Cupertino-based Apple has been snapping up contracts with wireless providers around the world, including Latin America, Canada, Italy and the Asia-Pacific region, in recent weeks ahead of the company’s Worldwide …
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Steve Jobs wants to extend Apple’s lead in online music sales to the mobile market, and the 3G iPhone expected next month positions them to make the iTunes store available …
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SMS on the rise in the US, but mobile IM is expected to be the next killer app
by rcrwirelessby rcrwirelessA recent Garner study estimates 189 billion mobile messages will be sent by US mobile phone subscribers in 2007 and forecasts 301 billion in 2008.
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Apple ( AAPL )-related rumors always add spice to your day. As we all anticipate the 3G iPhone’s release any day now, we are seeing a steadily increasing spate of …
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Electronic monitoring is getting more sophisticated in crime-fighting and tracking criminals.
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Latest executive to depart the struggling cell phone maker since Icahn gained board seats is Rich Nottenburg, who will “return to the New York area to be with his family.”
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Now that online banking has been around for more than a decade, and widely accepted by customers, banks are turning their attention to taking the show on the road.
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Sixteen percent of workers across the world are “hyperconnected” – using a minimum of seven devices for work and personal access plus at least nine applications like IM, text messaging …
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Verizon Business has captured one of the largest federal network deals of 2008: a 10-year contract to provide managed network and security services to the US Department of Homeland Security …
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Mobile Phone vs. iPhone Website Optimization with John Marshall (8:01)
by rcrwirelessby rcrwirelessJohn Marshall sees the web browser in the iPhone as a breakthrough for mobile devices. It is easy to use, renders sites well, can zoom in on content easily, uses …
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AT&T announced on May 4 that it would begin providing a mobile TV service to subscribers in the US. The new service, provided by MediaFLO USA, allows users to watch …
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Who benefits the most from the recently announced Sprint ( S ) / Clearwire ( CLWR ) deal? It may not be who you think.
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the …
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GPS devices are among the hottest gadgets on the market, enticing both legitimate customers and a growing number of thieves who see gold in the navigation tools.
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The Associated Press has signed a deal with mobile video vendor Transpera to power the mobile content distribution of the AP’s Mobile News Network. Mobile News Network, scheduled to launch …
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Samsung P960 Heralds the European Arrival of the Mobile TV Cellphone [Samsung]
by rcrwirelessby rcrwirelessWhile mobile TV cellphones are ten-a-penny in the Far East, the West is pretty much virgin territory for them. Samsung’s P960, however, may have got the ball rolling, a mobile …
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At US$200–just $50 more than many single-band gigabit routers–and with USB drive sharing as a bonus, this router can support 2.4-GHz legacy devices and 5-GHz clients simultaneously.
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Analyst Angle: Barry West, Founding Fathers and the (WiMAX) revolution
by rcrwirelessby rcrwirelessEditor’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 topics in the wireless industry. …
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VZW improves metrics, adds 1.5 million new customers: Carrier sees increase in data revenues
by rcrwirelessby rcrwirelessVerizon Wireless reported a strong first quarter with a net gain of 1.5 million wireless customers and a nearly 49% increase in data revenues. Verizon Communications Inc. stock was up …
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While Apple’s iPod has a myriad of marketers hoping to glean some consumer cred via tie-ins with its heralded music players, the iPhone so far is standing alone. No branded …
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Most stick to expansion blueprints despite rough conditions LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Can big-box retailers keep growing briskly, given the current downturn in the economy? For the most part, yes, …
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The Parrot PARTY Black Edition claims to be the first commercially available Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled speaker system . The NFC technology will enable users to pair their device …
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Analyst Angle: At AT&T, a richer retail experience comes to the Surface
by rcrwirelessby rcrwirelessEditor’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 topics in the wireless industry. …
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LAS VEGAS–Sun Microsystems today announced an expansion of its Streaming System video portfolio, adding small to mid-scale streaming of television and IP-based video to create an IPTV that can scale …
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Cisco is opening up two pieces of its branch office gear to application developers in an effort to reduce the amount of equipment businesses have to place and manage in …
