Adobe Systems Inc. inched closer to launching a Flash player for mobile devices unveiling its Flash Player 10.1 software designed for smartphones and other Internet-connected devices. The company said a public developer beta of the “browser-based runtime” is expected to available for Microsoft Corp.’s...
Using a cellphone to conduct a financial transaction is nothing new as carriers all over the world have implemented ways for their customers to pay for goods and services using their mobile device. However, customer adoption of such services is still a hit-or-miss affair....
Uncertain regulatory policies will stifle capital investments in broadband technology, panelists told the Federal Communications Commission today during a hearing on “Capital Formation in the Broadband Sector.” While members of the various stages of capital investors may have disagreed about specific policies concerning net...
Apple Inc.’s iPhone may be seen by most around the world as the uber-mobile device, but a report out of Indonesia suggests that the device has run into stiff competition from rival Research In Motion Ltd.The report, from mobile advertising solutions provider InMobi, found...
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.Today, while the U.S. mobile adult content market remains in a very early stage as...
More than a year and a half after announcing plans for a cellular technology equipped device, Garmin International Inc. is finally set to enter the U.S. market with its navigation-centric nuvifone G60 scheduled to launch at AT&T Mobility on Oct. 4 for $299 after...
CNN has launched a news application for Apple Inc.'s iPhone that the media giant thinks could be a benchmark to measure the success of future mobile applications.The company's iPhone app offers users live breaking news, push notification, can be customized to feature local news,...
AT&T Inc. and Google Inc. ratcheted up the volume in an ongoing war of words over net neutrality and the Google Voice application. In documents filed Friday, AT&T went on the offensive, saying that Google Voice fails to comply with the government's open Internet...
Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. tumbled in after-hours trading after the device manufacturer posted second quarter financial results that showed a drop in profits and lower than expected demand. While total revenues surged nearly 40% year-over-year to $3.5 billion during the...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The nation's top tower company executives are optimistic on the outlook for their industry, in part because they survived late 2008 and early 2009 intact despite tight credit markets, but more so because mobile broadband services are taking off.Speaking at PCIA's...
The Federal Communication Commission’s announcement yesterday that it was looking to reinforce existing network neutrality regulations that would include porting wireline requirements to wireless network providers drew mixed reactions from the wireless industry.In part the new regulations would require wireless Internet service providers to...
If the Federal Communications Commission puts any teeth into net neutrality rules, look for the issue to land on the front doorsteps of the United States Supreme Court.The FCC, with three new members and a Democratic bent, is proposing to add two new regulations...
The Federal Communications Commission unveiled its view of an open Internet with Chief Julius Genachowski explaining the new administration’s plans to keep access to the Internet free and open, regardless of access mechanism. However, the plan includes some wiggle room that could prove valuable...
SAN JOSE, Calif. – JIL, the Joint Innovation Lab, is an effort by four of the world's largest wireless operators to put carriers back into the revenue-sharing equation as consumers move from voice-based applications to content. Speaking at The Telecom Council's TC3 meeting late...
CHICAGO – Day 2 of the 4G World 2009 event in Chicago continued where the first day left off: High-speed wireless data services are an important evolution, not just for the industry, but for the way people live their lives. Instead of keynote speeches...
CHICAGO – What's that old saying: I can't miss you if you won't go away. That seemed appropriate for day 1 of the 4G World 2009 event held this week in Chicago where while the focus of the conference is obviously on "4G" technologies,...
Editor's Note: Reporter Matt Kapko is reporting live from GigaOM's Mobilize show today in San Francisco, where Motorola Inc. introduced its first Android-based smartphone. Watch this space for live updates.T-Mobile USA Inc. will be the exclusive carrier to offer Motorola Inc.'s first foray into...
AT&T Mobility has put numbers to its plans to increase the data throughput its customers should expect to see when using its network. The nation's No. 2 carrier said it plans to have six markets covered with its highly-anticipated HSPA 7.2 network upgrades by...
Cellular phones are, as you well know, ubiquitous these days. And for the past decade, the dominant players in the industry have been well distributed around the globe. There is strong representation from Korea, Japan, Scandinavia, Germany, the U.S., China, Taiwan, and lots of...
Looking to ride the success of its highly touted if not hot selling Pre device, Palm Inc. this morning announced plans to launch a follow up device dubbed Pixi. The device, which like the Pre will be initially available exclusively through Sprint Nextel Corp.,...
Palm Inc.'s Pre has been a qualified success for both Palm and its exclusive launch partner Sprint Nextel Corp. (I say “qualified” because as the phone has sold in the hundreds of thousands and been lauded with glowing reviews, it has been overshadowed by...
On the surface, there isn't much to suggest that this newly Democratic-led FCC will make any radical regulatory changes in the wireless industry. There is a loud camp cheering for new FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to take a more heavy-handed approach in wireless affairs,...
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....
Nokia announced pricing for its 3G booklet would run more than $800 if it is sold without carrier subsidies. The world's largest handset manufacturer showed the netbook at its annual Nokia World event in Stuttgart, Germany.The netbook runs on Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system...
