Smartphone

Palm Inc. scooped AT&T Mobility announcing on its Facebook page that the nation’s No. 2 carrier would begin offering the Pre Plus beginning May 16 for $150 after rebates. In …

Korean Telecom SK plans to release 10 new Android based smartphones over the next few months to battle against the iPhone released by its rival KT Telecom. The “anti-iPhone force,” …

Has Google’s Inc.’s Android operating system hit an inflexion point? Data released today by The NPD Group Inc. would indicate that possibility as the research firm reported that the sale …

It has been yet another disappointing quarter for Paris-based telco equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent, with the firm posting an even greater net loss than last quarter, citing problems with its supply …

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. – Few, if any, technologies have taken off as quickly as smartphones have in the United States and it’s changing the American lifestyle in the process. At …

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—“It’s not fair to call that a phone,” commented Craig Miller, VP of marketing and business development at chip maker Sequans, referring to the HTC EVO 4G WiMAX …

Last week RCR reported that Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo’s next speech to shareholders might well be his last, but despite significant pressure on the firm, it would appear the Finnish …

Sprint Nextel Corp. unveiled more details about its plans to lure prepaid customers onto its Virgin Mobile USA sub-brand, including a $25 a month Virgin Mobile plan aimed at data-focused …

Clearwire Corp. posted robust first quarter financial results highlighted by company record customer growth, but more importantly the company used its quarterly conference call to intriguing insight into its future …

Proving the old adage that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend,” Nokia has teamed up with Microsoft, to releas enterprise mobile software meant to threaten the likes of …

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Kicking off a panel dedicated to video on smartphones at Digital Hollywood yesterday, The Nielsen Co.’s VP of mobile media presented some astonishing statistics that frame …

Chip giant Intel Corp. yesterday announced a new version of its Atom processor platform – the 45nm Z6xx – which the company claims consumes so little power that it will …

Just short of a month after being unveiled by Microsoft Corp. – at of all places a bar, and before noon – Verizon Wireless announced the imminent availability and pricing …

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.For …

Motorola has seen huge success with its Droid phone and a number of other smartphone offerings based on Google’s Android platform and adapted with the firm’s own MotoBlur interface. But a series of odd choices indicates the company may be changing direction, and leaving the Google path.

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s Boost Mobile division is keeping the pressure on in the no-contract space as it’s now offering unlimited 411 calls, e-mail and instant messaging to its $50 per …

T-Mobile USA Inc. unveiled its latest smartphone powered by Google Inc.’s Android operating system with the myTouch 3G Slide that the carrier said would be available beginning next month. 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.In my final …

It may be Monday morning, but the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is up bright and early with both Google and Apple in its sights for various antitrust related issues. The …

What good is a smartphone with only mediocre memory? Not much, says Samsung, as the Korean firm announced it has a smarter way to extend the battery life of devices …

If you’re anything like Lady Gaga on a Friday night [and let’s face it, who wouldn’t want to channel Lady G? – Ed], you’ll be all too familiar with the …

LG has announced the Optimus, a smartphone the firm says is “a handset offering an optimal environment for first-time smartphone users with easy and convenient mobile access.” Basically, a smartphone …

Cloud computing is no longer such a nebulous concept, with many major players in the industry pushing to make media convergence something of a priority, as the cloud content revolution …

On Wednesday, the mobile world was rocked with news flailing phone maker Palm had been snapped up by the world’s premiere computer maker Hewlett-Packard for a cool $1.2 billion. Palm …

Editor’s Note:This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News’ March Special Edition, “The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps.” The 80-page special edition …