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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 …

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 …

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has raised a new fund of $650 million to invest in the smart phone market among others.The firm, which burned through its kick-off fund of …

As mobile phones have evolved from clunky handbag bricks to lean, mean computing machines, the retail stores that sell the coveted communication devices have also seen massive transitions said Christopher …

Craig McLennan, RIM’s managing director for North America appeared upbeat as he took to the stage at IQMetrix’s Wireless Retail Summit in Scottsdale Arizona today, blowing BlackBerry’s trumpet while declaring …

SAN FRANCISCO — Holding the torch for CIOs and mobility managers in enterprise, executives that head up those respective departments at United Parcel Service Inc., HealthSouth Corp. and The Western …

AT&T Mobility (T) is set to re-jigger its no-contract GoPhone offering to make it more competitive in the increasingly competitive prepaid space as well as better align daily and monthly …

A new advertising service for BlackBerry apps has been released by Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM). Honing in on the apparent simplicity of implementation, RIM said developers, advertisers, agencies and …

Whether or not carriers will admit it, one thing’s for sure in the overall scheme of things: mobile data is being used at a faster clip than they can increase …

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.Greetings from Kansas …

Samsung Telecommunications America threw its hat officially in the tablet space with the unveiling of its creatively named Galaxy Tab. (Not to be confused with Tab, the diet soft drink.)The …

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 …

Predicting the future in any aspect of technology is mostly a fool’s errand, but that doesn’t stop virtually every major research firm and analyst group from jumping into the ring. …

Verizon Wireless (VZ) unveiled the availability of data packages for prepaid customers that in turn will now allow those looking to eschew a contract a broader selection of devices.The carrier …

Leap Wireless International Inc. (LEAP) said its Cricket subsidiary completed the acquisition of the remaining interest in its former joint venture LCW Wireless L.L.C. for $3.2 million. The venture was …

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.Consumers are hooked …

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.The future of …

In Singapore recently, RCR was privileged to be able to get a glimpse behind the chipmaking curtain at GlobalFoundries’ fab 7, where wafer upon wafer of chips are churned out daily from within the impressive maze of cleanrooms.

The downward trend for Nokia Corp. (NOK) continues. Few companies can sustain a nearly one-third drop in profit for long, but Nokia did just that in the recently closed second …