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The Apple Inc. iPhone was expected to cause a shift in the industry on services, and its visual voicemail component may very well be initiating new ways for consumers to …

Welcome to our Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News runs through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on what to …

Like any European vacation, by the time you reach your third historic capital, you’re running out of steam. At least the kind of steam that fuels international media coverage of …

Nokia Corp. introduced a beta version of a downloadable application that groups text conversations by contact.Conversations, as the offering is dubbed, enables threaded SMS messages similar to offerings available on …

Todd Achilles, the face of HTC Americas in the United States and throughout the Americas, resigned about a month ago, Achilles confirmed today. The smartphone vendor is actively pursuing candidates …

Apple Inc. continued its weeklong roll through Europe today as Deutsche Telekom AG’s wireless subsidiary T-Mobile in Germany announced that the iPhone will launch Nov. 9 at $566. The companies …

Nokia Corp. announced with little fanfare the impending launch of its E51 smartphone at BT, an operator in the United Kingdom and rival to O2 UK. But the Finnish company’s …

Verizon Wireless said today that in the 12 months since it launched the LG Chocolate in the United States it has sold more than 3.4 million units-an obvious comparison to …

Cellular One customers will now be able to entertain callers with more exciting sounds than the traditional ring.The No. 11 carrier, Dobson Communications Corp., which is behind the Cellular One …

Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc., held forth from London this morning to orchestrate consumer frenzy over the iPhone’s arrival in the United Kingdom, the first in as many as …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR Wireless News staff considers events …

It’s been fun following the story/non-story about Apple’s possible interest in participating in the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction. Sure, Apple, like Google, which has expressed interest in the auction, …

Editor’s Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what’s hot in wireless. Search for “wireless phones” …

In another move indicative of the music industry’s increasing frailty, two of its largest players are trying some new twists: Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group last week …

“I think I feel a change in the winds,” said Mr. Gibbs to Captain Jack Sparrow.Ditto for the wireless industry.Wireless carriers and their lobbying organization, CTIA, have a steep challenge …

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 …

In a digital netherworld in which Internet-based blog sites begin to look like the most legitimate aspect of the terrain, word has spread that two iPhone unlocking procedures are making …

Motorola Inc. is hoping to build consumer relationships with a new site showcasing applications from its developer community and other third-party vendors. The handset manufacturer debuted its Comprehensive Solutions Catalog, …

Motorola Inc. has shifted its 3G chip business away from Qualcomm Inc. in favor of Texas Instruments Inc. and Freescale Inc., according to analyst Mark McKechnie. “We believe Motorola’s decision …

Days after juicing its retail channels with a price reduction, enraging Apple-ites and then apologizing, Apple Inc. announced today it had sold 1 million iPhones since the device debuted June …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday 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 a typical reaction, analyst Iain Gillott of iGR good-naturedly called last week’s price cut on Apple Inc.’s iPhone the “iShaft.”Of course, that was before Apple quickly offered its fanboys …

It must be tough to give a daylong presentation to financial and industry analysts in New York when your take-aways essentially are “meet the new team,” “we can do it” …

It’s getting a little embarrassing. See, Apple is essentially trouncing the wireless industry with a long and growing list of new, user-friendly innovations. These innovations stretch from the hardware side …

hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube. The drastic drop in the price of the iPhone got us hedgehogging …