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Jobs blogs about why Adobe’s Flash is trash

Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, is a man who likes to share his thoughts, and the outspoken chief's latest rant on the company blog is no exception; taking aim at Adobe and its Flash offering in a move to silence critics.

Jobs blogs about why Adobe's Flash is trash

Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, is a man who likes to share his thoughts, and the outspoken chief's latest rant on the company blog is no exception; taking aim at Adobe and its Flash offering in a move to silence critics.The Flash wars have been...

We read HP's Palm to get a glimpse of the future

On Wednesday, the mobile world was rocked with news flailing phone maker Palm had been snapped up by the world's premiere computer maker Hewlett-Packard for a cool $1.2 billion. Palm had been officially up for sale for a couple of weeks, with suitors including...

Mobile ad space hot acquisition target, while VCs target mobile developers

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. Although the National Venture Capital Association says it expects to see...

Building platforms for growth in the new wireless era

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. As the smartphone wars heat up and the clarion call for...

Microsoft to make money from Android handsets

In an ironic twist, it looks like Microsoft might be able to make money on every Android handset sold, while Google, which makes the operating system, won't make a penny from it.Microsoft announced it had signed a patent agreement with HTC licensing its IP...

PC maker HP buys Palm for $1.2 billion

No. 1 computer maker Hewlett-Packard has snapped up flailing phone maker Palm for $1.2 billion, giving the PC firm a huge boost in the mobile computing and smartphone market. The deal has been given the go-ahead by the boards of directors at both companies and...

2010 has legit shot to be the year of mobile marketing

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. Following years of promises, and highlighted by the annual claim that...

Nokia N8 Prototype Goes Missing

It seems pre-production phones have developed a tendency to walk off and end up where they are least wanted lately, with not only Apple, but now also Nokia managing to lose top secret prototypes. Nokia has written a blog post admitting that one of its new...

Nokia's N8 set for Q3 launch

Nokia Corp. may not pack the same name cache it held a few years ago, but the world’s largest mobile device manufacturer is looking to regain some of that clout with the unveiling of a new high-end smartphone that appears to pack just about...

Wireless operators wrestle for piece of revenue stream and network control

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. Few metaphors more aptly describe the wireless industry and at the...

Reality Check: What to make of Verizon and AT&T earnings

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.   There's a lot to cover this week and a short amount of reading time, so...

Reality Check: What to make of Verizon and AT&T earnings

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.   There's a lot to cover this week and a short amount of reading time, so...

Reality Check: Mobile innovation: A vision for 2020

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.What will the mobile world look like in 10 years? It's certainly a question worth pondering. It's...

Reality Check: Ramifications of polarization in the mobile software platform market

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.As has been well established in this column and elsewhere, the mobile marketplace is undergoing rapid change...

Nexus One vs. iPhone 3G – the comparison

As a mobile pundit, something I'm asked a lot recently is whether the Nexus One is a good substitute for the iPhone. To answer the question properly, I decided to test both phones for a week to see what the major differences were and...

Nexus One vs. iPhone 3G – the comparison

As a mobile pundit, something I'm asked a lot recently is whether the Nexus One is a good substitute for the iPhone. To answer the question properly, I decided to test both phones for a week to see what the major differences were and how the features compared

Apple ARM acquisition would cause massive mobile shake-up

As rumors go, it doesn't get more shocking than the whisperings Wednesday night, that gadget maker Apple Inc. was mulling a move to buy British chip shop ARM Ltd., the logic designer for the microprocessors and microcontrollers used in most of today's cellphones and...

Strong iPhone sales bolster Apple results

Apple Inc. posted a 49% increase in revenues and 90% increase in profits for its second fiscal quarter of 2010 ended March 27, bolstered by continued strong demand for its now iconic iPhone device.   Apple said it sold 8.75 million iPhones during the quarter, which...

AT&T Mobility Q1 results bolstered by non-traditional devices

AT&T Mobility posted first quarter financial results showing an increased dependency on non-traditional mobile devices as well as a considerable slowing of lucrative postpaid net customer additions.   For its first fiscal quarter, AT&T Mobility said it added 1.9 million net activations to its network, which...

AT&T Mobility Q1 results bolstered by non-traditional devices

AT&T Mobility posted first quarter financial results showing an increased dependency on non-traditional mobile devices as well as a considerable slowing of lucrative postpaid net customer additions.   For its first fiscal quarter, AT&T Mobility said it added 1.9 million net activations to its network, which...

Capital Markets: Ericsson buys Nortel's JV, Apple results, etc.

Ericsson reported it has entered into an agreement to purchase Nortel's majority shareholding in LG-Nortel, renaming the venture LG-Ericsson. Terms of the deal were not released. Ericsson had previously acquired Nortel's GSM assets in North America. Ericsson said the joint venture will include contracts...

@Gartner Wireless Summit: Finding a place for enterprise in a world full of apps

SAN DIEGO – You don't even need access to mass media to know that app stores are all the rage in mobile these days. But how app storefronts and their ecosystems play in the enterprise sandbox is an entirely different animal.   Michael King, a research...

Apple's iPad faces touchscreen display shortages

Not only is Apple Inc. falling short on iPad shipments due to hyped up demand decimating its supply, but it has now surfaced that the firm is having trouble getting hold of enough 9.7 inch touchscreens from its Asian suppliers. Business news outlet, Bloomberg, quotes...