Monthly Archives: May, 2010

Porn on the Go: A Lucrative and Innovative Industry

As the use of cell phones becomes ever more prolific, customers are reportedly hungry for bite-sized, high-quality morsels of porn, downloaded quickly and delivered straight to their mobile devices.

Mobiles banned from UK cabinet meetings

While Britian may be ringing in the changes after its general election last week, what won’t be ringing in Parliament are mobile phones – now banned from cabinet meetings.

Does Google have what it takes for winning tablets?

With the announcement of a Google Verizon tablet, many are questioning what Google has – in its archives or elsewhere – to bring to the table [or should that be tablet? – Ed].

No Skype for Windows Phone 7

Skype’s Dan Neary, VP for Asia Pacific, said the firm would not be developing a mobile version of its software for the Windows Phone 7 platform, although he was “hesitant” to explain why that was the case.

Fring’s iPad app – phonetastic or flop?

Adding VoIP to the iPad really does turn the tablet into an oversized phone, and Israeli firm Fring is doing just that to turn the iPad into a great communication tool as well as a convenient media player and internet device.

Fring's iPad app – phonetastic or flop?

Adding VoIP to the iPad really does turn the tablet into an oversized phone, and Israeli firm Fring is doing just that to turn the iPad into a great communication tool as well as a convenient media player and internet device.

@The Cable Show: It’s still a choice between digital pennies and analog dollars

LOS ANGELES – Media moguls from cable operators, networks and studios met on stage Wednesday morning with a former Federal Communications Commission chairman and...

Navigating the choppy waters of mobile marketing and content

Editor's Note: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' March Special Edition, "The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing,...

The revolution in mobile payment transactions

Using PAYware Mobile eliminates the need for cash registers and allows the merchant to accept payment virtually anywhere. The firm also apparently has plans to bring its wares to Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and Android in the near future, which means most anyone armed with a smartphone could potentially use it.

@WiMAX Global Biz Dev Forum: WiMAX brings first-to-market advantage

HONOLULU – WiMAX operators have a first-to-market advantage today, regardless of which technology paths some may choose tomorrow, according to panelists speaking at the...

RCR Local Boston Interview with Red Bend

Dan Meyer interviews Lori Sylvia, Executive VP of Marketing for Red Bend Software, at the RCR Local networking event in Boston

HTC bites into Apple as legal battle looms

HTC today fired its first salvo in what is bound to be a corker of a patent war against Apple.

Alliances: Qualcomm, Hughes and American Medical target mobile health; etc.

Qualcomm Inc., Hughes Telematics Inc. and American Medical Alert Corp. announced they have formed a joint venture aimed at delivering mobile health services through...

New iPhone 4G video tips up – in Vietnam

When it rains it pours or – in Apple’s case – when it leaks, it floods, with news that yet another iPhone 4G has...

Sprint Nextel reinforces no-contract plans

If prepaid is the future, then count Sprint Nextel Corp. as going all in on the no-contract wireless front.The carrier today unveiled its latest...

Sprint Nextel Evo 4G to launch June 4 at $200

Sprint Nextel Corp. finally released launch details for its highly-anticipated HTC Corp. Evo 4G device that was unveiled at the recent CTIA event in...

Sprint Nextel Evo 4G to launch June 4 at $200

Sprint Nextel Corp. finally released launch details for its highly-anticipated HTC Corp. Evo 4G device that was unveiled at the recent CTIA event in Las Vegas.

Screenshots of Windows Phone 7 leaked

It seems like an age since Microsoft announced Windows Phone 7 at MWC back in February, and one could almost have forgotten about it until some screenshots of the new OS tipped up online.

Sharp announces 3D HD camera for smartphones

Japanese electronics maker, Sharp, would like us to know it has pulled off “an industry first” in coming up with a high-definition 3D camera for smartphones, due out as early as July in sample form, with mass production to get under way by the end of this year.

New iPhone 4G video tips up – in Vietnam

When it rains it pours or - in Apple’s case - when it leaks, it floods, with news that yet another iPhone 4G has managed to escape Castle Cupertino, only to find itself dismembered and naked on Vietnamese website Tao Viet.

Nokia re-organizes, regroups and hopes for results

Finnish phone maker Nokia is reinventing itself yet again, reorganizing its business units and reshuffling its executives in an attempt to pull itself together and make a concerted stand against its burgeoning competitors.

DT, Orange unveil JV plans for U.K. market

Following up on plans announced last fall, German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom AG and France’s Orange unveiled its joint venture that will combine their...

T-Mobile USA prices Garminfone for June launch

Looking to perhaps counter any bad press from its disappointing first quarter financial results, T-Mobile USA Inc. announced today pricing and vague availability for...

Postpaid defections continue to haunt T-Mobile USA’s results

T-Mobile USA Inc. said it lost 77,000 customers during the first quarter of the year pushed by continued losses from its postpaid business that...

@The Cable Show: Finding nuggets of mobility in a cabled world

LOS ANGELES – The mobile quotient during the first day of the National Cable & Telecommunications conference was disappointingly light. Particularly light, considering telecommunications...
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