Apple said yesterday that it sold 51 million iPhones and 26 million iPads during the fourth quarter of 2013, which is the company's first fiscal quarter. Quarterly revenue was a record $57.6 billion, while net income was flat versus the year-ago quarter at $13.1...
Samsung remains the world's leading smartphone maker, but growth is slowing for the Korean industrial giant as its mobile unit finds itself pressured by Apple on the high end and by Chinese rivals on the lower end of the market. Sales at the company's...
Analysts and executives identified a number of emerging device trends during RCR Wireless News' Inside Devices program. Key takeaways include: growing demand for devices that can move from carrier to carrier, the emergence of very low-cost smartphone manufacturers, and carrier interest in on-board software...
A new report from Actix found that different devices interact with wireless networks in different ways, resulting in the customers experience varying across a carrier’s handset portfolio.
The report, which included information from more than 4.2 million data sessions, 85,452 voice sessions and 56,712 combined...
Let’s face it: when it comes to getting something done, most of us choose the path of least resistance, opting for the easiest route to an end goal rather than a more complicated,
In the past few years the iOS and Android device revolution has firmly and irreversibly shifted consumer online activity to a mobile-first experience. The majority of consumer traffic growth,
Finding a successful niche in the wireless space is no easy task, especially for a company providing wireless services. With four nationwide operators spending billions each year on advertising and serving more than 90% of the nation’s wireless needs, dozens of smaller players are...
Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of telecom software news. Partnerships abound this week as it seems like everybody's shaking hands with everybody to create some great deals. AT&T was especially busy on this front, furthering its partnership with Amdocs for its connected car program,...
Smartphone prices range from $40 to $4,000, but the cost of building a device usually falls somewhere between those extremes. The bill of materials for a high-end smartphone like the iPhone 5S is much less than the off-contract retail price.
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The touch-screen is a key element of most smartphones and tablets today, and the speed with which it responds to users’ touch is a critical part of successful interaction with the device. While stats on screen size and resolution are readily available, judging responsiveness...
Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more interesting headlines from...
Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of telecom software news. CES 2014 may be dominating headlines this week, but some of the biggest stories in software came from companies not participating in CES, like Oracle announcing its acquisition of Corente or Apple announcing the $10...
Android may dominate the smartphone market, but Apple continues to own the most desirable smartphone customers: those who spend money. On the heels of two reports showing iOs users outspending Android users heavily during the holidays, Apple said yesterday that it sold $10 billion...
Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more interesting headlines from...
With more than 760 million subscribers (including 181 million 3G subscribers), China Mobile holds a substantial growth opportunity for Apple. Even with those staggering numbers, Apple still has a long way to go before it can consider itself a power player in the world's biggest smartphone market.
Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. We hope everyone had a fun and safe New Year's Eve and Day. Due to the holiday things have been a little slow in the world of telecom software, so this...
A new, faster Internet: Internet giants like Google and Apple are investing in making the Internet faster. A faster Web serves more content, adds and searches, which by end of the day means
Security continues to be a hot topic in the age of the smartphone as consumers are becoming increasingly comfortable storing more personal information on their mobile devices. What was once an inconvenience of having to re-input phone numbers should a wireless phone be lost,...
"Ruggedish" smartphones is a global trend – and traditional rugged computer makers are best equipped to supply truly rugged smartphones and tablets: The cracked display is a common sight these days.
The mobile device market has morphed into a battle similar to what the domestic wireless carrier market has become over the past several years: two dominate players, with a handful of smaller companies fighting over the scraps.
Before we turn the page on 2013, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we felt were the top 100 stories across the mobile space. Since it would be foolish to rank these in order...
Google is suing the Rockstar consortium in a California court claiming that Rockstar has pressured California companies to discontinue the use of Android in their devices. The lawsuit seeks a declaration that Google is not infringing seven patents, which are the basis of seven...
Apple finally reeled in the biggest fish, announcing over the weekend that it finally secured a deal with China Mobile to offer its iPhone products beginning next month. China Mobile is the world’s largest wireless carrier with more than 760 million subscribers.
Apple said the...
Savvy smartphone users know the names of the chip companies that make the processors and modems inside their devices, but most have never heard of the companies that make the accelerometers, the gyroscopes, or the ambient light sensors.
“Sensors are the fastest growing segment...
