There was a new face in the smartphone manufacturer crowd at CTIA this year. Called Velocity Mobile, the company launched this week, along with two new smartphones designed to enhance the Windows Mobile experience. The company is designing and selling its own devices, manufactured by Taiwan-based ODM Inventec Corp, the world’s third-largest notebook manufacturer. more

Can you remember the last time an equipment vendor won a highly competitive contract with a megacarrier and then turned it down?

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NBC Universal today announced plans to build its mobile presence through partnerships with Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Research In Motion to carry NBCU’s ad-supported mobile web sites. With brands like NBC, Universal Pictures, USA Networks, Bravo and others, consumers will get direct access to more than 60 WAP sites on their handsets. These partnerships announced today at Mobile Entertainment Live in Las Vegas, expand upon its existing relationship with Alltel Wireless, announced in July of last year. more