Yearly Archives: 2010

Smartphones change the way we shop

. Smartphones aren’t just changing the way we live, they’re changing the way we shop too. New data from Forrester says almost a third of...

Ericsson jumps on M2M bandwagon

With all this talk of mobile internet being the best-thing-since-sliced-web, Ericsson has decided to throw its two cents into the ring with the proclamation that the internet had reached yet another milestone this week with the five billionth mobile subscription helped largely by emerging markets India and China.

NTP accuses six heavyweights in lawsuit over wireless e-mail patent

If there's one thing NTP Inc. is really good at, it's protecting patents with a fervor and winning handsome treasure along the way. Just...

Five failed mobile devices

Microsoft recently announced it would be killing off its Kin devices, and Emblaze declared a while back that its ELSE Intuition smartphone would never see the light of day, but what other innovative devices have been killed off before being given much of a chance?

Worst of the Week: Shock and aqua

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...

Mobile data surge fails to show up in new survey

While nearly six in every 10 American adults are accessing the Internet via wireless technology, only 38% of all adults surveyed are accessing mobile...

Minorities drive mobile web; Hispanics heart Apple

If you were to imagine the type of person you believed was driving the adoption of the mobile web, that person would probably be a young, white yuppie yapping away on his iPhone. The only problem with that image is that new statistics say poorer African-Americans and Hispanics are actually driving the adoption of the mobile web in a much more significant way.

Bits and Bytes: eAgency offers safety tools; American Tower launches in Chile; and more

eAgency Mobile Solutions announced the availability of Application and Browser blocking, which is a new feature of its My Mobile Watchdog child safety device....

@ Global CDMA Forum: Huawei gathers partners to push technology limits

SHANGHAI, China — With more than 340 people in attendance, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. gathered a diverse group of partners from around the world...

@ Global CDMA Forum: Qualcomm explains ongoing investment in CDMA

SHANGHAI, China — The incredible success of Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) is inextricably linked to the success of CDMA technology. The company has been pushing...

@ Global CDMA Forum: How one Dutch carrier is using CDMA450 for M2M

SHANGHAI, China — It's not every day you hear about a European operator using CDMA technology. Even rarer than that would be any mention...

Enterprise or consumer? Mobile OS identity crisis

Nowadays, with smartphones becoming the “must-have” devices for anyone under the age of 40 in the developed world, the distinction between enterprise phone and consumer phone is blurring and so are the distinctions between which operating systems are business focused and which are more for personal use.

Device supply channels vital link in distribution chain

Editor's Note: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' May Special Edition, "Enabling the Mobile Revolution: Mobile Chips, Devices and Accessories." The...

FLO TV backs up 'big moment' for World Cup with usage figures

FLO TV pinned big hopes on the 2010 FIFA World Cup and now the Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) subsidiary is backing it up with results.Back...

Telefonica puts deadline on Vivo offer

The world's third-largest wireless operator Telefonica SA (TEF) said that despite being rebuffed on its latest proposal, it would stand by its offer to...

Synchronoss expands with FusionOne buy

Synchronoss Technologies Inc. has acquired FusionOne Inc. for $40 million in order to expand its business offerings for wireless service providers. Synchronoss provides transaction...

iCandy – Chocolate covered iPad melts woman's heart

A very sweet husband coats an iPad in chocolate to disguise it for his wife’s birthday

Addressing Development and Challenges for Next-Generation Chips

Presented by: RCR Unplugged Editor Sylvie Barak Subramani Kengeri, Global Foundries VP Design Solutions Jim McGregor, InStat Chief Technology Strategist

Featured Video: Nokia Siemens Networks @ Mobile Broadband China

SHANGHAI, China – RCR Wireless News caught up with Mikko Hietanen, head of BSS/OSS sales at Nokia Siemens Networks at last week's Mobile Broadband...

Alliances: Renesas teams with Nokia; Wataniya chooses Astellia solution; and more

Nokia Corp. (NOK) and Renesas Electronics Corp. formed a strategic business alliance that calls for Renesas to acquire Nokia's wireless modem business for about...

OLED Shortages could cripple Android

Android phones may be taking the world by storm, but a shortage in AMOLED displays could prove a stumbling block and hinder Google’s efforts to run away with the smartphone cup.

Motorola shows off its Charm

Motorola is trying to ‘charm’ its way into consumer hearts with its new Blackberry look-alike Android device. The much rumored Motorola Charm has now been confirmed and legitimized by the firm itself, and will be sold exclusively through T-Mobile in the US this summer.

Nokia accuses Russian blogger of espionage

Despite joking a while back that it would not pull an Apple and set loose the bloodthirsty legal beagles over the leak of its N8 phone to a Russian website, Nokia seems to have changed its mind, and is indeed legally pursuing Eldar Murtazin, the blogger who laid the phone bare for all to gawp at.

RCR Local DC highlights

Highlight reel from RCR Local DC, June 15, 2010 at the PRTM offices in Washington, DC.

FCC 'bill shock' proceeding draws criticism, praise

CTIA came out swinging in its response to the Federal Communications Commission's public notice on how U.S. wireless consumers can avoid experiencing “bill shock,”...
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