A new handset potentially destined for mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. has popped up on the Federal Communications Commission's Web site. The PN-810 from Pantech Corp. is a two-way slider with stacked sections: a middle section slides out to reveal the typical phone...
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 us at RCR Wireless News to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our Monday 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. In the coming weeks look for columns from Strategy Analytics' Chris Ambrosio, M:Metrics' Seamus...
The debate over net neutrality has moved full force into the wireless space.A new paper by Columbia University law professor Timothy Wu claims mobile-phone carriers' iron-clad control of networks is retarding innovation and hurting consumers. "The wireless industry, over the last decade, has succeeded...
Tween-focused mobile virtual network operator Kajeet Inc. has begun selling phones and service via its Web site, with coverage maps that appear to match up with the Sprint Nextel Corp. network. The MVNO is offering three handsets, all of them flip-phones: the 225 from...
The debate over net neutrality has moved full force into the wireless space.A new paper by Columbia University law professor Timothy Wu claims mobile-phone carriers' iron-clad control of networks is retarding innovation and hurting consumers. "The wireless industry, over the last decade, has succeeded...
Yahoo Inc. announced that LG Electronics Co. Ltd. will be preloading the search giant's mobile applications on its mobile phones in more than 70 countries, beginning later this year. The applications that will be preloaded to most of LG's handset are set to include...
HedgehoggingHedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.--So last week we pointed out that Steve Jobs must think his lawyers are smarter than Cisco's lawyers since Apple is using the iPhone name even though...
Nokia Corp. hopes to expand its mobile navigation business by offering free downloadable maps to users with a variety of smartphones.The handset maker announced plans to give away smart2go, a platform that delivers mapping and routing information in more than 150 counties and can...
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 us at RCR Wireless News the chance to rant and rave about whatever rubs...
For the young social networking addicts of the world, one of the last vestiges of computer-deficient spaces-the moving vehicle-may soon be MySpace-enabled through Wi-Fi. Backseat elbowing could be replaced with the tip-tapping of fingers on a keyboard. Mobile hot spots essentially use a Wi-Fi...
Google Inc. introduced a new version of its Maps application for Windows Mobile-based smartphones. The application is available for download on Google's Web site. Users must download the application using a desktop computer and then transfer the application to their smartphone using Microsoft Corp.'s...
During the company's quarterly conference call, Google Inc. executives spoke at length about the future of the mobile search space and highlighted areas where the search giant has made heavy investment in wireless.While Google doesn't expect any significant revenues from its mobile business until...
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 us at RCR Wireless News the chance to rant and rave about whatever rubs...
Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.Further proof that technology is surpassing people's ability to comprehend it. Some rocket scientists moonlighting as thieves were arrested in New York after authorities activated the signal...
Yahoo Inc. is hoping a new online advertising system and an increased presence in wireless can help it close the widening gap between it and rival Google Inc.The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company beat analysts' quarterly expectations for the first time in more than a year,...
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 us at RCR Wireless News to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the...
Yahoo Inc. is hoping a new online advertising system and an increased presence in wireless can help it close the widening gap between it and rival Google Inc.The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company beat analysts' quarterly expectations for the first time in more than a year,...
Internet behemoths and pure-play startups are hastily inking deals and positioning themselves for a long, hard slog on the mobile search battlefield.Yahoo Inc. continued its aggressive move into wireless last week, using the Consumer Electronics Show to tout a host of new partnerships for...
THE COUNTLESS PLAYERS lumbering around on the user-generated mobile video playground aren't just looking for consumers. They're also hoping to find a viable business model or two.The success of Internet sites such as YouTube, Jumpcut, Vimeo and Google Video has spawned a raft of...
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has become the latest handset vendor to snuggle up with Internet search company Google Inc. with plans to provide Google search, mapping and e-mail applications on its handsets. Samsung made the announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.Beginning...
Yahoo Inc. is using the Consumer Electronics Show to tout a host of new partnerships supporting its Go 2.0 service.The Internet giant announced pacts to preload an updated version of its wireless Web software on some handsets from Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd....
Google Inc. and China Mobile finally unveiled a pact to deliver mobile search services.China's largest carrier said its Monternet WAP portal will use Google technology to allow users to search for mobile content and other Internet-based offerings. The service will use a search box...
Editor's Note: Following are the most-read stories from RCRNews.com this year. They have been edited to fit in paper format.1. Vodafone records $41B loss, reworks strategic plansMay 30Vodafone Group plc posted a massive $41.1 billion loss for 2005, mainly from impairment charges over assets...
