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China drafting document on mobile phone fee reminders

By Owen Fletcher, Dow Jones Newswires Thursday 09 December 2010 Telecoms ministry document will provide guidelines for telcos on notifying customers of tariffs. China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said Thursday it is working with "relevant parties" to draft a document aimed at guiding...

Motorola Singapore launches dust-proof, water and scratch resistant Defy smartphone

Singapore, 9 December 2010 – Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Motorola, Inc., today announced the launch of Motorola DEFY in Singapore. DEFY is a slim, pocketable Android smartphone that comes equipped with advanced Web-browsing capabilities and a 3.7” high-resolution touch screen...

Analyst Angle: Mobile devices – Which company will lead the next innovation cycle?

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly 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.Handset and mobile operating system manufacturers are scrambling to differentiate their offerings in an increasingly...

Reality Check: Four predictions for 2011

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.The pace at which the mobile industry is changing right now has made crystal-ball gazing more difficult...

Analyst Angle: Voice recognition in mobile

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly 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.“Call Alicia’s mobile number”“Text message to Bryan and Jason – Congrats on the Giants winning...

Jamie Foxx has 'absolutely mind blowing' plans for mobile

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Looking south over the Los Angeles landscape from a balcony adjoining his top-floor suite, Jamie Foxx says he has some big plans for mobile.It’s hard not to take him at his word, especially considering the crowd of mobile marketing leaders...

Reality Check: The Q4 (and 2011) storm cometh (Part 2)

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. Greetings from Kansas City, home of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the only World War...

Reality Check: Big thinking on small cells

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.Think femtocells are a niche product? Think again: In the United States alone, they already outnumber macrocell...

China Mobile joins Linux Foundation

China Mobile Communications Corp. has joined the Linux Foundation, making it the first Chinese company to join the nonprofit organization.Having the world's largest telecom provider join as gold member (second tier) will definitely boost the Linux Foundation's clout as the operator continues to invest...

Skype cuts ties with Nimbuzz leading up to IPO

Skype is cutting its ties with third-party apps and other service providers as it sets its sights on an initial public offering. Nimbuzz Inc. has been asked to remove support for all Skype services by the end of the month, Techcrunch reported.Nimbuzz followed up...

Ericsson beats Q3 estimates amid ongoing component shortage

Ericsson AB (ERIC) reported better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter, which lifted profits to $554 million, up 360% from a year ago.Sales were basically flat, however, bringing the company's year-over-year revenue down by 2.7% to $7.12 billion."Group sales in the quarter increased 2% year-over-year...

CEO of iQmetrix talks consumer experience and why it matters

As mobile phones have evolved from clunky handbag bricks to lean, mean computing machines, the retail stores that sell the coveted communication devices have also seen massive transitions said Christopher Krywulak, President and CEO of IQMetrix in his keynote at the firm's Wireless Retail...

Mobile is a $1 billion business for Google

While it may be true that mobile only contributes to a small share of Google Inc.'s (GOOG) treasure, it's still grown to a $1 billion annual business.The company reported $2.17 billion in profits on $7.29 billion in revenues during the last quarter. Revenues were...

Reality Check: M2M: Driving exponential growth in connections

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. Over the past year, the wireless industry has given a lot more attention to connecting “things.”...

Reader Forum: Net neutrality – all about the consumer

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...

Microsoft CEO's bonus halved over mobile woes

The rich often do get richer, but in Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer's case, he could be $670,000 richer if mobile weren't such a sore spot for the company.It turns out Ballmer was eligible to receive up to 200% of his base salary...

Worst of the Week: I'm drained

Hello! And welcome to our Friday 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 RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....

Metrico solution evaluates mobile video performance at handset level

Metrico Wireless Inc. launched a new product to test how mobile video performs on end users' handsets as wireless operators try to address the growing trend of viewing video on mobile phones.Increasingly, end users are viewing video over mobile devices, and operators are trying...

Analyst Angle: Open letter to Stephen Elop, Nokia’s new CEO: How to make Nokia great again

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly 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.I congratulate you on assuming leadership of one of the great mobile and wireless companies...

Worst of the Week: Take a number

Hello! And welcome to our Friday 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 RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....

Analyst Angle: The mobile wallet – not yet meeting, let alone exceeding, consumer expectations

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly 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.Despite chattering from technologists and consultants, consumers have consistently been lukewarm to “mobile money”...

NAB 'should consider' stupidity of FM chip lobbying campaign

Part of my job as editor is to sift through some of the more outlandish news about the wireless industry, and decide which issues merit coverage and which don't. So when I initially read about an attempt by the National Association of Broadcasters and...

Analyst Angle: Why direct web access no longer matters

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly 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.I’m sure the first reaction to this week’s column title caught your attention. You might...

Worst of the Week: Potty talk

Worst of the Week: Potty talkHello! And welcome to our Friday 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 RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever...