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@CTIA: GetJar nabs Rogers deal as app frenzy continues

LAS VEGAS – It may not have the benefit of an incredibly well executed and colossal ad campaign like Apple Inc.'s App Store, but GetJar continues to ride a wave of momentum. The application storefront, which is geared toward the massive installed base of...

@CTIA: AT&T on a roll with new devices, apps and 'emerging' sector

LAS VEGAS—AT&T Mobility is on a roll—and it used its annual press event at CTIA Wireless 2010 Wednesday to tout its dominance in the smartphone market, and to show industry press and analysts its blueprint to continue to drive sales in wireless with feature-rich...

@CTIA: AT&T on a roll with new devices, apps and 'emerging' sector

LAS VEGAS—AT&T Mobility is on a roll—and it used its annual press event at CTIA Wireless 2010 Wednesday to tout its dominance in the smartphone market, and to show industry press and analysts its blueprint to continue to drive sales in wireless with feature-rich...

@CTIA: Snapfinger expands reach on mobile take-out

With more than 4 billion transactions made each year on take-out food, it's easy to see how there could be room for some new thinking on how those orders are placed. Therein lies the deck Snapfinger is playing as it expands its online take-out...

@CTIA: Sprint Nextel, Clearwire announce more WiMAX markets

LAS VEGAS – Sprint Nextel Corp. continued its full-court WiMAX press today as the nation’s No. 3 operator said unveiled additional market it plans to begin offering its “4G” service in later this year on its way to covering 120 million potential customers by...

Reality Check: Where we’ve come in the past six months

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.March marks the six month anniversary of my Reality Check column. We are now reaching thousands each...

@CTIA: Jumping the gun on new devices

LAS VEGAS – A number of operators got an early jump on the phone-launching hype at this year's CTIA 2010 event unveiling plans to begin selling some highly-anticipated devices. AT&T Mobility said it would begin offering Palm Inc.'s Pre Plus and Pixi Plus smartphones,...

@CTIA: Prices for same app vary, depending on app store

LAS VEGAS—Playing a game of Tetris downloaded from Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile application store costs $2 more than downloading the same game from the Apple App Store. With 35 applications stores globally, and many more expected to open in 2010, developers are wondering...

Palm posts poor performance: Stock price hammered, future questioned

Palm Inc. shares dove more than 18% early Friday after the company announced an increased number of shipments to carriers during its third fiscal quarter ended Feb. 26, but a drop in sell through of devices to consumers. The results further cloud the smartphone...

Worst of the Week: Battle of the acronyms!

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....

Xmas hangover: Smartphones launches continue

Though the calendar may say mid-March, the bounty of new mobile devices hitting the market recently would seem to indicate late December is just around the corner.This week alone has seen T-Mobile USA Inc. officially announce a launch date for the highly anticipated HTC...

Smartphones set for growth in Asia, price still important in U.S.

The continued evolution of mobile networks in Asia is expected to help propel the adoption of smartphones in the region, according to IMS Research. The research firm said it expects annual smartphone shipments to Asia to more than quadruple by 2015 giving the region...

Analyst Angle: Handsets are becoming commoditized: An Open OS on a slab with rounded corners

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. As I review the new crop of phones being launched, one thing strikes me about...

Preparing America's talent for digital media

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 will be available next week at RCRWireless.com.. To say America's labor force is...

Worst of the Week: The mobile Internet myth

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....

Reality Check: Optimizing the supply-chain ecosystem

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.Last month, I ended on a compelling and interesting note: “Finally, particularly during these tough economic times,...

iPad to hit U.S. stores April 3

Apple Inc said the first iPads will be in U.S. stores on April 3 and hit nine international markets from Japan to the United Kingdom later in April.Reuters

Worst of the Week: Programmed to fail

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....

iPad might be delayed a month – report

There's good and bad news for Apple (AAPL) in a report to clients issued Monday by Canaccord Adams analyst Peter Misek.<a href=http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/03/01/ipad-might-be-delayed-a-month-report/?source=yahoo_quote target=_blank

China set for mobile entertainment explosion

The Chinese market is set for a mobile entertainment explosion, according to a new report from JBB Research, which predicts revenues will hit $18 billion by 2013 driven by increased 3G and 4G use, mobile application stores and more advanced smartphones.In its report, “The...

Nokia remains No. 1 in device sales, Symbian in OS

Nokia Corp. remained the wireless industry’s No. 1 handset vendor worldwide in 2009, but its lead over rivals continued to shrink, while LG Electronics Co. Ltd. overtook Motorola Inc. as the third largest handset vendor.According to a report from Gartner Inc., Nokia sold nearly...

Mobile developers a hot job category

Demand for mobile development grew 180% in 2009, fueled by the successes of the Apple and Android operating systems, according to Elance, an online talent marketplace for freelance computer programmers and other digital talent. Web development is the leading subcategory in the space, with...

Reader Forum: Google phones, iPhones and cloud phones: Where is the (operator’s) beef?

Traditional smartphones – such as BlackBerry’s – or “bypass phones” such as Google’s Nexus One and Apple’s iPhone, leverage the intelligence on the device, which is owned/controlled by the respective vendor Smartphones tightly integrate the user experience with services Google, Apple and others vendors...

@MWC: Carriers demand relevance in new mobile climate

BARCELONA – With all the talk at this year's Mobile World Congress event seemingly centered on the industry-altering properties of mobile applications, the players in the ecosystem that actually own and operate the networks that those applications run on have been conspicuously quiet. ...