household pays $17.75 more than the cost of their monthly rate plan (taxes, fees...

FCC bans mobile spam

Aug 05 2004 - 01:00 AM ET | In The News
The FCC has taken steps [PDF] to prevent mobile spam. The FCC first hinted at this back in March. bq. The Commission adopted a general prohibition on sending commercial messages to any address referencing an Internet domain associated with wireless...

Nokia 6230 supply problems

Aug 05 2004 - 12:49 AM ET | Nokia
The Wall Street Journal reports [subscription required] in today's issue that Nokia is facing supply problems with the Nokia 6230. We reported earlier this week that Cingular is now advertising but not yet stocking the Nokia 6230--now we know why....