Monthly Archives: June, 2010

Featured Video: Global WiMAX Business Development Forum

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...

Comprehensive CommunicAsia Roundup

Last week RCR spent some time in Singapore, sniffing around the expo center for wireless whisperings and network news. We weren’t disappointed.

Make me a USB host and Flickr app PLEASE!

You know what I'd actually pay to see on the Android app store? An app that combines a USB Host type setup, with Flickr capabilities, but as a single downloadable app. Any of you aspiring Android developers out there reading this, can have this idea free

Yahoo talks mobile strategy

Catching up with the firm’s VP of product management and connected life, Irv Henderson, at CommunicAsia in Singapore last week, RCR learned that while Yahoo did find Android an important platform, the firm was interested in working with any OS that gave Yahoo presence on phones.

Powerwave shows off a walk-in closet

Walk in closets have always been a much coveted luxury, but at CommunicAsia in Singapore last week, end-to-end wireless coverage company, Powerwave Technologies, took the term to a whole new level with its Walk-In MicroFlex cabinet, a multi-purpose cell site enclosure which can be expanded and compressed at will.

Updated: Motorola, Verizon Wireless set to expand Droid lineup

Mere hours before Apple Inc. is set to officially unleash its latest iPhone 4 on the public, Verizon Wireless and Motorola Inc. were set...

Analyst Angle: The Qualcomm Snapdragon platform and its dramatic impact on the competitive landscape

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...

Capital Markets: Nokia lowers outlook; CMB finances UTStarcom; and more

Nokia lowered its second-quarter devices and services outlook for the second quarter due to competitive pressures and a product-mix shift toward lower gross margin...

How Apple is making distinctions over user privacy control

The proverbial gauntlet was thrown earlier this year when mobile analytics firm Flurry Inc. bragged about spotting 50 unspecified devices on Apple Inc.'s campus....

@International Microwave Symposium: RCR hits the show floor with video in hand

Late last month, RCR Wireless News covered the International Microwave Symposium in Anaheim, Calif. During the event, we covered the keynote by Zachary Lemnios,...

Powerwave shows off Power Boost

Heavyweight in the end-to-end wireless coverage market, Powerwave Technologies, used Communicasia 2010 in Singapore last week to announce and show off its new DAS and WiFi Performance Boost offering, which the firm says supports 2G, 3G, 4G and WiFi a/b/g/n protocols.

Don't line up at AT&T stores for an iPhone 4 this Thursday: Wal-Mart, RadioShack and Apple confirm availability, AT&T looks to June 29

If you were planning on posting up outside one of AT&T Mobility's stores before the sun rises Thursday morning to pick up the new...

Tablets as TV remotes

Ever lost the TV remote and wondered why on earth the TV makers can't just make it big enough not to slip down the side of the couch? Ever wished you could watch something on TV, but browse other channels at the same time? Ericsson may have a fix for both of those problems with its cool tablet remote concept, live on display in Singapore's CommunicAsia.

Hands on with Samsung's latest handsets

Samsung was playing it large at CommunicAsia this year, showing off a multitude of shiny new handsets at its huge booth in the Singapore expo center.

Nokia loses 12% share to Indian handset manufacturers

Max, Micromax, Karbonn, Lava, Lemon, Spice - the world is not yet familiar with these names which have recently cropped up in the Indian telecom league. But these local manufacturers with completely indigenous marketing strategies added up to 14% market share by revenue in India's mobile handset market in 2009-10, according to the Voice & Data (V&D) 100 Indian Telecom Survey.

Apple's 'magic' translates to 3 million sales in 80 days

Apple Inc. today announced that it sold its 3 millionth iPad yesterday. The milestone comes exactly 80 days after the product was introduced in...

Healthy growth ahead for femtocell sector

While the Femto Forum just released a white paper touting how femtocells can take traffic off the macrocellular network, AT&T Mobility's femtocell traffic still...

Wireless remains unsettled in D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – While the weather this time of the year in Washington, D.C., can only be described as oppressive, the mood of the...

Reality Check: SMS is dead … long live SMS

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...

CommunicAsia in pictures

Although CommunicAsia in Singapore was a bit more low key to shows like Mobile World Congress in both Asia and Europe, the event still managed to draw the crowds and the vendors, although some big names like Nokia and Sony Ericsson decided to stay out of show and exhibit in neighboring hotels instead.

Hands on with Huawei's tablet

It may be time for Chinese firm Huawei to deliver a bit of a smackdown to Apple’s iPad, in the form of its new SmaKit S7 tablet running Android 2.1.

Tablets killed the netbook store

A recent study by Forrester claims that in two years time tablets will surpass the sales of netbooks.

Interview with Clearwire CTO Dr. John Saw

Dr. John Saw talks about Clearwire's buildout efforts, its backhaul initiatives and the interesting ways people are using WiMAX service.

WorldMate journeys towards acquisition

It seems that after a decade of traveling, itinerary management app maker WorldMate may finally be arriving at a rather lucrative destination in the shape of a buyout by either Travelport or American Express.

Best Buy to sell WiMAX-embedded laptops

WiMAX operator Clearwire Corp. said it plans to start offering laptops with embedded modems at Best Buy locations and online at bestbuy.com. The devices,...
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