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NOVI, Mich. — Healthcare and wireless technology are colliding more than ever today and the points of convergence are being driven in large part by the massive adoption of electronic …

Skype Ltd. has teamed up with Comcast Corp. in a move aimed to bring high-definition video calling to the television.A press release today said Comcast customers would soon be able …

PHOENIX – As Arizona grows, the Phoenix Children’s Hospital must follow suit, and this includes the wireless networks needed to run in its health care facilities. Three years ago, the …

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.June is a …

Verizon Wireless (VZ) is pursuing another track in the mobile payments race, announcing today plans to work with Payfone Inc. to build a new payments system for customers to use …

Microelectronics is still seeing impressive growth according to the latest figures from Strategy Analytics. “The strong revenue reports which Strategy Analytics saw in April show continued compound semiconductor market expansion,” …

With barely a day that goes by without yet another report showing Research In Motion Ltd. shedding market share, many in the industry have begun to wonder whether the Canadian …

Verizon Wireless has been keeping the U.S. smartphone channel afloat in May and June thanks to the launch of no less than six high-end Android smartphones, while rival carriers saw …

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 …

HotHardware | June 10, 2011 | Ray Willington What’s needed to really get people hooked on contactless payments? Lots and lots of industry support. Google Wallet has set the bar for …

Watch live streaming video from rcrtrack2 at livestream.com PHILADELPHIA – It doesn’t take much looking to realize that the wireless industry is in the midst of a network capacity crisis. …

U.S. Cellular Corp.’s (USM) LTE plans continue to take shape as the regional operator said it plans to roll out its first LTE equipped device in November, presumably following the …

Taiwanese phone maker HTC has more than doubled its profits since last year, thanks mainly to the firm’s focus on Android says the company’s annual report. HTC reported a $40 …

SAN DIEGO — Fourth-generation networks and the smartphones and devices that take advantage of that new technology are going to “supercharge” consumers’ experience with mobility, Peter Chou, CEO of HTC …

Taipei, Taiwan – The upcoming PadPhone from Asus will sport Google’s Android Ice Cream Sandwich, RCR discovered at Computex this week. Asustek’s tablet/phone combo – which allows consumers to use …

SAN DIEGO — Until Nokia Corp. (NOK) releases some actual equipment running on Microsoft Corp.’s (MSFT) Windows Phone operating system, signaling a return to better days and some semblance of …

The Federal Communications Commission’s request last week to have AT&T and Deutsche Telekom provide more information regarding claims in AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA is yet another interesting turn in this saga that seems to be adding turns at an alarming rate.

SAN DIEGO — Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) is an engineer shop at its core. It has flirted with some direct-to-consumer apps and gear, most notably its device division back in the …

Looking to entice more of its “basic” phone users to sign up for data services, Verizon Wireless has added a handful of previously premium applications to its bundle for no …

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.It …

Nokia Corp.’s (NOK) stock hit a 13-year low today after the Finnish handset maker “substantially” cut its forecasts for devices and services in the current quarter.The company said today that …