Yearly Archives: 2008

Uclick inks content deal with MTV

Digital content wholesaler uclick bulked up its portfolio thanks to a new pact with MTV Networks Inc. The division of Andrews McMeel Universal said...

Guitar Hero gets backstage pass

Hands-On Mobile Inc. launched a new version of the hit Guitar Hero franchise.The San Francisco-based publisher unveiled Guitar Hero II: Backstage Pass, a mobile...

Sony Ericsson: most metrics down, job cuts ahead

Nokia Corp. set the bar for its competitors yesterday - growth is possible under current market conditions. But Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications could...

LNP lined up for speed boost

House and Senate members are nudging the Federal Communications Commission to approve by month's end a rule to speed up local number portability processing,...

Casual still rules mobile gaming market: Advanced devices slowly creating interest in advanced games

Consumers are shelling out big money for high-end phones with hi-resolution screens and eye-popping features. But mobile gaming is still all about casual.More than...

Privacy rites of passage

Privacy again was all the rage last week on Capitol Hill, but this time it wasn't about telecom companies getting legal cover so they...

Athletic shoe makers discover mobile advertising a good fit : Nike, Puma, Adidas try on interactive advertising promotions

There are countless companies trying to target consumers through their phones, but mobile advertising may be an especially good fit for athletic shoes.Pardon the...

Can iPhone infiltrate Japan’s mobile tribes?

Kentaro Tohyama is proud of his new iPhone. He stood overnight in line to get it when the device became available in Japan for...

SK Telecom says no interest in control of Sprint Nextel

Countering media speculation and a sagging stock price, South Korea's SK Telecom said it was not interested in purchasing ailing U.S. carriers Sprint Nextel...

Bringing the cap back?: Rural providers petition to reinstate spectrum cap

An association of rural wireless providers petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to re-impose a spectrum cap in light of the growing market presence of...

Nokia confident on handset volumes this year: Strong support at T-Mobile USA bolsters growth in U.S.

Nokia Corp.'s stock shot up more than 8% today after it projected an upside to its 10% growth forecast for the handset industry this...

Zumobi goes after BlackBerry crowd

Zumobi launched a version of its free, widget-based content application for users of Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry devices and expanded its content offerings.A...

EU cracks down on rogue mobile content sites

The crackdown on mobile in Europe continued this week as the European Union said it will continue to investigate hundreds of content storefronts for...

FCC sets Aug. 1 vote on VZW/RCC deal

The Federal Communications Commission said it plans an Aug. 1 vote on Verizon Wireless' proposed $2.67 billion purchase of Rural Cellular Corp., a controversial...

Worst of the Week: This column is not funny

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...

The Five Best iPhone 3G Accessories We’ve Seen (So Far)

We've barely had our mitts on the iPhone 3G for a week and what's old is new again. The bad news? Aside from the...

IPhone Developer: Apple’s Secrecy, Slowness Makes Things Difficult

The iPhone 3G/2.0 launch suffered many problems, from activation issues through availability to a buggy OS . And although there were few customer problems...

Aircell picks LTE to deliver in-flight mobile broadband

Airline communications provider Aircell has chosen Long Term Evolution as its standard to give passengers in-flight access to 4G wireless services.

Ovum says voice market booms in Asia Pacific

Telecommunication analyst group Ovum predicts that the voice market will grow from 2.2 billion connections at the end of 2008 to 3.8 billion by...

Welcome to the newly re-architected RCRWireless.com!

If you're one of the 140,000 regulars who visit us every month, then you're hopefully noticing a new look and organization to the site....

Reports: SK Telecom looking at Sprint Nextel

According to media reports, Korean telecom giant SK Telecom may again be looking at purchasing beleagured carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. According to reports, SK...

Apple owns up to MobileMe snafu with 30-day credit

Apple Inc. apologized for stumbling out of the gate last week with MobileMe, an auto-synching service for iPhone and iPod touch users.MobileMe is a...

Network interference issues could decide XM-Sirius deal

Perhaps lost - but apparently not forgotten in the Federal Communications Commission's extended consideration of the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc....

Instinct marketing goes viral

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is pushing its recently launched Instinct handset with a viral video campaign on Break.comThe three-episode series features behind-the-scenes tours of...

Acquisition game: Player X picks up Gaelco Moviles

Mobile media company Player X said it pocketed Spain's Gaelco Moviles, a mobile games publisher, for an undisclosed amount of cash.The move marks the...
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