Taiwanese phone maker HTC has splashed out $13.2 million for Paris based mobile software company Abaxia which specializes in portals, search apps and idle screen usage.
Sprint Nextel Corp. yesterday backed off previous claims that sales of the HTC Corp. Evo 4G device on its launch day of June 4 were three times higher than the combined sales of the carrier's previous best sellers, the Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Instinct...
SAN FRANCISCO—Below is a photo guide of Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs' debut of the iPhone 4 Monday at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.If there was any less excitement or anticipation for Apple's game-changing mobile device since the device had been...
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.For those of you who casually follow the industry, we are entering (or in some cases, have...
To the surprise of few, Apple Inc. unveiled its latest iPhone iteration yesterday and like every previous version of the device, domestic availability will continue through AT&T Mobility.While there were – and have been for years – rumors that Apple would expand access to...
To the surprise of few, Apple Inc. unveiled its latest iPhone iteration yesterday and like every previous version of the device, domestic availability will continue through AT&T Mobility.While there were – and have been for years – rumors that Apple would expand access to...
SAN FRANCISCO – Although millions of fanboys and industry watchers have already seen what turned out to be the new iPhone 4 today, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs still had a few surprises up his sleeve to share during his keynote at the company’s...
Today Microsoft revealed the policies governing the marketplace on its upcoming Windows Phone 7 series devices via a post on its Windows Team blog. Amongst the announcements, no adult content allowed.
SAN FRANCISCO—Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone 4 today, calling it the “biggest leap since the original iPhone,” making it the thinnest smartphone on the planet, Jobs said. The steel bands around the device are antennas. It sports a retina display that...
Now that the frenzied craziness that is Computex Taipei is done and dusted for another year, we can all take a step back and take a look at some of this year’s winners and losers.
Just ahead of the expected announcement of a refreshed iPhone from Apple Inc., Verizon Wireless announced this morning that it was making its Vcast Video service available to its growing library of smartphones powered by Google Inc.’s Android operating system.The service will be made...
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....
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.I am taking a brief respite from my start-up focus to weigh in on the AT&T announcement...
Editor's Note: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' March Special Edition, "The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps." The 80-page special edition is available here.Mobile advertising has been discussed a potential revenue source for many...
AT&T Mobility this morning made a bold step in announcing plans for reducing the data usage cap and price on its mandatory smartphone data packages. The carrier said it will now offer two “options” for smartphone customers that include a 2 gigabyte monthly cap...
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....
Editor's Note: This special report on mobile marketing first appeared in the March Special Edition of RCR Wireless News. The special report is running in two parts. The first part of the report was made available Monday. Click here to read it. Australian...
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it will cut $100 off the price of Apple Inc.’s iPhone 3GS 16GB model beginning May 25. The device will now retail for $97 with a two-year contract.The price cut lends further evidence that Apple could be set to unveil...
Editor's Note: This special report on mobile marketing first appeared in the March Special Edition of RCR Wireless News. The special report is running in two parts. The second part of the report will be available online on Tuesday. Mobile marketing...
In an “open letter to our valued customers” AT&T Mobility last Friday announced it was increasing the early termination fees on its “more advanced, higher end devices, including netbooks and smartphones” from the current $175 to $325 beginning with devices purchases after June 1....
In an “open letter to our valued customers” AT&T Mobility last Friday announced it was increasing the early termination fees on its “more advanced, higher end devices, including netbooks and smartphones” from the current $175 to $325 beginning with devices purchases after June 1....
After 183 rounds of bidding over 34 days, India concluded the auction of 3G spectrum, but the spectrum mud-wrestle in the country is far from over. The BWA auction, in which 11 players will be bidding for two nationwide spectrum slots, begins Monday. By...
At long last Apple has woken up to the fact there is a whole world outside the great US of A, and has started rolling out its iPad store internationally, albeit in rather piecemeal, half-baked fashion.
