The Associated Press is targeting iPhone users with a new multimedia portal for wireless devices.The Mobile News Network, which is optimized for Apple Inc.'s device, but is accessible with other phones, culls content from more than 100 newspapers including The Miami Herald, the San...
AT&T Mobility plans to subsidize the price for the 3G version of Apple Inc.'s iPhone by as much as $200, according to a report from Fortune. The wireless service provider believes it can attract more customers away from nationwide competitors Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel...
Editor's Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what's hot in wireless.Regional wireless operator Cellular South in March launched an initiative to integrate its interactive online shopping experience with its...
MOBILE CONSUMERS PROBABLY don't give voicemail a second thought. But a couple of startups are hoping to change that. Voicemail, like caller ID and long-distance calling, has become a standard inclusion in almost all wireless offerings, nearly as much a part of plans as...
The once-monolithic handset market is becoming a lot more interesting.As growth slows in developed markets, players with strong presence in emerging markets may see more dependable gains. But macro-economic uncertainty has analysts and handset vendors forecasting anywhere from 4% to 10% overall growth for...
Technophiles and industry insiders chatter constantly about HTC America's devices, with the savvy to look under the hood of carrier branding for the smartphone player partnered with Microsoft Corp. The general public simply does not apply the same scrutiny. For HTC America, now in...
Competitive pressures are leading American companies to adopt mobility for the obvious reasons: increasing productivity, decreasing costs and distinguishing themselves among their competitors.The top three carriers in the United States - AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. - are attempting to secure...
The wireless industry's two heavyweights continued to tweak their service plans with both AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless offering up new packages targeted at different demographics.AT&T Mobility unveiled a new FamilyTalk derivative that targets small businesses, allowing up to 40 users to share 20,000...
Verizon Wireless is hoping to spur uptake of the wireless Web with a new, all-you-can-surf plan for smartphone users.The carrier introduced a $30-per-month plan that gives smartphone users "an unlimited data allowance" for e-mail and the mobile Internet. The plan supports as many as...
OK, Mark Twain's "mysterious stranger" was actually Satan's nephew, and we're certainly not deriding the devilish Steve Jobs or his wonderful company - but the theme of unwanted intrusion is apt.That is, if you consider the perspective of incumbent handset vendors and all network...
CTIA's Wireless 2008 conference and exhibition touched on all things wireless, from new handset launches to the industry's ongoing technology arguments. RCR Wireless News Online Editor Mike Dano covers the biggest news of each day at the show.
CTIA's John Walls explains the...
Palm Inc. yesterday reported a loss of $57 million in its fiscal quarter ended Feb. 28, $25 million more than its previous quarterly report last month. That's markedly down from the $11.8 million earned in the year-ago quarter. The company took an added $25...
As the wireless industry gears up for the nation's biggest wireless show, CTIA's John Walls discusses the trade group's objectives for this year and beyond. ; CTIA's John Walls and the issues facing wireless; And in other news,...
JUDGING BY THE HANDSET NEWS out of CTIA Wireless 2008 last week, competition in the United States is a SKU vs. SKU battle -handset-to-handset combat, if you will. In the absence of anything earth-shattering, the variety of handset news really spoke more to the...
LAS VEGAS-Flashback to CTIA Wireless 2006: As former Nokia Corp. CEO Jorma Ollila gave his farewell address to the industry two years ago this spring, he exhorted his audience to keep working on the basics. "There's more to be done with voice," Ollila said...
The mobile enterprise world for years has been rife with talk of Trojan horses, data-soiling worms and other Internet-age nasties. For the time being, though, the biggest threat to mobile security is the user.Security technology vendors have long tried to plug their wares by...
The brave new world of handsets includes no comfort zones (watch out, Nokia!), disruptive influences run rampant, software transcends hardware and micro-segmentation is likely. These were among the conclusions drawn by analyst Stu Carlaw at an ABI Research session that covered the industry in...
AT&T Mobility hopes a new 30-inch touchscreen table will lead to more customers leaving its stores educated and satisfied with the entire shopping experience -- a little fun and simplicity wouldn't hurt either. The nation's largest carrier will be installing Microsoft Corp.'s Surface at...
Flashback to CTIA 2006: As former Nokia Corp. CEO Jorma Ollila gave his farewell address to the industry two years ago this spring, he exhorted his audience to keep working on the basics. "There's more to be done with voice," Ollila said at the...
Editor's Note: Welcome to a special CTIA Show Daily edition of our weekly online feature, Analyst Angle. Every Monday at www.RCRWirelessNews.com you can find columns from the industry's leading analysts, including NPD Group's Ross Rubin, Enderle Group's Rob Enderle and more. Visit www.RCRWirelessNews.com/analyst for...
Remember the "soccer mom"? First, she was avidly courted as a voter, later as a consumer.If you believe the handset marketers -- admittedly, a leap of faith -- the soccer mom even helped create a new breed of enterprise devices. Because devices are only...
Mobile gaming continues to languish, plagued by a lack of innovation, overpriced titles and the constraints of tiny screens and 12-key pads. But game makers are hoping that Apple Inc.'s iPhone changes all that. Perhaps no other space in mobile content has been hyped...
As the wireless industry gears up for the nation's biggest wireless show, CTIA's John Walls discusses the trade group's objectives for this year and beyond.
Walls, VP of public affairs for CTIA, said a major topic this year will be evaluating the regulatory framework for...
MOTOROLA INC.'S INTENT TO SPLIT into two publicly traded companies should speed the recovery of its mobile devices business by attracting new leadership and developing a fresh focus on a product-led recovery, CEO Greg Brown said last week.And, not incidentally, the announcement may help...
