Austin-based Tabbedout, a company that offers a free mobile payment app for Android and iPhone platforms, released that the company has garnered $5.75 million in a Series A funding coup. New Enterprise Associates was the largest group in the funding with $3.7 million invested....
The first three months of the year showed an interesting pecking order among the nation's largest wireless operators.While its position as the nation's largest operator is threatened by the impending AT&T Inc. (T) acquisition of T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY), Verizon Wireless (VZ) continues to...
The worldwide smartphone market saw resounding growth year over year in the first quarter of 2011 with market research firm IDC reporting 79.7% growth, which it credits to lower prices, release of highly anticipated models, wide availability of older models and continued smartphone demand....
Two weeks after it first came to light that Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhones were potentially tracking users whereabouts in a hidden log file, Apple has released an iOS update aimed at addressing the problem and allying consumer and legislators' concerns.In the details that came...
Almost half of the latest smartphones have a 1 GHz processor or faster according to a new report by Strategy Analytics.The report, which tracks key features and specs on handsets in the market, said 48% of the latest smartphone models featured a 1 GHz...
Citing the impending launch of its HSPA+-based “4G” network, Canadian operator Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. reported flat customer growth results for the first three months of the year. The telecom provider said its wireless customer base was at 483,722 subscribers at the end of...
Despite a strong majority of retailers having a mobile strategy in place, the promise of mobile shopping has yet to ring true at the cash register, though it is steadily increasing, according to a new report from Forrester Research Inc.According to “The State Of...
Although Apple's iTunes is still the dominant force in digital music - so dominant as to make all its competitors look like hilarious, insignificant specks - the competition are lining up to attempt to slay the Jobsian giant.
Apple Inc. (AAPL) made slight gains in market share last quarter, however more remarkably it's earning $1 out of every $2 in operating profits raked in by the eight largest device makers in the industry.While the iPhone maker increased its global mobile handset market...
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.Several companies provided earnings and further guidance last week. Interestingly enough, all of these earnings results were...
Wall Street Journal | April 29, 2011 | Evan Ramstad, Jung-Ah Lee
SEOUL—Samsung Electronics Co. escalated its fight with Apple Inc. over the appearance of smartphones, filing a new lawsuit in the U.S. Thursday, and introducing its second-generation Galaxy S phone in its home country...
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has somewhat of an app problem. Windows Phone 7 development is not as prolific as that of the major competing operating systems like Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iOS and Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Android, but it is relatively newer as well.To help widen...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is moving past its competitors with a record-breaking 18.6 million iPhones shipped for the latest quarter, according to analysts at IDC and Strategy Analytics. In the process, Apple overtook ZTE Corp. for fourth place and, according to IDC, claimed a 5%...
The challenge with mobile applications remains that while every brand wants one, consumers are constantly using new platforms to communicate. Thus, applications are going beyond smart phones and tablets to connected TVs and automobiles, noted Chris Ruff, CEO of UIEvolution.The 10-year-old Kirkland, Wash.-based company...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) announced today that the elusive white iPhone 4 will be available for sale beginning tomorrow.The white counterpart will be available for a suggested retail price of $199 for the 16GB model and $299 for the 32GB model with a new two-year...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) released a statement today to quell concerns about how the company is using data tracked from user's locations, which has become a hot topic in the wake of research that the company has a hidden file in the iPhone that compiles...
Handset exclusive deals are a regular part of the U.S. wireless landscape. When a handset vendor (OEM) produces an innovative handset, they seek a carrier who will commit to buying a high volume of the model, and then promoting it with marketing dollars. Carriers,...
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.The telecommunications earnings season began with a bang this week with Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), AT&T Inc....
AT&T Inc. (T) late last week filed its petition to acquire T-Mobile USA Inc. with the Federal Communications Commission. The detailed document, excluding the lack of detail from redacted information, lays out AT&T’s argument as to why the FCC should allow the nation’s No....
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....
Verizon Wireless (VZ) is looking to keep the momentum building for its LTE network announcing today the launch of service in six new markets and plans for a new smartphone.The new markets Clarksville, Tenn.-Hopkinsville, Ky.; Cleveland, Tenn.; Columbia and Hilton Head, S.C.; Wilmington, N.C.;...
