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Palm Inc. is down, but not out. The smartphone maker has struggled to develop a new operating system, bring relevant devices to market and seen its market share plunge-and just …

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 …

Verizon Wireless has announced another consumer-friendly change to its policies: It will allow customers to change their wireless service plans without requiring an extension of their contracts.The carrier said the …

Adobe Systems Inc. released a new version of its Flash software for mobile phones.The company released Flash Lite 3, which is designed to allow wireless users to view Flash-enabled Web …

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. …

DEMOCRATS WARNED FCC CHAIRMAN KEVIN MARTIN not to cripple the open-access stipulation on the 700 MHz spectrum up for auction early next year, following the agency chief’s failed attempts to …

TODAY BEGINS THE FOURTH QUARTER-the crazy, blow-out-the-pipes holiday season for most retailers, including those in the wireless industry. Financial numbers for the past three months are due soon.The numbers, of …

Here’s one of those pop quizzes you dread:Quickly, what do PepsiCo, Kraft Foods, Nike Inc., Heinz, Procter & Gamble, Nintendo, Pizza Hut, Mars Inc. and Sara Lee Corp. have to …

The nation’s top consumer group urged the Federal Communications Commission to consider eliminating provisions in the local number portability administration contract that critics view as anti-competitive and costly to consumers, …

Telecom operators around the world are losing more and more cash to various types of fraud-and in some cases the shortfalls amount to as much as 5% of revenues, according …

Proxim Wireless Corp. sees opportunity in both Wi-Fi and WiMAX technologies, WiMAX due to its increasing momentum around the world and Wi-Fi due to its wide and expanding market presence.The …

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected on procedural grounds a challenge to the Federal Communications Commission’s small business bidding rules, delaying for another day a ruling on the …

A little more than one-third of North American cellphone subscribers only use voice services, according to a new report from research firm In-Stat.The firm said wireless carriers should view the …

Minnesota has sued Sprint Nextel Corp., accusing the No. 3 mobile-phone carrier of violating state consumer protection laws. “When you receive complaints across the board, from firefighters to lawyers, from …

Welcome to our Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News runs through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on what to …

Verizon Wireless got caught up briefly in abortion politics after denying a request from a pro-choice organization to use its network for text messages-which the carrier swiftly remedied after a …

“The horse is out of the stable, it’s running around the track and there isn’t another one in sight,” Barry West, president of Xohm and CTO of Sprint Nextel Corp., …

A quick stroll of the show floor reveals all sorts of flashy gadgetry and eye-popping mobile applications. But the executives behind Sprint Nextel Corp.’s Xohm would rather talk about the …

WiMAX operators will have to weave around many issues they’re sure to run into as they build out their WiMAX networks, but one glaring obstacle stands out among the pack: …

The list of mobile device manufacturers is about to get much, much longer.While a handful of “connectable” wireless devices have come to market in recent years-including Sony Corp.’s Play Station …

While large service providers look to WiMAX technology to push the envelope on advanced services, small, rural operators are turning to WiMAX to provide basic broadband service to people who …

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 …

Intel Corp. has a vision for portable, personal broadband that will ensure the company transitions from “Intel Inside” to “Intel on the Internet.”Mobile WiMAX plays a big role in chip …

Beyond the shores and borders of the United States, WiMAX is an entirely different animal from the spectrum it plays on, the rules it must adhere to and the players …

Sprint Nextel Corp. has proposed a reported $57.5 million settlement to a lawsuit bought by shareholders who claim the carrier cut them out of billions of dollars when it combined …