Smartphone

AT&T Mobility announced a new touchscreen smartphone from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., dubbed the Epix. The device will cost $200 with a two-year contract, positioning it as an option for …

On paper, handset vendors and their carrier patrons can be very persuasive. In the hand, new devices can be seductive. At the checkout counter, however, or on the street where …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of …

Maximizer Software said it is giving enterprises the tools for its mobile workers to leave the laptop behind by offering solutions where business can be conducted solely on smartphones.With the …

How the current economic climate impacts the wireless industry remains to be seen, but the world’s infrastructure leader posted a strong third quarter despite the economic downturn.L.M. Ericsson released its …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications posted solid unit shipments for the third quarter, but reported financial metrics that illustrated the company’s struggles with its portfolio in the current market. Revenue for …

Financial institutions must now monitor and archive text and instant messages sent by employees through company-issued handsets much like they do with corporate e-mail. However, only a handful of companies …

Editor’s Note: The following lists ranks the 10 most popular handsets in the United States for the month of September. Rankings were provided by AvianResearch L.L.C. The firm derives its …

Verizon Wireless is rolling out a new enterprise solution geared to increase worker productivity and decrease operational costs for its business customers.The country’s second largest carrier announced today its Field …

With the launch of Apple Inc.’s 3G-capable iPhone earlier this summer, along with a slew of other Web-ready smartphones topping consumers’ wish lists, the mobile search market stands as one …

The third quarter has been busy: AT&T Mobility Inc. released the 3G iPhone; Sprint Nextel Corp. said that its iDEN network may be on the market and the economy fell …

A leading provider of location-awareness services geared toward business customers has joined an alliance started by Research in Motion Ltd.Apisphere Inc. announced today it joined the BlackBerry Independent Software Vendor …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our coverage of 25 years in wireless. RCR Wireless News is celebrating with a package of stories detailing the advances of the past three decades. For …

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications and AT&T Mobility today launched the former’s W760a 3G handset at $130 with a two-year contract and a mail-in rebate. The device features integration between the …

Financial analysts typically gauge companies on their future prospects, not past performance. That is acutely so for the current moment in history, a couple weeks into the critical fourth quarter. …

Research In Motion Ltd. said today that its new touchscreen effort – the Storm – is due at Verizon Wireless “later this fall,” pricing to be announced.The price of the …

The cheap, voice-centric, clamshell handset still rules the American marketplace, as Motorola Inc.’s Razr V3 remains the top-selling handset in the country, according to recent data from NPD Group. Yet …

As stock indices fell sharply today, the selling sent the shares of many leading wireless handset vendors down to well below their prior 52-week low. At the same time, wireless …

Shares of Glu Mobile Inc. continued to slide after the company lowered its third-quarter forecast. The San Mateo, Calif.-based mobile game publisher said it expects revenues “slightly below” its August …

The second half of 2008 already ranks highly for offering the most advanced handsets and most reasonable prices in the history of wireless. And myriad device launches are yet to …

After months of hinting at the device, the world’s largest handset maker unveiled its answer to Apple Inc.’s iPhone with the inspiringly named 5800 XpressMusic. The Nokia Corp. gadget features …

“Oh no, where’s my phone?” That has to be one of the scariest questions these days. And we’ve all done it; left our cellphone in a taxi-cab, on the counter …

Despite concerns about the economy, the mobile device market is on track to deliver 13% growth this year, with annual shipments of 1.3 billion units, according to a report from …

It seems you’re nobody in wireless if you’re not building – and bragging about – your app store. Apple got the ball rolling, of course, by opening its iPhone 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. By far …