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 2, priced at $449, is the successor to the Surface RT. It is powered...
The 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.
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!).
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 Communications recent announcement that it planned to acquire Vodafone's 45% stake in Verizon Wireless...
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 after discussing alternatives for their partnership, Microsoft and Nokia decided that Microsoft's purchase of...
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, which Microsoft will continue to license. The Finnish company says the deal will close...
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 executive more focused on mobility. Two insiders whose names may show up on the...
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
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 phone expert, this time from Nokia. Nokia's Marco Argenti has been handling relationships with...
Recently, 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
Editor’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 the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--Sprint Nextel again hogged the headlines...
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 on their iPhones and iPads, and view and edit PowerPoint presentations.
Apple says the...
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
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 of 2012. Now the software giant is giving buyers the Surface's Type or Touch...
In another sign that tablets and personal computers are becoming more and more similar, Microsoft said today that it will revive some of the features of "classic" Windows in its upcoming Windows 8.1 operating system.
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Microsoft (MSFT) is reportedly ready to buy Barnes & Noble (BKS) out of the two companies' joint venture that controls the Nook e-reader, digital store and college bookstore. The online media is the key asset of interest; Microsoft is reportedly ready to dump Nook's...
Editor’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 a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more interesting headlines from...
The U.S. government's commitment to BlackBerry may be over. Today the Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Defense Department will approve the use of Apple and Samsung devices. The approval of both the iOS and Android platforms would suggest that the government will...
It's been more than two years since Nokia CEO Stephen Elop decided that the struggling phone maker would make handsets based on Microsoft's Windows operating system. Elop, a former Microsoft executive, said it would take two years to make the successful transition to Windows....
Fairsearch, a business group formed to fight the dominance of Google, has filed a complaint with the European Commission alledging that the search engine giant uses "deceptive conduct to lockout competition in mobile."
The group says Google's practices are deceptive because Android is not really...
Ericsson says it will buy Microsoft's Mediaroom for an undisclosed amount, a move that will give the world's largest maker of mobile telecom equipment the lead position in the market for carrier IPTV solutions. Microsoft has an estimated 25% of the market for IPTV...
Ericsson's purchase of Microsoft's Mediaroom underlines the growing importance of the video-on-demand market market for mobile operators. Demand for set-top boxes is set to skyrocket during the next five years, according to the latest research from Infonetics. The research firm says the global set-top...
The world's largest maker of wireless networking equipment has been increasingly focused on software as a service and now Ericsson is reportedly trying to buy Microsoft's IPTV unit. The unit makes software to power set-top boxes, and counts AT&T's U-Verse as a customer.
Microsoft controls...
