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March 19 2010 - 11:45 am ET | RCR Wireless News staff
AUSTIN, Texas – RCR Wireless News has expanded its news outlet sources with the launch of RCR Local Market News and RCR Unplugged. Taking advantage of the latest in social media and networking, both RCR Local Market News ... Read More »
March 15 2010 - 10:52 am ET | Matt Kapko
Editor's Note:This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' March Special Edition, “The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps.” The 80-page special edition will ... Read More »
October 21 2009 - 11:23 am ET | Dan Meyer
The carrier-led Joint Innovation Lab project announced that four handset manufacturers have agreed to support its widget specification in devices beginning next year. The device manufacturers include LG Electronics Co. Ltd., ... Read More »
August 6 2009 - 12:44 pm ET | Michael Woodward VP, Mobile Phone Portfolio AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets
Ease of use is our industry’s killer app. Without ease of use, our hard work and best ideas can be lost for months or years, if adopted at all. At AT&T, we are committed to delivering products that are easy, intuitive, and ... Read More »
February 25 2009 - 11:31 am ET | Phil Carson
When in past years Symbian Ltd. nervously eyed the nascent promise of mobile Linux, Symbian evangelists noted sharply that the rival, open-source platform would require considerable sweat equity or costly out-sourcing to ready it ... Read More »
February 20 2009 - 11:55 am ET | Colin Gibbs
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is backing the home team — namely, Nokia Corp.’s Symbian platform — with a hefty $630 million investment. The long-term bank of the European Union announced a five-year loan to “part-finance” ... Read More »
February 19 2009 - 11:24 am ET | Colin Gibbs
Google Inc. launched a version of its mobile search application for Windows Mobile devices. Google Mobile App allows users to search without separately opening a browser and offers a search history and suggestions in an effort ... Read More »
February 19 2009 - 11:41 am ET | Kristen Beckman
Verizon Wireless launched a new Web site capability that allows its customers to access the Web from their mobile phones using its Mobile Web service and get the same sites they would get using their personal computers. The ... Read More »
February 18 2009 - 10:43 am ET | Mike Dano
BARCELONA, Spain - The world's handset makers pulled out all the stops this year in their attempts to grab attention and generate interest in their products. At this year's Mobile World Congress trade show, Nokia Corp., LG ... Read More »
February 18 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Colin Gibbs
After years of treading water and failing to live up to outlandish hype, mobile games finally may be starting to make progress. And it’s the Apple’s iPhone — and, to a lesser extent, other multimedia-friendly smartphones — that’s ... Read More »
February 17 2009 - 11:39 am ET | Colin Gibbs
Cisco Systems said it is extending its WebEx client software to a host of smartphones. The online conferencing service is now available on BlackBerry models the Bold, Storm and Curve 8900, the company said, as well as the ... Read More »
February 17 2009 - 11:47 am ET | Phil Carson
Since the settlement last year that ended the industry’s highest-profile cross-licensing battle, Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. have been expected to cozy up. Now it’s official. Nokia, the world’s largest handset maker, and ... Read More »
February 17 2009 - 10:44 am ET | Colin Gibbs
MySpace said it is overhauling its mobile site in an effort to grow its base of 20 million wireless users. The popular social networking destination will launch an updated version of its wireless site later this week, adding new ... Read More »
February 13 2009 - 12:17 pm ET | Allie Winter
European mobile software company Esmertec AG announced plans to acquire rival Purple Labs SA. The deal will create a new business under the name of Myriad Group AG that will include a client list supporting most major phone ... Read More »
February 13 2009 - 11:47 am ET | Colin Gibbs
Nokia Corp. begged for forgiveness from consumers after its new cloud-based service broke down. The Finnish manufacturer — which is striving to evolve into a mobile Internet services company — said its Contacts for Ovi offering ... Read More »
February 12 2009 - 6:00 am ET
A couple of weeks ago, iPhone developer App Cubby decided to try a little experiment. It would lower the price of its three apps--Trip Cubby, Gas Cubby, and Health Cubby--(which previously sold for a few dollars each) to 99 cents ... Read More »
February 12 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Tom Krazit
A new build version of the Windows 7 beta has been available on several torrent sites as Microsoft ended the distribution of an earlier version, according to a report. ... Read More »
February 12 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Colin Gibbs
Sun Microsystems Inc. is hoping to bridge the gap between smartphones and feature phones with a new platform targeting mid- and lower-end devices. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based developer unveiled the mobile version of JavaFX, an ... Read More »
February 11 2009 - 5:06 pm ET | Phil Carson
All the pieces are in place for a turnaround at Palm Inc., CEO Ed Colligan said in extolling the company’s next-generation platform, due to launch in months. ... Read More »
February 11 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Colin Gibbs
I spent a little time over the last few days downloading — ahem, purchasing — music. I bought a few tracks from a punkish-alt country band called Dead Moon, a jazz/funk act dubbed The Quantic Soul Orchestra and a couple of entire ... Read More »
February 6 2009 - 12:59 pm ET | Phil Carson
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. eked out a slim lead in market share over Motorola Inc. in the United States last year, in part due to the latter’s fading fortunes, according to new numbers from IDC. ... Read More »
February 5 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Adam Ostrow
Although the 15-seconds of Internet fame surrounding games and videos parodying the George W. Bush shoe throwing incident have probably passed, an interesting new nugget about the iPhone App Store's policies have come by way of ... Read More »
February 5 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Caroline McCarthy
Facebook has joined the board of the OpenID Foundation and will host an OpenID Design Summit later this month, according to a post on the social network's developer blog. ... Read More »
February 5 2009 - 1:16 pm ET | Colin Gibbs
Mobile application retailer Handmark announced a deal to acquire FreeRange Communications, a Portland, Ore.-based mobile technology firm, for an undisclosed amount. FreeRange offers a publishing platform designed to help media ... Read More »
February 3 2009 - 12:46 pm ET | Colin Gibbs
Bebo launched a program designed to help operators, handset manufacturers and mobile application developers to reach its 50 million registered users. ... Read More »
February 2 2009 - 1:12 pm ET | Colin Gibbs
Businesses in nearly every industry seem to be adopting a bunker mentality and shedding workers in an effort to weather an increasingly brutal economic storm. But wireless software developers are more bullish than ever on their ... Read More »
January 29 2009 - 12:43 pm ET | Colin Gibbs
Forum Nokia unveiled 11 finalists in a developer contest designed to spur the development of environmentally friendly applications. Nokia Corp.’s developer community said its “Calling All Innovators” site generated submissions ... Read More »
January 29 2009 - 6:00 am ET | By Azadeh Ensha
Texas Hold'em and the iFart may be, they're not going to change the world. Nokia's mobile application developer community, Forum Nokia, recently called on enthusiasts to create applications that will do more than quell ... Read More »
January 29 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Brian X. Chen
The next upgrade to Apple's iPhone will have a strong focus on gaming, analysts and developers agree. ... Read More »
January 27 2009 - 1:38 pm ET | Colin Gibbs
AdMob unveiled a new ad network designed to help developers to monetize their applications on the Android platform. The San Mateo, Calif.,-based mobile ad startup said it already serves ads on mobile sites on Android, receiving ... Read More »
January 27 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Alan Lysne, CEO, Cascada Mobile
From an outsider’s point of view, it’s easy to say mobile applications should be a slam dunk for mobile operators. In most cases they get a piece of the revenue when the application is sold, and many apps also use data — if not ... Read More »
January 26 2009 - 1:08 pm ET | Colin Gibbs
VeriSign Inc. announced plans to acquire Certicom Inc. just days after Research In Motion Ltd. dropped its takeover bid of the Canadian software developer. VeriSign will pay either $40 million net of Certicom’s existing cash and ... Read More »
January 21 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Shaun Nichols
Research In Motion is opening its doors to would-be Blackberry application developers. The company on Tuesday announced that it is now accepting submissions for its upcoming Blackberry application store. RIM announced its intent ... Read More »
January 20 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Nicholas Carlson
The engineering director who helped Google create its mobile operating system Android is leaving the company to join recession-friendly Coupons Inc. as CTO. ... Read More »
January 16 2009 - 6:00 am ET | Joseph Hanlon
Australia's first smartphone to run on Google's Android, the Kogan Agora Pro, has been delayed indefinitely, with its distributor citing its low-resolution display as the reason for not shipping the handset in its current form. ... Read More »
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