More than 20 years ago, Lemonade Stand emerged on the Apple II as a means of teaching the children of Generation X basic economics in schools across the country.
Faced with criticism over the way it's been grouping applications on the digital shelves of the App Store, Apple this week is making some changes to the store's layout aimed at showcasing a broader range of top offerings in each category.
Babelgum, launched by the founder of the Italian telecommunication company Fastweb as a Web site that streams video for free, has set itself apart from sites like YouTube that are partially outlets for amateur video by providing only professionally produced content.
Wireless technology has reached a tipping point where corporate networks will increasingly be deployed using wireless rather than cabled Ethernet, according to Motorola's Enterprise Mobility business.
China said it will issue high-speed mobile-phone licenses as early as this month, triggering at least 200 billion yuan ($29 billion) of spending in 2009 as operators upgrade networks to offer faster services.
The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia plans to tap the surging market for connecting laptops to wireless networks taking on market leader Huawei Technologies, its senior official said.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin and the Bush administration are on a collision course over a possible Dec. 18 vote on a free, family-friendly wireless auction plan, uncharacteristically bringing into public view a high-stakes policy dispute between the Republican White House and...
The number of mobile lines in North American enterprises will outstrip landlines within two years, according to a new forecast from Gartner. That shift will take place as corporations move to IP-based telephony and thus have a cost-effective means to integrate mobile and fixed-line...
Research In Motion Ltd. is stepping up its application-development play with an $18.9 million acquisition of Chalk Media Corp.A member of the BlackBerry ISV Alliance Program, Chalk's technology delivers multimedia files to groups within businesses and other organizations. The deal includes a $2.2 million...
Handango Inc. announced an expansion of its distribution deal with Best Buy Co. Inc. that will see the big-box retailer selling smartphone applications through its in-store Mobile Genie system.Best Buy Mobile customers will be offered a catalog of business and enterprise applications for BlackBerry,...
Nokia Siemens Networks said it's creating a research center in Texas that will focus on the development and research of Long Term Evolution technology.The company's Next Gen Technology Lab in Dallas will focus on the requirements of operators in North America and provide support...
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
With Aircell's in-flight Internet service off the ground, the company is looking to expand the service to international airlines and have a total of 2,000 aircraft equipped with its Gogo service by the end of next year.The company is also looking to expand its...
After Barack Obama ran for president promising change and openness, and making a point of refusing to accept lobbyists' contributions, the president-elect's transition team secretly held a meeting with broadcasting lobbyists to discuss the digital TV changeover.The unannounced meeting was held Friday in Washington....
Best Buy Co. Inc. has recently taken a deeper step into the wireless industry. The retailer sells 90 different handsets from nine different carriers in its stores and recently began opening standalone Best Buy Mobile stores. The company also completed a mobile life survey...
Motorola Inc. is gaining traction with schools and universities moving toward wireless networks by providing technology that helps keep students and faculty connected, enhancing learning and production.Divisions of Motorola are working together to package 802.11n Wi-Fi and its touted messaging service to public schools,...
Welcome to our inaugural special report on Mobile Movers and Shakers for 2008. In this report, RCR Wireless News recognizes just some of the people who have been or hope to be instrumental in shaping the industry, leading it into new areas and creating...
Intel and Ericsson are teaming up to help make laptops more secure by ensuring that Ericsson's mobile broadband modules are interoperable with Intel's anti-theft PC protection technology.
Moody's Investor Service downgraded Sprint Nextel Corp.'s un-secured debt rating to non-investment grade, or "junk," according to a report from the Associated Press.The ratings agency announced Wednesday that it had moved Sprint Nextel's debt rating from "Ba2" to "Baa3" and gave its corporate family...
Verizon Wireless' CTO said this week the carrier hopes to have LTE up and running in some markets by the end of next year, a high-speed boost to the carrier's previous, already accelerated plans to begin rolling out Long Term Evolution technology by 2010"We...
Nortel Networks Corp. has sought legal counsel regarding bankruptcy protection, according to a published report.The Canadian networking equipment company is seeking the legal advice to protect the company from creditors in case a restructuring plan fails, according to a report in today's Wall Street...
