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...
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,...
Lookout Inc., a mobile security app provider, has raised $19.5 million in a third round of funding.The company claims more than 4 million users and says it will continue to invest in products for smart phones and tablets. The latest cash infusion came from...
Industry market research firm iSuppli Inc. reports that due to the continued growth in the cell phone market, worldwide factory equipment revenues associated with the wireless industry will hit $271.3 billion in 2011. That growth will be on top of the $235.5 billion generated...
MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) reported a deal with Boingo Wireless Inc. to pre-install the Boingo Mobile application on select Wi-Fi enabled smart phones. The application will allow users unlimited access Boingo’s more than 200,000 Wi-Fi hot spots worldwide using a single username for $8...
Verizon Wireless' (VZ) LTE network might be using a new technology, but so far there is nothing new about the companies that will build the devices running on that network. Motorola Inc. (MOT) has been tapped to release one of the early, if not...
HTC Corp. said it plans to lease space for a new research and development office in Durham, N.C., where it plans to employ 45 people beginning in the first quarter of next year. HTC said the facility will conduct “research into multiple areas of...
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.Santa ClausThe North PoleDear Santa –There’s only one thing I want for Christmas: For President...
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) can't be faulted for pulling out all the stops to make sure it isn't completely left behind in the mobile operating system war. Today the company announced sales of 1.5 million devices running on Windows Phone 7 in its first six...
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. With next-generation LTE and mobile WiMAX networks now up and running in North America, operators are...
LAS VEGAS, Dec. 20, 2010 | PRNewswire-Asia | Fuzhou Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd (Rockchip)
World's first SOC to support VP8 HD Video Playback, support Internet TV
Fuzhou Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd (Rockchip) a Chinese leading semiconductor company, is releasing a new mobile internet platform -- RK29xx...
Here's a rumor that keeps cropping up: Nokia Corp. (NOK) plans to introduce a device running on Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) Windows Phone 7 operating system.While the move would be a monumental shift for Nokia it's one that has reportedly gained traction now that the...
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...
Fresh off its strong showing in the latest consumer satisfaction survey from Consumer Reports, U.S. Cellular Corp. (USM) plans to go for broke during the remainder of the holiday shopping season announcing all of its phones will be free from Dec. 17 through...
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.One thing you may not know is how the World Wide Web is being re-created...
Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. (TU) said it expects its 2011 financial success to hinge increasingly on its mobile operations.Telus said that it expects its mobile operations, which is currently the third-largest in the country, to post between $5.2 billion and $5.35 billion in...
Nokia Corp. (NOK) has announced plans to layoff about 800 workers in Finland.The job cuts, which begin next month, will carry severance packages worth 5-15 months salary, according to a company statement sent to Reuters. Nokia hopes some of the affected workers will be...
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...
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,...
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....
Almost half of all smart phone users in the United States have already made purchases or plan to do so soon, according to a new survey from ABI Research. The survey of 2,000 smart phone users also found that 53% use or plan to...
To the surprise of few mobile network managers, the recent proliferation of advanced mobile devices is putting an increased strain on carriers' networks, according to a report from mobile network management software provider Arieso.The study found that using usage models of Apple Inc.'s iPhone...
Netbooks running on Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Chrome OS won't be commercially available until the middle of next year, but they will include a wireless bonus in the form of 3G connectivity on Verizon Wireless' network.At a press event yesterday, Google announced that every Chrome...
