RCR Wireless News Features Editor Matt Kapko is braving the crowds this morning to report on the public launch of Apple Inc.’s latest iPhone 4, and to satiate his lust …
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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@International Microwave Symposium: RCR hits the show floor with video in hand
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoLate last month, RCR Wireless News covered the International Microwave Symposium in Anaheim, Calif. During the event, we covered the keynote by Zachary Lemnios, director of defense research and engineering …
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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. Those devices were iPads, in all …
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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
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoIf 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 iPhone 4 from Apple Inc. on …
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Apple Inc. today announced that it sold its 3 millionth iPad yesterday. The milestone comes exactly 80 days after the product was introduced in the United States.The Cupertino, Calif.-based giant …
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The nation’s largest wireless carrier might not have the iPhone problem that’s bogged down AT&T Mobility’s network for years, but it knows that “explosions in data traffic” are coming.Verizon Communication …
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Motorola Inc. is working on plans to buy back most of its debt and give up to $4 billion to a spin-off company focused exclusively on cellphones, smartphones and other …
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For some, apps might be nothing more than a happy-hour staple, but for others they’ve become the latest sensation in all things mobile. Applications are driving a tremendous new avenue …
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Clearwire Corp. announced three new devices today for its expanding WiMAX network while reiterating its unlimited wireless data offering.First up from the sole WiMAX torchbearer in the United States is …
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Nokia Corp. continues to buckle under the increasing might and will of its competitors in the smartphone space. In a note to investors , the company downgraded the financial outlook …
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Twitter Inc. just did the inevitable. Twice.First it launched a geolocation-based service called Places. Then a few hours later, the entire service crashed and stayed down into the late hours …
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Android’s share of mobile Web consumption has hit overdrive in the past few months, according to a new report from Quantcast Corp. While other operating systems are losing share to …
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SAN FRANCISCO—Below is a photo guide of Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs’ debut of the iPhone 4 Monday at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.If there was any less …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Although millions of fanboys and industry watchers have already seen what turned out to be the new iPhone 4 today, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs still had …
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SAN FRANCISCO—Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone 4 today, calling it the “biggest leap since the original iPhone,” making it the thinnest smartphone on the planet, Jobs said. …
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@International Microwave Symposium: Debate ensues over the longevity of silicon
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoANAHEIM, Calif. – A group of academics and top systems engineers looked the part in a panel this week at the International Microwave Symposium, but their discussion took on all …
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@ International Microwave Symposium: Bringing an engineer’s mindset to America's defense
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoANAHEIM, CALIF. – It’s no secret that America and its allies increasingly face a new kind of foe. What’s even more troubling and yet not surprising is how quickly these …
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LOS ANGELES – After spending the last three days up close and personal with the cable industry at its big annual affair, I’m disappointed to report that mobile was hard …
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LOS ANGELES – Kicking off the final day of the cable industry’s big soiree, Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski tried to dampen obvious concerns in the room over his …
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@The Cable Show: It’s still a choice between digital pennies and analog dollars
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoLOS ANGELES – Media moguls from cable operators, networks and studios met on stage Wednesday morning with a former Federal Communications Commission chairman and a venture capitalist to hold court …
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Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News’ March Special Edition, “The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps.” The 80-page special …
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LOS ANGELES – The mobile quotient during the first day of the National Cable & Telecommunications conference was disappointingly light. Particularly light, considering telecommunications is right there in the name. …
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LOS ANGELES – To hear Comcast Corp.’s chairman and CEO Brian Roberts tell it, the cable industry is on a collision course with destiny. The seemingly neatly divided world of …
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@ Digital Hollywood: How smartphones define us, why video hasn't taken off
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoSANTA MONICA, CALIF. – Few, if any, technologies have taken off as quickly as smartphones have in the United States and it’s changing the American lifestyle in the process. At …
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@ Digital Hollywood: Publishers embrace Apple and endure ‘misery’ elsewhere
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoSANTA MONICA, CALIF. – For all the momentum Google’s Android operating system is enjoying of late, there are some key areas that many executives believe Apple has it beat on …
