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. …
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The Federal Communication Commission’s auction of 1,099 wireless licenses in the 700 MHz band headed into an early weekend break having garnered more than $3.7 billion in potential winning bids. …
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Palm Inc. will close all but one of its retail stores over the next five weeks, in keeping with its effort to cut costs and focus on its next-generation smartphone …
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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 …
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Apple Inc. declared its fiscal first quarter, the greatest in its history in terms of revenue and earnings.That unambiguous claim could not carry the day, however, as the company issued …
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Sprint Nextel Corp. is continuing its battle to right a listing ship. The nation’s No. 3 carrier announced it would cut 4,000 jobs and close 8% of its stores after …
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Having sent Apple Inc.’s stock steadily skyward in recent months, Wall Street turned on the company like a wounded hyena last week after CEO Steve Jobs issued a handful of …
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Shifting balance of power: Operators’ control of mobile environment faces challenges
by rcrwirelessby rcrwirelessIn roughly 25 years, the wireless and mobile industry has undergone three generations of technological change and stands on the threshold of a fourth. Its success has made it possible …
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AT&T Mobility is now selling the consumer-oriented iPhone by Apple Inc. as a productivity tool for business. The move may be in tandem with an anticipated introduction of Lotus Notes …
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Here’s a hypothetical: What’s the distinction between a smartphone, a MID, a PND, and a UMPC?Posing this type of question invites a geek fight. We who follow the smartphone space …
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The momentum of 3G data access has picked up speed as customers – particularly business users – experience the value of access to mobile broadband connectivity on their laptops, regardless …
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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. …
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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 …
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Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs today unveiled a modest suite of new software applications for the iPhone during his much-anticipated keynote address at Macworld 2008 in San Francisco, perhaps disappointing …
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Google Inc. kicked things off at the Macworld Show in San Francisco by unveiling a streamlined version of its iPhone interface.The interface, which was launched last month, serves as a …
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An informal survey of four analysts on the mobile devices on display at the International Consumer Electronics show this week in Las Vegas quickly took different directions with a common …
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Following this week’s single-day 10% drop in AT&T Inc.’s stock value, a financial firm is raising its guidance for the telecommunications juggernaut, citing strong iPhone sales as a major driver …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the …
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LAS VEGAS — Bill Gates may not be slowing down on the professional and charitable projects that he holds near and dear, but it’s clear he’s having fun in his …
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PREDICTIONS ARE SO LAST YEAR.Instead, let’s talk “expectations” – a term that seems to promise a more realistic look ahead at the new year. And there are questions worth asking …
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Cartoon Network New Media sounds like a fun place to work. Take Ross Cox’s word for it. The network’s senior director of entertainment products said it often feels like he’s …
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Full data on how various handsets and carriers fared during the holiday shopping season awaits collection and analysis. Various firms will report their definitive views in late January, early February.Based …
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DATA PRICING DILEMMAS: RealNetworks exec pushes flat rates to drive content uptake
by jscarboby jscarboIn the early days of wireless, rate plans were an a la carte-style hodgepodge of offerings at a host of price points. Like new cars, basic calling plans could be …
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2008: The dawn of wireless 4.0: WiMAX worries, 700 MHz dancing in the dark, desperately seeking the iPhone killer and more
by jscarboby jscarboThe pieces continue to fall in and out of place in the ever-evolving wireless world, but it now appears the many changes – from the subtle to the spectacular emergence …
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Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.
by jscarboby jscarboWhile we won’t know for a couple of weeks how specific wireless carriers did during the holiday season, it is safe to assume as a whole they did pretty well. …