Monthly Archives: September, 2008

Google and T-Mobile USA to showcase first Android phone next week

The first handset to feature Google's Android operating system - an HTC Corp. model destined for T-Mobile USA Inc. - will debut at a...

Mobile operators warned of ‘dumb pipes’ ISP scenario

Mobile broadband operators need to look beyond flat-rate access offerings to future-proof their business, analysts say.

Google continues mobile push, brings Street View to mobile maps

Google Inc. has taken its Street View service to mobile.The Mountain View, Calif.-based company launched a new version of Google Maps for mobile that...

Study: By next year, 1 in 5 U.S. households will be wireless-only

Cords are becoming an endangered across America. More than 20 million U.S. households have ditched their landline phones and rely solely on wireless handsets...

Mobility What’s Different?

Is mobility a new revolution, or is it just an extension of the previous PC and Internet revolutions ? Is anything really different?

Mobile Search Ad Revenue Starts To Climb

HELSINKI — Advertising revenue from mobile Web searching could be worth $2.4 billion by 2011, a player in the industry said.

RadioShack changing wireless, GPS displays as it takes on Best Buy

Taking a cue from competitor Best Buy Inc., RadioShack Corp. said Wednesday it plans to change its wireless and GPS displays in 4,000 stores...

Rove targets enterprise tech managers with new admin software

Rove Inc announced the launch its latest version of Mobile Admin, network administration software that allows unified management of all information technology systems from...

IPCS claims victory in latest squabble with Sprint Nextel

The battle between Sprint Nextel Corp. and its subsidiary iPCS Wireless Inc. rages on, with iPCS gaining some yardage. The affiliate announced that an...

More antitrust class-action texting lawsuits threaten national wireless providers

The mobile-phone industry may be facing a legal texting tsunami in U.S. courts with the filing of two new antitrust class-action lawsuits against the...

CTIA I.T. ’08: A look back

CTIA Wireless I.T 2008 is in the rear-view, and the industry is performing the typical post-show analyses. My two cents:1) Sprint's Dan Hesse is my...

REVIEW: Piconews dishes up staggering serving of information

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...

AT&T cuts PTT service to $5 per month, intros new phone

AT&T Mobility announced it will halve the monthly cost of its push-to-talk service - from $10 per month to $5 - likely a defensive...

Two SK execs land at Virgin Mobile USA

Following its $25 million investment in Virgin Mobile USA Inc., SK Telecom landed two spots on the company's board. The mobile virtual network operator...

Targeted mobile marketing and Hispanics

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...

Appeals court rules against Sprint Nextel on location of towers in San Diego

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous ruling to give San Diego County a victory over Sprint Nextel Corp. in a...

A Bet MySpace Music Will Sell More Ads and Songs

Just a few years ago, a Web site offering virtually every notable song ever recorded for free listening would have had music business executives...

AT&T to link iPhone to U-verse video, Internet

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. phone company AT&T Inc plans to eventually link Apple Inc's iPhone to its high-speed Internet and video service called...

How to create email campaigns for mobile devices

In today's wireless world, your marketing messages have to be able to reach consumers no matter where they check their email. Here's how to...

M2M Applications Dominating Verizon Wireless’s Open-Access Network

Apparently, the soul of the new machine is mechanical.

Will China’s DTV standard eclipse its mobile TV spec?

CMMB may not be the only mobile TV standard in China for long, as Legend Silicon is rolling out more new digital TV chips...

Marketers Try Cell-Phone Video Campaigns

Programs like Meet or Delete and Engine Room, which are created for marketers and feature products interwoven into the plots, are becoming more popular...

Napster to go to Best Buy for $121M

Best Buy Co. Inc. moved more aggressively into the content-distribution arena, agreeing to pay $121 million to pick up the subscription-based online and mobile...

Taxi! Sprint, Verifone Hook Up NYC Yellow Cabs

Ever had to wait 10 minutes for a credit card transaction in a cab to go through? Those days might be over for New...

Share your memories

RCR Wireless News is planning to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first cellular phone call in its Oct. 13 edition. As such, we...
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