Seeking to expand its web development portfolio for wireless operators, Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) today announced its acquisition of OpenPlug, a French-based mobile applications development tools vendor. The move is notable in that traditional infrastructure suppliers increasingly are offering applications solutions to operators as...
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, where playoff hopes are alive – for our professional soccer team. August...
Leap Wireless International Inc. (LEAP) said its Cricket subsidiary completed the acquisition of the remaining interest in its former joint venture LCW Wireless L.L.C. for $3.2 million. The venture was formed in July 2006 with partners CSM Wireless L.L.C. and WLPCS Management L.L.C.The JV,...
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.You have to hand it to firms like Intel Corp. (INTC) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)...
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.Chinese are voracious consumers of mobile data. In fact, 80% of the 777 million Chinese...
For a current market leader, Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) finds itself behind its competitors in the smart phone space far too often.It only recently caught up with practically every other smart phone maker on the planet and released a modern browser of the...
Research In Motion Ltd.'s (RIMM) new flagship device, the BlackBerry Torch, isn't exactly taking the world by storm. But who expected it to?After using the device for the past five days, it isn't difficult to see why early sales of the device are modest...
The music video site Vevo has released an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch and is working on apps for the iPad, Android-powered devices and other mobile operating systems.The app, which is sponsored AT&T Inc. (T), extend's the premium music video service to...
Skype Ltd. announced that it has expanded the reach of its agreement with Verizon Wireless (VZ) to now offer the Skype mobile application on “3G multimedia” devices running Qualcomm Inc.’s (QCOM) BREW platform.The agreement builds on an announcement earlier this year at the Mobile...
Though only available for a few days, rumblings have already begun that Research In Motion Ltd.'s (RIMM) Torch device has met with only modest sales success. Financial analysts have pegged sales of the smart phone, which launched exclusively in the United States at AT&T...
Google Inc. (GOOG) rolled out a new feature that links the Chrome browser with devices running on the Android operating system.The Chrome to Phone extension, which Google announced today at a news conference and in an accompanying blog post, is simply a button that...
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) launched the Torch, its latest flagship BlackBerry device, on AT&T Mobility (T) today.At the typical $200 price point, after rebates on a new contract, the Torch is the BlackBerry maker's latest attempt to breathe new life into its well-regarded...
Mobile device sales surged to 325.8 million units worldwide during the second quarter, a 13.8% year-over-year increase, according to a report from Gartner Inc. The report noted that smart phones accounted for 19% of sales worldwide to end users, a 50.5% increase from the...
It's been nearly a decade since Sony Corp. (SNE) and LM Ericsson (ERIC) formed a joint venture to combine their strengths in the mobile device market, but Sony has so far left its gaming background off the table.Apparently that's about to change.Sony Ericsson Mobile...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) sure can move fast when it wants to, especially when the security of millions of iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads potentially hangs in the balance.The company released an update to its iOS operating system this afternoon to address a dangerous security...
Verizon Wireless said it would begin taking pre-orders on the Motorola Inc. Droid 2 beginning tomorrow ahead of its expected launch later this month. The device will retail for $200 after all rebates and a two-year contract. The device is set to replace the...
Editor's Note: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' July Special Edition, "Riding the Wave: The Forces Impacting Carrier Strategy." The 80-page special edition is available here.On the streets of Guangzhou, Harbin and Shanghai, the mobile phone has become ubiquitous. Once...
The latest report on app downloads doesn't pack many surprises, but it does shine a brighter light on the runaway hit that mobile apps have become.According to the latest data from ABI Research, Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iOS will command more than half, or 52%,...
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) upped its game today unveiling its latest smart phone, dubbed the BlackBerry Torch and available initially exclusively in the United States through AT&T Mobility (T). The device sports the device makers latest BlackBerry 6 operating system highlighted by increased...
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) appears to be putting the final touches on its rollout plans and the accompanying marketing blitz for its latest device.The smart phone and enterprise mobility pioneer is holding an invite-only event in New York City next Tuesday where...
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 future of smartphones is coming, and it is wide open … as in open source. The...
Renowned Windows Mobile ROM maker and modder 'Conflipper' has released a list claiming to be codenames of upcoming or planned Windows Phone 7 devices from HTC.
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) has been on a slow and steady march toward the consumer market for the better part of two years, and although much of its success of late has come from growth on that front its most current operating...
