Apple Inc. (AAPL) had another outstanding quarter — this time raking in $6 billion in profit on $26.74 billion in revenues for the period ending Dec. 25, 2010. The company sold more iPhones, Macs and iPads in the three-month period than in any...
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.We quickly forgot the Consumer Electronics Show by last Tuesday (talk about a short news cycle) with...
Federal criminal charges have been filed against two people accused of stealing personal data from about 120,000 iPads last year.The charges, which include one count of fraud and one count of conspiracy to access a computer without authorization, are directed at Daniel Spitler and...
Federal criminal charges have been filed against two people accused of stealing personal data from about 120,000 iPads last year.The charges, which include one count of fraud and one count of conspiracy to access a computer without authorization, are directed at Daniel Spitler and...
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) said it will begin charging a $10 per month premium for all smart phone devices and a select line of feature phones activated on its network beginning Jan. 30. The additional charge will apply to all devices running Research In...
LAS VEGAS — ZTE Corp. had a banner year in 2010 and it wants to build on that momentum even further in 2011. The company experience a 30% growth rate in handset sales from 2009 to 2010 and a nearly 50% jump in terminal...
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,...
LAS VEGAS — ZTE Corp. had a banner year in 2010 and it wants to build on that momentum even further in 2011.
The company experience a 30% growth rate in handset sales from 2009 to 2010 and a nearly 50% jump in terminal products...
While Apple Inc. (AAPL) remains top dog in the device space, Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Android operating system continues to pull ahead in Millennial Media's monthly mobile device report. Android shot past Apple's OS on the Millennial ad network for the first time in December,...
NEW YORK – After Verizon Wireless announced plans to launch Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4, RCR Wireless News caught up with Avi Greengart, research director of consumer devices at Current Analysis, to get his take on things. We asked Greengart if he expected more from...
NEW YORK – After taking some time to check out the demo units of the new CDMA version of the iPhone 4, RCR Wireless News caught up with Ross Rubin, executive director of industry analysis at NPD Group. Rubin talked about the confidence Verizon...
The recently completed Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas provided a unique proving ground for wireless networks. With tens of thousands of the geekiest of the geeks roaming around a couple of square miles, chances are slim that there is ever a denser concentration...
NEW YORK – It finally happened. Verizon Wireless (VZ) is bringing the iPhone 4 to its network, putting to rest a question that's plagued the wireless industry for years.After trumpeting the strengths of the carrier's recently launched LTE network, Verizon Wireless announced that its...
If Verizon Wireless does what it's expected to do tomorrow and announces plans to finally launch Apple Inc.'s iPhone on its network there will be a collective sigh of relief throughout much of the wireless industry.For the better part of at least the last...
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,...
Along with the myriad of wireless tablets showcased at this week's International Consumer Electronics Show, Verizon Wireless and Cisco Systems Inc. announced plans for a 3G/4G tablet aimed at business users, with heightened security permissions and policies as well as Cisco collaboration applications.Verizon Wireless...
LAS VEGAS — Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) have teamed up to launch the BlackBerry 4G PlayBook sometime this summer.Sprint now has the distinction as the first carrier to launch the new tablet with wireless connectivity unless, of course,...
LAS VEGAS — Verizon Wireless (VZ) is seemingly everywhere at this year's Consumer Electronics Show — in fact, it would have been a tall order to avoid the carrier's presence today.As expected, the carrier is mostly hyping up the recent launch of its LTE...
Consolidation has already hit the nascent mobile video chat space as giant Skype Ltd. said it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Qik Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to close this month.Qik currently counts 60 employees across its...
LAS VEGAS — T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) is set to boost its HSPA+ network over the next 12 months, announcing plans to increase network download speeds up to a theoretical 42 megabits per second, or roughly twice the speeds the carrier currently offers for...
The wireless industry has turned its hype amplifier to 11 for the Consumer Electronics Show with carriers announcing a bevy of new tablet devices they expect will change the world and, at least in the case of Verizon Wireless (VZ), a network that can...
LAS VEGAS – Unless copy and paste is your thing, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) doesn't appear to have any major news to share on the mobile front at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.During his opening keynote Wednesday night, CEO Steve Ballmer made the biggest waves...
LAS VEGAS — To hear Omar Khan say it, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is going to take mobile to the "next level in 2011."The de facto head of mobile, which carries the title of chief strategy officer and SVP of products and services at...
UPDATED: LAS VEGAS — It was only a matter of time before AT&T Mobility (T) jumped into the “4G” marketing game, and that time has come.The nation's second largest operator today unveiled “accelerated” LTE plans that call for the carrier to begin launching LTE...
