Clearwire (CLWR) said it accumulated a company record $362 million in revenues during the fourth quarter of last year, which was more than double the amount posted during the final three months of 2010 and slightly ahead of analyst estimates.
The company noted that revenues...
Blog and press reports have indicated that Apple has hired formerly Sony Ericsson U.S. president and head of the North America region, Anderson Teixeira, to be head of Apple's Latin America business. Indeed, Teixeira has updated his LinkedIN account, showing his new position. However,...
2011 was another year of diversity for the mobile industry. With a raft of new smart devices, tablets, applications, services and new pricing plans, consumers and enterprises alike have had more choice than ever when making use of the mobile device.
Analysts predict that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will sell as many as 48 million iPads this year, about four times as many tablets as Amazon is expected to sell, based on projections for the Kindle Fire. Both the iPad and the Kindle Fire were hot...
Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) reported that its co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis have stepped down. The beleaguered Canadian device maker said Balsillie and Lazardis will be replaced by former COO Thorsten Heins.
“There comes a time in the growth of every successful company...
As mobile data matures in developed markets, we expect several significant evolutions in 2012. The biggest for subscribers will be pricing plan innovations, providing new personalized service and cost options. In addition, we forecast rapid cloud service adoption, new content business models and new device segmentation.
As we turn the page into 2012, we believe it is an opportune time to offer our own version of a Top 10 list to take a page out of Mr. Letterman’s playbook.
AT&T Mobility (T) stirred up the market late yesterday announcing changes to its mobile data plans that increases both the cost and yield of those packages.
The carrier said that its formerly entry-level data package that provided 250 megabytes of data for $15 per month...
One of the biggest stories of 2012 will be whether anyone credibly challenges Apple and Google in mobile phones and the apps, content and services ecosystems that support them. Time is running out for Microsoft and RIM to convert consumers upgrading from featurephones; stealing subscribers away from iOS and Android will be an even more difficult task.
Samsung Electronics says it plans to borrow roughly a billion dollars to fund operations at its chip-making facility in Austin. The Austin factory produces the A5 processor that powers Apple's iPhone 4S and iPad 2, so while Samsung competes with Apple in the smartphone...
Images of dozens of Foxconn workers clustered on a rooftop and threatening to jump have apparently inspired Apple to join The Fair Labor Association and allow outside monitors into its suppliers' factories. The FLA says Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the first technology company to...
If I were to take anything from this week’s Consumer Electronics Show as an indicator of what to expect in 2012, that would be that there a lot of people interested in gadgets and that we can expect to be standing in more lines.
Chinese consumers who stood outside all night in freezing temperatures waiting to buy iPhones were greeted in the morning by security guards and told there would be no phones for sale. Riots reportedly broke out in Beijing after an Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) spokesperson said...
LAS VEGAS – One year after unveiling its first smartphones compatible with its nascent LTE network, Verizon Wireless (VZ) used the 2012 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show to show off new models compatible with its network that now covers more than 200 million...
The iPhone continues to inspire strong brand loyalty, but when it comes to other smartphones, retailers have a huge opportunity to influence buyers at the point of sale. Among 12,000 people who bought mid-to-lower-price smartphones this year, 34% said they had no specific phone...
Verizon Wireless (VZ) sold 4.2 million iPhones during the fourth quarter of last year but failed to meet its full-year guidance of selling 11 million of Apple’s (AAPL) iconic devices. The results were provided by Fran Shammo, Verizon's executive vice president and chief financial...
Apple (AAPL) said its recently launched iPhone 4S model will be available in China and 21 additional countries beginning Jan. 13. Following the launches, the iPhone 4S will be available in more than 90 countries.
There was no word from Apple if the device would...
Editor’s Note: With 2011 nearly over, RCR Wireless News takes a look back at the top 100 stories from the past 12 months. The stories are in chronological order beginning with Jan. 1. The first part of the list runs through the first half...
With the fourth quarter just about at an end, analysts at Wells Fargo Securities updated their forecasts for what they expect the nation’s top four carriers to report for the final three months of 2011.
The firm said it expects Verizon Wireless (VZ) to again...
Much of Latin America can now access Apple Inc.’s iTunes Store as the company launched its music store today in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela.
The iTunes Store in Latin...
Apple is reportedly in talks to buy flash memory maker Anobit, according to an Israeli business newspaper, in a deal that could help give the iPhone maker an advantage in its ongoing battle with Samsung. Anobit's chips are used in Apple's iPad, iPhone and...
The iPad and iPhone are looking much more successful in retail stores than in courtrooms, with Samsung and Motorola Mobility both scoring significant court victories against Apple this week. Australia's High Court says Samsung will be able to sell its Galaxy 10.1 tablet this...
Hello! And welcome to our Friday 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 us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
While smartphones continue to make great strides in penetrating the domestic market, the third quarter of this year saw a slight lull in the action as consumers awaited the latest offering from Apple, according to a report by Fitch Ratings.
The report found that during...
