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Disaster reliefVerizon Wireless launched a program designed to make it easy for its customers to donate to disaster relief efforts targeted at China and Myanmar. The program allows postpaid customers …

Perhaps no segment in mobile data remains as untapped as wireless e-mail.Research In Motion Ltd. continues to dominate the market for high-powered users, resulting in millions of CrackBerry addicts hunched …

The simple banner ad: Those tiny little slivers of real estate on tiny little cellphone screens produce the same level of brand recall as a 30-second television commercial, a Verizon …

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. …

News on the high-end smartphone front continues to come in hot and heavy, with Apple Inc. expanding its iPhone market, Research In Motion Ltd. reportedly gearing up to release its …

Research In Motion Ltd. said today that its first 3G handset, dubbed the “Bold,” is coming “soon” – likely in the heat of what looks to be a long hot …

Mobility continues to be a top investment priority for enterprises, according to a new survey by Aberdeen.The survey found that businesses increased their planned spending on wireless by 7.6% over …

Qwest Communications International Inc. is jumping wireless ship from its current mobile virtual network operator relationship with Sprint Nextel Corp. to reselling Verizon Wireless services. The move, expected to begin …

Editor’s Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what’s hot in wireless. Regional wireless operator Cellular …

Microsoft Corp. subsidiary TellMe said it added a GPS location feature to its voice portal to give BlackBerry users information about businesses, movies, traffic, weather, maps and driving directions. The …

So what’s up with Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin? He must have been pretty cranky when BusinessWeek interviewed him for a story published last week. Sarin, who admits Vodafone WAY overpaid …

Competitive pressures are leading American companies to adopt mobility for the obvious reasons: increasing productivity, decreasing costs and distinguishing themselves among their competitors.The top three carriers in the United States …

The House passed a bill that would repeal the Internal Revenue Service requirement for employees to maintain detailed logs of cellphone and Blackberry use for tax-filing purposes.The Modernize Our Bookkeeping …

The wireless industry’s two heavyweights continued to tweak their service plans with both AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless offering up new packages targeted at different demographics.AT&T Mobility unveiled a new …

Sprint Nextel Corp. opened a new, flagship store in Kansas City’s Power and Light District in early March. The one-of-a-kind SprintStudio features many interactive elements and a heavy emphasis on …

Shares of Research In Motion Ltd. surged after the BlackBerry maker reported strong quarterly revenues and offered a rosy forecast for the current quarter.The Waterloo, Ontario-based developer reported $1.88 billion …

Anyone looking for more talk of interplanetary colonization during the Day Two keynote surely was disappointed. Wednesday’s speakers eschewed Richard Branson’s April Fools’ Day hijinks in favor of a more …

AT&T Mobility hopes a new 30-inch touchscreen table will lead to more customers leaving its stores educated and satisfied with the entire shopping experience — a little fun and simplicity …

AT&T Mobility has seen the signs — or at least, followed the voice prompts — and launched a branded GPS navigation service for consumers. Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. …

If you can get Dan Hesse, CEO of Sprint Nextel Corp., to extoll the virtues of your jointly developed handset during the opening day’s keynote address, you’re well-positioned to make …

The mobile TV market will probably be a big topic in the coming weeks following news that EchoStar plunked down $711 million for 168 E-Block licenses in the recently completed …

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. …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR Wireless News staff considers events in …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the …

Mobile content vendor Handango Inc. announced it landed a major distribution deal with The Carphone Warehouse, the largest independent mobile-phone dealer in Europe.Calling the partnership the first of its kind …