August 2008

A new mobile plan offers customers a 65 percent monthly discount for customers who agree to receive mobile advertisements. Australian telco ComTel, who runs on the Vodafone network, launched the …

As you may know, this week’s Democratic National Convention – right here in RCRWireless.com’s beautiful, mile-high backyard – is very much a wireless affair.Barack Obama’s campaign set a high bar …

Barack Obama has added one more record to his historic bid for the White House.Nielsen Mobile estimates that 2.9 million mobile subscribers received the Democratic Illinois senator’s text message announcing …

This morning Nokia officially announced the N85 and N79 handsets, which are targeted at the North American market. Both run S60 3rd Edition with Feature Pack 2 and house tri-band …

The design of HTC’s latest slider handset may hark back to early smartphone formats, but the S740 still packs in all the technology necessary to make it a leading contender …

Nuance Communications Inc. played the litigation card in its latest attempt to swallow Zi Corp.A giant on the speech-recognition playground, Nuance two weeks ago was rebuffed by Zi after offering …

AT&T Mobility is set to expand international data plans for 3G iPhone owners – but they’ll pay a pretty penny for it.Beginning tomorrow the carrier will release two new, international …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of …

RCR Wireless News is pleased to announce it has hired a new reporter. Gary Salazar will cover the enterprise and technology beats.Salazar has 10 years of experience as a journalist. …

I’ve been playing with a free iPhone application called Loopt (Web site, App Store ). It allows you to stay connected to your friends, colleagues and relatives who are also …

Google dropped Bluetooth and the GTalkService instant messaging APIs (application program interfaces) from the set of tools for the first version of the mobile phone OS, Android 1.0, according to …

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 and vendor. The value of the …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. It feels …

Real-estate startup Trulia.Inc expanded its mobile offerings, adding downloadable mobile applications for agents, home owners and house hunters.A 4-year-old site that claims 5 million monthly users, Trulia.com directs users to …

MediaFLO USA Inc. expanded its live news coverage with three new channels of 24-hour-a-day content.The Qualcomm Inc. subsidiary added CNBC and MSNBC from NBC Universal as well as News Corp.’s …

Google Inc. launched a mobile microsite dedicated to following the race for the White House.The destination, m.google.com/elections, offers links to election-related news; mobile YouTube channels from both Barack Obama and …

My company is considering purchasing new smartphones for all employees and I am concerned about the implications of what this means for tracking our sensitive data.

People Telecom, an Australian retailer of telecoms services has announced a three-year agreement with Vodafone for an MVNO platform.

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the second quarter. This list comprises the amounts that were invested into wireless companies, as well …

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 hot topics in the wireless industry.There …

Virgin Mobile completed its acquisition of struggling cellular carrier Helio for US$38 million in stock, an Associated Press report said.

Chris Pearson, president of 3G Americas, sits down with RCR Wireless News to discuss the trade group’s position in the wireless market, and the future of the GSM family of …

The financial functionality of mobile phones is poised to explode.

The bad news continued for IXI Mobile Inc. as the Ogo-maker slashed 25% of its workforce and abandoned the U.S. market.The Belmont, Calif.-based outfit cut its second-quarter loss to $11.4 …

MENLO PARK, California — Matt Murphy eats at expensive steakhouses, likes to watch his kids play soccer and is a loyal fan of Peet's Coffee & Tea. And if he …