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A new report says that news taxes and fees are hitting wireless consumers especially hard.The study, conducted by economist Scott Mackey and commissioned by the cellular industry, found wireless consumers …

The phrase “iPhone killer” sounds great but it doesn’t withstand scrutiny. Consider that in the 8 months since Apple Inc.’s splashdown in the mobile device market, device vendors have relentlessly …

Once-beleaguered RadioShack Corp. – which sells wireless devices and services for AT&T Mobility and Sprint Nextel Corp., as well as a handful of prepaid providers – saw its stock soar …

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 …

LinkedIn unveiled a Web-based mobile application that allows mobile members to search user profiles, research mutual contacts and receive updates about connections. LinkedIn is an online networking site designed for …

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. …

A deep chasm emerged at a meeting of state regulators over whether federal preemption should be expanded in a new national wireless policy framework that would encompass consumer safeguards and …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service …

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. …

Handset heavies Research In Motion (RIM) and Motorola have both filed patent infringement suits against each other regarding wireless technologies used in their wares.Since this story was originally posted, it …

What is mobile search? A search for “mobile search” on Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary returns only paid search terms. I will refrain from comment. Wikipedia returns the following:“. an evolving branch …

Mobile television and clip-based video content clearly represent an emerging opportunity for mobile network operators, traditional production houses, online portals and community sites like YouTube/Google, advertising firms, and other wireless …

Mobile security has been a topic of discussion for many years. Skeptics have always said “mobile security is a solution looking for a problem.” True, few mobile security disasters have …

BARCELONA, Spain – The world’s largest network providers are jockeying for position in the race to build out fourth-generation networks in an increasingly uneasy market affected by intense competitive price …

While not everyone can ride the Google Shuttle to work and enjoy a free Wi-Fi connection, in-vehicle Internet access for all is not far off as cars roll into the …

Mention mobile commerce in North America, and the common response is a roll of the eyes. It’s not hard to guess why. Back in the heady days of the Internet …

The wireless industry applauded the introduction of a new bipartisan bill to repeal the Internal Revenue Service’s requirement that employees keep records of cellphone calls and mobile e-mail usage for …

The mobile-phone industry finds itself confronted by a new net neutrality bill in the House, a development that adds to mounting pressure on the Federal Communications Commission to force wireless …

i luv uNorth American cellphone users were expected to send 2.2 billion mobile messages, including short message service messages and multimedia messaging service messages, on Valentine’s Day, according to VeriSign …

BARCELONA, Spain – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced plans at the Mobile World Congress trade show to launch an Internet-services strategy for its handsets, a move that could put the …

Like Britney Spears, mobile advertising is desperately in need of some monitoring.Market research firms seem to be tripping over themselves to offer the most optimistic projections for wireless ads. The …

BARCELONA, Spain — Attendees of the Mobile World Congress show here have been treated to a range of new devices, from startups to multibillion-dollar entrenched players, evidence that the world’s …

BARCELONA, Spain – Many of the world’s most powerful wireless executives are seeing green – both in terms of the cash they wish to save and the environment they hope …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service …

BARCELONA, Spain — The Android has landed, so to speak.A number of chip companies showed off demonstrations of Google Inc.’s Android cellphone software today at the Mobile World Congress trade …