Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Verizon Wireless (VZ) did millions a favor and finally got a room.The two biggest names in the domestic mobile business made it official today with Verizon Wireless announcing it will begin offering a CDMA version of Apple's now six-month-old iPhone...
Bloomberg | January 6, 2011 | Tim Culpan
HTC Corp., the world’s largest maker of handsets using Google Inc. Android and Microsoft Corp. Windows operating systems, more than doubled profit after new models spurred sales to a record.
Fourth-quarter net income climbed to NT$14.6 billion ($500...
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 throughout much of the wireless industry.For the better part of at least the last...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Along with the myriad of wireless tablets showcased at this week's International Consumer Electronics Show, Verizon Wireless and Cisco Systems Inc. announced plans for a 3G/4G tablet aimed at business users, with heightened security permissions and policies as well as Cisco collaboration applications.Verizon Wireless...
LAS VEGAS — T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) is set to boost its HSPA+ network over the next 12 months, announcing plans to increase network download speeds up to a theoretical 42 megabits per second, or roughly twice the speeds the carrier currently offers for...
The wireless industry has turned its hype amplifier to 11 for the Consumer Electronics Show with carriers announcing a bevy of new tablet devices they expect will change the world and, at least in the case of Verizon Wireless (VZ), a network that can...
At CES 2011 Toshiba gave PCMag.com a preview of its upcomign Android Tablet. This one is running Android 2.2, but the final model will feature Android 3.0 (or Honeycomb). More CES 2011 coverage at http://ces.pcmag,com
Video via PCMag
At CES 2011 Toshiba gave PCMag.com a preview of its upcomign Android Tablet. This one is running Android 2.2, but the final model will feature Android 3.0 (or Honeycomb). More CES 2011 coverage at http://ces.pcmag,com
Video via PCMag
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 carries the title of chief strategy officer and SVP of products and services at...
UPDATED: LAS VEGAS — It was only a matter of time before AT&T Mobility (T) jumped into the “4G” marketing game, and that time has come.The nation's second largest operator today unveiled “accelerated” LTE plans that call for the carrier to begin launching LTE...
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.I have always tried to give readers some perspectives on the coming year – trends...
LAS VEGAS – "CES Unveiled" was a bit of a dismal affair Tuesday evening in the Las Vegas Venetian hotel, but RCR Wireless News was impressed by Lenovo Group Ltd.'s innovative take on tablet/netbook hybrids.Showing off both the LePad slate and the IdeaPad U1,...
LAS VEGAS – Kicking off the International Consumer Electronics Show in style on Tuesday, Asian tiger AsusTek Computer Inc. unveiled a host of tablets and slates under its now famous Eee brand.Asus Chairman Jonney Shih showed his firm's tablet offerings, seen recently in...
With Verizon Wireless (VZ) on deck to unveil a handful of LTE-equipped mobile devices at this week's Consumer Electronics Show, Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) attempted to redirect some of that acclaim by announcing a third smart phone compatible with the carrier's WiMAX-powered “4G” service.The...
Google Inc. (GOOG) and its Android operating system will be the biggest story of 2011, with more than 50% of survey respondents picking it as top story, according to Chetan Sharma Consulting's annual survey of wireless industry executives. Fourth-generation network rollouts and the...
If Wirefly.com is any indication, Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) could be in for some surprising fourth quarter results. The online wireless retailer, which is owned by Simplexity, reported that the HTC Corp. Evo 4G was its best selling device during the holiday season. The...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
A dozen photos and some light details about a forthcoming HTC Corp. device for Verizon Wireless' (VZ) new LTE network have leaked.No doubt the device maker and carrier plan to announce the Android-based smart phone at next week's Consumer Electronics Show. But details about...
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.Oh my god! There must be well over 300,000 mobile applications available when you consider...
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. In many ways, 2010 was a landmark year in consumer devices: after years of...
A feather long missing in Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Android Market cap has been procured. Android users on the AT&T Mobility (T) network can now pay for app purchases directly on their monthly bill.Google has been rolling out Direct Carrier Billing to AT&T users this...
MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) reported a deal with Boingo Wireless Inc. to pre-install the Boingo Mobile application on select Wi-Fi enabled smart phones. The application will allow users unlimited access Boingo’s more than 200,000 Wi-Fi hot spots worldwide using a single username for $8...
Verizon Wireless' (VZ) LTE network might be using a new technology, but so far there is nothing new about the companies that will build the devices running on that network. Motorola Inc. (MOT) has been tapped to release one of the early, if not...
