Polycom Inc. (PLCM) announced it will acquire Hewlett Packard Co.'s (HPQ) Halo video conferencing company for $89 million in cash.
The deal includes HP's products, contracts and employees, but leaves speculation on what will happen to HP's team that developed the Halo technology in Corvallis,...
Polycom Inc. (PLCM) announced it will acquire Hewlett Packard Co.'s (HPQ) Halo video conferencing company for $89 million in cash.
The deal includes HP's products, contracts and employees, but leaves speculation on what will happen to HP's team that developed the Halo technology in Corvallis,...
TinyCo a leading developer of iOS and Android games, announced the launch of the TinyFund -- a $5 million gaming fund -- to provide mobile game developers with capital and resources needed to successfully launch their games. Developers around the world are invited to...
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.It was with great fanfare that Cisco Systems Inc. announced on Mar. 19, 2009, the...
RCR Wireless News will be attending this week's Uplinq Conference in sunny San Diego. The two-day event is expected to give Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) an opportunity to announce its latest plans for its services offering and continue to blend the technology trends that are...
Fuse Powered Inc. announced the completion of a $2 million seed funding round, with contributions from BlackBerry Partners Fund and NFQ Ventures. The investment will accelerate Fuse – a digital mobile game publisher – from early-stage to fully-established, as it finalizes plans for significant...
It would seem now the war of words between Google Inc. (GOOG) and Apple Inc. (AAPL) over which company is activating the most devices daily has come to an end with Android the victor, Google and its hardware partners are looking to put some...
Lawmakers stepped in to ask operating system companies how they are tracking, using, storing and sharing location information on smartphones after media reports that Apple Inc. (AAPL) automatically tracks and stores location data. While privacy issues have always been a concern in the mobile...
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.With the new year comes the parade of trade shows, including the Consumer Electronics Show (Las Vegas...
Tablets aiming to compete with Apple Inc.'s iPad are "too expensive" and "poised to fail" in 2011, according to a new report from Forrester Research Inc.Interestingly, the firm points to Amazon.com Inc. as one standout company that could create a "compelling" tablet paired with...
Google Inc. had big plans for AdMob when it acquired the mobile ad network for $750 million in stock in 2009 and now it's opening up the platform for Windows Phone 7.The company rolled out out a beta SDK (software development kit) for Microsoft...
Forbes | March 10, 2011 |Â Eric Savitz
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) is considering selling its PC business, with Samsung the most likely buyer,DigiTimes reports, citing a report in the Chinese-language Commercial Times. However, the story added that sources in the component industry say rumors about such a deal...
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.In my last column, “Navigating consolidation in the network equipment industry,” I discussed consolidation in the global...
BARCELONA, Spain – Advances in small-cell technology made their way onto the show floor at Mobile World Congress, as both Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) and Powerwave Technologies Inc. (PWAV) made breakthrough announcements about radio access technology.Powerwave introduced an LTE Powerwave Picocell that delivers up to 15...
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....
It's been more than nine months since Hewlett-Packard Co. acquired Palm and the company is just now taking the wraps off its plans for the technology and talented team that it bought for $1.2 billion.At a drawn-out press event yesterday, HP unveiled three new...
Hewlett-Packard Co. announced that its board of directors has appointed five new members, effective Jan. 21. The appointments bring the total number of board members to 17 until HP's next annual meeting of stockholders in March, at which time the size of the board...
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.This week we have a bevy of changes occurring in Silicon Valley to deal with.First, Steve Jobs...
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.I have always tried to give readers some perspectives on the coming year – trends...
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 been said that a rising tide raises all ships, but not so in the wireless...
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. In many ways, 2010 was a landmark year in consumer devices: after years of...
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.Handset and mobile operating system manufacturers are scrambling to differentiate their offerings in an increasingly...
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.The pace at which the mobile industry is changing right now has made crystal-ball gazing more difficult...
