Showing that vacations are for wimps, Apple Inc. this morning continued to unveil new offerings designed to keep its rabid fan base in a constant froth.The newest announcement out of Cupertino was a preview of Apple’s iPhone 4.0 operating system that the company is...
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.The iPhone zooms to No. 1. Competitors react to declining market share and diminishing average...
Despite 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 mobile device ownership in the U.S., according to a report from Comscore Inc.The report,...
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.It’s hard to believe we are six days into April. But we are, and, as most of...
No 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 for the device and its future generation.In a job listing spotted this week,...
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 now available at RCRWireless.com.For a community that clamors around the word "open"...
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,...
Android's latest version may be called Donut, but HTC certainly seems to be taking far too much of its sweet time putting out firmware updates, says one irate user.
Android's latest version may be called Donut, but HTC certainly seems to be taking far too much of its sweet time putting out firmware updates, says one irate user.
Famed Blackberry maker Research In Motion Ltd. saw its stock price dive more than 5% in early Thursday trading after the company posted fourth fiscal quarter results that fell short of analysts' expectations and highlighted the increased competition entering the smartphone market.For the quarter...
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 will be available next week at RCRWireless.com.I was walking through the offices of a...
With more than 4 billion transactions made each year on take-out food, it's easy to see how there could be room for some new thinking on how those orders are placed. Therein lies the deck Snapfinger is playing as it expands its online take-out...
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.March marks the six month anniversary of my Reality Check column. We are now reaching thousands each...
LAS VEGAS – Few topics get advertisers worked up than the potential of the mobile space. Countless reports have been generated touting the billions of dollars just waiting to be made through mobile marketing and advertising, an amount that remains locked up in these...
LAS VEGAS – A number of operators got an early jump on the phone-launching hype at this year's CTIA 2010 event unveiling plans to begin selling some highly-anticipated devices. AT&T Mobility said it would begin offering Palm Inc.'s Pre Plus and Pixi Plus smartphones,...
LAS VEGAS—Playing a game of Tetris downloaded from Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile application store costs $2 more than downloading the same game from the Apple App Store. With 35 applications stores globally, and many more expected to open in 2010, developers are wondering...
Palm Inc. shares dove more than 18% early Friday after the company announced an increased number of shipments to carriers during its third fiscal quarter ended Feb. 26, but a drop in sell through of devices to consumers. The results further cloud the smartphone...
T-Mobile USA Inc. looks to be hunting for spectrum, and according to comments by its CEO, is not afraid to find a partner to fill that need.According to a Reuters report this morning, T-Mobile USA CEO Robert Dotson told analysts at an investor conference...
Though the calendar may say mid-March, the bounty of new mobile devices hitting the market recently would seem to indicate late December is just around the corner.This week alone has seen T-Mobile USA Inc. officially announce a launch date for the highly anticipated HTC...
The continued evolution of mobile networks in Asia is expected to help propel the adoption of smartphones in the region, according to IMS Research. The research firm said it expects annual smartphone shipments to Asia to more than quadruple by 2015 giving the region...
Google Inc said that it expects the rates that companies pay for search ads on mobile phones could surpass the rates of its existing PC-based ad business thanks to the growing popularity of powerful smartphones.Reuters
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.Each of us who works in the telecom industry is a manager of assets – whether networks,...
In February, Intel and Nokia announced that they were merging their open-source Linux initiatives into a single project called MeeGo. On its face, what's not to like about MeeGo? It has a catchy name. It will result in the creation of a Linux platform...
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.After a column a few weeks back where I took the industry to task on its poor...
