SAN FRANCISCO – Although millions of fanboys and industry watchers have already seen what turned out to be the new iPhone 4 today, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs still had a few surprises up his sleeve to share during his keynote at the company’s...
SAN FRANCISCO—Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone 4 today, calling it the “biggest leap since the original iPhone,” making it the thinnest smartphone on the planet, Jobs said. The steel bands around the device are antennas. It sports a retina display that...
Sprint Nextel Corp. said sales of its HTC Evo 4G handset broke single-sales-day records at the company, even leading to temporary shortages at some stores.Previously, the nation's third-largest carrier said the Samsung Instinct and the Palm Pre held the single-sales-day records. Evo sales on...
A cabal of companies have thrown their weight behind the e-reading phenomenon here at Computex Taipei, proclaiming it to be not only the technological way forward, but green to boot.BenQ, Vishay, STMicroelectronics, Ralink Technology, Nationalize Technologies, Freescale and others have been talking the e-reading...
The telecommunications sector had 4,600 fewer jobs in May than in April, employing 929,500 positions in May. However, the year-over-year employment figures show a loss of 47,800 jobs since May 2009 – a nearly 4.9% increase, according to new U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics....
Just ahead of the expected announcement of a refreshed iPhone from Apple Inc., Verizon Wireless announced this morning that it was making its Vcast Video service available to its growing library of smartphones powered by Google Inc.’s Android operating system.The service will be made...
The Global mobile Suppliers Association said that it expects 22 LTE networks to be up and running by the end of this year with an additional 23 networks operational by the end of 2012. The GSA added that 80 operators have made “firm commitments...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Leap Wireless International Inc. has plans, and a small test in place, for LTE service, but the carrier is looking to take a steady approach to rolling out the technology that could help the carrier reduce the cost of deployment in the long run.Speaking...
Sprint Nextel Corp.'s HTC Evo 4G handset went on sale today, accompanied by an advertising campaign that focuses on “first” inventions, starting with the wheel and including gramophones, trains, planes, rocketships, TVs, laptops and of course, cellphones.The dual-mode smartphone, built by HTC Corp., works...
Hello! And welcome to our Friday 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 RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
Hipcricket launched its HIP 6.0 platform, which is a cloud-based mobile marketing and advertising platform. The product includes enhanced analytics and hyperlocal targeting capabilities, said the company.Emerging Healthcare Solutions Inc. announced an iPhone application it says will reduce medication errors for senior citizens. The...
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.I am taking a brief respite from my start-up focus to weigh in on the AT&T announcement...
The BWA spectrum auction under way in India continues to be an intensely competitive affair. By the time it concludes, a pan-India BWA spectrum slot could end up costing as much or more than a pan-India 3G spectrum slot – principally, because the broadband...
Motorola Inc.'s Enterprise Mobility Solutions business is predicting a compounded annual growth rate between 5% and 8% over the next few years, with opportunities to sell equipment and services into public-safety and vertical market enterprises. Speaking at Cowen and Co.'s 38th Annual Technology, Media...
Lost in the shuffle of AT&T Mobility’s announcement this week that it was now limiting previous smartphone data plans to 2 gigabytes of data transmission were changes rival T-Mobile USA Inc. quietly made to its data packages last weekend. The nation’s No. 4 carrier...
Ntelos and Thumbplay reached an agreement that allows Ntelos Wireless customers to access Thumbplay's music offering. Thumbplay Music is a cloud-based music service that provides unlimited access to songs on iPhone, Android and BlackBerry devices as well as on computers. The Thumbplay application...
Editor's Note: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' March Special Edition, "The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps." The 80-page special edition is available here.Mobile advertising has been discussed a potential revenue source for many...
At a charismatic and device filled event in Taipei's Hyatt hotel on Tuesday, Intel's vice president and general manager of the PC Client Group Mooly Eden told a star struck crowd just why they wanted – REALLY wanted – an Intel Atom based tablet....
Location-based services in Europe are set for robust growth over the next five years, according to a report from Berg Insight. The firm notes that it expects service revenues for the space could grow at a 12% compound annual rate from approximately $270 million...
The Federal Communications Commission is attempting to educate consumers about broadband speeds, and at the same time, is seeking comment on how mobile broadband speeds should be measured.Broadband access, including mobile broadband connections, are coming under increased scrutiny in Congress and at the FCC...
After an explosive day zero at Computex Taipei on Monday, day two had much to live up to – but didn't disappoint. Here are a few snippets from today's show.Intel and Qualcomm square off with dual core chip offeringsTwo veritable tech goliaths faced off...
AT&T Mobility this morning made a bold step in announcing plans for reducing the data usage cap and price on its mandatory smartphone data packages. The carrier said it will now offer two “options” for smartphone customers that include a 2 gigabyte monthly cap...
