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Clear Channel partners with Qwikker for Bluetooth marketing

Clear Channel Communication Inc.'s outdoor advertising division will team with Qwikker to send marketing messages to wireless users via Bluetooth.The companies announced plans to "build an interactive digital network" integrating Clear Channel's display ads with mobile content in airports, shopping malls and other busy...

Locked down: Enterprises continue struggle to secure information

In this era of genius hackers and malware that can bring an entire corporation to its knees, the scariest threat to mobile security is. the users themselves.Software developers generally have done a good job keeping evil-doers at bay, according to a study of 789...

$200 Samsung FlipShot lands at VZW

The FlipShot, a new Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. phone at Verizon Wireless, sports a 3-megapixel camera and a swivel-out screen and lands at the higher end of Verizon Wireless' portfolio at $200 with two-year contract.The handset is a dual-band phone using Verizon Wireless' CDMA1x...

Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.

Following the failure of its U.S. mobile virtual network operator business, the Walt Disney Co. is now turning its attention to the east with plans to launch an MVNO service in Japan. We can just hear the Disney Mobile execs explaining things: "Hey, 'Hello...

REVIEW: AT&T Mobility’s video service provides quality offerings at steep price

Editor's Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works...

Retail Snapshot: Mobile music, data services hot sellers at RadioShack

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.RadioShack Corp. sells wireless devices and service around the country. The retailer offers postpaid service from AT&T Mobility and...

Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube

The best part of Google's "Android" announcement last week? Why, the name of course. How awesome is it that a giant company like Google used the term android for its wireless phone plans? Very awesome. Though some of us on the RCR Wireless News...

Worst of the Week: Awesome Androids

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 us at RCRNews.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....

BlackBerry users satisfied: J.D. Power confirms business users like their smartphones

A new survey finds that U.S.-based users of Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry devices are the most satisfied with their handsets among smartphone users. That may not sound like a surprise to anyone who knows that RIM is by far the largest market share...

Worst of the Week: Googling Sprint Nextel’s humor-scale rating

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 us at RCRNews.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....

Analyst Angle: Is $99 The New $49 This Holiday Season?

Editor's Note: Welcome to our Monday 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. In the coming weeks look for columns from Jupiter Research's Julie Ask, iGR's Iain...

Enterprise devices: decisions, decisions: Why use them? Who can help? Who pays?

The enterprise, like any individual, has to decide what it wants out of mobility in general and a device in particular before making a series of decisions. What are the needed applications? Should deployment be managed in-house or out-sourced? Should the enterprise buy devices...

Analyst Angle: When is enough, enough?: Feature-packed handsets are packing on the pounds

Editor's Note: Welcome to a special CTIA I.T. Show Daily edition of our weekly online feature, Analyst Angle. Every Monday at www.RCRNews.com you can find columns from the industry's leading analysts, including iGR's Iain Gillott, JupiterResearch's Julie Ask and more. Visit www.RCRNews.com/analyst for more...

Hedgehogging: hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.

A true sign that wireless has finally made it-that is if the more than 1 billion cellphones in use around the world was not enough proof for you. The New York Racing Association signed a three-year deal with Sona Mobile Holdings to provide a...

Holiday Buzz: Colors, youth and accessories abound as carriers load up for critical selling season

Wireless carriers are heading into the all-important holiday selling season, flashing new handsets designed to dazzle consumers and riding sales trends which have been building over the past year.The Apple Inc. iPhone craze has, as expected, prompted interest in touch-screen technology-and competitors are taking...

Bluetooth deployments in automobiles expected to grow 300%

Despite Bluetooth's growth and success in the mobile market, the technology faces challenges as it moves into the automobile space, according to a new report from IMS Research.The firm noted Bluetooth is available in about 500 million handsets worldwide and Bluetooth technology handsfree profiles...

With sluggish revenues, Sony Ericsson’s trajectory levels off

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications earned $380 million in its most-recent quarter, reflecting the first results of its recent push on low and mid-tier priced devices. The handset manufacturer shipped 25.9 million devices, up 1 million from the previous quarter and an increase of more...

Happy Birthday IT

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 industry to give their insights into the marketplace. In the coming weeks...

Car Toys customers want mix of Internet, SMS and simplicity

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.Seattle-based Car Toys operates stores in four states, selling mobile devices and service from three of the four national...

Worst of the Week: When you wish upon an MVNO

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 us at RCR Wireless News to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the...

Skipping the mobile pyrotechnics

A quick tip to all media companies looking to extend their brands to wireless: Yes, even mass-market phones now have many of the bells and whistles of a home PC, but that doesn't mean you have to use them.Today's wireless devices offer a host...

T-Mobile launches Samsung music phone

Taking a page from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, copy writers for Samsung Telecommunications America wrote today that the vendor had delivered the "most wanted" features in a flip phone for customer T-Mobile USA. The Beat, aka the SGH-t539, will sell for $100 with...

VZW expands MediaFLO handset lineup

Motorola Inc. introduced its first handset to support Verizon Wireless' Vcast Mobile TV offering.The manufacturer showcased the Motorizr Z6tv, a GPS-enabled slider phone with a 2.0 megapixel camera and video capture and playback. The handset is targeted directly at mobile TV fans, featuring a...

Alternative mobile advertising opportunities: Relevancy and fun

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 industry to give their insights into the marketplace. In the coming weeks...