Nokia Corp. (NOK) and Renesas Electronics Corp. formed a strategic business alliance that calls for Renesas to acquire Nokia’s wireless modem business for about $200 million. The alliance also calls …
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Editor’s Note: This special report on mobile marketing first appeared in the March Special Edition of RCR Wireless News. The special report is running in two parts. The first part …
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Moto, RIM maintain leadership positions: Mobile subscribers digging mobile content
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerDespite the worldwide nature of original equipment manufacturers, and the knowing nod that nearly all mobile devices are made in Southeast Asia, North American-based companies controlled the leadership position in …
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Google's Nexus One: Marketing flop or fantastic success?: Is Google's heart really in the phone business, or is it in the business of creating business?
by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie BarakNo one could exactly hail Google Inc.’s Nexus One a marketing success, so it comes as little surprise to see the search engine giant seeking to bolster its marketing team …
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Is the wireless industry set to receive a gift-wrapped present from consumers this year, or will the lingering economic malaise result in a lump of coal for carriers? With the …
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Always-online Internet junkies might seem to be the most likely users to lead the charge in adopting the mobile Web, but a recent ComScore study has found that assumption is …
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After years of treading water and failing to live up to outlandish hype, mobile games finally may be starting to make progress. And it’s the Apple’s iPhone – and, to …
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The GSM Association and five European carriers are hoping to spur mobile marketing with a common system for measuring activity on the wireless Web.Orange, T-Mobile International, Telefonica, Vodafone and 3 …
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For all the things the iPhone can do, running Flash – a platform that displays interactive graphics and animations – isn’t one of them. But Greystripe isn’t waiting around for …
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How we watched the Obama inauguration: President’s swearing in by stream, mobile, TV and tweet
by rcrwirelessby rcrwirelessBy the time final numbers are crunched, President Barack Obama’s inauguration likely will have been watched by more people and on more platforms than virtually any other televised event in …
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Microsoft has elbowed out the much larger competition to become the default search engine on Verizon Wireless handsets, ending a drawn-out battle to mine advertising revenue from what is expected …
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AT&T Mobility has put refurbished Apple Inc. iPhone 3G handsets on sale for $99 and $199, respectively. A potentially eye-popping offer of an additional $50 off the price of the …
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The strongest growth in Apple Inc. 3G iPhone sales is occurring among consumers who earn below the median household income, according to comScore/M:Metrics. While nearly half of iPhone owners earn …
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NEWS LAST WEEK THAT MOTOROLA INC. HAD SETTLED ON Windows Mobile and Android as handset platforms in an effort to simplify, focus on innovation and manage costs underscored the unknowns …
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The “OS wars,” as some would have it, are alive and well – at least in the data on the various contenders’ shifting market share.“Symbian is still by far the …
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The second half of 2008 already ranks highly for offering the most advanced handsets and most reasonable prices in the history of wireless. And myriad device launches are yet to …
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Wireless subscribers in the United States have closed the gap with Western Europe in terms of 3G adoption, according to new research from Comscore. The firm reports the United States …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. Cuban-American mommy-to-be …
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American and European users are using mobile map applications more frequently, with 8 % of U.S. mobile users and 3% of European subscribers accessing maps from the mobile phone between …
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Google Inc.’s Internet dominance has grown in recent years as the competition – well, what passes for competition – continues to plod along. But for the long list of Web-based …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Patrick Maurer is …
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The sparse, rural areas that AlltelCommunications L.L.C.’s network covers and the demographics it serves lead some to assume Alltel would have relatively little data uptake, but the numbers tell a …
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Less than a year after The Nielsen Co. acquired mobile research and measurement firm Telephia, digital measurement company comScore Inc. made its own move into mobile. The firm announced it …
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Memo to all you network operators: the race to zero is heating up.That’s the takeaway from a recent (but little-noticed) survey of 2,000 mobile users from comScore Inc. The market …
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CARRIER DECKS AND AGGREGATOR STOREFRONTS are so last year. Because application developers are quickly discovering that the hottest places to showcase their wares are the top social networking sites.Facebook last …