The wireless company is considering a plan to charge companies that send SMS text alerts three cents extra per message.

Fans of Twitter, Pandora, Skype, Zillow, and seven other Web companies had better hope these start-ups find creative business plans to weather the financial downturn. These 11 Web 2.0 favorites have landed on Webware.com editor Rafe Needleman's list of companies that are potentially in peril. On Friday's edition of the Daily Debrief with CNET's Kara Tsuboi, Rafe explains why these companies are in danger--and what they could be doing to survive.

Cell phone carrier says it recognizes that data services are the future, and it's looking to Silicon Valley for innovation, according to a news report.

A recent study suggests that mobile Web sites need to make improvement to satisfy mobile surfers.

Australian Internet access provider Telstra is using the microblogging service to monitor service interruptions and contact customers about support plans. Will its rivals follow suit?

Once the locale of HBO's The Wire, Baltimore now hosts the flagship network for a new "unwired" broadband initiative.

Continuing the companies' long-running war over wireless communications patents, Broadcom is suing Qualcomm for patent misuse, it was announced Wednesday.

Analysts lower expectations for global handset sales for the coming year, citing consumer concerns about the economy as a deterrent to upgrading to new phones.

The domain registrar sells its 49 percent share of the mobile-entertainment joint venture to its partner, News Corp., for $200 million. Ringtones sound good to Murdoch's media empire.

A federal jury in Virginia rules that cable provider Cox Communications did not infringe on Verizon Communications' patents related to Internet telephony.

It's not just for co-founders anymore: if you lurk where the Googlers hang out, you may spot an Android-powered phone.

New iPhone firmware beta getting Google Maps Street View, Japanese emoji picture characters, and a typing autocorrect on-off switch, MacRumors reports.

In-Stat predicts that a billion consumer electronics devices will come equipped with Wi-Fi by 2012.

CEO Mike Fabiaschi, who died in his sleep last month at the age of 53, was a sales guy's sales guy who recently helped craft a $5 billion joint venture with Siemens.

Airline says it is looking at ways to filter pornography from its in-flight Wi-Fi service, without going overboard.

Nearly one-third of all iPhone 3G buyers have been willing to ditch their provider to go with exclusive carrier AT&T in order to get the popular smartphone.

While other companies try to scale back the bandwidth their customers use, Verizon is going the other way, spending billions to get people the high-definition content they want everywhere they go.

There's been a lot of buzz about WiMax as Sprint Nextel rolls out its first network to use the 4G wireless technology. But what exactly is it? This FAQ will help you sort it out.

T-Mobile USA is poised to quickly ramp up sales of the new Google Android phone, Taiwanese news site says, giving developers a much needed audience for their applications.

The company's new 4G network shows early signs of performing well, but it could be headed down the same road as EarthLink's citywide Wi-Fi.

Chipmaker strikes a deal with Skyhook Wireless to use its Wi-Fi positioning technology in its chips for mobile devices.