Yearly Archives: 2008

GE Healthcare gives white space broadband a boost

Advocates of unlicensed broadband devices may have won a small but significant victory at the Federal Communications Commission.

Bank of America counts 1 million mobile bankers

Bank of America said it has topped the 1 million mark for its unique active mobile banking customers after one year of service.The company...

Panasonic’s Link to Cell connects cordless phones to cellphones through Bluetooth

Panasonic announced its Link to Cell KX-TH1211 accessory is now available at retail outlets.The product connects a Bluetooth-enabled cellular phone to home-based cordless handsets...

Martin wades into ETF debate: The burning question: Federal or state oversight?

The Federal Communications Commission appears poised to begin crafting federal guidelines on early termination fees, with Chairman Kevin Martin offering a blueprint on how...

Nokia beefs Verizon Wireless position with ‘The Dark Knight’

To resurrect its profile - and profits - in the United States, Nokia Corp. has pledged to make inroads with each of the major...

Sour Apple

Apple's unveiling of its 3G iPhone this week came as little surprise to any industry observer or, for that matter, any person who happened...

GoTV aligns with talent agency

GoTV Networks Inc., a company that has found a considerable amount of success building a multi-platform network of video channels for mobile and online,...

Mobile entertainment market remains work in progress: Panel discusses issues of scale, pricing

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - A panel of five mobile entertainment CEOs took the stage this week at OnHollywood 2008 to make the case for their...

AT&T: Usage-Based Pricing ‘Inevitable’

Last week new AT&T CTO John Donovan let loose that the company will begin testing "usage-based pricing" starting this Fall. "Traffic on our backbone...

German Railway Testing NFC Enabled Mobile Tickets

An expanded trial of mobile ticketing - this time using NFC enabled mobile phones - has been announced by a railway operator in the...

GPS will help drivers go more with traffic flow

The most ambitious use of technology to combat traffic congestion debuts next month along one of the nation's most clogged arteries and could become...

New face for MySpace as site upgrades

A major overhaul of MySpace, to make its debut on Wednesday, could greatly alter the social-networking market.

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Beeco, Roamware and Yap

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

Understanding the demand for deep packet inspection

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

Starbucks, AT&T claim settlement in Wi-Fi dispute with T-Mobile USA

Starbucks Corp. and AT&T Mobility said they've agreed to settle T-Mobile USA Inc.'s lawsuit regarding free Wi-Fi access in the coffee chain's cafes.The brouhaha...

Qualcomm brightens outlook, T.I. narrows view

Qualcomm Inc. said that it expected revenue in its current quarter, on a pro forma basis, would be just above the high-end of its...

Sprint Nextel to focuses on families, ditches free incoming with new plans

Sprint Nextel Corp. is set to roll out new rate plans beginning June 15 that the carrier said simplify the selection process for customers...

Worst of the Week: The 3G iPhone comes in black and white?!?!?! Wow!!!

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...

Moto to cut jobs from R&D unit

Motorola Inc. is cutting more than 20% of the jobs in its research division and reassigning some of those that remain as the company...

No mobile hype here: real talk with The Hyperfactory

The CEO of the company behind KFC and Motorola's mobile advertising gives his perspective on the state of the industry and where it's headed.

Sony BMG signs mobile-marketing deal with Mozes

Mozes will enable music artists to send text and voice messages to fans. No, this isn't spam as hardcore fans are only sent messages...

Microsoft and Harrah’s unveil high-tech interactive bar table

LAS VEGAS — Microsoft and Harrah's Entertainment introduced a high-tech interactive bar table Wednesday that lets patrons order drinks, watch YouTube videos, play touch-screen...

Beijing prepares for ‘High-tech Olympics’

All over Beijing, Olympic countdown clocks tick off the seconds that China has awaited for seven years: the moments until Aug. 8, 2008, at...

Accessories will pump up the tunes on your cellphone

Music lovers, listen up. Buying a portable music player is so, well, 2003. If you carry a cellphone, and chances are you do, then...
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