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Worst of the Week: I signed what?

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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....

I want my m-TV free

If there's one lesson to be gleaned from all the mobile TV trials in the last year or so, it's that users aren't very interested in paying for the stuff. In just the last couple of weeks: . Toshiba said it will shutter its Mobile...

New cellphone health litigation surfaces in California court

A new health lawsuit has surfaced in California against T-Mobile USA Inc., Motorola Inc. and Samsung Telecommunications America Inc., the complaint coming after a relative lull in litigation against the wireless industry and amid a resurgence of concern over whether mobile phones pose a...

The OEM service strategy

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.Along with every one of my friends in this industry, from entrepreneurs to product managers at carriers,...

Fall gal

I guess if you lose a few billion dollars, someone has to take the blame. Or at least that was the case last week at Alcatel-Lucent, where after posting another quarter of underwhelming results, one of the wireless industry's largest infrastructure providers decided a...

Worst of the Week: All hail Google

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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....

Open mic

Time was when the bloody white- spaces spat was nice and neat, with mostly high-tech giants seeking more spectrum for Wi-Fi pitted against television broadcasters fearful of interference to digital signals from wireless devices that would operate in vacant TV channels. In short, a...

Competitive playground

Verizon Wireless is smart to quickly agree to sell off wireless properties in 85 markets where it overlaps with Alltel Communications L.L.C. assets in order to try to speed approval of its plan to buy the nation's No. 5 carrier for $28 billion. Verizon...

Privacy rites of passage

Privacy again was all the rage last week on Capitol Hill, but this time it wasn't about telecom companies getting legal cover so they can help the National Security Agency wiretap individuals with terrorist leanings. This time it was a return to concerns about...

Worst of the Week: This column is not funny

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

REVIEW: Makayama’s Media Studio brings ‘Simpsons’ to the smallest screen

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works and what doesn't. If you wish to submit your application or...

The race is on, but we already know the winners

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.A race is underway, and the whole world is watching - even though the winners have already...

Worst of the Week: Cutting in line

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

Latin America: The next big thing or already here?!

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 in Latin America was around 66% in early 2008, well above the world average of...

REVIEW: Mogreet’s video messaging service: $1+ MMS service should keep parents on their toes

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works and what doesn't. If you wish to submit your application or...

The need for a strong Sprint Nextel

Could the skies be clearing over beleagured Sprint Nextel?According to the Wall Street Journal, which cited comments from Verizon Communications President Denny Strigl, the nation's No. 3 carrier could be turning a corner. Strigl reportedly told an investor conference that Sprint Nextel's performance had...

Analyst Angle: Mobile device management and the user experience

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.Why is the mobile user experience important?For many mobile service providers in developed markets, what...

Worst of the Week: Motorola, why not me?

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

One small step for mobile music?

Verizon Wireless' latest effort in the full-track download space is a step in the right direction for mobile music. But it's a very small step.In case you missed it, the carrier earlier this week launched a $15-per-month service that provides unlimited access to more...

REVIEW: Smash! Pow! GoComics poised to please comic book fans

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we'll review a new wireless application or service from the user's point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works and what doesn't. If you wish to submit your application or...

How Apple is blurring the line between marketing and service

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."How can I help you, and where would you like to go?"In this simple greeting, there's a...

Analyst Angle: My favorite WiMAX myths and misconceptions

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. In the coming weeks look for columns from NPD Group's Ross Rubin, Enderle Group's...

What’s the hurry to auction?

The Federal Communications Commission is rushing toward auctioning too much spectrum in too short a period of time and is going to be disappointed with the results. While auctioning 25 megahertz of AWS-3 spectrum and designating a portion of that spectrum for "free" wireless...

Worst of the Week: What does my phone do?

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