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Qualcomm Inc. said that it expected revenue in its current quarter, on a pro forma basis, would be just above the high-end of its prior guidance of about $2.5 billion …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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 …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier–R.W. Baird raised its 2009 EPS estimate on Verizon to $2.97 …

Two big mobile players made headlines in the past few days, but they seem to be headed in very different directions.Apple once again displayed its marketing chops, grabbing headlines in …

While the 3G iPhone includes a number of new technologies to excite tech-savvy phone users, it’s the device’s price and enterprise focus that could stand as the greatest boon to …

SAN FRANCISCO – You could cut the anticipation with a knife leading up to Apple Inc.’s Worldwide Developer Conference this morning. The company delivered the iPhone 3G to thunderous applause …

Overnight, it seems, mobile Internet devices, or MIDs, are the topic du jour.But like many overnight sensations, the MID category is constructed of a fragile combination of long-term toil in …

Global sales of handsets in the first quarter jumped 13.6% from the year-ago quarter, reaching 294 million units, according to a recent report from Gartner. Nokia Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of …

Last year around this time Apple Inc.’s iPhone had yet to be unleashed on the public. AT&T Mobility, which was set to be the exclusive carrier for the device, was …

Maybe John McCain should take up singingMore than 78 million text messages were sent to vote for the winner of this year’s American Idol show, shattering the previous record of …

The buzz is inescapable. Next week, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs is expected to announce the next iteration of the company’s iPhone at Apple’s annual developer conference.In the run-up to …

Is the wireless industry in a class-action lawsuit feeding frenzy right now or does it just feel like it? We want to sue too: first we’re going to sue all …

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. – Dan Lyons, the man behind “The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs,” began his online experiment as the sensational alter ego of Apple Inc.’s CEO mostly …

While the Iraq war, sky-rocketing gas prices, healthcare, homeland security, global warming and immigration are among the top issues likely to register with voters in November, major candidates have completely …

In case book buyers felt limited by stores, direct mail and online options, Barnes & Noble is adding one more: mobile phones. The Manhattan-based book retailer announced the launch of …

TeliaSonera, the Stockholm-based network operator, will offer Apple Inc.’s iPhone this year to some portion of the 115 million subscribers it covers in seven countries, the operator said yesterday in …

Femtocells – sounds like a science fiction term for robotic feminine cells – but it’s just another buzzword for a new technology and product that promises so much in the …

Samsung has diversified its suppliers of UMTS baseband chips to include Infineon Technologies AG, leaving the world’s second-largest handset vendor less dependent on Qualcomm Inc., Samsung confirmed.“This is no surprise,” …

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Glu Mobile CEO Greg Ballard made a strong case for the mobile games business during his keynote here at the Games and Mobile Forum last Thursday.Calling the …

Welcome to the first edition of our weekly RCR Wireless Newscast. Each Monday, RCR Wireless News will provide a video roundup of the top stories in the wireless industry, with …

It seems there’s more than one way to spread the love. Earlier this year on American Idol, host Ryan Seacrest devoted way too much TV time promoting (what else?) Apple’s …

Sprint Nextel Corp. plans to begin selling its touchscreen Instinct phone through its retail outlets on June 20, a date that may put the device on store shelves at almost …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News has teamed up with Yankee Group to conduct a series of market surveys of RCR Wireless News’ subscribers to gauge their thoughts on various technology …

Rural mobile-phone operators have asked the Federal Communications Commission to investigate exclusivity deals between the industry’s major carriers and handset vendors, taking aim at an entrenched business practice that they …