Monthly Archives: May, 2008

Mpowerplayer, Movaya partner for mobile gaming

Wireless gaming company Mpowerplayer and mobile-content transaction company Movaya said they have paired their products to drive mobile game sales.The agreement calls for Mpowerplayer...

Wireless can be good for your health

With an aging population there's going to be bundles more cash to splash on health care in years to come, if you believe UK...

16% of workers across the world are ‘Hyperconnected’

Sixteen percent of workers across the world are "hyperconnected" - using a minimum of seven devices for work and personal access plus at least...

UPDATE – Verizon snares $678 million federal network deal

Verizon Business has captured one of the largest federal network deals of 2008: a 10-year contract to provide managed network and security services to...

MVNOs expected to trim cost of mobile phone calls in ME

DUBAI -- The cost of making mobile phone calls across the Middle East is expected to drop soon as service providers using the infrastructure...

Financial ratings wrap-up: Sprint Nextel, TDS, Syniverse and more

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier--Lehman Brothers lowered its EPS...

EarthLink can’t give away Philly’s Wi-Fi network: Company to shut down operation within 30 days

EarthLink Inc. announced it will be shutting down its municipal Wi-Fi network in Philadelphia in 30 days, handing yet another black mark to the...

Clearwire’s losses skyrocket, stock climbs: Company in flux

Fresh off a seven-party deal to form a new, and much larger company under its name, Clearwire Corp. reported more than $176 million in...

Openwave shares fall on investigation news

The struggles continued for Openwave Systems Inc. as shares of the company sank on news that it is investigating whether executives had "managed" financial...

Glu loses $6M, stock rises

Shares of Glu Mobile Inc. climbed after the mobile game maker posted a $6 million first-quarter loss despite increased revenues.The San Mateo, Calif.-based publisher...

Carphone Warehouse to get into mobile money biz

Monitise plc, Metavante Technologies Ltd. and Carphone Warehouse said they are working together to launch a "mobile money" application.The plan calls for the introduction...

More than half of U.S. banks to launch mobile banking soon

Nearly one-third of the major financial organizations worldwide are planning to launch mobile banking services within the next two years, according to a new...

Margins Check: HBO on iTunes, Google’s social network, and more

Editor's Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News' weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR...

The legal minefield of mobile social networks

You may not have noticed last week's news that Verizon Wireless is being sued by the parents of a 14-year-old girl who claims she...

REVIEW: Vroom-vroom on your mobile: NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile gets checked flag

Application: NASCAR Sprint Cup MobileRunning on: Samsung M520 on Sprint Nextel's networkYay: A must for NASCAR fans who want to be informed on all...

Mobile Phone vs. iPhone Website Optimization with John Marshall (8:01)

John Marshall sees the web browser in the iPhone as a breakthrough for mobile devices. It is easy to use, renders sites well, can...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Ericsson and Trango

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country...

Economics of the dumb pipe

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered...

Dilithium adaptor to massage mobile video delivery

Dilithium introduced a content adapter solution that automates in real time the format and delivery method of video content over multiple networks to any...

Verizon Wireless hit with new credit lawsuit

Verizon Wireless has been hit with another Fair Credit Reporting Act lawsuit.The lawsuit, pending in Alabama federal court, asserts the No. 2 wireless service...

Virgin Mobile USA-Helio merger: ‘What do they get out of it?’

Mobile virtual network operators Virgin Mobile USA Inc. and Helio L.L.C. have few things in common other than a subscriber base that operates on...

RIM to deliver Bold-ness as Apple aims to invade enterprise: New BlackBerry features Wi-Fi, HSDPA, GPS

Research In Motion Ltd. said today that its first 3G handset, dubbed the "Bold," is coming "soon" - likely in the heat of what...

Apple online: iPhone ‘currently unavailable’

Apple Inc.'s Web site today reflected that its two models of iPhones are "currently unavailable," though AT&T Mobility's online site continues to show the...

Sprint Nextel turning around?: Subscriber losses continue, but some analysts have the end in sight

There just might be an end in sight for Sprint Nextel Corp.'s troubles. After the company reported first-quarter results that were either in line...

Sierra adds VPN to AirLink platform

Sierra Wireless announced it added an IP security layer of virtual private network security enhancements to its AirLink product line, which the company said...
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