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Google is suing the Rockstar consortium in a California court claiming that Rockstar has pressured California companies to discontinue the use of Android in their devices. The lawsuit seeks a …
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Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. With winter in the air and the year winding down, it seems like everybody’s either wrapping up …
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Faster device launches, reduced device install times and cross-platform compatibility are a few of the benefits mobile operators and device manufacturers can experience when incorporating the mobile broadband interface model
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Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. After last week’s focus on looking back, this week seems to be all about the new: new …
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Time Trippin’: The move to wireless data; spectrum needs rise … 14 years ago this week
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerEditor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take …
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Reality Check: A changing telecom ecosystem – competing against non-traditional players
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerConvergence in telecommunications is blurring the traditional lines between competitors and collaborators. Communications service providers today face not only traditional foes, but also new
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Nokia has unveiled some of the new products that were in the works before the company announced the sale of its device business to Microsoft. For the first time, Nokia …
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New Nexus Google is expected to launch its new Nexus smartphone today. Pictures and videos have started to leak, and the rumor mill has dubbed the new device the Nexus …
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NEW YORK – As companies end their IT support for BlackBerry devices, Windows Phone 8 has a chance to conquer the mobile enterprise market. During an Interop event session in …
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Microsoft has updated both versions of its Surface tablet, launching a new Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2. Pre-orders for both tablets started today at Microsoft’s online store. The Surface …
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Reality Check: Malware risks require deeper understanding of BYOD threats and security
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently circulated a report to government agencies including fire departments, ambulance services and police, warning of the risks of Android mobile devices.
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Verizon Communications this week did what it has wanted to do for some time. (No, not make everyone with an unlimited data plan migrate to a capped data plan. ZING!).
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RCR Wireless News Editor-In-Chief Dan Meyer spoke with Steve Brumer, partner at 151 Advisors, about the impact recent wireless deals might have on the mobile space. Those deals include Verizon …
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Microsoft shares are down about 2% this morning, after sliding 6% yesterday on news that the software giant will buy Nokia’s mobile phone business. CEO Steven Ballmer said yesterday that …
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Microsoft is spending $7.2 billion to buy Nokia’s smartphone business. Nokia (NOK) will retain its Nokia Solutions and Networks infrastructure business (NSN), its Nokia HERE mapping tool, and its patents, …
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Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer said today that he will retire within a year, and that could open the door for the software giant to replace Ballmer with a new …
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Earlier this month, BlackBerry announced that it was considering a number of strategic options including selling the company. My first reaction was sadness – similar to the time when I heard that
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Amazon is clearly interested in Windows, or at least in executives who have worked with the mobile version of the operating system. The online retail giant has hired another Windows …
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Reader Forum: Utilizing TV white space, unlicensed spectrum in an M2M world
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerRecently, the wireless industry has found that the use of unlicensed spectrum and TV white space are promising areas of research. It’s becoming widely talked about and experts have begun to focus on
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Carrier Wrap: LTE expansion continues; Telefonica throws support behind Windows Phone 8
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerEditor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from …
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Microsoft has launched an Office app on iOS, available only to users who buy a subscription to Office 365. Users will be able to create Word documents and Excel spreadsheets …
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On Feb. 11, 2011, Nokia CEO Steven Elop announced that the company would abandon the Symbian operating system. At the same time, he also announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft. The two would share
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French electronic communications regulator ARCEP recently asked prosecutors to investigate that question after a failure by Microsoft’s Skype unit to
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Sales of Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet have been sluggish. IDC reports that Microsoft sold just 200,000 Surface RT tablets in the first quarter, down from 900,000 in the fourth quarter …
