Monthly Archives: July, 2007
Growing targets
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My 11-year-old daughter has become quite expensive this summer-and I think she is the typical "tween" consumer. She's taken a break from music lessons,...
Voice, the (Often) Forgotten Media Channel
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Editor's Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We've gathered a group...
Margin Check: Google, Nickelodeon, PSPs and more
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Editor's Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the...
‘National Lampoon’ producer turns to mobile
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Entertainment media company Ckrush Inc. said it has created a studio to produce and distribute short-form original video content for the Internet and mobile...
Video Share expands at AT&T
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AT&T Mobility has extended its Video Share application to almost 160 markets. The one-way live video application was launched late last month in three...
TomTom bids for Tele Atlas
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Shares of navigation device manufacturer TomTom N.V. shot skyward after the company said it will bid $2.5 billion to acquire Tele Atlas N.V., its...
Aruba Networks buys security unit of Network Chemistry
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Aruba Networks Inc. will acquire two mobile security product lines from Network Chemistry to complement its existing offerings, the two companies announced.The deal-terms were...
Amp’d may turn off service tomorrow
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Amp'd Mobile Inc. subscribers may find themselves without wireless service tomorrow, according to the mobile virtual network operator.The MVNO has begun warning subscribers via...
A&E Mobile channels go to MobiTV
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A&E Television Networks has struck its first carriage deal for its made-for-mobile channels A&E Mobile and the History Channel Mobile with MobiTV."We believe our...
Analyst Angle: Don’t stop the music . Why features and functions sell phones and why they don’t
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Editor's Note: Welcome to our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the...
Report: Mobile video surging; viewers open to ads
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Mobile television and video subscription revenues grew 198% year-over-year to $146 million in the first quarter of 2007, according to data from Telephia Inc....
Analyst Angle Special Edition: Why Sprint Nextel is Bad For WiMAX
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Editor's Note: Welcome to a special edition of our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give...
WiMAX development leaves plenty of wiggle room: Trial markets heat up as proponents betting on take off in cities, overseas
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As WiMAX service edges closer to rollout here, the technology is advancing on a number of fronts, both in overseas trials and deployments as...
BACKDRAFT: Martin’s 700 MHz draft ignites debate on public safety, open access
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN KEVIN MARTIN could face trouble securing support from the agency's two Democrats for a key component of his 700 MHz...
Open access: Questions and consequences
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CONCEPTUALLY, AT LEAST, FEW THINGS could be more appealing to mobile consumers than open wireless access.Richard Whitt, Google Inc.'s telecom and media counsel, painted...
The Simpsons jump off-deck-and on-deck: Subscription-based content to be available in 35 countries
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THE EXTENDED FAMILY OF "THE SIMPSONS" IS MAKING A BIG BET on mobile. The creative minds that introduced us to Bart, Homer, Marge, Lisa,...
Motorola sinks, Sony Ericsson, Samsung take up slack: More than ever, handset makers in race for profitability, market share, mind share
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Like a crash by leading contenders in the Tour de France, any stumble by a leading handset vendor creates an opening for competitors.Nokia Corp.,...
Exploiting iPhone’s Achilles’ heels: In other words, don’t panic, but find fun in phones
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"Serenity now!" yelled the character George Costanza in one episode of the 1990s sitcom, "Seinfeld."Costanza's anguished cry underscored the unbridgeable gap between his desperate...
Sugar Mama reveals new advertisers, updates uptake
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Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. said that its users have earned more than 9 million minutes of free airtime since the mobile virtual network operator...
2 large network players make moves in femtocells
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Femtocells, or access point base stations, are making some big waves in the wireless industry this month. Shortly after ABI Research released a positive...
Retail Snapshot: Customer comes first: Yakety Yak aims to pay attention to customer as devices get more complex
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Retail franchise Yakety Yak Wireless' location in Huntington Beach, Calif., sells devices and service from Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp. (both Sprint and Nextel...
YAY OR NAY: Review: Helio makes surfing, shopping breeze
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Editor's Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. To sign up...
Under the gun, Moto talks ‘seamless mobility’: Innovation moving ahead full steam, despite near-term fortunes
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Finding itself at a windswept crossroads, buffeted by a sub-par performance in the second quarter, Motorola Inc. is reaching out to the media with...