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RIM unveils Torch, latest OS

Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) upped its game today unveiling its latest smart phone, dubbed the BlackBerry Torch and available initially exclusively in the United States through AT&T Mobility (T). The device sports the device makers latest BlackBerry 6 operating system highlighted by increased...

Android’s astounding 886% growth

The great Goog doesn’t do anything by half measures, and if the latest stats from independent tech analyst group Canalys are correct, the firm has managed to grow the market share for its Android operating system a whopping 886% in the second quarter.

Korea’s Pantech battles iPhone with Vega

Pantech, Korea’s number three handset maker has constantly struggled to keep its head above water, fighting off its bigger, stronger competitors LG, Samsung and Apple.

Smart phone shipments jump 43% in Q2

There's no argument about the feverish pace of smart phone and handset sales of late, but it's always good to have some fresh hard numbers from Strategy Analytics to back it up.Smart phone shipments jumped 43% year-over-year to 60 million units globally in the...

HTC sees profits soar on Android’s wings

Being in Google’s gang seems to be paying off, especially for Taiwanese phone maker HTC which has seen its Q2 profits skyrocket by 33%, mostly thanks to the amazing success of its Android offerings. Indeed, for every two Android smartphones sold today, one is HTC made.

Google’s Android gaining on RIM, Apple fast

Will Android manage to knock RIM and Apple from the smartphone throne?

Rumors of a Google Nexus Two tip up

Despite reports that Nexus One was the end of the line in terms of Google designed handsets, mobile tech site Neowin is reporting Google is hard at work on its successor, although details remain sketchy.

Mixed financial results bag for Motorola

Motorola must be doing something right, as the firm seems to have found a way to generate higher profits from lower revenues this quarter, mainly thanks to Droid X.

Nexus One not coming to T-Mobile

No, the Nexus One will not be doing a Lazarus at T-Mobile, despite recent rumors.

Tiny Modu phones go Android

Here at RCR we’ve known about Modu’s Android intentions for a little while now, but were sworn to secrecy. Now, however, as a leaked video of an Android Modu T (Modu 2) phone has tipped up on YouTube, we can remain silent no longer.

Analyst Angle: A nexus to vex us

Editor's Note: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' May Special Edition, "Enabling the Mobile Revolution: Mobile Chips, Devices and Accessories." The 80-page special edition is available here.The fourth quarter of 2009 was ripe for a Motorola Inc. comeback. The company that...

Reality Check: The future of smart phones is open

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.The future of smartphones is coming, and it is wide open … as in open source. The...

Shifty picture of Android 3.0 pops up

So much for Google slowing the speed of its Android releases, with claims that version 3.0 (Gingerbread) has already been spotted in the wild, just weeks after the official release of version 2.2 (Froyo).

Eight million Windows Phone 7's for AT&T

A little birdie tweets that AT&T may be betting big on Microsoft’s soon-to-launch Windows Phone 7 (WP7) putting itself down for an order of eight million units.

Ad shows Android running on Nokia

Nokia is still struggling to take a larger bite out of the smartphone market and retain its position as number one mobile manufacturer in the world, though recent results and growing uneasiness amongst shareholders has given the firm cause to worry.

Bell Canada doles out free Samsung Galaxy S too

It seems Samsung is thriving on the free colonial spirit with yet another phone giveaway to tempt punters away from the iPhone. Bell Canada announced this morning that it too would be doling out free phones – in this case the Android based Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant – to customers in advance of the August 6th Canadian launch date.

Android joins the army

It was only a matter of time before Google became a military power, and now, with its Android army marching forward at a furious pace, it has finally happened. Or should we say ‘app-end.

Nook books come to Android

Bookworms rejoice! Now rather than having to buy a Nook to read your favorite book, you can simply squint your eyes and read the latest Barnes and Noble Mills and Boon on your cell phone – providing you’ve got an Android that is.

Why my iPhone has become an iPod

Why installing iOS4 on an iPhone 3G renders the device painful to use.

Sprint's Motorola i1 – rugged, rough and ready to rumble

If you consider yourself to be more of a rugged, rough and tumble Android user, who doesn’t mince his words and prefers to push-to-talk, you may just grunt with joy at Sprint’s new military grade Motorola i1 offering.

How important is Apple to AT&T’s business?

AT&T’s strained, outdated network and spotty coverage has long been a sore point for US iPhone users, with many calling for Apple to bring its popular phone to other carriers, thus giving users more of a choice. The rumor mill has even posited that the AT&T/Apple divorce could be no more than a year away, with a possible open relationship with Verizon Wireless happening well before that.

Reality Check: Whistling two different (i)Tunes

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.We have yet to learn of the bottom-line successes of the iPhone 4 or Droid X launch...

Android up, Symbian down in mobile advertising metrics

Android has made significant gains in the US when it comes to mobile advertising, but remains the OS with the lowest Response Rate (CTR) in Europe according to the latest Smaato Metrics.

Windows Phone 7 released as technical preview

It’s been a long time in coming, but finally Microsoft has seen fit to bestow a "technical preview" of its Windows Phone 7 operating system to the unwashed developer masses.