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.Last week, the Android tablet community was rocked by aggressive patent-protection actions taken by Apple Inc. (AAPL)...
Orange | August 9, 2011 | Press Release
Orange Travel: real time info on rates and spending abroad
Orange Travel lets Orange France’s customers check how much they’ve spent using their smartphone to talk, text and surf when they’re travelling abroad. As soon as they cross...
Google Inc. (GOOG) took a more serious position in the mobile space today, announcing plans to acquire Motorola Mobility Holding Inc. (MOT) for $12.5 billion. The move, if approved, would give Google direct control over a device maker and a direct channel to distribute...
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said its revenues grew 11% in the first half of the year, to $15.38 billion, while operating profit reached $1.94 billion. The privately held Chinese company released the information in a press release, but did not release overall profit figures.The...
Google Inc. (GOOG) took a more serious position in the mobile space today announcing plans to acquire Motorola Mobility Holding Inc. (MOT) for $12.5 billion. The move, if approved, would give Google direct control over a device maker and a direct channel to distribute...
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,...
MyBroadband | August 11, 2011
A live traffic service is coming to South African Nokia smartphone users with the latest Nokia Maps update
Read the full article here via MyBroadband
DigiTimes | August 12, 2011 | Jessie Shen
Samsung Electronics has announced its latest Galaxy smartphone, the Galaxy R, which sports a 4.19-inch screen and features the Nvidia Tegra 2 mobile chip and Android 2.3 OS.
Read the full article here via DigiTimes
Bloomberg | August 12, 2011 | Jonathan Browning
Huawei Technologies Co. plans to sell its first own-branded mobile phone in the U.K., taking on manufacturers using Google Inc. (GOOG)’s Android software in one of Europe’s most competitive handset markets.
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Samsung Mobile will finally be unveiling its long awaited Galaxy S II smartphone in an event in New York City August 29.The phone – which sports a Super-AMOLED Display, Dual Core processor, 1GB of RAM and Android 2.3.3 – has been available in Europe...
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....
Reuters | August 10, 2011 | Hyunjoo Jin, Mayumi Negishi
LG Electronics and Sony said on Thursday that they have resolved patent disputes between the two firms spanning smartphones, TVs and Blu-ray technology, with LG adding that they have signed a cross-licensing deal.
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Chip makers seem to be weighing in on the Wi-Fi vs 3G enabled discussion when it comes to tablets, with some starting to question whether consumers actually want another cellular-connected device to add to their monthly bills.
Qualcomm’s executive vice president, Steve Mollenkopf, has said the mobile app space will change computing forever.
Speaking at an event marking the opening of Verizon Wireless’ Application Innovation Center in San Francisco Wednesday, Mollenkopf spoke of his firm’s “rich history of innovation” and collaboration with...
Qualcomm’s executive vice president, Steve Mollenkopf, has said the mobile app space will change computing forever.
Speaking at an event marking the opening of Verizon Wireless’ Application Innovation Center in San Francisco Wednesday, Mollenkopf spoke of his firm’s “rich history of innovation” and collaboration with...
Qualcomm’s executive vice president, Steve Mollenkopf, has said the mobile app space will change computing forever.Speaking at an event marking the opening of Verizon Wireless’ Application Innovation Center in San Francisco Wednesday, Mollenkopf spoke of his firm’s “rich history of innovation” and collaboration with...
An Indonesian wireless operator is the first to deploy Smith Micro Software Inc.'s (SMSI) new Experience Manager platform, which enables end users to manage all of their wireless connections and data plans across their devices and networks.The Experience Manager platform also enables operators...
HTC will be investing $300 million in Beats Electronics, to incorporate the firm's digital sound technology into upcoming phones it was revealed this evening.The Taiwanese phone maker had told press earlier on Wednesday it would be making an announcement Thursday morning in Los Angeles,...
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.It took a strong stomach to just get through last week. In a single trading day, stocks...
RIM is preparing to unleash its BlackBerry Colt running a QNX operating system but without BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) in Q1 of 2012.According to Boy Genius Report, the 1Ghz Single core phone is about ready to bolt the BlackBerry coop, but not without...
Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular Corp. (USM) posted second quarter results that showed continued strain for smaller players in the segment.The carrier said it lost 70,000 customers from its network during the quarter, which was significantly greater than the 3,000 customers lost during the...
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,...
