Archive for April, 2007
Sprint Nextel’s Forsee gets $21.3M in 2006
MSN MoneyCentral - Sprint Nextel Corp. will increase CEO Gary Forsee’s salary to $1.5 million in 2007 but will eliminate some of his executive perks, including use of a company car and country club dues, the company said in a proxy filing Monday. Forsee’s 2007 salary
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com
No gloating over Toyota
Sports Illustrated - John Andretti , Jon Wood and Ken Schrader have emerged as possible candidates to fill in for Kyle Petty in June and July when he takes a break from driving to be an analyst for TNT’s Nextel Cup broadcasts. After all the buildup from Detroit rivals
Source: sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Emergence of Bowyer taking RCR to another level
ESPN.com - MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Clint Bowyer ’s walk from the tunnel at Martinsville Speedway to the No. 7 Nextel Cup hauler took longer than it did a year ago. He didn’t care. That’s because his hauler was about 10 spots closer to the front end of the garage
Source: sports.espn.go.com
Edwards ahead of Nextel Cup regulars for Busch win
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - GLADVILLE, Tenn. Carl Edwards raced to his second consecutive NASCAR Busch Series victory, easily winning the Pepsi 300 on Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway to extend his lead in the season standings. The Nextel Cup driver led the final 25 laps
Source: www.sun-sentinel.com
IPCS to offer $475 million of notes
Boston Globe - SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — IPCS Inc., a Sprint PCS affiliate of Sprint Nextel Corp., said Monday it plans to offer $475 million of its senior secured notes in a private placement and use part of the proceeds to pay a special dividend. The company also
Source: www.boston.com
Martinsville a long way from TMS
Dallas Morning News - It’s the shortest track on the Nextel Cup circuit (.526 miles) and actually predates NASCAR itself by two years. Martinsville seats 65,000, about a third of what TMS attracts for a Cup race. The track lacks many of the amenities
Source: www.dallasnews.com
Struggles continue for stock car racing newcomer
Daily Home Online - All of the Toyota teams have gotten off to a rough start in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. Waltrip s teammate Dale Jarrett has resorted to using the past champion s provisional to gain entry into several of the races this season. With a limit to
Source: www.dailyhome.com
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Mobile marketing offers ROI for pharma firms
dmnews.com - Mobile devices are a promising medium for marketers. The majority of Americans own a cell phone, they carry them everywhere and the phones themselves provide increasingly rich media capabilities graphics, video and wireless Web access. As a
Source: www.dmnews.com
Furniture keeps secret
Myrtle Beach Online - HIGH POINT, N.C. - Large-screen TVs, laptop computers, cell phones and homeowners desiring ambience, innovative styling and smart storage solutions are clearly driving furniture design. Furniture makers have been challenged to create pieces that meet
Source: www.myrtlebeachonline.com
School board considers hanging up on cell phones
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - PRINCETON The Mercer County Board of Education hopes to crack down on the overuse of cell phones in schools throughout the area. In the monthly meeting recently, the school board addressed a proposed policy revision in the student code of conduct
Source: www.bdtonline.com
Cell silence in the air
Star-Gazette - The Federal Communications Commission decided this week to let stand its ban on the use of cell phones when planes are in flight. The ruling was technical, based on a concern that cell phones in the air would interfere with cell phone signals on the
Source: www.stargazette.com
Hop-on demands royalties on cell phone button and speaker placement
Ars Technica - The company made headlines in 2002 when it announced that it would be manufacturing the world’s first disposable cell phones, which ended up being nothing more than old Nokia phones with new casing. The CEO at that time the now-president
Source: arstechnica.com
PU VC Bans Cell Phones at Test Centers
PatnaDaily.Com - At a high-level meeting of the Patna University officials convened by Vice Chancellor Y. C. Simadri on Friday, it was decided that no cell phone will be allowed inside the examination centers to prevent examinees from engaging in unfair means
Source: www.patnadaily.com
Citi Introduces Cell Phone Banking as ‘A Natural Extension’
E-Commerce Times - The retail banking giant Citibank announced a new service that its customers can download to their cell phones — to review balances and transactions, transfer funds among accounts and pay bills, among other features. The new mobile service will be
Source: www.ecommercetimes.com
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Cell silence in the air
Airline passengers have been spared the annoyance of a seatmate hollering into a cell phone at 30,000 feet when they’d rather just hear the hum of a jet engine.
Source: www.stargazettenews.com
Time Warner to offer cell phone service in state
Time Warner Cable is planning to introduce its own wireless telephone service in Wisconsin later this year, company executives said.
Source: www.jsonline.com
Kids Want it Customized
(ARA) - Gen Y is quickly becoming known as the Customization Generation. Their cell phones are programmed with customized ringtones, their MP3 players are stocked with customized playlists and their blogs are custom-designed for self-expression.
Source: www.sleepyeyenews.com
Cell phone ban could be in place by end of month
Southfield is one step closer to banning motorists using cell phones while driving.
Source: www.hometownlife.com
No cell phones in flight
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission made it official: no cell phone calls in flight.
Source: www.suburbanchicagonews.com
FCC: Still No In-Flight Cell Phone Calls
To the profound relief of already harried airline travelers, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has terminated plans to consider the possibility of allowing in-flight cell phone calls. The Commission had adopted the proposal in December 2004.
Source: news.yahoo.com
Cell Phones Offer Lifeline To Soldiers
For soldiers serving overseas, just being able to speak to a loved one for even five minutes is a great gift. Two teens found a way to make that happen for many troops, for free, Kelly Wallace reports in “The American Spirit.”
Source: www.cbsnews.com
9-1-1 called more often by cell phone users than landline
As more people use cell phones rather than landlines, local emergency responders are asking them to program non-emergency numbers into their phones.
Source: www.lodinews.com
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NASCAR Car of Tomorrow Tests in Richmond
Nextel Cup Series drivers are continuing to test the Car of Tomorrow at Richmond International Raceway today. About 50 Nextel Cup series teams are in town to test on a larger track.
Source: www.wsls.com
IDC Says in 4Q06 Sprint Nextel Regained Its Lead in Terms of Blended Data ARPU Among the U.S. Wireless Carriers
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—-According to the latest IDC research, there were 236 million U.S. wireless subscribers by the end of 2006. Wireless data revenue totaled $4.8 billion for the fourth quarter of 2006 , which equates to roughly 13.5% of average revenue per user or $6.74 per subscriber/customer per month.
Source: biz.yahoo.com
NEXTEL CUP - Kasey Kahne to Attend Annual White House Easter Egg Roll
The annual White House Easter Egg Roll will be held Monday, April 9 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the South Lawn of the White House. Activities on the Ellipse begin at 7:30 a.m. with food and entertainment.
Source: www.theautochannel.com
Bowyer making strides in second season
A year ago, most of the attention at resurgent Richard Childress Racing focused on Kevin Harvick and Jeff Burton. Rookie teammate Clint Bowyer had a solid, if unspectacular, season while his veteran teammates qualified for NASCAR’s season-ending Chase for the Nextel Cup championship. Now, six races into the season, the 27-year-old from Kansas is right up front with his more experienced teammates.
Source: msn.foxsports.com
KANSAS CITY AREA
Wrongly dated grants
Source: www.kansascity.com
Darlington Raceway To Get $10 Million Worth Of Improvements
Repaving the track, adding concrete pit stalls and creating additional parking for fans are just part of the most extensive upgrades ever at the Darlington Raceway.
Source: www.wltx.com
Pressure for bottom-rung teams extraordinary just to make the starting lineup
MARTINSVILLE, Va. - It was hard to believe Michael Waltrip was feeling any pressure before pole qualifying last week at the Martinsville Speedway as he sat in a chair at the back of his hauler, reading a magazine and signing autographs.
Source: savannahnow.com
Column: Shes the teen with the title
5. Jimmie Johnson wins his third race of the young season only six races in as he bumps and grinds his way in a car of tomorrow over teammate Jeff Gordon to win the Goodys Cool Orange 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race in Martinsville, Va.
Source: www.palatkadailynews.com
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THE CLOSING BELL: Layne falls as investors take some profits
Kansas City Star - 10 cents at $32.83. H&R Block Inc. was down 11 cents at $21.26. Interstate Bakeries Corp. was down 16 cents at $3.63. Kansas City Southern was down 28 cents at $35.72. NovaStar Financial Inc. was down 3 cents at $5.09. Sprint Nextel
Source: www.kansascity.com
Team notes: Easter weekend brings break to some
USA Today - NASCAR team notes as the Nextel Cup Series takes Easter weekend off. The next race is the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 15. This week: The four-time Cup champion drove at Richmond in another round of Car of Tomorrow tests. Gordon was
Source: www.usatoday.com
International Speedway revenues drop
MSN MoneyCentral - Also, ISC signed Citizens Bank, a subsidiary of Michigan-based Citizens Republic Bancorp, as title sponsor of Michigan Speedway’s June NEXTEL Cup race. International Speedway Corp. promotes more than 100 racing events annually, owns and/or operates 13
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com
Qtel Chooses Visto to Power Mobile Email in Qatar
PR Newswire - Visto’s customized, brandable solutions are available through mobile operators worldwide including Cingular, Elisa, Rogers Wireless, SmarTone, SFR, Softbank Mobile, Sprint-NEXTEL, TELUS, Turkcell and the Vodafone Group. Established in 1996 and
Source: sev.prnewswire.com
Daytona 500’s top 2 finishers to race in Newton
Des Moines Register - Add two more big-time NASCAR names to this season’s watch list in Iowa. Iowa Speedway officials announced today that Kevin Harvick and Mark Martin will race in separate events this season at the Newton facility. The veteran Nextel Cup drivers
Source: www.desmoinesregister.com
Tough times for Petty
Sports Illustrated - Mark Martin knew he had made the right decision to step away from a full-time Nextel Cup ride. Last weekend confirmed it for him. Martin spent his first weekend away from a Cup race in Florida, traveling from his home in Daytona Beach to Ellisville to
Source: sportsillustrated.cnn.com
NEXTEL CUP - The Long Way to Third at Martinsville for Hamlin,
The Auto Chanel - MARTINSVILLE, VA (April 2, 2007) - Denny Hamlin drove the #11 FedEx Express Chevrolet to a third-place finish Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, his second consecutive top-three finish at the half-mile track and confirmation that the combination of the
Source: www.theautochannel.com
Midday Leaders & Laggards: Nasdaq 100
MSN MoneyCentral - NII Holdings Inc., which provides cell phone service in Latin America under the Nextel brand, dropped $1.32 to $77, reversing a recent runup. 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com
This Week In Auto Racing April 6 - April 8
WJLA - This week’s Busch Series race will feature, or not feature, many of the Nextel Cup drivers who frequently compete in the “development” series. Instead of the usual 16-20 “Buschwhackers” on the entry list just six Nextel Cup regulars are entered. Carl
Source: www.wjla.com
Aggressive cable industry push in SME market
Hollywood Reporter - The current SME push is also expected to get help from a joint venture that Comcast, TWC, Cox Communications and Advance/Newhouse Communications struck with Sprint Nextel Corp. a while back. The joint cable and cell service provided under the venture
Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com
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Drivers not confident they know much about COT
ESPN.com - Nextel Cup Series director John Darby is more concerned with melting foam than he is with aero push. “You could probably take the bodies off these cars, and someone still would feel there’s an aero push,” he said. “If a car is tight, it’s tight. You
Source: sports.espn.go.com
Jammed up
Roanoke Times - He didn’t, and Johnson won this third NASCAR Nextel Cup race of the season. Gordon finished second. Their door-banging battle in the final laps punctuated what had been a sterile, rain-interrupted race in the Car of Tomorrow’s second event. With
Source: www.roanoke.com
Martinsville poses new challenges for drivers
Detroit News - I think we’re starting further toward zero,” Nextel Cup driver Jeff Burton said. “I think it’s going to be a bigger challenge. We had 12 hours or so of testing at Bristol, and we don’t have that at Martinsville.” Matt Kenseth, who drives for Roush
Source: www.detnews.com
Sprint Nextel Drops Song-Download Price To 99 Cents
Consumer Electronics Net - (TWICE) _ Orlando, Fla. ‘ Sprint Nextel dropped the price of its over-the-air music-download service to $0.99 per song, effective during the first week of April, the company said here on the eve of the CTIA show. For $0.99 the customer gets dual
Source: www.consumerelectronicsnet.com
Auto Racing | Johnson holds off teammate for victory
Seattle Times - Johnson withstood the teammate’s 53-lap challenge that included plenty of banging Sunday and held him off by a bumper for his third NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win in six races this season. The Goody’s Cool Orange 500 was the 26th victory of his career.
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com
‘Real’ rookie noticed
Detroit News - Nextel Cup rookie David Ragan is 21 — 10 years younger than the most celebrated rookie on NASCAR’s highest circuit, Juan Pablo Montoya. Montoya has won the Indianapolis 500. Ragan hasn’t. Montoya has won Formula One races. Ragan hasn’t. But Ragan
Source: www.detnews.com
Goodby, Silverstein Wins Sprint Account
New York Times - Sprint Nextel ended a three-month review for its creative account by selecting Goodby, Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco, part of the Omnicom Group , for the assignment. Sprint Nextel spends $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion a year in advertising
Source: www.nytimes.com
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CTIA Mobile Phone Show: Our Picks and Pans
Washington Post - TV Phone Wars: Has MediaFlo –the technology behind Verizon’s V Cast mobile service delivering broadcast-style TV to cell phones–won the mobile TV contest? The New AT&T (Cingular) plans to roll it out later next year. But supporters of DVB-H (a
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
Buyers heed the call of wireless
Financial Express - And it was definitely not worth the $80 monthly bill that arrived in the mail. If you look around you can get a good deal with cell phones, but with land lines they don t offer any, he says. Service providers eager to retain or enlarge their
Source: www.financialexpress.com
GREENWALD: 17 questions on future of media
Waterbury Republican-American - How many movies will we watch on a) big theater screens or b) medium-sized home screens or c) small, portable, handheld gizmos like cell phones or iPods? 6. Will these different viewing formats change the very nature of films, with producers and
Source: www.rep-am.com
New LG Phones Go Google Native
NewsFactor Network - The utility of applications on cell phones for business or personal users, he noted, depends in part on whether it’s on a smartphone with a robust operating system, such as ones from Motorola, Samsung, or Nokia. With a smartphone, he said, the user
Source: www.newsfactor.com
Review: For better or worse, broadcast TV on a cell phone makes U.S
Consumer Electronics Net - This is key, as even the latest high-end cell phones can’t seem to grapple with the demands of video playback with any consistency. Samsung’s BlackJack, for example, downloads video clips in a flash from AT&T Inc.’s Cingular Wireless high-speed
Source: www.consumerelectronicsnet.com
Losing electronic toy can turn into a lesson
Orlando Sentinel - Arriving at school these days isn’t as simple as zipping up your backpack and catching a ride with the carpool. For many students, heading out the door to high school or middle school also means making sure all their electronics — cell phones, iPods
Source: www.orlandosentinel.com
Report: Publisher to launch Japan’s first monthly online comic
Consumer Electronics Net - Com2″ will contain about 200 pages of cartoons and is geared toward cell phones so readers in tech-savvy, comic-book-crazy Japan can keep up with their favorites on the go. The new service will be launched Friday. It will originally have cartoons in
Source: www.consumerelectronicsnet.com
Nextel Phone | 1.04.2007 23:00 | No Comments