Monthly Archives: June, 2008

Nokia touts concepts, not tech at S60 summit: OS centers on reach, innovation and user experience

BARCELONA, Spain - Nokia Corp. used its S60 Summit '08 to tout the reach of its smartphone platform, woo low-profile developers and - like...

FEMA to oversee mobile-phone alert system: Procedure to be operational within 18 months

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it will oversee the national mobile-phone alert system, the announcement coming after the agency earlier this year hesitated...

T-Mobile USA goes to go2 for wireless Web info

Mobile content provider go2 Media Inc. notched its third tier-one carrier win, announcing an agreement to deliver information through T-Mobile USA Inc.'s t-zones service.The...

China’s telecom restructuring gets a move on: China Unicom to buy China Netcom for $23.8B

Following the Chinese government's decision to require a complete restructuring of the country's telecommunications sector prior to issuing 3G licenses, one the country's operators...

VIDEO: RCR Wireless Newscast for Monday, June 2

Welcome to our weekly RCR Wireless Newscast. Top stories this week include China's 3G moves, the future of mobile marketing, and a look at...

Warner Bros. execs want video part of data package

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. - A pair of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group executives didn't paint such a rosy picture for mobile in a...

Sarin to bow out of Vodafone: Carrier’s stake in VZW may be reconsidered

Vodafone Group plc will say goodbye to its fearless leader. After five years as CEO, Arun Sarin announced last week that he is retiring...

HighSpeed Dating short on time, long on fun

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. - The writing team of Terry Rossio and Jocelyn Stamat wasn't allowed to write during the 100-day-long writer's strike that...

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Maybe John McCain should take up singingMore than 78 million text messages were sent to vote for the winner of this year's American Idol...

3M mobile coupons issued by 2011

Coupon clipping is going mobile. Juniper Research estimates almost 3 billion mobile coupons will be issued to mobile users by 2011. And those coupons...

62B mobile banking transactions in 2012

IMS Research predicts users of contactless mobile payments, mobile banking and over the air transactions will reach nearly 900 million by 2012.Those subscribers will...

MDM to hit $20B in sales by 2013

The mobile device management services market is expected to grow from $583 million in 2007 to more than $20 billion by 2013, according to...

Apple’s iPhone loses U.S. market share in Q1

The iPhone is still the second-most sold smartphone in the U.S. behind RIM's BlackBerry, but RIM and Palm gained ground in the first quarter...

Google denies report of Android phone delay

Internet giant says phones with its Android software are still on track to ship this year, contrary to a report Monday.

Best Buy testing free recycling program

Under pressure to help dispose some of the electronic waste it helped create, Best Buy Co. is testing a free program that will offer...

Time Warner Cable tries metering Internet use

You're used to paying extra if you use up your cell phone minutes, but will you be willing to pay extra if your home...

Chip Makers Put Rush on Mobile Gadgets

Intel Corp. has been heavily promoting a new breed of pocket-size portable devices as a future market for its chips. Its competitors now hope...

iPhone market share at 19% in first quarter, says IDC report

Apple's iPhone took 19.2% of the US market for "smart" phones in the first quarter of 2008, according to research firm IDC.

iPhone: One year later

Apple's splash into the cell phone market proved consumers will pay for hip devices. Now the race is on to one-up the iPhone.. What...

Rescue Me Fans’ Wait Rescued By Minisodes

The fifth season of the FX series Rescue Me won't air until next spring, but fans of the firehouse drama are being rewarded for...

Can game developers expand out of the game business?

Don Reisinger considers the possibility of game developers getting into other forms of entertainment. Will it really work?

Android will be 100% open source, says Google

Contrary to some reports, everything that makes Android "Android", including all the core platform components and libraries needed to port Android to new devices...

TD-SCDMA favors domestic Chinese vendors: But brand power may favor global handset firms in slow ramp

TD-SCDMA WORKS. That's the view of one analyst who participated in trials in Baoding, China, as long ago as December 2006.A very modest supply...

Analyst Angle: Pushing the button

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the...

Analyst rejects talk of near-term iPhone subsidies : Apple adds nine more markets

The buzz is inescapable. Next week, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs is expected to announce the next iteration of the company's iPhone at Apple's...
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