How embarrassing for poor old Microsoft. First they were late to the whole smartphone party, and now Windows Phone 7's first firmware update since the OS's launch has obviously gone awry, as users of Samsung's Omnia 7 have been taking to the internet in droves to complain of apparently bricked devices.
Editor'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.The tablet market is exploding, ignited by Apple Inc.'s iPad launch last April. By the...
It looks as though all that whining may have finally paid off. In a tweet sent out by the @GoogleNexus twitter account, the big G announced to thunderous applause "Gingerbread (Android 2.3.3) update now rolling out to Nexus S and Nexus One."
Well here's something to annoy all those Blackberry users out there - Twitter has today suspended the platform's most popular Twitter client, UberTwitter, as well as Android client Twidroyd and iPhone App UberCurrent.
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) said it will begin providing “business-grade” security and full device management features on its Android-powered devices through an agreement with Good Technology Inc.The Good for Enterprise solution includes Good’s Mobile Control feature that provides for mobile device security management using...
Editor'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.What a week for revolutions: Egypt has changed from a dictatorship to democracy in just...
BARCELONA, Spain — The availability of enterprise-class features, tools and security is a pervasive concern for virtually ever IT decision maker. While the major smart phone operating systems are adding some of these to their arsenal, there are many others that are being left...
BARCELONA, Spain – HTC Corp. used the global stage here at Mobile World Congress to announce three updated versions of existing smart phones, two new devices targeting the social media savvy and its first tablet.The HTC Flyer, which marks the company's first foray into...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Sprint Nextel Corp. reported earnings last week, and it looks like the four year winter of subscriber...
Though it had already been rumored and leaked a few weeks ago, Qualcomm Inc. confirmed this week that future Android devices powered by the Snapdragon processor would be able to run Netflix Inc.'s content service.
At MWC this week Qualcomm has announced its next mobile processor architecture for the Snapdragon family and refresh to the Snapdragon family. The new processor micro-architecture is code-named Krait, and purportedly has speeds of up to 2.5GHz per core which, the firm says,...
There's been a lot of cool stuff shown off at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, over the last couple of days. At this year's event we've seen dual-core smart phones, 3D displays, and caught peeks at the newest iterations of some promising mobile operating systems.
BARCELONA, Spain – Step aside Apple Inc.(AAPL), Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. claims to have the world’s thinnest smart phone on the way.As the weekend came to a close, Samsung held a standing-room only event where it announced the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab...
AUSTIN, Texas – American Bank of Texas in Marble Falls and Waggoner National Bank located in Vernon have launched First Data Corp.’s Mobile Manager mBanking for use on mobile devices using technology from mobile provider mFoundry. The offering is now available to Internet banking...
Size may not matter, but what you have jutting out of your trouser pocket does have an impact, according to OK Cupid, the online dating site. And by that, of course, we mean your phone.
Nokia Corp. has done the unexpected. Never mind, the news already leaked. The world's largest handset manufacturer has taken its search for a modern smart phone operating system outside its ranks and inked a wide-ranging deal with Microsoft Corp. to make Windows Phone the...
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 this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
While the Internet is rife with rumor surrounding what embattled Nokia Corp. plans to do next, cross platform app store GetJar has thrown its hat in the ring with the opinion Nokia should go Android and not Windows Phone 7.
The nascent near field communication space received a much needed jolt today as Japanese telecom giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. (DCM) announced an agreement with Korean operator KT Corp. (KT) to use the wireless technology to develop “cross-border services for mobile payments, mass-transit ticketing, promotional...
NEW YORK – Sprint Nextel Corp. and Kyocera Communications Inc. announced the Echo, a dual-screen smart phone running Google Inc.'s Android 2.2 operating system. The mobile phone is comprised of two 3.5-inch WVGA touchscreen displays connected by a pivoting hinge. Both screens can operate...
The Age Australia | February 8, 2011 | Asher Moses
The second Google-branded smartphone is about to hit Australia as analysts predict the search giant's mobile platform will surpass iPhone sales in Australia within a few years.
The Google Nexus S, released in the US and...
After a scathingly blunt memo from Nokia Corp. CEO Stephen Elop to his troops yesterday, Nokia has abandoned plans to launch its new N900 MeeGo smart phone next week. It's believed Nokia may launch a Windows Phone 7 device instead.After comparing his firm to...
MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) continued its pioneering work in the LTE space announcing today the imminent availability of Samsung Telecommunications America's LTE-equipped Galaxy Indulge smart phone. The device is the first LTE-enabled smart phone to hit the domestic market, just beating out scheduled deployments...
The nascent near field communication space received a much needed jolt today as Japanese telecom giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. (DCM) announced an agreement with Korean operator KT Corp. (KT) to use the wireless technology to develop “cross-border services for mobile payments, mass-transit ticketing, promotional...
