As the mobile platform war turns, Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), Motorola Inc. (MOT) and Palm (HPQ) all lost smartphone market share in the United States over the last three months while Google Inc. (GOOG) and Apple Inc. (<a href=http://stocks.rcrnews.com/rcrwireless./quote?Symbol=AAPL) made gains.The BlackBerry maker...
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.Despite having previously been late adopters of new mobile technologies, the United States has taken the lead...
GlobalFoundries has fired its top tier management this morning, effective immediately, replacing the CEO, COO and chairman of the board with appointees of the Abu Dhabi government investment arm ATIC.“The board of directors of GlobalFoundries – along with its majority shareholder, the Advanced Technology...
All of the news and speculation that surrounds Nokia Corp. (NOK) brings to mind shades of Motorola Inc. (MOT) a few years back. Motorola was once queen of the ball with a solid name brand and No. 1 leadership position in the United States,...
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.June is a special month in the wireless industry. For the past four years, it has usually...
With barely a day that goes by without yet another report showing Research In Motion Ltd. shedding market share, many in the industry have begun to wonder whether the Canadian company has any hope of clawing its way back and regaining relevance.While knocking RIM...
Verizon Wireless has been keeping the U.S. smartphone channel afloat in May and June thanks to the launch of no less than six high-end Android smartphones, while rival carriers saw a slight dip in sales according to market research from Cannacord Genuity. Low- and...
U.S. Cellular Corp.'s (USM) LTE plans continue to take shape as the regional operator said it plans to roll out its first LTE equipped device in November, presumably following the launch of its initial LTE services.The carrier announced last month that it planned to...
Google Inc.’s Android OS (GOOG) showed national dominance in a new report released by Reston, Va.-based Comscore (SCOR) that shows Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPhone overtaking Research in Motion Ltd.’s (RIMM) previous BlackBerry dominance in smartphone markets.
The report highlighted trends in the U.S. mobile phone...
DUBLIN – Cloud computing is the buzz word associated with the trifecta of mobile technology: the ability to access information and files from a home computer, a mobile device and a work computer or tablet. One of the most obvious applications of cloud capabilities...
PHOENIX—Arizona's Regional Wireless Cooperative (RWC) is one of the largest public-safety radios systems in the country, serving 17 member cities, towns and fire districts in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Getting there, including a Project 25 trunked radio system that is interoperable across multiple jurisdictions,...
Austin-based chipmaker Freescale Semiconductor Inc. went public on Wednesday but fell short of company expectations, pricing stock 22% less than projected at $18 a share.
According to an initial public offering filing (IPO), Freescale wanted to raise more than $1 billion, which is around $22...
Siano Mobile Silicon, supplier of mobile digital TV receiver chips, announced that it has completed a $20 million expansion capital financing round. The round was led by Israeli venture capital fund, Jerusalem Venture Partners. Gadi Tirosh, a General Partner at JVP, will be joining...
Reuters | May 18, 2011 | Alina Selyukh
Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI.N) will expand its operations in Malaysia to include technical response centers, executive vice president Gene Delaney told reporters in New York on Wednesday.
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Australian telecommunication giant Telstra has announced plans to launch the new Samsung Galaxy Ace mobile phone on its Next G network.
Over the past year, Samsung has launched several major Android devices in Australia from the Galaxy S, to the 7 & 10” Galaxy Tablets,...
Knock the PlayBook all you want, but by all accounts it appears to be doing what Motorola Inc.’s Xoom did in its first two months of availability, according to RBC Capital Markets.RBC’s general manager Mike Abramsky has estimated the number of Research In Motion...
Knock the PlayBook all you want, but by all accounts it appears to be doing what Motorola Inc.’s Xoom did in its first two months of availability, according to RBC Capital Markets.
Nvidia Corp. CEO Jen-Hsun Huang believes the problem with Android tablets rests firmly with those attempting to sell them.Talking to Cnet about why tablets like the Motorola Inc. Xoom and Samsung Telecommunications America's Galaxy Tab 10.1 haven't really taken off in a big way,...
Editor's Note: To provide readers with an insight into the world of wireless in regional locales, RCR Wireless News sends its editorial staff not only to trade shows but to metropolitan regions as well, giving insight into how mobile broadband is changing the way...
Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) launched a wireless LAN controller this week that allows a management system to operate as many as 500 branch office locations, 2,000 access points and 20,000 Wi-Fi clients from a single data center.The company plans to demo the controller device...
The Freeport, Texas, Police Department is in the process of installing video-surveillance cameras in a project with ADT Security Services and Motorola Solutions Inc. The project underscores how wireless technology can be used to increase security for the nation's first responders.
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The Freeport, Texas, Police Department is in the process of installing video-surveillance cameras in a project with ADT Security Services and Motorola Solutions Inc. The project underscores how wireless technology can be used to increase security for the nation's first responders.Police Chief Ty Morrow...
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.Communications service providers, especially wireless network operators, have struggled with poor voice quality for years. Many have...
AT&T Mobility (T) is set to “4G-enize” a 4G device announcing this afternoon that it was set to begin rolling out an update for the HTC Corp. Inspire smartphone that will allow for higher-speed uploads through the HSUPA standard.The Inspire launched earlier this year...
