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Is Google Building A Gphone? Not According To Google (GOOG)

One last bit of excitement to come out of Sun Valley: A report that suggest Google execs intend to build their own branded phone.

VIDEO: iPhone 3G launch

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Google launches Search for iPhone

Google Inc. joined Apple Inc.'s iPhone-application frenzy with a free search offering.Google Mobile App uses a text box and a virtual QWERTY keyboard to allow users to search the Internet or through contacts on the phone. The application remembers past searches and offers typing...

iTunes glitch stalls 3G iPhone launch

Apple Inc.'s launch of its 3G iPhone this morning got off to a rocky start for some. According to AT&T Mobility spokesman Mark Siegel, customers buying the device were having trouble synching their new phone to Apple's iTunes service in retail outlets, which is...

Wide swath of iPhone apps debut at Apple’s conference

SAN FRANCISCO - Taking up a significant chunk of time at Apple Inc.'s WorldWide Developers Conference, Scott Forstall, senior VP of iPhone software, introduced 11 developers and handed over the stage as they demonstrated applications built for the iPhone. Through the iPhone software development kit...

What the Apple App Store means

The most compelling things about all those third-party iPhone apps that are coming to market? The way you're going to buy them - and, maybe, how much you're going to pay.Apple earlier this year unveiled plans to launch an iTunes-like store, dubbed App Store,...

Top 10 iPhone stories you must read

Apple Inc. plans to release its 3G iPhone in 22 countries today. To prepare for the inevitable media onslaught, read these top 10 most important stories on the iPhone from RCR Wireless News.1. Activation may prove challenge to 3G iPhone launch: New process requires...

PHOTOGUIDE: Cash is burning a hole in your pocket …: Got $200 or $300 for a dazzling device?

So you're sick of that grimy flip phone you've faithfully (pathetically) toted around for two years - an eternity by any measure, except if you happen to enjoy immense wealth. And you really don't get the math about monthly service options and their costs,...

Survey: BlackBerry owners checking out new iPhone

Crackberry addicts are 60% more likely to visit Apple Inc.'s Web site - presumably to peruse the new 3G iPhone's features - than owners of other handsets, a survey of United States consumers by Compete Inc. found. The next likeliest, in descending order, are...

Worst of the Week: Cutting in line

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 RCRWirelessNews.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....

Executive Interview: Cheng Wu

The term "serial entrepreneur" gets tossed around a lot in the technology world, but few executives can match Cheng Wu's resume when it comes to building - and then selling - startups. During his 20-year career, Wu founded Arris Networks (which was acquired by...

AT&T Mobility outlines iPhone pricing

AT&T Mobility offered the stipulations you'd expect in detailing the pricing and conditions for the forthcoming Apple Inc. 3G iPhone.The $200 and $300 price tags (8 GB and 16 GB, respectively) for the new handsets are only available to current iPhone owners and new...

Canada back on 3G iPhone radar: Rogers Wireless alters rate plans following consumer, Apple outcry

Canadians gasping for air after finding out that Apple Inc.'s iPhone may not be crossing its borders can take a breather. The new 3G iPhone will be released in Canada this Friday and the accompanying rate plans will be lower than anticipated. Rogers Wireless...

3G iPhone reviews roll in: WSJ, NYT and USA Today tender assessments

You already know that Steve Jobs understands the power of deep device lust in American hearts and, indeed, in hearts around the globe. And it may not be news that Jobs knows how to use this lust to produce a media splash in the...

What’s hot? Networks and consumer apps

With an influx of new spectrum, new networks coming online and new services to run over those networks, one might say that venture capitalists are backing both the tortoise and the hare to win in wireless. The interest in the quick-changing, what's-hot-next consumer application...

VIDEO: RCR Wireless Newscast for July 7

The release of the iPhone is just around the corner. Apple plans to release the 3G iPhone in 22 different countries Friday, July 11. ; IPHONE 3G apple at&t; Crain's Chicago Business, a sister publication to RCR Wireless...

Second quarter: prelude to a handset ramp? : Analysts to parse vendors’ language for clues to 2H

Handset vendors' second-quarter earnings are expected to be ho-hum, based on a global lull in new product launches during the quarter. As usual, however, analysts will carefully parse the language used by leading vendors - most prominently, Nokia Corp. - to describe their outlook...

Activation may prove challenge to 3G iPhone launch: New process requires in-store activation

A lower price isn't the only change accompanying the release of Apple Inc.'s 3G iPhone. Activating the device will also differ this year. When released last summer, customers were required to perform a self-activation of the device at home via their iTunes account. This...

Apple’s launch goal: 22 countries, 1 day: Impressive if successful; all eyes on Friday

FEW ARE CERTAIN whether Apple Inc.’s simultaneous, 22-country launch of its 3G iPhone this Friday is unprecedented in the industry. But many observers, cognizant of manufacturing logistics, regulatory-approval and carrier-testing hurdles, will watch closely to see how well the Cupertino, Calif.-based company pulls off this...

FAQ iPhone 3G launch day is Friday

Thinking about picking up an iPhone 3G the day Apple and AT&T start selling them? You might want to consider a few things before searching for a tent and camping chair.

iPhone iPhanatics Line Up A Week Early For 3G Release

Only in New York City... Last Friday, on July 4th, no less, about 10 people decided to get in line at the 5th Avenue Apple store for the 3G iPhone -- a full week before its release.

Apple drags its heels on iPhone security patches

Apple has failed to keep software for the iPhone up to date with patches available for its desktop PCs. The latest version of the software for the iPhone, 1.1.4, came out in February and is essentially a pared-down version of Mac OS 10.5, according...

Worst of the Week: Motorola, why not me?

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 RCRWirelessNews.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....

VIDEO: Vlingo elbows for room on speech-recognition field : Firm uses D2C to ‘talk’ on BlackBerries

Speech recognition technology wins the "the most over-promised and under-delivered of all time award," according to vlingo Corp. CEO Dave Grannan. But the space may finally be delivering on its promise. A relative newcomer to the field, vlingo made its first direct-to-consumer play last...