RCR Wireless News is hitting the road next week for New York City and the Garden State. As with every stop on our global tour, conference series and news desk, our team will engage the mobile community at the local level to better understand...
Motricity Inc. (MOTR) won a contract from Virgin Media Inc. (VMED), to use Motricity's MobileCast solution to support Virgin smartphone users. The service is designed to help Virgin Media mobile users easier access content, as well as allow users to manage their content...
ORLANDO, Fla.—CTIA’s semi-annual survey of wireless operators confirmed what the industry already knows: Americans are in love with their wireless devices, and using them more and more for data connections.Some quick stats from the survey: Wireless penetration is at 96%, up nearly 5% from...
iLoop Mobile is taking its mobile marketing strategy to small, local retailers, with a new program called SlingShop. The program can help small- and medium-sized retailers develop mobile marketing campaigns around loyalty efforts, check-in applications and custom discount deals.iLoop has made a name for...
AUSTIN, Texas–IBM Corp. is exhibiting at SouthbySouthwest for the first time this year as part of its Startup America $150 million commitment to bring more jobs to the United States. The company is hosting a series of five session as part of the technology...
The relationship between carriers and app developers is an evolving one. Carriers have increasingly opened up their APIs to developers – even if a developer is offering an application that overlaps with a carrier's feature. The trend is prominent in the rapidly growing family...
Verizon Wireless and the Texas attorney general have filed lawsuits against a company that they say used premium SMS campaigns to defraud VZW and its customers. The lawsuit is the latest in a string of 20 lawsuits Verizon Wireless has filed against companies...
AUSTIN, Texas–Some argue that there is little to a name, but if any of those people work in the world of the Web, they are very wrong. For companies that use either the terms “face” or “book” in a name on the Internet, the...
BARCELONA, Spain—With 35 million downloads, The Weather Channel is the second-highest smart-phone application in the United States. Now the company is reigniting its international efforts. The Weather Channel's Mike Zarrilli spoke with Executive Editor Tracy Ford about those plans during Mobile World Congress in...
Verizon Wireless took top honors in J.D. Power and Associates newest call quality performance study, even as overall call quality stagnated due to more smart-phone usage, increased text messaging and more calls made indoors. The percentage of wireless calls made indoors has increased to...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in RCR Wireless News' January Special Edition: "Unwrapping the Opportunities, the next generation of smart devices. To see all of the articles from that issue, click here.The digitally connected home will use a variety of technologies to...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in RCR Wireless News' January Special Edition: "Unwrapping the Opportunities, the next generation of smart devices. To see all of the articles from that issue, click here. Considering the rate at which so many things are being connected...
AT&T Mobility recently announced the launch of ShopAlerts, a voluntary opt-in service that provides mobile promotions, rewards and discounts to AT&T wireless subscribers on their phones when they are in close proximity to a participating store or brand. Subscribers who choose to participate will...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in RCR Wireless News' January Special Edition: "Unwrapping the Opportunities, the next generation of smart devices. To see all of the articles from that issue, click here.Every year we sit back and marvel at the advances made...
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: RCR Wireless News Editor Sylvie Barak delved deep into the Russian wireless landscape during a recent trip to the country. She delivered a feature report for RCR Wireless News that was included in our November Special Edition. Click here ...
The Federal Communications Commission opened a Notice of Inquiry into next-generation 911 services. The NOI seeks comment on how to include new communications forms, including Internet-protocol based communications and wireless communications.More than 650,000 911 calls are made daily, and nearly 70% of those calls...
AUSTIN, Texas-- Famigo Games won first place in Mobile Mondays'Austin AppCircus. Famigo is a social networking site designed for families around games. Parents create accounts as a family and can monitor their children's social interactions in a safe environment, letting them interact with family...
It used to be that messaging, which gained popularity as simple texting or Short Message Service (SMS), was just for teens—a way for them to interact in real-time via their own shorthand tech-speak. Enter: Multimedia Message Service (MMS), enabling wireless consumers to incorporate images...
4G Americas is the new name for the former 3G Americas trade association. As the industry evolves, the trade association said it will continue to advocate for 3GPP technologies, but also expand its focus to promote, facilitate and advocate for the entire mobile broadband...
MobileMonday announced finalists for its Peer Awards finale at the organization's 10-year anniversary party, set for today. The event is taking place in Helskinki, with 350 guests from 37 countries, according to the group. Finallists in the "Base of the Pyramid" category are: --...
Merchants and their banks are mandated by the credit card companies to adhere to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), a set of security best practices defined by the credit card industry and focused on protecting cardholder data. Compliance is determined...
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) saw its stock bounce up 4% on second-quarter results that included revenue up 31% from last year and earnings per share up 76% from a year ago. Revenue for the second quarter, which ended Aug. 28, stood at $4.62...
Motricity today launched its mCore MobileCast platform, designed to help operators deliver relevant content and services to end users’ smartphones in a real-time, zero-touch environment. “Smartphone user now have access to more content, applications, goods and services than ever before, but it’s often...
