Smartphone

The touch-screen is a key element of most smartphones and tablets today, and the speed with which it responds to users’ touch is a critical part of successful interaction with …

Kyocera Wireless highlighted some of the real-world features of its mobile devices at this year’s CES event, features that have allowed the company to find a growing niche in the …

LAS VEGAS – The big names as always dominated the device news coming out of this year’s CES event, but that has become expected as those players typically have the …

Now we are getting somewhere. After years of having wireless carriers “buying” customers with device subsidies, they have finally decided that the best way to lure new users is to just put cash in their hands. Cold, hard cash.

Wireless data will continue to grow at exponential rates, as will mobile data revenues (obviously): Atlantic-ACM forecasts that postpaid wireless data revenue will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 11.5% over the next five years.

LAS VEGAS – Sprint is looking to keep the momentum of last year’s Spark network announcement going, noting at the CES event that it has expanded the enhanced service to …

ZTE is looking to make a bigger name for itself in the U.S. market, announcing a handful of new smartphones at this year’s CES event, with some of those devices …

Devices: What’s Inside? Smartphone manufacturers are steadily increasing device capabilities with new components, more powerful chipsets, and more software. RCR Wireless takes a look at what’s inside high-end handsets and …

Following months of pointed bards from rival T-Mobile US, AT&T Mobility is looking to take the offensive in what has become a heated battle between two of the country’s largest …

“Ruggedish” smartphones is a global trend – and traditional rugged computer makers are best equipped to supply truly rugged smartphones and tablets: The cracked display is a common sight these days.

Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take …

AT&T Mobility is set to tweak its Mobile Share plans, tacking on the “value” label to differentiate the new plans that are set to launch Dec. 8. The tweaking will …

Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take …

Motorola’s website suffered a meltdown on “Cyber Monday” as demand for the device maker’s Moto X smartphone outstripped the capabilities of its host. Motorola had planned on offering up unlocked …

LTE services are growing across Latin America. Following launches in other countries, Movistar Peru announced it will commercially launch its LTE services on Jan. 2. The service will initially be …

On Oct. 22, Apple announced that it has sold 170 million iPads since the launch of the tablet in 2010. The unprecedented use of tablets at a mass-market level in Western countries has many implications

Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular announced that online retail giant Amazon.com would begin carrying prepaid devices compatible with the carrier’s network. The move comes just ahead of increasingly important holiday …

Smartphones are set to become smarter than their users by 2017, according to analysts speaking at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, held earlier this month in Barcelona, Spain. Accumulated apps and contextual information

Digital signal processing is the key technology that enables connection from humans (and machines) to the Internet, whether by wire or wireless. Furthermore, there is no digital multimedia without DSP technology.

Perhaps tired of only hosting “free” services, Sprint announced it would begin offering one free year of wireless service to eligible students. The offer is being made in partnership with …