mobile device

You know what Google Inc. does on the Internet, right? Sifting through billions of destinations to help people find what they’re looking for? That’s what Sense Networks executives want to …

Forum Nokia is teaming with Mobile Complete Inc. to help developers to test and deploy applications across Series 40 and S60 handsets.Nokia Corp.’s developer program launched a Virtual Developer Lab …

Faster networks, flat-rate data plans and improved marketing from carriers have combined to nearly double the number of mobile Internet users in the United States in less than two years …

The term “serial entrepreneur” gets tossed around a lot in the technology world, but few executives can match Cheng Wu’s resume when it comes to building – and then selling …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. Mobile penetration …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News has teamed up with the Yankee Group to conduct a series of market surveys of RCR Wireless News’ subscribers to gauge their thoughts on various …

Mobile instant messaging will eventually cannibalize SMS and computer-based e-mail, according to a survey from TNS Technology.The survey of 17,000 respondents in 30 countries found that once users adopt MIM, …

The mobile device market is expected to show shipments of 289 million units during the first quarter of 2008, according to a new study from ABI Research.“Operators and distributors continued …

Overnight, it seems, mobile Internet devices, or MIDs, are the topic du jour.But like many overnight sensations, the MID category is constructed of a fragile combination of long-term toil in …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check feature. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. In …

Mobile content provider go2 Media Inc. notched its third tier-one carrier win, announcing an agreement to deliver information through T-Mobile USA Inc.’s t-zones service.The Boston-based firm said T-Mobile wireless Web …

The mobile device management services market is expected to grow from $583 million in 2007 to more than $20 billion by 2013, according to a report from ABI Research.“The range …

In case book buyers felt limited by stores, direct mail and online options, Barnes & Noble is adding one more: mobile phones. The Manhattan-based book retailer announced the launch of …

Armed only with more promises to revive the badly flagging company, Motorola Inc.’s CEO Greg Brown and fellow board members took a verbal beating from their shareholders at last week’s …

Quietly, Professional Bull Riders has begun targeting rodeo fans – yes, rodeo fans – through their phones.The Pueblo, Colo.-based association several weeks ago launched a comprehensive wireless Web site, allowing …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the …

OK, Mark Twain’s “mysterious stranger” was actually Satan’s nephew, and we’re certainly not deriding the devilish Steve Jobs or his wonderful company – but the theme of unwanted intrusion is …

MOTOROLA INC. MADE two major moves last week to put its house in order as it works to revive its flagging mobile device business.First, the company and investor Carl Icahn …

ICO Global Communications Holdings’ half billion-dollar gamble leaves the launching pad this week.The Reston, Va.-based firm is slated to launch its $500 million satellite into space Monday, setting the stage …

The country’s two largest wireless carriers are stepping up their retail experience, with more interactivity and new design elements. AT&T Mobility is introducing Microsoft Corp.’s Surface at select stores, which …

The mobile enterprise world for years has been rife with talk of Trojan horses, data-soiling worms and other Internet-age nasties. For the time being, though, the biggest threat to mobile …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the …

Gambling continues to be a vice mostly pushed to the sidelines. It pops up with a vengeance in places like Las Vegas and on Indian reservations, but there are plenty …

Regional wireless operator Alltel Corp. posted a strong showing in J.D. Power and Associates latest rankings of wireless call quality, taking the sole or partial top spot in three of …

BURLINGAME, Calif. – The perception of what wireless technologies can enable for other industries is years, if not decades, ahead of reality. As mobile devices have ever-so-steadily become a pocket-sized …