The worldwide mobile phone market just keeps on growing, with IDC's latest results showing a 17.9% rise in the fourth quarter of 2010 alone. The market research outfit says vendors shipped 401.4 million units in 4Q10 compared to 340.5 million units in the fourth...
U Mobile Sdn Bhd and Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) partner to launch BlackBerry solution for U Mobile customers in Malaysia. The BlackBerry solution will bring together smart phones, software and services to allow easy wireless access to industry-leading e-mail and messaging, social networking,...
Taipei Times | January 25, 2011 | Lisa Wang
Chunghwa Telecom Co (CHT, 中華電信), the nation’s biggest telecoms carrier, yesterday launched its first BlackBerry smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM), ending Taiwan Mobile Co’s (台灣大哥大) five-year exclusive right to sell the phone in Taiwan.
The partnership...
RIM | January 21, 2011 | Press Release
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - U Mobile Sdn Bhd (“U Mobile”) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today launched the BlackBerry® solution for U Mobile customers in Malaysia.
The BlackBerry solution brings together smartphones, software and...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
AFP | January 12, 2011
NUSA DUA, Indonesia — The Canadian maker of the popular BlackBerry smartphone hit back Thursday at Indonesian officials' claims it does not pay taxes or contribute to the Southeast Asian country's booming economy.
Research in Motion (RIM) Southeast Asia managing director...
Wall Street Journal | January 10, 2011
Research In Motion said it will apply Internet filtering on BlackBerrys in Indonesia to comply with a government demand to block websites containing pornography. WSJ's Spencer Ante reports on Digits.
Video via Wall Street Journal
CNET | January 10, 2011 | Don Reisinger
Research In Motion will block pornography accessed through its smartphones in Indonesia.
The company announced today that it will develop a "prompt, compliant filtering solution" for Indonesia BlackBerry users by the country's January 21 deadline. If RIM doesn't...
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 — 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,...
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.I have always tried to give readers some perspectives on the coming year – trends...
If Wirefly.com is any indication, Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) could be in for some surprising fourth quarter results. The online wireless retailer, which is owned by Simplexity, reported that the HTC Corp. Evo 4G was its best selling device during the holiday season. The...
Editor's Note: The mobile space witnessed a lot of news over the past 12 months that have and will alter the mobile landscape for years to come. With the end of 2010 just days away, RCR Wireless News takes a look back at the...
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.Oh my god! There must be well over 300,000 mobile applications available when you consider...
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 many ways, 2010 was a landmark year in consumer devices: after years of...
Livewire Mobile Inc. said it acquired FoneStarz Media Group, which is a mobile content supplier and digital storefront that works with a variety of telecom and media brands. The combined company will provide application distribution, ringback, full-track music, video, advertising, ringtones, images and games....
Research in Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry, says its third-quarter earnings have jumped 45 percent as sales keep surging overseas despite tough competition in the smartphone market.
RIM said it shipped 14.2 million BlackBerrys in the quarter, narrowly beating Apple’s iPhone sales in its...
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) reported one of its best quarters ever, shipping a record 14.2 million devices, up 40% from a year ago. The BlackBerry maker said it added 5.1 million accounts during the time frame, pushing its subscriber base to more than...
Sprint signed international 4G roaming agreements with Digicel in Jamaica and Global Mobile in Taiwan. The agreement will allow certain Sprint devices to automatically detect the Digicel and Global Mobile networks and allow customers to connect and roam onto the networks. Pricing and launch...
Interesting conclusions are being drawn based on some daily point-of-sale data that ITG Investment Research analyst Matthew Goldman apparently leaked to AllThingsD.Depending on who you ask or what you read, Verizon Wireless (VZ) could be too dependent on Android devices, AT&T Mobility (T) is...
Online freelance employment site Elance came out with its end of year employment trends, noting a 98% increase in the number of jobs posted on the site by businesses seeking mobile developers this year. Not surprisingly, Elance said it expects that growth to continue...
