As AT&T Inc. defends its intentions to acquire T-Mobile USA Inc. in antitrust court, the company’s executives are meeting in Silicon Valley hoping to garner support from top venture-capital firms and technology companies.Â
In the proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA by AT&T, regulators...
Verizon Wireless' (VZ) relative silence in regards to AT&T Inc.'s (T) proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA Inc. has been in stark contrast to the rancor offered by a number of smaller players in the mobile space that see the proposed transaction as...
DALLAS—The proper regulatory and tax policies need to be in place to drive the next five years of chaos in the wireless sector, AT&T Inc. CEO Randall Stephenson told the TIA 2011: Inside the Network audience this morning during a keynote speech at the...
On Monday news broke that Apple Inc. had a big surprise in store for punters this coming weekend to mark its 10 year retail anniversary. With talk of black curtains, hardware locked in back rooms ready for installation and employees pulling all nighters, many...
Apple Inc. may be planning a massive surprise this week, according to Boy Genius Report, which claims the Cupertino, Calif.-based company has made employees sign non-disclosure agreements and sign up for night shifts, with talk of black curtains for Apple store windows later this...
On Monday news broke that Apple had a big surprise in store for punters this coming weekend to mark its 10 year retail anniversary. With talk of black curtains, hardware locked in back rooms ready for installation and employees pulling all nighters, many have been speculating whether Apple has a brand new device up its fruity sleeve. Others, however, claim it could be nothing more (or less) than a brand new NFC payment system.
Apple may be planning a massive surprise this week, according to Boy Genius Report which claims the Cupertino company has made employees sign NDAs and sign up for night shifts, with talk of black curtains for Apple store windows later this week.
Living In Peru | May 13, 2011
The anticipated white iPhone 4 is now available through Movistar in Peru, the first operator in the country to commercialize Apple's smartphone, reports Peru.com.
Peru is one of the first countries in Latin America to have the equipment. The phone...
Those who have been waiting impatiently for Apple Inc. to unveil the iPhone 5, complete with LTE support, will be sorely disappointed according to sources who say the new phone will be nothing but a minor update with HSPA+ thrown in.READ MORE >>
StackMob Inc. has landed a new $7.5 million round of funding to expand its hosted and managed platform for mobile app development, customization and monetization. StackMob's overarching value proposition is to narrow down months of coding into a couple minutes, Ty Amell, CEO and...
Apple was crowned king of brand values with the top slot as Round Rock-based Dell Inc. plummeted from the 2011 list this year.
Tech companies and telecoms did well on the new ranking of brand values by global agency Millward Brown Inc. Apple climbed a...
BOSTON – Privacy issues associated with location-based services took center stage at the Mass Technology Leadership Council’s Spring meeting today. Companies must be transparent in how they handle their customers’ personal information in order to gain the trust of their customers going forward, according...
16.7 million U.S. mobile subscribers (7.1% of the U.S. population) used location-based “check-in” services in March according to market research firm ComScore Inc., with 12.7 million checking in from a smartphone, representing some 17.6% of the entire smartphone population.Unsurprisingly, ComScore found that those using...
Following a beta launch and subsequent expansion to 12 cities all on self funding, HotelTonight has closed it first round of funding, snatching $3.25 million. The round was led by Battery Ventures, including participation from Accel Partners, First Round Capital and travel industry veterans...
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.“This time, it’s for real.” If I have heard that phrase once, I’ve heard it a thousand...
The first three months of the year showed an interesting pecking order among the nation's largest wireless operators.While its position as the nation's largest operator is threatened by the impending AT&T Inc. (T) acquisition of T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY), Verizon Wireless (VZ) continues to...
The worldwide smartphone market saw resounding growth year over year in the first quarter of 2011 with market research firm IDC reporting 79.7% growth, which it credits to lower prices, release of highly anticipated models, wide availability of older models and continued smartphone demand....
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....
I have always had a love-hate relationship with Apple and the products it produces. More to the point, I have less of a problem with the actual products and more of a problem with the price of those products and people that buy those products, religiously.
Two weeks after it first came to light that Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhones were potentially tracking users whereabouts in a hidden log file, Apple has released an iOS update aimed at addressing the problem and allying consumer and legislators' concerns.In the details that came...
A little while ago we discussed how analyst predictions about Apple's iPad dominating the tablet market for the next four to five years seemed broadly plausible, despite the historical inaccuracies of those same analyst's long-term forecasts. Today numbers released by research firm Nielsen indicate the iPad's inevitable slide may have already begun.
The combined revenue of the four major mobile application stores is projected to jump nearly 80% this year, according to a new report from iSuppli Corp. Following 2010, when Apple Inc. (AAPL), Google Inc. (GOOG), Nokia Corp. (NOK) and Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM)...
With Apple and Samsung warring, the sticky situation of who will manufacture chips for upcoming iDevices is becoming a hot topic of speculation. Samsung has been Apple's manufacturing work horse for years, but with sour grapes between the two, Apple's foundry needs are apparently...
Citing the impending launch of its HSPA+-based “4G” network, Canadian operator Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. reported flat customer growth results for the first three months of the year. The telecom provider said its wireless customer base was at 483,722 subscribers at the end of...
