Yearly Archives: 2007

Mobile marketing and advertising to hit $19B

The market for mobile marketing and advertising is expected to be worth $3 billion by the end of the year and top $19 billion...

NFC-enabled handsets to top 20 percent by 2012

Near Field Communication technology is expected to be available on more than 20 percent of handsets shipped by 2012, according to ABI Research.The firm...

Analyst Angle: The Importance of Functional Branding for Handsets

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...

iPhone influence stretches to RCA’s gathering

LAS VEGAS-Apple Inc.'s influence has apparently spread far and wide as various speakers at the Rural Cellular Association's annual convention cited the company and...

RCA: Lobbyists outline state of affairs for rural carriers

LAS VEGAS-Universal Service Fund concerns and access to 700 megahertz spectrum topped the list of legislative concerns for Rural Cellular Association members during a...

Jousting intensifies: Words fly after Nokia-Qualcomm agreement expires

Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. both insisted last week that they continue to talk, seeking only fair and reasonable terms in a new cross-licensing...

Report shows E911 holes remain in wireless, VoIP

A new report finds location-based wireless emergency service is not always reliable, one of several structural problems with the nation's 911 regime that lawmakers...

Sun buys up SavaJe, but motive remains unclear

Sun Microsystems Inc. announced it acquired SavaJe Technologies, which sold a Java-based operating system for cellphones. Sun provided no information on the deal, including...

Mobile TV technology pool getting crowded

With two technologies already jockeying for play on the nation's digital television airwaves, it was only a matter of time before the TV industry...

NextWave acquires IPWireless in $100M deal

NextWave Wireless Inc. announced it will purchase TD-CDMA supplier IPWireless Inc. for $25 million in cash and $75 million in stock. The ultimate purchase...

Palm’s outlook, RIM’s results: Palm quashes M&A talk while RIM deals with fickle investors

Both companies' stock has been bid up, though for opposite reasons, and both companies seek to expand their traditional markets by intruding on the...

Etc.

Greedo shot first?Forget about those wimpy cellphone belt clips. The latest and greatest cell-phone-toting accessory is the "Gadget Hip Holster" available from Thinkgeek.com. Touted...

Wireless workers: 21st Century nomads

"Off the beaten path I reign. Rover. Wanderer. Nomad. Vagabond. Call me what you will," so go Metallica's lyrics to "Wherever I may roam,"...

What are you doing now? How about now?

It's 9 p.m. last Wednesday, and Evan Williams has just received an e-mail from a reporter. So, naturally, the co-founder of Obvious Corp. lets...

Customer care: CRM companies look to wireless for increased productivity

Wireless technology is aiding various industries in serving their customers better by gaining efficiencies as they mobilize their workforces and enable a higher level...

Amp’d nears 200,000 subs: Nearly doubles numbers in first quarter

Amp'd Mobile Inc. says it is close to reaching the 200,000 subscriber mark after a strong first quarter, numbers that indicate the mobile virtual...

BCGI to cut 93 jobs

Boston Communications Group Inc.'s woes continued last week as the company said it will slash its workforce by 21 percent. The company also said...

FTC pushes for civil penalties against pretexters

The Federal Trade Commission asked lawmakers for authority to assess civil penalties against individuals and firms that obtain consumer phone records under false pretenses,...

Fast Slim

Here's an admittedly cynical take on the elevation of the Mexican telecom magnate who Forbes magazine said narrowly surpassed Warren Buffet to become the...

Cellphone makers ignore autos

Editor's note: This column by Keith Crain, chairman of Crain Communications Inc., which owns RCR Wireless News, first appeared in Automotive News, a Crain...

U.S., China trade squabble threatens wireless ventures

THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S DECISION TO PRESS TRADE COMPLAINTS AGAINST CHINA COULD COMPLICATE ALREADY-FRAGILE U.S.-SINO BILATERAL RELATIONS ON KEY TELECOM ISSUES, INCLUDING THE ASIAN GIANT'S...

Hedgehogging

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.You gotta love Nokia. Here is a...

Antiquated views on mobile waste $2 billion annually : Businesses that cover wireless bills raise productivity

Businesses in the United States are wasting in excess of $2 billion each year by not paying their mobile employees' wireless bills, according to...

The power of voice: VCs, others consolidating speech-recognition companies

Even in the confusing, clinical world of mobile software terms, the term "speech-recognition technology" draws yawns. Lately, though, it's also drawing a flood of...

Getty Images expands mobile play

Mobile may not be the final frontier, but it sure is the latest frontier for media companies looking to expand their reach. As more...
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