The Federal Communications Commission opened a formal proceeding Wednesday to get feedback on whether it should reclaim some spectrum licenses held by TV broadcasters and auction them off to wireless broadband providers. The public comment notice issued by the FCC is the first step in a process that could pit TV broadcasters against the FCC …

What do you get for the iPhone user who has, well, an iPhone? After all, the device itself is the gift that keeps on giving. Am I right? Anyway, I’ve rounded up five iPhone-friendly items for the holidays. Whether you’re shopping for a Secret Santa gift for a co-worker, a stocking stuffer for your hubby (or missus), or something to …

The App Store offers a handful of solutions for transporting data from iPhone to printer, but few work as easily as Print Magic. The $6.99 app makes it a cinch to print text, Web pages, and photos, all without wires: it connects via Wi-Fi to any printer on your network (or any shared printer on your Mac). Well, almost any …

Joel Comm, creator of the famous iFart application, is using a new platform to state his case for a new App Store review process. Comm is the first developer that we know of to create a video appeal aimed directly at Steve Jobs. (See video below.) The new application, a “cha-ching” button that makes a cash register sound when pushed, …

Finally, some good news from Nokia. On Wednesday, the world’s largest maker of cell phones said it expects sales volumes of mobile handsets to increase 10 percent in 2010 from 2009, as the market rebounds from a worldwide recession. “Going into 2010, the overall mobile-devices market is stabilizing, and it is growing more in the areas where Nokia has competitive …

Updated 5:10 p.m. PDT with information about the financial details of the deal. Comcast is very close to sealing the deal to acquire NBC Universal, CNBC anchor and reporter David Faber reported Tuesday. The only thing left to do is sign the papers. Faber said in a story posted on the CNBC Web site that the deal is expected to …

Verizon Wireless and AT&T have ended their public legal spat over advertising, and have thus agreed to stop complaining about each other’s advertising campaigns. On Wednesday AT&T announced it dropped its suit against Verizon Wireless for allegedly misleading customers by showing its weak 3G coverage. And Verizon said it agreed to drop a suit it filed earlier this year against …

We live in a digital age, so why do business cards refuse to die? They’re a hassle to store and an environmental suck to produce. Plus, who among us has time to manually transcribe contact info into a phone, PDA, or PC? Needless to say, I was geeked to try Business Card Reader, a $5.99 app that turns business cards …

The Federal Communications Commission is shaking up the communications market with bold initiatives to overhaul the $7 billion Universal Service Fund to help pay for universal broadband and reallocate wireless spectrum for new wireless broadband services. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski presented plans for revising the USF program and reallocating spectrum during a speech on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., at The …

AT&T has dismissed its lawsuit against Verizon Wireless for using an advertisement that AT&T complained confused customers about its 3G wireless coverage. Verizon Wireless On Wednesday, AT&T formally dismissed the lawsuit. Last month, the wireless operator suffered a major legal setback when a judge rejected the company’s request to force Verizon to pull its “There’s A Map For That” advertising …