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Demand for mobile development grew 180% in 2009, fueled by the successes of the Apple and Android operating systems, according to Elance, an online talent marketplace for freelance computer programmers …

Traditional smartphones – such as BlackBerry’s – or “bypass phones” such as Google’s Nexus One and Apple’s iPhone, leverage the intelligence on the device, which is owned/controlled by the respective …

VeriSign Inc. said it partnered with CAQH, a nonprofit alliance of health plans and trade associations, to conduct a pilot program to demonstrate secure authentication for health IT interoperability. The …

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.Kelly …

BARCELONA – With all the talk at this year’s Mobile World Congress event seemingly centered on the industry-altering properties of mobile applications, the players in the ecosystem that actually own …

BARCELONA – For a first timer to the GSMA’s premier wireless event, Verizon Wireless wasted little time making its presence felt. Just a day after officially joining the association, Verizon …

While wireless operators worldwide are clamoring to be able to build robust enough networks that can showcase video applications, one company –Dolby Laboratories – is quick to point out that …

BARCELONA – HTC showed no signs of slowing today as it announced a refresh to its HTC Sense user-interface overlay and a trio of new smartphones. Indeed, CEO Peter Chou …

BARCELONA – Two heavyweights in their own right, Nokia and Intel this morning announced plans to merge their Linux-based software platforms for next-generation devices.MeeGo, which merges Intel’s Moblin and Nokia’s …

BARCELONA – Nokia Siemens Networks took the opportunity at Mobile World Congress this morning to put its relatively new CEO Rajeev Suri in front of press and analysts to give …

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 …

InSite Wireless Group L.L.C. received an unspecified round of funding from Catalyst Investors that it plans to use to continue to grow its business, including building more towers and distributed …

The teams on the field were not the only things put to the test over this past weekend’s Super Bowl XLIV as the more than 75,000 people in attendance at …

Mobile operators realize they need customers to adopt increased data services to offset declining voice revenues but are not sure how to best implement strategies to facilitate that, according to …

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.Emboldened by a …

Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc. is using LSN Mobile’s Local Wireless media-to-mobile platform to bring its online news, video and other content to mobile users.The tieup allows Nexstar to leverage its …

You know the mobile device chipset market has matured when a big player in the space, Texas Instruments Inc., unveils a new product targeting smartphones that includes every conceivable radio …

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.2010 will definitely …

Verizon Wireless is the top service provider in customer care, according to a new study from J.D. Power and Associates. The nation’s largest provider scored 753 points in the semi-annual …

The realization that IT departments are going to have to support a wide range of devices as mobility spreads across the enterprise has led a couple of companies to try …

With the wireless industry increasingly focused on the deployment of advanced wireless data services, network management capabilities are becoming an integral part of network deployments. Spectrum constraints combined with consumer …

SHENZHEN, China–Why did the publisher of RCR Wireless News visit China earlier this month? In many respects, it was to see first hand the explosive growth of the Chinese wireless …

Just days after rival Verizon Wireless posted robust fourth quarter 2009 results, including 2.2 million net customer additions, AT&T Mobility said it had added nearly 2.7 million subscribers to its …

Just days after rival Verizon Wireless posted robust fourth quarter 2009 results, including 2.2 million net customer additions, AT&T Mobility said it had added nearly 2.7 million subscribers to its …

Depending on your expectations, Apple Inc.’s latest wonder device is either a major let down or about what was expected from a company that has made billions of dollars off …