Verizon Wireless sure would like people to believe that its network is ready for all the iPhones it can sell. Lowell McAdam, president and COO of Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), …
Matt Kapko
Matt Kapko
Former Feature writer for RCR Wireless NewsCurrently writing for CIOhttp://www.CIO.com/ Matt Kapko specializes in the convergence of social media, mobility, digital marketing and technology. As a senior writer at CIO.com, Matt covers social media and enterprise collaboration. Matt is a former editor and reporter for ClickZ, RCR Wireless News, paidContent and mocoNews, iMedia Connection, Bay City News Service, the Half Moon Bay Review, and several other Web and print publications. Matt lives in a nearly century-old craftsman in Long Beach, Calif. He enjoys traveling and hitting the road with his wife, going to shows, rooting for the 49ers, gardening and reading.
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Ericsson AG (ERIC) reported $671 million in net income during its recently closed quarter, a 504% jump from the year-ago period when it brought in $106.1 million.The infrastructure vendor’s net …
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Japanese operator KDDI Corp. reported a 2.5% drop in net income during its recently closed quarter as revenues from voice services fell 17%.The second largest carrier in Japan, which entered …
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) has now served more than 10 billion app downloads. Since launching the App Store in June 2008, Apple’s presence in the mobile space has grown considerably.The company …
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HTC Corp. reported $500 million in net income for its quarter ending Dec. 31, 2010. Full year sales for 2010 jumped 150% from 2009’s total and the Taiwanese mobile phone …
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Google Inc.’s (GOOG) latest earnings were overshadowed by an executive shake-up at the highest level of the company.Eric Schmidt is stepping down as CEO on April 4 to take on …
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Cricket Communications Inc. isn’t necessarily blazing any new trails with Muve Music, but it hopes to generate some early interest in the all-you-can-listen service in the city that never sleeps. …
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Qualcomm Inc.’s (QCOM) venture capital arm, Qualcomm Ventures, has invested $900,000 in ChaCha Search Inc. The company extended its latest round of funding, closing an additional $3 million overall.With this …
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Perhaps in an effort to speed up lines at the counter, Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) has launched a mobile payment system at each of its 6,800 company-owned stores in the United …
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) had another outstanding quarter — this time raking in $6 billion in profit on $26.74 billion in revenues for the period ending Dec. 25, 2010. The company …
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Enterprise is expected to comprise at least a quarter of all tablet sales this year and drive an even greater slice of the market going forward, according to a new …
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Federal criminal charges have been filed against two people accused of stealing personal data from about 120,000 iPads last year.The charges, which include one count of fraud and one count …
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Federal criminal charges have been filed against two people accused of stealing personal data from about 120,000 iPads last year.The charges, which include one count of fraud and one count …
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LAS VEGAS — ZTE Corp. had a banner year in 2010 and it wants to build on that momentum even further in 2011. The company experience a 30% growth rate …
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NEW YORK – After Verizon Wireless announced plans to launch Apple Inc.’s iPhone 4, RCR Wireless News caught up with Avi Greengart, research director of consumer devices at Current Analysis, …
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NEW YORK – After taking some time to check out the demo units of the new CDMA version of the iPhone 4, RCR Wireless News caught up with Ross Rubin, …
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@ Verizon Wireless' iPhone event: Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead and Apple COO Tim Cook
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoNEW YORK – Following the announcement of their new partnership, Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead and Apple Inc. COO Tim Cook fielded some questions that were on virtually everybody’s mind …
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@ Verizon Wireless' iPhone announcement: Short on surprises, big on delivery
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoNEW YORK – It finally happened. Verizon Wireless (VZ) is bringing the iPhone 4 to its network, putting to rest a question that’s plagued the wireless industry for years.After trumpeting …
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If Verizon Wireless does what it’s expected to do tomorrow and announces plans to finally launch Apple Inc.’s iPhone on its network there will be a collective sigh of relief …
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It seems only fitting that Verizon Wireless would announce seven new content deals as the Consumer Electronics Show winded down in Las Vegas. The lucky seven include Rhapsody, Bitbop, Gameloft, …
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LAS VEGAS — Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) have teamed up to launch the BlackBerry 4G PlayBook sometime this summer.Sprint now has the distinction as …
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LAS VEGAS – Unless copy and paste is your thing, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) doesn’t appear to have any major news to share on the mobile front at this year’s Consumer …
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LAS VEGAS — To hear Omar Khan say it, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is going to take mobile to the “next level in 2011.”The de facto head of mobile, which …
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SCVNGR, an app that flips the location-based craze on its head and turns it into a game, has raised $15 million in a new round of funding.Balderton Capital, a European-based …
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Motorola Inc. has officially split into two separate companies, Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MOT) and Motorola Solutions Inc. (MSI). The two-year long plan has also stripped the co-CEO title from …
