SAN FRANCISCO — Holding the torch for CIOs and mobility managers in enterprise, executives that head up those respective departments at United Parcel Service Inc., HealthSouth Corp. and The Western Union Co. kicked off this morning's keynote in a roundtable format."Mobile and wireless is...
SAN FRANCISCO – Android mania is in full effect at this year’s CTIA Enterprise & Applications event in San Francisco with mobile operators, handset makers and application developers virtually tripping over themselves to introduce new products and services tied to Google Inc.’s mobile operating...
SAN FRANCISCO — Rhapsody has been an evangelist for subscription-based music since its beginning and well before the smart phone explosion.But today, the company finds itself competing with a growing number of competitors, mostly startups, that are offering similiar all-you-can-eat subscription plans for music.As...
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. Microsoft Corp. has a lot riding on the upcoming release of its Windows Phone...
SAN FRANCISCO – Leap Wireless International Inc. is set to add to its smart phone line up with a Google Inc.’s Android-powered device from Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. set to retail for $150 without a contract.The Huawei Ascend will be available starting mid-October featuring...
SAN FRANCISCO – Leap Wireless International Inc. is set to add to its smart phone line up with a Google Inc.’s Android-powered device from Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. set to retail for $150 without a contract.The Huawei Ascend will be available starting mid-October featuring...
T-Mobile USA Inc. plans to more aggressively target the Voice over Internet Protocol space with the upcoming launch of its Wi-Fi Calling solutions planned for a number of devices running Google Inc.’s Android operating system. The offering allows customers to make seamless voice calls...
SAN FRANCISCO – AT&T Mobility furthered its push into the Android space announcing a trio of new devices running Google Inc.'s operating system. The three devices – all from Motorola Inc. – run Android 2.1 and feature Motorola's MotoBlur user interface and bring the...
Skype Ltd. bolstered its mobile presence with the launch of its Skype for Android mobile client that is designed to run on smart phones powered by Google Inc.'s operating system.The move follows an announcement earlier this year with Verizon Wireless that basically limited the...
T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) continues the expansion of its HSPA+ network saying it now offers the service in 16 new markets on its way to covering 100 major markets and 200 million potential customers covered by the end of the year.The new markets include...
Boston-based startup AdelaVoice is looking to tackle the increasing problem of distracted driving caused by cell phones with the launch of its StartTalking application. The company said the application allows users to compose, send and receive text messages using only their voice.The company, which...
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 congratulate you on assuming leadership of one of the great mobile and wireless companies...
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. This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' July Special Edition, "Riding the...
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ltd. has no plans to develop devices for the Symbian operating system. Instead, the device maker appears intent on pushing forward with the Android OS.Sony Ericsson is no new fan to Google Inc.'s OS of choice, but it sure has...
SAN FRANCISCO — Kicking off the last major day of Oracle Corp.'s OpenWorld, Dell Inc. CEO Michael Dell gave a general update of the 26-year-old company and invited partners from Zynga Game Network Inc. and FedEx Corp. to join him on stage for a...
AT&T Inc.’s (T) President and CEO Randall Stephenson could never be accused of not looking at the bright side of life. Speaking at Goldman Sachs Communacopia XIX Conference, Stephenson downplayed any impact the loss of AT&T Mobility’s exclusivity to Apple Inc.’s iPhone as well...
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.Greetings from Kansas City, where we are abuzz with football hopes after last Monday night’s Chiefs opening...
Leave it to the little guys to lead in LTE deployments.Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) this morning launched its LTE service in the Las Vegas area offering customers the chance to be the first to sample the technology in a commercial environment....
Maybe time really does heal all wounds. The theory seems to at least ring true for Apple Inc. (AAPL) and its troubled past with Google Voice.The company today approved the first in what many expect to be a series of third-party apps for the...
Samsung Telecommunications America threw its hat officially in the tablet space with the unveiling of its creatively named Galaxy Tab. (Not to be confused with Tab, the diet soft drink.)The device is an expansion (literally) of its Galaxy S smart phone platform that launched...
SEATTLE — Less than a block from the waterfront and ferry terminal, Swype Inc. is still settling into its new digs near this city's historic Pioneer Square. Having moved in to its new headquarters just a few weeks ago, there is plenty of room...
Greystripe, one of the few remaining independent mobile advertising networks, has expanded its stable of in-app ad formats to now support cross-platform mobile web sites and native iOS, Android and Java applications.The San Francisco-based company is expecting more publishers to eventually focus somewhat less...
Nokia Corp. (NOK) said this week that it wants to improve its business in the United States with plans to work more closely with operators and provide devices that meet the unique characteristics of the market. This quest has been a near annual proclamation...
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. John Chen loves his iPhone. Like many of his colleagues at Sybase Inc....
