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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: The Google Android hammer >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile USA hits the gas on its 3G rollout: Carrier aims for 27 markets by the end of the year >
T-Mobile USA Inc. said it’s adding seven cities to its list of 3G markets in the next few weeks. And the industry’s No. 4 player said it plans to offer …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google and T-Mobile USA to showcase first Android phone next week >
The first handset to feature Google’s Android operating system – an HTC Corp. model destined for T-Mobile USA Inc. – will debut at a media event in New York next …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google continues mobile push, brings Street View to mobile maps >
Google Inc. has taken its Street View service to mobile.The Mountain View, Calif.-based company launched a new version of Google Maps for mobile that includes the same street-level photo images …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobile gaming still alive: Hype around iPhone bolstering market >
SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Cottle is pimping his ride with eye-catching rims, fancy hood art and those cool hydraulic things that can bounce a car like a basketball at red …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Yahoo details Blueprint development platform, oneConnect >
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. once again took advantage of the trade-show spotlight, using CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 to plug an iPhone version of its oneConnect offering and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint Nextel spins out devices, customer-service enhancements >
SAN FRANCISCO — Sprint Nextel Corp. prepped for the holiday shopping rush with a lineup of new devices, and a few customer incentives.The carrier presented five new handsets based on …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">WiMAX hype set expectations too high, Seybold tells audience >
SAN FRANCISCO — Don’t believe the hype. That was Andrew Seybold’s message about WiMAX as Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. plan to roll out the new technology in select …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Litvack hire fuels speculation of Google-Yahoo scrutiny >
The Justice Department’s hiring of prominent lawyer Sandy Litvack to reportedly assist its probe of the advertising tie-up between search-engine giants Google Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. is fueling speculation that …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint Nextel set to roll out WiMAX: U.S. adoption rate remains to be seen >
As Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. gear up for an initial market launch of its mobile WiMAX network this month, the duo is under pressure to deliver on the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The (new) American handset market: Fall brings debut launches, large displays, hot competition >
American consumers may well be treated to “a moveable feast” this fall. Unlike the sketches of 1920s Paris by Ernest Hemingway by the same name, however, this one is more …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Carriers, retailers woo developers as they court customers >
The carrier deck is still the most valuable real estate in mobile content, but the future of downloadable wireless goodies may just lie in third-party storefronts. And for now, at …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mix and match strategies >
Remember the good old days of wireless regulations? The analog sunset date was February 2008. E911 rules initially required carriers to supply public safety answering points with a call-back number …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Action heats up in white-spaces debate: Mobile players urge licensed approach to contested airwaves >
Just as the Federal Communications Commission appears ready to settle the great white-spaces debate – one predominantly framed to date by a powerful broadcast lobby fearing costly disruption to digital …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google outlines Android answer to Apple App Store: Search engine giant boasts of ‘open and unobstructed environment’ >
Google Inc. unveiled its answer to Apple Inc.’s App Store, outlining a distribution system for applications built on its Android platform.Android Market will serve as an unrestricted storefront where registered …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Wireless, the DNC and all the news that’s fit to distribute >
As you may know, this week’s Democratic National Convention – right here in RCRWireless.com’s beautiful, mile-high backyard – is very much a wireless affair.Barack Obama’s campaign set a high bar …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Themes from the ‘OS wars’ >
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 feels …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google launches mobile election site >
Google Inc. launched a mobile microsite dedicated to following the race for the White House.The destination, m.google.com/elections, offers links to election-related news; mobile YouTube channels from both Barack Obama and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">YouTube serves up ads to ‘millions’ of mobile users >
Google Inc. is toying with display ads on its popular YouTube mobile site.The dominant online player said is has begun placing marketing messages on “select pages” of YouTube’s mobile site …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">PCS Mail scheduled for deletion at Sprint Nextel >
Sprint Nextel Corp. is quietly pulling the plug on its PCS Mail service.A longtime service that never seemed to find an audience, PCS Mail offers a carrier-branded e-mail address (@sprintpcs.com) …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Internet players’ move to mobile is new frontier for all >
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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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Linux group adds more members, embedded handsets hit markets >
The LiMo Foundation announced nine new members today and said that more handsets with its operating system are launching in North America and Japan. The organization is a leading proponent …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: All hail Google >
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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint Nextel updates mobile Web home page >
Sprint Nextel Corp. overhauled its mobile Web service in an effort to deliver customized Internet content to subscribers.Sprint Web offers an adaptive home page that uses technology from ChangingWorlds to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Critics assail Sprint Nextel-Clearwire WiMAX alliance: Competitors cite spectrum holdings, roaming issues >
SPRINT NEXTEL CORP. AND CLEARWIRE CORP.’S CAMPAIGN to win government approval of a their national WiMAX plan is drawing static from AT&T Inc. and rural cellular operators on key unsettled …