People in Sports | Auto racing trash talk
Jan-28-2007
With Toyota poised to enter NASCAR's Nextel Cup series this season, Ford team owner Jack Roush is revving up the combative rhetoric.
Montoya Still Leads In Daytona
Jan-29-2007
With more than 19 hours in the books 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup rookie Juan Pablo Montoya still leads the Rolex 24 at Daytona. His lead is just a few seconds...
Dispelling Mobile Marketing Myths VI: Providing Value to Mobile Consumers
Jan-31-2007
Last fall, Sprint Nextel made waves at CTIA when the company announced it would begin inserting advertising into its mobile content.
Ground Broken For NASCAR Hall Of Fame
Jan-28-2007
A $160 million Hall of Fame is being constructed in Charlotte, N.C., for the Nextel Cup auto racing circuit....
Sprint Nextel's IDEN woes
Jan-24-2007
Sprint lost a lot of customers recently. Nextel customers. The merger has not gone well, according to some customers. Blog: Sprint Nextel recently reported that it lost some 300,000 subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2006. A lot of experts say this...
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King & Spalding helps Sprint Nextel in $7.5B deal
Jan-21-2007
Lawyers at King & Spalding LLP last year handled a $7.5 billion deal that created a major independent communications provider, Embarq Corp., born through the merger of Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc.
New SIM Card Editor Dekart SIM Manager 2.0 to Edit and Backup Contents of GSM, 3G and Nextel Cards
Jan-21-2007
Now new Dekart SIM Manager allows creating and editing phonebook entries of GSM SIM, 3G USIM, CDMA R-UIM and Nextel SIM cards, and performing timely backups in case of mobile phone loss or upgrade. (PRWeb Jan 20, 2007)
Roush ready to 'fight' newcomer Toyota
Jan-26-2007
With Toyota poised to enter NASCAR's Nextel Cup series this season, Ford team owner Jack Roush is revving up the combative rhetoric.
Notes: Militant Roush declares 'war' on Toyota
Jan-24-2007
Toyota hasn't raced its Camry in Nextel Cup yet, but Jack Roush declared war on the series' newest manufacturer in a verbal ...
TBWA Won't Defend Sprint Account
Jan-24-2007
Omnicom's TBWA\Chiat\Day said it would not defend its share of U.S. creative duties on the Sprint Nextel account as the client prepares to meet this week with about six shops, writes AdWeek.
NASCAR Changes The Chase And The Points
Jan-23-2007
NASCAR recently announced that there will be changes for the 2007 NEXTEL Cup Series Championship battle. Not only have they tweaked The Chase formula, but they have also changed the...
NASCAR widens Chase field, adds weight to wins
Jan-23-2007
NASCAR has determined that if its Chase for the Nextel Cup format is good, then more must be better. In tweaking its system to ...
Roush has tough words for Toyota
Jan-25-2007
Concord, N.C. -- With Toyota poised to enter NASCAR's Nextel Cup series this season, Ford team owner Jack Roush is revving up the combative rhetoric.
Roush Toughens Rhetoric Against Toyota
Jan-25-2007
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- With Toyota poised to enter NASCAR's Nextel Cup series this season, Ford team owner Jack Roush is revving up the combative rhetoric....
Sprint Nextel's IDEN woes
Jan-24-2007
Blog: Sprint Nextel recently reported that it lost some 300,000 subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2006. A lot of experts say this...
Nextel and Diocese Working to Avoid Lawsuit
Jan-26-2007
A cell phone company is threatening to sue the Diocese of Scranton, claiming it reneged on a contract allowing cell antennas on a school.
Roush toughens rhetoric against Toyota
(AP)
Jan-24-2007
AP - With Toyota poised to enter NASCAR's Nextel Cup series this season, Ford team owner Jack Roush is revving up the combative rhetoric.
Sprint Nextel's IDEN woes
Jan-24-2007
Blog: Sprint Nextel recently reported that it lost some 300,000 subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2006. A lot of experts say...
Sprint Nextel backs WiMAX for 4G
Jan-20-2007
The US operator Sprint Nextel plans to deploy a nationwide Mobile WiMAX network in partnership with Intel, Motorola and Samsung. Sprint Nextel currently operates a cdma2000 EV/DO 3G network and Motorola and Samsung have committed to develop multimode devices that operate on both cdma2000 and Mobile WiMAX.
Services will be delivered via the operator's licensed 2.5 GHz spectrum and will be available to 85% of households in the top 100 US markets.
Wallace grabs part-time deal with Phoenix.
Jan-20-2007
Nextel Cup veteran Mike Wallace has landed a part time deal with Phoenix Racing for the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season.
Second Batch of Daytona Testing Complete
Jan-20-2007
Last week half of the NEXTEL Cup teams were testing in Daytona. This week the remaining NEXTEL Cup teams were in Daytona preparing for next month's Daytona 500.
In single-car qualifying...
Nextel PacketStream service
Jan-20-2007
I don't know where I've been hiding, but aparently Nextel's packet data service has come of age a bit in the last year. Rather than using your Nextel phone to make data calls into your own house/company/ISP (which is slow,...
Sprint Nextel hires new VP of strategy
Jan-16-2007
Sprint Nextel Corp. said Tuesday that it has named a former MCI and Accenture executive as its new senior vice president of strategy.
2007 Roush Racing Lineup
Jan-20-2007
With five cars in the field every week, Roush Racing is the largest team in NEXTEL Cup. The team has undergone a few changes in recent years as some veterans...
NASCAR Anticipates Engaging New Year
Jan-16-2007
Twenty-six NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series teams went to work at Daytona International Speedway for the first session of NASCAR Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder testing.
Mach 1 to close.
Jan-20-2007
The William Edwards owned Mach 1 Motorsports team has given up its struggle to remain on the Nextel Cup grid according to a story on U.S. based NASCAR website www.jayski.com
Sprint sees 'open' model for WiMax
Jan-20-2007
Sprint Nextel wants its WiMAX wireless service to look more like home broadband and less like cellular, but it may take a while to get there.
Sprint hires new senior vice president of strategy
Jan-16-2007
Sprint Nextel Corp. today said Jack Dziak will join the company as senior vice president, strategy, effective Feb.
Hybrid phones use Sprint's two nets
Jan-16-2007
Sprint Nextel Corp. has a new batch of phones that executives hope will appeal to the company's differing niches of customers.
Robby switches to DEI engines.
Jan-20-2007
Robby Gordon's eponymous Nextel Cup team will finally abandon its engine programme with John Menard in favour of a deal with Dale Earnhardt Inc. for the 2006 season after a year of failures in 2005.
Gordon takes TV presenter role again.
Jan-20-2007
Quadruple Nextel Cup Champion Jeff Gordon will surely set some sort of NASCAR record when he co-hosts popular U.S. daytime TV show ?Live with Regis and Kelly' for the eighth time later this month.
Petty gets partial sponsor.
Jan-20-2007
Nextel Cup veteran Kyle Petty has secured Wells Fargo as a primary sponsor for his #45 team in 2006 as he continues to seek replacement funding for the loss of former sponsor Georgia-Pacific.
MB2 signs Elliott for Daytona.
Jan-20-2007
MB2 Motorsports have secured the services of former Nextel Cup Champion Bill Elliott for next months Bud Shootout and Daytona 500.
Montoya takes on 'no worries' approach
Jan-20-2007
Juan Pablo Montoya wasn't phased by the fiery crash that ended his Nextel Cup debut. And if Ryan Newman wrecked him on purpose, Montoya doesn't care.
Alternative modem setup for Motorola iDen phones
Jan-20-2007
If you have Nextel dialup modem or Packetstream service, there is an easier way to configure your "modem" to work with your mac....
Sale of NASCAR Merchandise Soars Along With the Sports' Growth
Jan-20-2007
From it's humble roots in the South, NASCAR racing has grown to almost unbelievable popularity across the entire nation in recent years. From the first races run in 1948 to the current NEXTEL Cup and
Carriers Deliver High Speed to More Markets
Jan-17-2007
Cingular Wireless, Alltel Wireless and Sprint Nextel have launched their respective high-speed wireless services in new markets.
Montoya enjoying smooth NASCAR ride
(AP)
Jan-17-2007
AP - Juan Pablo Montoya wasn't fazed by the fiery crash that ended his Nextel Cup debut. And if Ryan Newman wrecked him on purpose, Montoya doesn't care.
Top NASCAR Stories of 2006
Jan-20-2007
2006 was the year of Jimmie Johnson as he won the NEXTEL Cup Championship. However, from the Daytona 500 to Ford Championship weekend in Homestead there was a lot...
KC leases Power & Light grid to Sprint Nextel
Jan-17-2007
The city of Kansas City has agreed to lease its electrical infrastructure in the Power & Light District to Sprint Nextel Corp. through a 15-year lease.
Sorenson: We don't want to be losers.
Jan-13-2007
At the tender age of 20, Nextel Cup sophomore Reed Sorenson finds himself as co-leader of Chip Ganassi's Nextel Cup operation and the teams' main hope of picking up their first win in more than four years.
Motorola i880 Review
Jan-09-2007
With a 2 MP digital camera and an MP3 player in an attractive, yet dignified enclosure, the i880 is the most fun-featured and distinguished-looking phone Nextel has produced.
Starting from scratch
Jan-11-2007
Will a Toyota win a race in its first Nextel Cup season in 2007? Dale Jarrett says that's not even the right question.
Dale Jarrett Posted Second Fastest Speed in a Toyota
Jan-11-2007
The third day of NASCAR Nextel Cup testing got underway at Daytona International Speedway Wednesday.
Champ leads quartet to Rolex test.
Jan-08-2007
Reigning Nextel Cup Champion Tony Stewart will lead the NASCAR contingent of drivers to Daytona for the official test days ahead of the upcoming Rolex 24 Hour Grand Am race.
It Was a Very Contrary Year
Jan-11-2007
If someone had told you a year ago to invest in Safeway and Giant Food parent Royal Ahold rather than Whole Foods, in Fannie rather than Sallie, in Verizon and Cogent over Sprint Nextel . . .