Monthly Archives: August, 2008

Mobile plan trades cash for ads

A new mobile plan offers customers a 65 percent monthly discount for customers who agree to receive mobile advertisements. Australian telco ComTel, who runs...

Wireless, the DNC and all the news that’s fit to distribute

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...

Nielsen: Obama’s Biden announcement delivered to 2.9M cellphones

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...

Nokia Shares More Details About the N85 and N79

This morning Nokia officially announced the N85 and N79 handsets, which are targeted at the North American market. Both run S60 3rd Edition with...

HTC’s big-talking talker

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...

Snubbed Nuance takes Zi to court

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...

Traveling iPhoners get more data options

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...

REVIEW: Slydial lets you get to the point, for a fee

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...

Salazar joins RCR Wireless News team

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...

Loopt: iPhone app keeps track of friends

I've been playing with a free iPhone application called Loopt (Web site, App Store ). It allows you to stay connected to your friends,...

Google drops Bluetooth, GTalkService APIs from Android 1.0

Google dropped Bluetooth and the GTalkService instant messaging APIs (application program interfaces) from the set of tools for the first version of the mobile...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Motorola

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...

Themes from the ‘OS wars’

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...

Online real estate site Trulia.Inc adds to mobile offering

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...

MediaFLO announces new news channels

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...

Google launches mobile election site

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...

Keeping smartphones from becoming a security threat

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

Vodafone Australia Signs MVNO Agreement

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

By the Numbers: Venture capital deals for second-quarter 2008

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...

Analyst Angle: Call-to-action advertising proves that dreams do come true

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...

Virgin completes Helio takeover for $38m

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

VIDEO: 3G Americas sets its sights on 4G

Chris Pearson, president of 3G Americas, sits down with RCR Wireless News to discuss the trade group's position...

Cellphones may make wallets obsolete

The financial functionality of mobile phones is poised to explode.

Ogo-maker IXI retreats from U.S. market

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...

Smartphone startups have friend in fund

MENLO PARK, California -- Matt Murphy eats at expensive steakhouses, likes to watch his kids play soccer and is a loyal fan of Peet's...
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