Tablet customers can now tap in the Sprint unlimited data morass with the carrier offering $20 per month access, in line with rival T-Mobile
Sprint is pushing a new tablet-related promotion tied to its recent unlimited data moves, allowing the big-screened devices to access services...
Traditional smartphones and tablets may be experiencing a slowdown in sales, but the rugged tablet market is expected to see a boost in the coming years
It is no secret that the consumer tablet market has slowed down in sales. Some industry experts, like TechCrunch...
Increased software and services for the tablet market will drive long-term growth
If you look at the last few of Apple’s quarterly reports, it consistently shows the sales of the iPad have been falling from the quarter a year preceding. Thus, the sales of the...
New prepaid data packages said to make choices easier for consumers
Verizon Wireless updated its prepaid data plans for “connected” devices like mobile hot spots and tablets in a move the carrier said should make it simpler for customers to select the correct offer.
The new...
T-Mobile US’ latest attempts to “shake up” the wireless industry continued into early this week as the carrier unveiled the third initiative as part of its continuing “Un-carrier” marketing strategy. The moves come as the mobile space has seen a flurry of new marketing...
A new report from Arieso shows that throughout Latin America, network operators are experiencing a "perfect storm." According to the report, there are substantial growth rates for mobile data consumption in Latin America, although most networks have been designed and optimized only for voice.
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Verizon Wireless said it plans to sell Samsung’s LTE-enabled Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet and Samsung's first Windows Phone 8 smartphone. The announcements were made during this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2013 – check out all pieces). Both devices will be available in the...
While still too expensive for many consumers, tablets are gaining ground with consumers in Brazil, a recent survey from IDC Brazil noted. According to the survey, the Brazilian tablet market's good performance helped the country secure tenth place in the world ranking of new...
Qualcomm’s tablet strategy is becoming clearer. The company set up a research and development engineering center in Brazil to develop tablet designs and technologies to sell a near-complete product to manufacturers. “The goal is to help manufacturers build affordable tablets by releasing Qualcomm reference...
On the heels of announcing plans to offer Apple’s slate of iPad products, Sprint Nextel released no-contract data plans catering to those devices that undercut similar offerings from larger rivals.
Sprint Nextel said beginning Nov. 11 it will offer tablet-specific data plans beginning at $15...
More and more mobile device users are accessing Facebook from smartphones and tablets, and that's a mixed blessing for the social media giant. The company says that more than half a billion people accessed Facebook from a mobile device in June, and that almost 19% of those relied exclusively on smartphones or tablets to connect with friends through the site. That means those people never saw the ads Facebook serves up to personal computer users, who are of course looking at larger screens with more room for advertising.
The main reason people buy media tablets is the form factor: tablet users prefer their size and shape to that of PCs. People are now using tablets for daily personal activities, according to a new survey by Gartner, Inc. The survey found that the...
The Brazilian market for tablets was warm during the first quarter of 2012. According to IDC, 370,000 tablet units were sold in this period. The advisory firm predicts that by the end of this year, 2.5 million tablets will be sold, which means a growth...
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.
There is an intimate connection between people and their mobile device. It has been coined the "consumerization of IT" and...
Smartphones have been used in corporate environments for quite a while and, since the advent of Apple’s iPad, tablets have also flooded the enterprise environment. Sometimes, adoption is driven by users under the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) phenomenon; other times it is the corporation that starts...
Increased mobility, cloud computing, and IT consumerization are the main enterprise trends that companies around the world are basing their strategies on. RCR Wireless News is watching these trends to learn how they are affecting companies and impacting chief information officers (CIOs).
Vendors, consulting firms,...
Taking notes on a tablet when you're on the go can mean balancing the slate in one hand while trying to type with the other. The HTC Flyer is for those who want to make quick notes or pictures on a tablet - it's...
A new report from ComScore states that Latin America’s online population grew faster than in any other global region in 2011, rising 16% to 129.3 million visitors by the end of the year.
The digital traffic was boosted by mobile phones and tablets use, which...
The recent consumerization of IT and bring-your-own-device phenomenon, which clearly has been boosted by Apple devices such as the iPhone and iPad, have been big drivers for (CIOs) to start looking at Apple devices as part of their corporate strategy.
From Apple’s perspective the enterprise...
Lenovo's cloud storage unit and SugarSync unveiled a cloud storage service that will be integrated into Lenovo’s personal computers and tablet devices. The solution is focused on consumers looking to access, sync and backup their files, photos, music and movies across their devices.
Levono explained...
Apple is about to launch its iPad 3. Will the new tablet have a greater impact in the corporate market, contributing even more to the consumerization and Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) phenomenon? A recent Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) survey with 120 IT decision-makers says yes, noting that...
While worldwide mobile data traffic is expected to increase 18-fold over the next five years, reaching 10.8 exabytes per month by 2016, in Brazil the rate is slightly higher with Cisco Systems predicting an 19-fold increase between 2011 and 2016. That will result in...
