Investors 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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Handset vendors and component suppliers:: ‘Symbiotic relationship’ with exposure for both parties
by jscarboby jscarboWhen teardown firms managed to analyze the components of the iPhone, they found that Apple Inc. had taken the wireless handset industry’s diversification strategy one step further.Where most handset vendors …
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Welcome to our 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 what …
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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 …
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UPDATED: iPhone to launch in Europe by December: Apple testing wireless corporate e-mail
by jscarboby jscarboThe iPhone will be launched in “a few major countries” in Europe before the end of December, Apple Inc. executives said this afternoon during a conference call to discuss the …
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AT&T Inc. reported a strong quarter and said its mobile division activated 146,000 Apple Inc. iPhone customers in the first day and a half of the device’s release, more than …
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A&E Television Networks has struck its first carriage deal for its made-for-mobile channels A&E Mobile and the History Channel Mobile with MobiTV.“We believe our audiences are skewing younger, and we …
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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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Two disparate events-the 700 MHz auction and the iPhone introduction-have the potential to alter the wireless industry’s existing course. Traditional wireless players must adapt to these new forces of change-and …
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In a sense, the iPhone phenomenon-the feeding frenzy that gave instant icon status to a multimedia device that was conceived outside the box before a single consumer had even removed …
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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 …
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If you were expecting AT&T’s rivals to slash, say, smartphone prices in the wake of the iPhone launch, you’d be wrong. A check on handset pricing over the past week …
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Software vendor Synchronoss Technologies Inc. said that it has signed a multi-year deal with AT&T Inc. to “support the launch and ongoing operational support” for the iPhone. Stephen Waldis, president …
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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 …
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Tens of thousands of customers opening up their shiny, new iPhones during opening weekend experienced a different way to activate a wireless device-outside the store.Instead, customers were pointed to Apple …
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There’s been a lot of ink spilled about Apple’s iPhone. And here’s some more.Industry pundits have pointed out that the iPhone is like the Paris Hilton of the business industry; …
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The wireless industry has watched since 2001 as Sony Corp. and L.M. Ericsson joined forces to tackle the handset market. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications focused on profitability first and has …
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Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube. Nokia-Siemens sent out a press release this week stating that Finnish ISP …
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Two U.S. carriers have unveiled converged Wi-Fi/cellular products that use Unlicensed Mobile Access technology and offer customers the chance to stretch their wireless minutes and improve in-home coverage by relying …
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Powered by brand equity and brilliant media manipulation, Apple Inc. has parachuted into the handset business. Look out below!The company’s first foray into mobile handsets has captured so much attention-the …
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Apple Inc. provided information on how the iPhone’s battery replacement will take place and how much it will cost. The iPhone vendor’s choice of a sealed-in battery-the same approach used …
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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 …