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In the Byzantine world of handset pricing, intrigue is the name of the game. What to read into the latest handset price gyrations? Our guess: largely price cuts to pique …
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AOL dives deeper into crowded mobile ad pool: Latest deal for Tacoda adds to Internet company’s portfolio
by jscarboby jscarboInvestors and analysts punished AOL L.L.C. for being late to the party when it scrapped its subscription model last year in favor of online advertising. When it comes to mobile, …
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Great results are great, except if you can’t count on repeating them.Thus when a company posts big jumps in revenue, profit and unit shipments and raises guidance for the year, …
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Nokia Corp. has time on its side.With its closest competitor receding in the rear-view mirror, Nokia said during the second quarter that it would realign its business structure to become …
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MVNO HEALTH CHECK: Amp’d Mobile to auction assets, Helio spending $40M a month
by jscarboby jscarboAS AMP’D MOBILE INC. WINDS DOWN its mobile virtual network operator service, questions loom about the health of the MVNO space.Bankrupt Amp’d Mobile has halted customer service and was on …
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Qualcomm Inc. can chew gum while swatting at nemeses who hover over its business model, if yesterday’s financial results are any indication. But the chip vendor acknowledged that it had …
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Microvision said this week that it will work with Motorola Inc. to develop pico projectors for mobile handsets. The goal is to enable handsets to project Web sites, presentations and …
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Verizon Wireless announced another exclusive deal with YouTube, allowing subscribers to record video with their phones and upload the clips directly to the site via a short code.Verizon Wireless users …
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Amp’d Mobile Inc. subscribers scored a slight reprieve as the MVNO said today it will continue to offer voice calling services at least until July 31, according to a spokesperson …
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Nokia Corp. continued to expand beyond mobile into the broader Internet market with the acquisition of Twango Inc., a Redmond, Wash.-based social-networking startup.Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR Wireless News staff considers events …
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Amp’d Mobile Inc. subscribers may find themselves without wireless service tomorrow, according to the mobile virtual network operator.The MVNO has begun warning subscribers via text messages and its Web site …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to a special edition of our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics …
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Analyst Angle: Don’t stop the music . Why features and functions sell phones and why they don’t
by jscarboby jscarboEditor’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. …
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Motorola sinks, Sony Ericsson, Samsung take up slack: More than ever, handset makers in race for profitability, market share, mind share
by jscarboby jscarboLike a crash by leading contenders in the Tour de France, any stumble by a leading handset vendor creates an opening for competitors.Nokia Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sony …
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Exploiting iPhone’s Achilles’ heels: In other words, don’t panic, but find fun in phones
by jscarboby jscarbo“Serenity now!” yelled the character George Costanza in one episode of the 1990s sitcom, “Seinfeld.”Costanza’s anguished cry underscored the unbridgeable gap between his desperate need for serenity and the angst …
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Retail Snapshot: Customer comes first: Yakety Yak aims to pay attention to customer as devices get more complex
by jscarboby jscarboRetail franchise Yakety Yak Wireless’ location in Huntington Beach, Calif., sells devices and service from Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp. (both Sprint and Nextel brands) and soon will offer wares …
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More than three years after the wireless industry launched an effort to establish a ratings system for mobile content, carriers are finally beginning to restrict access to the edgy stuff. …
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Reliance Communications, a CDMA network operator in India, tapped Qualcomm Inc. and Alcatel-Lucent to help it expand its wireless network in India in what Alcatel-Lucent called one of the largest …
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As the two, next-largest handset vendors fling themselves at the dual prospects of entry-level phones in emerging markets and upgrade cycles in mature markets, all in an effort to compete …
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Welcome to our new Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News will run through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on …
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Moto’s Q2 warning: Dismal sales, earnings and unit volumes: Supply chain chief to head mobile devices
by jscarboby jscarboMotorola Inc. warned investors that its sales, earnings and unit shipments would all fall below previous guidance. The company also announced that Stu Reed, current head of the vendor’s supply …
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Qualcomm Inc. said it would expand its relationship with Reliance Communications, a CDMA network operator in India, to further the fortunes of both companies, their partners and their chosen technology …
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Welcome to our Monday column, Analyst Angle. Every Monday, the industry’s leading analysts give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry, from carriers to content to handsets …
