Yearly Archives: 2008

Google planning to offer iPhone advertising program

It looks like Google is about to hop onto an iPhone advertising revolution. Adweek reports that Google will soon debut an iPhone-specific advertising network...

AP: Airlines could save $5 billion a year with GPS

CHICAGO — A World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions of...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: BlackArrow, Kineto, Trilibis and more

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included...

For Banks, Smaller Is Better

Now that the big banking behemoths have been humbled by breathtaking credit losses, plain-vanilla banking is back in fashion.

Verizon Wireless to charge content vendors 3-cent fee for text messages: Google, 4INFO, others to face charges beginning Nov. 1

In a move that sets a new and potentially major precedent in the text messaging services market, content and messaging companies are going to...

Wavecom brushes aside Gemalto’s offer: Gemalto eyes M2M market

France-based Wavecom SA has called Gemalto NV's hostile take-over offer "inadequate" and not in the best interest of the company, its shareholders and employees.Wavecom's...

Worst of the Week: Fourth-quarter bliss

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...

Firm: Sprint execs the most over-paid in America

An investor advisory firm has chosen Sprint Nextel executives as the most overpaid in corporate America, with top managers awarded pay valued at nearly...

Executive Interview: Sue Spradley: Head of North America for Nokia Siemens Networks

Sue Spradley has been on the job as head of North America for Nokia Siemens Networks since July 2007. Spradley has 20 years of...

PHOTOGUIDE: Who is the richest CEO in wireless?: Troubled firms pay handsomely

The following list ranks U.S. wireless industry CEOs by total compensation for the 2007 fiscal year. The ranking includes executives at public U.S. companies listed...

Subscriber data management reaches top of the to-do list

Editor's note: RCR Wireless News has teamed with Yankee Group to conduct a series of market surveys of RCR Wireless News subscribers to...

For Huawei and Bain, a Story of More Woe

Looking for a tale of star-crossed lovers who just couldn’t make it work? Don’t run for your copy of Shakespeare. Try the dealmaking scene...

UPDATED: In newest litigation, Broadcom takes on Qualcomm’s business model

In what appears to be a potentially far-reaching case, Broadcom Corp. has asked a U.S. District Court to render a declaratory judgment that rival...

Nuance inks Nokia deal for speech, text recognition

Nuance Communications Inc. announced a deal to provide mobile speech and predictive text capabilities "across a broad range" of devices from Nokia Corp.The world's...

RIM takes touchscreen market by ‘Storm’: Verizon Wireless, Vodafone to sell BlackBerry gadget, pricing TBA

Research In Motion Ltd. said today that its new touchscreen effort - the Storm - is due at Verizon Wireless "later this fall," pricing...

Firefox Introduces Plug-In with Geolocation Capability

Mozilla's new Geode technology, a Firefox add-on, will allow a Web surfer's location to be tracked and monitored. Geode's geolocation abilities include accessing automatic...

How to protect your laptop and data while on the road.

Travelers lugging laptop computers worry about losing them, with good reason. The hardware is worth hundreds or thousands, and lost or stolen data could...

Portland to claim Metro-Fi equipment

It appears that moribund municipal Wi-Fi company Metro-Fi will not be able to sell its largest installation, in Portland, Ore.

American Airlines to put porn filters on in-flight Wi-Fi service

The carrier announced Tuesday that it will work with Wi-Fi vendor Aircell to put a filter on the Internet when passengers use American's new...

Rev. A to top 54M customers by 2013, Rev. B to hit 25M

CDMA may not be making much news these days, but the technology is far from dead.A recent report from ABI Research says while overshadowed...

YouTube Adds Track-Buying Feature to Music Vids

Like the song in a YouTube video? Now you can "click to buy" it on iTunes or Amazon.

Financial ratings wrap-up: AT&T, Alcatel-Lucent, American Tower 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--Credit Suisse First Boston lowered...

Japanese mobile content firms continue to struggle in the U.S. market

Vindigo appears to have turned out the lights, but the closure of the Japanese-owned firm may have more to do with cultural differences than...

PHOTOGUIDE: What are the top 5 most popular cellphones in the U.S.?: Razr still No. 1, iPhone at No. 2

The cheap, voice-centric, clamshell handset still rules the American marketplace, as Motorola Inc.'s Razr V3 remains the top-selling handset in the country, according to...
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