Monthly Archives: August, 2010

Motorola, Verizon TV tablet rumors abound

iPad, BlackPad, PalmPad, Cisco pad – the tablet craze shows no signs of letting up any time soon, and with popular handset maker Motorola joining the fray with its own offering, the space looks likely to heat up even further over the coming months.

In 2015, 60% of phones will sport Internet

Another day another mobile web report, and this time it’s from ABI Research claiming that 60% of phones will be Internet enabled by 2015.

New Adidas app hits ground running

One could argue that many apps contribute to user laziness, offering shortcuts to information, entertainment and more, but Adidas’ new app for BlackBerry and iPhone aims to change all that, as it hits the ground running on Tuesday.

RIM caves to Indian government pressure

BlackBerry users in India will have to share their private data with the Indian Government, it has emerged.

RIM unveils Torch, latest OS

Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) upped its game today unveiling its latest smart phone, dubbed the BlackBerry Torch and available initially exclusively in the...

RIM unveils Torch, latest OS

Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) upped its game today unveiling its latest smart phone, dubbed the BlackBerry Torch and available initially exclusively in the U.S. through AT&T Mobility (T). The device sports the device makers latest Blackberry 6 operating system highlighted by increased integration for touch screens and a new web browser, and could hint at AT&T Mobility’s new future.

Reality Check: Summer earnings relief – Sprint Nextel and Comcast assessment

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...

Wireless History Foundation to hold inaugural event Oct. 5

The Wireless History Foundation is holding its inaugural Wireless Hall of Fame dinner Oct. 5 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. The event...

BlackBerry shows off OS6

RIM has put out another video of its new BlackBerry 6 operating system. We bring it to you, readers.

Contracts: Ericsson wins Softbank deal; ALU equips AT&T; and more

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alcatel-LucentChina: With China Mobile to deploy its IMS solution in Shanxi, Shandong and Gansu provinces...

Contracts: Ericsson wins Softbank deal; ALU equips AT&T; and more

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alcatel-LucentChina: With China Mobile to deploy its IMS solution in Shanxi, Shandong and Gansu provinces...

Hack your phone to improve security

With various countries threatening to halt BlackBerry services unless Research In Motion Ltd. hands over its encryption keys, some might be wondering what that means about the security of all the other mobile phones out there. Are only messages sent via BlackBerry unencryptable to prying eyes? One man in a Black Hat dares you to find out, using hacker technology being made available to the general public.

AT&T’s BlackBerry 9800 to launch Tuesday

It may be the big Apple, but all eyes will be on RIM tomorrow as it holds its big summer announcement event extravaganza in New York on Tuesday.

AT&T’s BlackBerry 9800 to launch Tuesday

It may be the big Apple, but all eyes will be on RIM tomorrow as it holds its big summer announcement event extravaganza in New York on Tuesday.

AT&T’s BlackBerry 9800 to launch Tuesday

It may be the big Apple, but all eyes will be on RIM tomorrow as it holds its big summer announcement event extravaganza in New York on Tuesday.

Android’s astounding 886% growth

The great Goog doesn’t do anything by half measures, and if the latest stats from independent tech analyst group Canalys are correct, the firm has managed to grow the market share for its Android operating system a whopping 886% in the second quarter.

Facebook takes on Google with mobile questions

With the recent launch of Facebook Questions, however, the social network may prove to become a larger and more valuable information resource to mobile users than Google, its top mobile rival.

'Screenplay' iPhone App Review

Many writers have dreamed of penning the perfect screenplay, one which will catapult them into fame and out of the misery of obscurity. Rarely, however, does one complete such a screenplay. What holds these writers back? Some say lack of drive or family support, but RCR wondered whether the real reason was the lack of a good iPhone app.

Clearwire, Sprint add 5 more WiMAX markets

Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) launched WiMAX service in five smaller markets today, bringing commercial operations to 49 cities to date. The operator is moving...

Saudi, UAE to ban BlackBerry services

Of all the things one could have cut off in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Blackberry service has become the latest painful addition to the list, with the United Arab Emirates scrambling to follow suit and chop BlackBerry messenger services by October.

NTT DoCoMo acquires remaining stake in PacketVideo

NTT DoCoMo Inc. has purchased remaining interest in PacketVideo Corp. to gain full control of the mobile software development company from NextWave Wireless Inc....

Carriers move to supplant credit cards with smart phones

Three of the nation's largest wireless carriers are working on a joint venture that should give mobile banking and contactless forms of payment a...

CEO compensation: Top paid wireless executives, No. 21-30

Editor's Note: Following are the top-paid CEOs of U.S.-based companies in the wireless industry. Last week, RCR Wireless News ran the list of the...

Reader Forum: The new era of contextual marketing

Editor's Note:Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for...

Reader Forum: WiMAX-LTE network migration – from myth to reality

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum...
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