Verizon Wireless will close its acquisition of Alltel this Friday, Verizon said in an SEC 8-K filing late last week.

Ailing handset firm sheds 400 jobs on top of 1,500 cuts made in October, says SEC filing. Mobile Entertainment is the leading community site for all professionals working within the international mobile content industry. We bring you the latest news, views and analysis from this fast moving entertainment sector, complementing our flagship monthly printed magazine and specialist events.

It’s the first BBGeekcast of the new year. There’s not a whole ton going on in BlackBerry land, but we dig up a few things to talk about, including some new developments from Rogers. So click on over here to hear the BBGeekcast (6 min, 22 sec) And don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you won’t miss future episodes! You can also subscribe to the BBGeekcast in iTunes. ...

Happy Holidays from us at BBGeeks. We learned some things this week, including RIM’s plans for 2009. So listen up while we run down all the BlackBerry news and views from the week. So click on over here to hear the BBGeekcast (6 min, 42 sec) And don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you won’t miss future episodes! You can also subscribe to the BBGeekcast in iTunes. Highligh...

Dual-mode 3G UMA handsets allow customers to seamlessly roam and handover between UMTS cellular networks, GSM/EDGE networks, and home or enterprise WiFi access points. In addition to significant improvements in connectivity and voice quality, the Cellular System Solution 7210 UMA will deliver data speeds at more than 1 Mbits/sec over UMA. This new development means customers can use one device for...

Feeling a little under the weather this morning, but the BBGeekcast must go on. We’ve got a bit of news to talk about, including BlackBerry Storm launches in Canada, plus a bit on the Curve 8900. So click on over here to hear the BBGeekcast (9 min, 11 sec) And don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you won’t miss future episodes! You can also subscribe to the BBGeekcast in i...

Industrial conglomerate Siemens is close to reaching a settlement with US and German authorities over its long-standing corruption scandal, daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported Thursday.

It’s been a while, but the Prepaid Podcast returns for the month of December. We’ve got two big guests lined up: Daniel Neal, CEO of kajeet and John Votava, manager of corporate communications at Boost Mobile. So click on over to hear the Prepaid Podcast (34 min, 50 sec). And don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you won’t miss any future episodes. You can also subscr...

The global cell phone sales leader revises warning for second time in three weeks. Nokia said it aimed to increase its market share in cell phones in 2009 as smaller rivals struggle in the economic downturn. - HELSINKI (Reuters) - Global mobile phone industry sales volume will fall more than expected as consumers cut spending, the world's top cell phone maker Nokia said on Thursday in its sec...

CBSSports.com and CBS Sports Mobile announced they will provide live streaming video of college football's SEC Championship, which pits the top-ranked University of Alabama against the surging University of Florida--a matchup that will determine half of this year's Bowl Championship Series title game. Although Alabama is 12-0 and ranked number one in the AP, Coaches and BCS polls, Vegas ...