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.March marks the six month anniversary of my Reality Check column. We are now reaching thousands each...
LAS VEGAS – A number of operators got an early jump on the phone-launching hype at this year's CTIA 2010 event unveiling plans to begin selling some highly-anticipated devices. AT&T Mobility said it would begin offering Palm Inc.'s Pre Plus and Pixi Plus smartphones,...
Palm Inc. shares dove more than 18% early Friday after the company announced an increased number of shipments to carriers during its third fiscal quarter ended Feb. 26, but a drop in sell through of devices to consumers. The results further cloud the smartphone...
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.This year, like last year, they might as well have renamed CES the “iPhone and iPhone Accessories...
Verizon Wireless finally filled in the blanks for its planned launch of Palm Inc.’s Pre Plus and Pixi Plus scheduled for Jan. 25. The devices, which were shown at the recent Consumer Electronics Show, will be available for $150 for the Pre Plus and...
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,...
Last week’s Consumer Electronics Show was a haven for device geeks of all shapes and sizes. Sure, the 165-inch 3D televisions were awesome, but so were the shrunken mobile devices that seemed to proliferate from every corner of the Las Vegas Convention Center.We covered...
LAS VEGAS – In the shadow of Apple Inc.'s iPhone and Google Inc.'s Android operating systems continued strong growth, Palm Inc. pushes ahead aggressively for its spot in the sun. What began one year ago at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show this year took...
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.Many of us, including me, will converge on Las Vegas to ingest the latest trends in telecommunications...
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.Season's greetings to the Reality Check faithful. It's been a trendful year, and while the pundits regurgitate...
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.As the spin doctors try to put a happy face on the retail shopping season, I thought...
Hello! And welcome to our Friday 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....
With the holiday shopping season fast approaching, Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. announced additions to their handset portfolios.The new CDMA-based smartphones follow recent launches from their GSM-based counterparts AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA Inc. highlighting the increasing emphasis carriers and device manufacturers are...
Nokia reported a $834 million loss for the third quarter as the company wrote down $1.35 billion on its Nokia Siemens Networks business. The company's stock fell about 11% on the news to $13.70. The quarter marks the first time the handset giant has...
T-Mobile USA Inc. said it would begin pre-sales of the Motorola Inc. Cliq smartphone Nov. 19, pricing the handset at $200 for qualified subscribers with a two-year contract. The handset is set to be sold in stores and online Nov. 2, T-Mobile said. However,...
Palm Inc. said it sold 823,000 smartphones during its recently completed first fiscal quarter, dominated by the recent launch of its Pre device. Despite the better than expected sales and a lower than expected net losses for the quarter, a tepid forecast for Q2...
Palm Inc. said it sold 823,000 smartphones during its recently completed first fiscal quarter, dominated by the recent launch of its Pre device. Despite the better than expected sales and a lower than expected net losses for the quarter, a tepid forecast for Q2...
Looking to ride the success of its highly touted if not hot selling Pre device, Palm Inc. this morning announced plans to launch a follow up device dubbed Pixi. The device, which like the Pre will be initially available exclusively through Sprint Nextel Corp.,...
Palm Inc.'s Pre has been a qualified success for both Palm and its exclusive launch partner Sprint Nextel Corp. (I say “qualified” because as the phone has sold in the hundreds of thousands and been lauded with glowing reviews, it has been overshadowed by...
On the surface, there isn't much to suggest that this newly Democratic-led FCC will make any radical regulatory changes in the wireless industry. There is a loud camp cheering for new FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to take a more heavy-handed approach in wireless affairs,...
Yes, it is good to be back. Thanks for asking.OK so maybe technically you didn’t ask, but I’ll tell you just the same; it is good to be back. We’ve missed you.Even though the wireless industry has been one of America’s great success stories...
Like cartoon coyotes that draw themselves to full height before an exaggerated pounce on prey, handset vendors have offered little this year - but portended much - before an expected lunge at the market.Major vendors, particularly smartphone purveyors, have largely passed up the first...
Sprint Nextel Corp. is looking for a hero and it may well find one that fits in the palm of your hand - pun intended. In this case, Sprint Nextel is banking on the exclusive, hero handset from Palm Inc. dubbed the Pre. And...
In an exclusive interview with RCR Wireless News, Sprint Nextel Corp. CEO Dan Hesse discusses pricing plans, unlimited service options, iDEN network capacity, the forthcoming Palm Pre, planned job cuts and network outsourcing.
RCR: Can you provide some information on what's going on with Sprint...
