April 2010

Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News’ March Special Edition, “The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps.” The 80-page special …

AT&T Mobility signed a two-year, $2 million agreement with Acosta Sales & Marketing , which gives more than 3,000 Acosta retail merchandisers access to HTC Tilt 2 mobile devices for …

AT&T Mobility signed a two-year, $2 million agreement with Acosta Sales & Marketing , which gives more than 3,000 Acosta retail merchandisers access to HTC Tilt 2 mobile devices for …

Nokia caused quite a stir – not to mention a drop in several competitors’ stock prices – when it announced back in January that the ‘Walk and Drive’ navigation component …

It would appear that Americans are becoming commitment-phobic, as a recent study reveals people are shying away from long contract mobile plans in favor of shorter month-to-month prepaid deals, with …

Don’t have an iPhone? Not to worry, there are some great motion based apps out there for you anyway, even for your not-so-smart phone. An Israeli firm called EyeSight has …

Senior vice president of Enterprise Ireland’s telecom’s segment waxes lyrical to RCR Unplugged about the various Irish startups in the mobile and wireless space.

Grab your sunglasses, because you’re about to be completely dazzled by the bejeweled, crystal covered phone and laptop cases we found on display from Ed Hardy and Lux Mobile at …

Grab your sunglasses, because you’re about to be completely dazzled by the bejeweled, crystal covered phone and laptop cases we found on display from Ed Hardy and Lux Mobile at …

MetroPCS Communications Inc. is offering its subscribers voicemail to text messaging alerts for $3 per month. The flat-rate carrier said it is the first national U.S. carrier to offer the …

Yesterday’s appeals court ruling that the Federal Communications Commission lacks jurisdiction over how Internet Service Providers manage network traffic is narrow, but probably makes it difficult for the FCC to …

Editor’s Note: The companies listed below represent the 10 largest wireless carriers worldwide based on subscriber numbers at the end of 2009 unless noted. The No. 11 through No. 20 …

Grab your sunglasses, because you’re about to be completely dazzled by the bejeweled, crystal covered phone and laptop cases we found on display from Ed Hardy and Lux Mobile at …

Senior vice president of Enterprise Ireland’s telecom’s segment, David Smith, waxes lyrical to RCR Unplugged about the various Irish startups in the mobile and wireless space.

NextWave Wireless Inc. said the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel granted the company’s request for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market. The approval requires NextWave to file a proxy statement …

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 hot topics in the wireless industry.The …

Anyone who grew up watching MTV’s Pimp My Ride will certainly appreciate the effort the folks down at SoundMan Car Audio have made to kit out an otherwise crummy car …

I recently went through the agony of switching phones from a Nokia N95 8GB Symbian offering to a HTC Hero running Android. For those unfamiliar with how much of a …

For the past 12 months I’ve been getting some really weird calls. Every few weeks, a phone number with an 08 landline prefix would call me, repeatedly, sometimes for hours. …

The U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to demand that Internet service providers like Comcast Corp., have to offer equal access to …

The last time I used a payphone, I was ten years old and it was a prank call to the operator asking if she wanted to sing a duet. She …

As the head of marketing and communications for Nokia Siemens Networks in North America, Susan Schramm is tasked with helping lift the persona of the joint venture in a region …

Despite the worldwide nature of original equipment manufacturers, and the knowing nod that nearly all mobile devices are made in Southeast Asia, North American-based companies controlled the leadership position in …

Complaints about wireless services increased 10% from the second to third quarter of 2009, according to information from the Federal Communications Commission. A majority of the complaints – 67% — …

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 insights into the marketplace.In my last …