We reported on the seizure of nearly 20,000 mobile phones deemed to be outright counterfeits by federal officials. In the suspected bogus category, there also were 2,000 headsets, 462 boxes of accessories and a wad of cash totaling $210,990. Many of the big names...
Two separate developments on the counterfeiting front together point to a festering problem for the wireless industry. First, federal authorities in New York sued to condemn almost 20,000 allegedly counterfeit mobile phones bearing names of leading handset manufacturers, and separately Underwriters Laboratories issued a...
Global sales of handsets in the first quarter jumped 13.6% from the year-ago quarter, reaching 294 million units, according to a recent report from Gartner. Nokia Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG Electronics Co. accounted for most of that surge, with LG propelling...
Last year around this time Apple Inc.'s iPhone had yet to be unleashed on the public. AT&T Mobility, which was set to be the exclusive carrier for the device, was cautiously optimistic that the iPhone would be a home run for the carrier, while...
BARCELONA, Spain - Nokia Corp. used its S60 Summit '08 to tout the reach of its smartphone platform, woo low-profile developers and - like just about everybody else in mobile - crow about its openness.The show opened with a flashy video that demonstrated Series...
TD-SCDMA WORKS. That's the view of one analyst who participated in trials in Baoding, China, as long ago as December 2006.A very modest supply of subsidized handsets and data cards by domestic and foreign vendors should hit the market this summer for early adopters,...
The success of smartphones among U.S. shoppers has served to boost the average purchase price for cellphones, according to new research from J.D. Power and Associates. According to the firm's survey of almost 20,000 cellphone owners, the average price paid for a phone has...
The Razr cut both ways. In the past two years, as its Razr-driven joyride skidded into a ditch, Motorola Inc.'s massive advantage in its home market has dwindled to a narrow gap. The relentless hunger and proliferating portfolios of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and...
Rural mobile-phone operators have asked the Federal Communications Commission to investigate exclusivity deals between the industry's major carriers and handset vendors, taking aim at an entrenched business practice that they assert is anticompetitive and denies rural residents in many states access to popular wireless...
Cellphone sales in the United States declined abruptly in the first quarter of the year, the first time since The NPD Group began tracking handsets, the firm wrote in a new report. The quarter saw a 22% decline in sales year-over-year, reaching just shy...
Hollywood is in full summer swing as studios begin releasing their blockbuster titles in theaters around the country. With that come some of the year's biggest promotions and marketing campaigns, which mobile is playing a greater role in year after year. It's become an...
News on the high-end smartphone front continues to come in hot and heavy, with Apple Inc. expanding its iPhone market, Research In Motion Ltd. reportedly gearing up to release its own touchscreen device, and Palm Inc. struggling to catch up.First up is Apple, which...
Whenever two fierce competitors talk collaboration, people listen.That's the case with today's announcement that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG Electronics Co. Ltd. will jointly pursue a mobile/handheld, digital TV standard for North America's broadcast TV industry. The two companies had been pursuing competing...
Research In Motion Ltd. said today that its first 3G handset, dubbed the "Bold," is coming "soon" - likely in the heat of what looks to be a long hot summer in the device space. The timing of today's announcement fairly screams with competitive...
Traditional Web sites are often lost in translation on mobile phones. So developers are hoping to bridge the disconnect between wireless phones and the Internet by building a "middle Web."The emergence of Apple Inc.'s iPhone has spawned a flurry of activity by developers looking...
Nokia Corp. isn't the only player looking to offer devices that come with music.The Finnish manufacturer raised eyebrows late last year when it teamed with Universal Music Group International to unveil Comes With Music, an ambitious program that will package unlimited full-track downloads for...
Taking aim at rival AT&T Mobility and its iPhone subscriber magnet, Verizon Wireless today said it would bring Samsung's Glyde -- a touch navigation device with QWERTY keypad -- to its customers tomorrow. The Glyde offers a 2.8-inch touchscreen with tactile response at a...
AT&T Mobility's MediaFLO-based mobile TV service has not yet officially launched; after a couple of false starts, the carrier appears set to launch the service, along with a pair of devices, in the coming weeks.However, RCR Wireless News obtained an LG Electronics Co. Ltd....
Pesky Wall Street.No matter how well you perform, the stock market - understandably, because it reflects investors' view of future prospects - is all about "what's next"?Qualcomm Inc., riding a wave of global demand for W-CDMA-enabled handsets - and strong performances by Samsung Electronics...
The once-monolithic handset market is becoming a lot more interesting.As growth slows in developed markets, players with strong presence in emerging markets may see more dependable gains. But macro-economic uncertainty has analysts and handset vendors forecasting anywhere from 4% to 10% overall growth for...
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. firmly established itself as the world's second-largest handset vendor, with about 16% market share, as former rival Motorola Inc. dwindled to 9.4% share in the No. 3 spot. Samsung shipped 46.3 million handsets in the first quarter, growth of 33%...
Qualcomm Inc. is riding a wave of demand for W-CDMA-enabled handsets, which drove its strong revenue and profits in the fiscal second quarter, the company said today. "Worldwide adoption of 3G, CDMA-based products and services continue to accelerate," said CEO Paul Jacobs, in a...
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications said it lost a point of market share in the first quarter, following a warning it gave last month.The Japanese-Swedish JV reported a year-on-year increase of only 2% in the number of handsets shipped (22.3 million), despite what one analyst...
LAS VEGAS - EVER SINCE television was invented in 1926, the industry has seen over-the-air broadcasts reach more screens as the medium exploded in popularity. The industry's first push was to get a single TV set into as many living rooms as possible, then...
