Similar to its like-named weather phenomenon, the launch of Research In Motion Ltd.'s Storm at Verizon Wireless has left mixed results. Sure, the resulting moisture and strong sales are needed, but the shaken nerves and rattled shoppers are after-effects that may take time to...
By the time you read this, Black Friday will be in the record books. But it will be weeks, perhaps, until the wireless industry knows whether consumers embraced their inner spender on the hottest shopping day of the year, or held back.A variety of...
Carriers are putting the finishing touches on their portfolios this week as the traditionally hottest shopping day of the year draws close. That's Black Friday, this Friday.The new Samsung Omnia touchscreen smartphone will land at Verizon Wireless on Wednesday at $250, after a $70...
The conventional wisdom on wireless retail sales appeared to be borne out by several surveys released in recent days. That wisdom is several-fold: -- The handset market is contracting and 2008 may see about 8% growth, down from the 9% to 10% once forecast...
Verizon Wireless released Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry Storm this morning. Customers showed up early to get their hands on the device and the device has been selling out quickly. ; blackberry; rim; storm; Verizon Wireless; Verizon Wireless...
The growing consumer embrace of smartphones - and the willingness to pay for heavily subsidized gadgets and data plans that promise fun and functionality - faces uncharted territory this holiday season. But plans for this quarter were hatched a year or more ago, as...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The electronics retailer Best Buy said Wednesday that it was sharply cutting its 2009 earnings outlook below analyst estimates amid what the company called the toughest retail environment it has ever seen.
Big-box retailer Circuit City said last week it will close 155 of its stores, including 143 locations that house a Verizon Wireless store-within-a-store location. ; circuit city; verizon; Big-box retailer Circuit City said last week it will close...
Amdocs announced plans to expand its mobile business with a $60 million acquisition of Ireland's ChangingWorlds.ChangingWorlds targets network operators and off-deck vendors with portal-management technology that supports mobile advertising and includes a content-recommendation engine. The 8-year-old company boasts four dozen carrier customers including Sprint...
Well-informed consumers looking for a new handset typically turn to online research first, using search capabilities and often searching for a specific handset, according to a new study of online shopping behavior. The online shopper is a high-value subscriber who typically spends more time...
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.Alltel Communications L.L.C stepped on the scene in the early 1990s and quickly established itself as a regional carrier....
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.Having just returned from the Rutberg Wireless Influencers conference this past week, the top question on everyone's...
Google Inc. wants to bring mobile Internet to the masses. That's the philosophy behind its launching Android, its mobile-operating system. Creating a mobile OS that's simple, efficient and a great user experience full of useful applications will mean more people hooked to the web...
The wireless industry is clearly a money-making field and everyone's trying to get their hands on a piece of it, especially big box retailers. Establishments such as Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, Circuit City and Radio Shack have been acting as third-party retailers for carriers...
What do you do when you have one of the fattest marketing wallets in the world, but a chunk of your potential customers are being drawn in by ancillary offerings made by third parties who get big payouts from you because they're the deal-closer?If...
I hate to admit it, but during these troubling economic times I have succumbed to the cool, refreshing Kool-Aid the wireless industry is serving. And I gotta tell you, it tastes good.Sure, nearly every company involved in the telecom space has seen its stock...
The following list ranks U.S. wireless industry CEOs by total compensation for the 2007 fiscal year.
The ranking includes executives at public U.S. companies listed on the RCR Wireless News Stock Watch. Salary and total compensation figures were derived from annual proxy statements filed with...
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 smartphones claim three of the top five slots, with Apple Inc.'s iPhone 3G at...
NEW YORK — Americans scaled back their spending even more in September, resulting in weak sales for many retailers, as already skittish consumers grappled with the financial meltdown that's spreading around the globe.