"Ruggedish" smartphones is a global trend – and traditional rugged computer makers are best equipped to supply truly rugged smartphones and tablets: The cracked display is a common sight these days.
The mobile device market has morphed into a battle similar to what the domestic wireless carrier market has become over the past several years: two dominate players, with a handful of smaller companies fighting over the scraps.
Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. The amount of news has slowed some due to the Christmas holiday, but that hasn't stopped Oracle from announcing a new acquisition and the results of a recent CEM survey. Google...
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!
--Rural operators continue to load up...
Motorola’s website suffered a meltdown on “Cyber Monday” as demand for the device maker’s Moto X smartphone outstripped the capabilities of its host.
Motorola had planned on offering up unlocked versions of its Moto X halo device to one and all for $350, or for...
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...
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!
--Shenandoah Telecommunications said it has completed...
Motorola has officially launched its Moto G smartphone, with the goal of bringing high-end Android devices to new segments of the global market. The Moto G is not an LTE phone, but it does pack a quad-core processor, a high-end display and ample storage,...
Motorola is set to launch a new smartphone tomorrow. The Moto G is expected to be a lower-priced companion to the Moto X, which has failed to gain much traction in the market so far. The G of course stands for Google, which owns...
One take away from the recent Competitive Carriers Association Fall 2013 event was the desire by many rural operators to move into the LTE space, both to cater to customer demand as well as to tap into the spectrum efficiencies inherent in the LTE...
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 first smartphone to be made in America costs less to make than Samsung's Galaxy S4, according to a teardown analysis prepared by IHS iSuppli. The research firm estimates the total production cost of the Moto X at $226, lower than the 16GB S4's...
AT&T Mobility is rolling out the much-anticipated Motorola Moto X phone and Verizon Wireless is busy launching three new Motorola Droid smartphones, even as pictures of what looks like a "Droid 5" are leaking in China.
The Moto X is $200 on contract, and...
With eyes toward the future national public safety network being planned by FirstNet, Motorola Solutions and Verizon Wireless have launched a new in-car mobile broadband device that operates both in Verizon Wireless' spectrum and the Band 14 spectrum that will be used for FirstNet's...
Search engine giant Google is hoping that an individualized, hands-free, voice-responsive Moto X will attract high-end U.S. smartphone users. The Google-owned Motorola Mobility revealed the much-awaited smartphone on Aug. 1 with a press event in New York and a long blog post all about...
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...
Verizon Wireless is launching three new large-screen Android phones. The Droid Maxx, the Droid Ultra, and the Droid Mini include some of the same features expected in Motorola's upcoming Moto X, the first smartphone to be made in the United States. The three new...
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...
Looking to continue push-to-talk communication capabilities between customers across the Western Hemisphere, NII Holdings and Motorola announced a smartphone application that will allow users in the United States with to connect PTT conversations with NII customers across Latin America.
The PRIP application, which is based...
Republic Wireless has cut the price of its sole device offering designed to run across its flat-rate, unlimited plan, ratcheting up the competitive pressure in the no-contract wireless space.
Customers can pay $199 for the Motorola Defy XT smartphone, which is $50 less than...
Having attempted to steer clear of the Softbank/Sprint Nextel/Dish/Clearwire soap opera for at least a week, I find myself back in the stands at this ongoing circus trying to again
LG, Huawei and ZTE are the up-and-comers in the smartphone market, but they have a long way to go. The latest report on the installed base of smartphones worldwide showed that Huawei and ZTE have yet to break into the top five brands, and...
40 years after Motorola's Marty Cooper made the world's first cell phone call, the race to bring new mobile phones to market has never been more intense. Chipsets that integrate mobile processors, modems, graphics processors and connectivity solutions are speeding time-to-market for manufacturers. Broadcom...
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...
