Nokia and Opera Software have taken sides in the Adobe-Apple battle over Flash multimedia support: They are in the Flash camp. On Thursday executives from Nokia, the world’s largest maker of cell phones, and Opera Software, the maker of a leading mobile browser, said they’d support the new Flash 10.1 software that is coming out. …

The Federal Communications Commission, which has been taking a beating on proposed Net neutrality regulations, is lacing up the gloves again, this time to do battle with wireless carriers. While more than a few of the wireless carriers are the same companies going toe-to-toe with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski over Net neutrality, the latest scrap is over a very different …

The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that one in six U.S. mobile-phone customers have been shocked by unexpected cell phone fees on their bills. The agency conducted a survey of roughly 3,000 Americans and found that about 30 million Americans, or one in six mobile users, have experienced a sudden increase in their monthly bill that is not caused by …

T-Mobile USA said Tuesday that it has added several new cities to a growing list that can get the company’s upgraded 3G network. The upgraded network, which uses a version of the 3G technology called HSPA+ triples download speeds. The service has been deployed in densely populated markets in the Northeast, including New York City; parts of New Jersey; New …

AT&T is offering free public Wi-Fi hot spots to help it deal with increasing congestion on its wireless network. On Tuesday, the company launched a free outdoor wireless hot spot in New York’s Times Square. The pilot program will offer free Wi-Fi access to AT&T wireless and broadband customers using smartphones, laptops, and other Wi-Fi enabled devices. AT&T’s Wi-Fi network …

Make no mistake: There’s an impending shortage of wireless spectrum, the lifeblood of the mobile market. The trick–and it’s a doozy–is getting that technology into the hands of wireless operators and their customers. It’s a tech issue as well as a public policy and business model issue. In other words, it’s daunting, but not an impossible problem to solve. “There …

NEW YORK–Web portal Yahoo and cell phone maker Nokia announced Monday that they will extend their partnership, giving Nokia greater access to Yahoo’s e-mail and messaging services and Yahoo access to Nokia’s Navteq mapping technology. CEOs Carol Bartz and Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo. Nokia The two companies have had a partnership since 2005. Yahoo services have already been preloaded on some Nokia …

The Federal Communications Commission warned Thursday in a new report that the wireless industry is becoming more concentrated. In its annual report on competition, the FCC reversed years of findings that the market is competitive. The report didn’t say that the market is not competitive, rather that it has become more concentrated over recent years. Specifically, the FCC said since …

The Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus are heading to the United Kingdom. Palm Pre Plus Palm On Wednesday, Palm announced that U.K.-based O2 will offer the WebOS smartphones starting May 28. O2 already offers the original Palm Pre, so it’s no surprise that the carrier would offer the upgraded version as well as the new version of the Pixi. …

The price of owning a smartphone is getting a lot cheaper thanks to some new aggressive plans from prepaid wireless companies. Boost Mobile and MetroPCS have already been offering smartphones as part of their prepaid wireless plans. And over the next several months, other competitors, such as Leap Wireless’ Cricket brand and Virgin Mobile will be adding smartphones to their …