The Wizard of Oz can change his mind, it seems. Apple Inc. said that its forthcoming iPhone product will run applications created with Web 2.0 standards, opening the device to extended capabilities from third-party suppliers-a change in direction from the company's initial product announcement...
Editor'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. In the coming weeks look for columns from Compete's Miro Kazakoff, Jupiter Research's Julie...
Editor's Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what's hot in wireless.Wireless Toyz stores operate in 24 states across the country offering devices and services from multiple carriers and mobile...
Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.The Coca-Cola company announced it will offer a mobile social networking service based on its Sprite soda-pop brand. To be honest, some of us really don't understand...
Perhaps we should all just go back into hibernation for a few weeks until some of this iFrenzy subsides.On the other hand, given that iHysteria will only gather greater force in the weeks ahead from its virtual-life-source-namesake-master-the Internet-we might as well sit back and...
Executives at Palm Inc. appear to believe they've bought the time and talent to move from less than 3% of the smartphone market to leadership in mobile computing.To paraphrase Neil Armstrong, that's a giant leap . for any company, analysts said. This is perhaps...
HTC Corp., the nimble, Taiwan-based smartphone maker that is a leading purveyor of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile operating system, announced its new HTC Touch, a phone that employs touchscreen technology. The move is notable as Apple Inc.'s iPhone, which also features a touchscreen and...
When civil unrest threatens the established order in Casablanca-at least in the famous movie of the same name-one of the authorities gives the order to "round up the usual suspects."So may it go with those lining up June 29 and thereafter to buy the...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier --Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its CCC rating on Cricket Communications Inc.'s $1.035 billion of senior unsecured notes due 2014 and affirmed its...
HTC Corp., the nimble, Taiwan-based smartphone maker that is a leading purveyor of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile operating system, announced in London its new HTC Touch, a phone that employs touchscreen technology. The move is notable as Apple Inc.'s iPhone, which also features a...
Even a casual observer of the wireless industry can't fail to notice that newer handsets are sporting larger, clearer, more colorful screens. Simply put, the advent of mobile multimedia and consumer e-mail is driving increases in size, resolution and "color depth" of mobile-phone...
AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. see opportunities ahead for their international operations, according to remarks by company executives at last week's Lehman Brothers Worldwide Wireless and Wireline conference. Meanwhile, Sprint Nextel Corp. is doing its darnedest to convince Wall Street that the company...
The top two handset vendors made small ripples this week in near-perfect juxtaposition. They both want something the other has-and gettin' some is going to be difficult. Nokia Corp. announced yesterday that it will make two of its premium N-series devices available for sale...
It's getting very noisy in the wireless industry. Carriers are practically shouting their wares on TV, radio, the Internet and in newspapers. Indeed, an article in Advertising Age, an RCR Wireless News sister newspaper, estimates the nationwide wireless carriers spend $1 billion on advertising...
Helio sought to capture the hearts, minds and wallets of its target market-young, affluent, tech-savvy, Web-browsing and messaging enthusiasts-by designing a handset that would deliver ease-of-use in a stylish package. Pantech, which has sought a higher profile and greater sales in the United States,...
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 RCR Wireless News to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the...
This summer is starting to look pretty good.First of all, "The Simpsons Movie" is coming out in July. That's reason enough to get excited. But that's not the only reason to stay conscious, oh no, not by a long shot.Also this summer the iPhone...
The mobile banking space continued to heat up as three financial institutions rolled out services for on-the-go customers.Wells Fargo & Company is targeting business customers with CEO Mobile, which delivers key treasury reports through a secure wireless Internet connection. The company plans to add...
Editor'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. In the coming weeks look for columns from Compete's Miro Kazakoff, Jupiter Research's Julie...
T-Mobile USA Inc. appears to have refreshed its handset lineup by discounting most of its Motorola Inc. Razrs-four models dropped to $30 from $50-and discontinuing the Moto Pebl.The Pebl had once been one of Motorola's flagship devices, and T-Mobile USA was the only major...
More than four months after announcing its acquisition of BellSouth Corp., AT&T Inc. continues a determined push to rebrand Cingular as "the new AT&T." Though that phrase has gotten its share of promotion by AT&T itself, let's get it straight: "The brand is 'AT&T,'"...
Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.Major props to all involved in this story: If you built a tower, wrote some software, etc., give yourself a pat on the back. Take the day...
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 RCR Wireless News to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the...
T-Mobile USA Inc. appears to have refreshed its handset lineup by discounting most of its Motorola Inc. Razrs-four models dropped to $30 from $50-and discontinuing the Moto Pebl.The Pebl had once been one of Motorola's flagship devices, and T-Mobile USA was the only major...
