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#TBT: Challenges for the wireless web; Sprint flounders; WiMAX’s uncertain future … this week in 2008

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! What's the biggest...

#TBT: iPhone 3G takes over; iPhone, iPhone, iPhone; iPhone is everything … this week in 2008

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! iPhone 3G sells...

#TBT: Industry braces for iPhone 3G launch; OSHA tackles tower climber safety … 6 years ago this week

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades and enjoy the memories! Activation may prove challenge to 3G iPhone launch:...

Reality Check: There’s always a higher gear

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. This week, we begin with a quote from the new CEO of Verizon Communications Inc., Lowell McAdam: “…We...

Reality Check: Q2 postpaid wireless – experiments, projections and pressure

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.One of the great things about summer, especially this year’s Midwest rainfest, is watching things grow. Trees,...

Reality Check: Still an Android world

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.June is a special month in the wireless industry. For the past four years, it has usually...

Android chips away at Nokia and RIM from the low end, while Apple takes the higher ground

Verizon Wireless has been keeping the U.S. smartphone channel afloat in May and June thanks to the launch of no less than six high-end Android smartphones, while rival carriers saw a slight dip in sales according to market research from Cannacord Genuity. Low- and...

Apple debuts iCloud and finally cuts the cord in iOS 5

For the first time since 2008, Apple Inc. (AAPL) declined to introduce a new iPhone today at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. CEO Steve Jobs and his team of executives pulled few, if any, surprises on stage, however the software and...

Postpaid, prepaid mix continues diverse for domestic carriers during first quarter

The first three months of the year showed an interesting pecking order among the nation's largest wireless operators.While its position as the nation's largest operator is threatened by the impending AT&T Inc. (T) acquisition of T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY), Verizon Wireless (VZ) continues to...

Reality Check: The Apple effect – it's everywhere

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.Several companies provided earnings and further guidance last week. Interestingly enough, all of these earnings results were...

GLOBAL: Apple overtakes ZTE as fourth-largest handset maker

Apple Inc. (AAPL) is moving past its competitors with a record-breaking 18.6 million iPhones shipped for the latest quarter, according to analysts at IDC and Strategy Analytics. In the process, Apple overtook ZTE Corp. for fourth place and, according to IDC, claimed a 5%...

Apple set to unveil white iPhone … tomorrow!

Apple Inc. (AAPL) announced today that the elusive white iPhone 4 will be available for sale beginning tomorrow.The white counterpart will be available for a suggested retail price of $199 for the 16GB model and $299 for the 32GB model with a new two-year...

A world of connections

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in RCR Wireless News' January Special Edition: "Unwrapping the Opportunities, the next generation of smart devices. To see all of the articles from that issue, click here.Every year we sit back and marvel at the advances made...

Reality Check: The rise of the super phone

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.If we learned anything from the events of the past week, it’s that brand loyalty matters little...

Reality Check: Winners and losers from a Verizon Wireless iPhone

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.We quickly forgot the Consumer Electronics Show by last Tuesday (talk about a short news cycle) with...

AT&T Mobility goes on defensive, to offer iPhone 3GS at $50

In a move to perhaps brace itself from the rumored impending availability of Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone at rival carriers, AT&T Mobility (T) said it would begin selling the previous generation iPhone 3GS model for $50 beginning Jan. 7. That price will be for...

Smart phones' impact on networks continues to ramp

To the surprise of few mobile network managers, the recent proliferation of advanced mobile devices is putting an increased strain on carriers' networks, according to a report from mobile network management software provider Arieso.The study found that using usage models of Apple Inc.'s iPhone...

Despite Android advances, status quo remains in smart phone market

Google Inc.’s (GOOG) Android operating system is beginning to have a pronounced impact on market share for the world’s largest smart phone makers, according to a new report from iSuppli Corp. However, despite the momentum, the three largest smart phone device makers remain unchanged.The...

Why my iPhone has become an iPod

Why installing iOS4 on an iPhone 3G renders the device painful to use.

@ Apple's Campus: Steve Jobs downplays iPhone 4 antenna fallout

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Anyone that had their money on Apple Inc. (AAPL) announcing an unprecedented recall of its latest iPhone today walked away empty handed. While the odds were heavily against a recall of any sort, the constant pressure and negative press Apple has...

iPhone to Verizon Wireless rumors are fun

Stop me if you have heard this one before: Apple Inc. is set to break free of its AT&T Mobility bonds and begin offering the iPhone through Verizon Wireless. Sounds familiar? Sure it does as varying forms of that prediction have been bouncing around...

History repeating: AT&T, Apple pre-orders face delays : Updated: AT&T comments on suspended pre-orders

Pre-orders for Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4 have been temporarily suspended, according to AT&T Mobility's website. It appears that demand for the device once again is outpacing supply. Glitches also happened when the device was first introduced in 2007 and servers couldn't handle the volume...

Analyst Angle: AT&T tests the shortsighted consumer hypothesis with new data plans

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.With iPhone 4 Apple seeks to recapture its lead in mobile phone sales in the...

Reality Check: Searching for the Android Disneyland

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.I have spent a week with my new Sprint Evo. Admittedly, outside of the small screen size,...