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A new forecast of the near-field communications market predicts 700 million mobile subscribers worldwide will have phones with NFC contactless technology by 2013.The report, from Juniper Research, said there is a significant opportunity for NFC mobile payment services, chips, phones …

Good news, developers of the world — the Netflix API will be open to all starting tomorrow.

Communications Test Design Inc., a repair and logistics provider, announced it purchased cellphone accessory vendor Phoenix Wireless for an undisclosed sum.“The acquisition by CTDI provides operational and financial scalability to Phoenix Wireless, a leader in the accessories business, as well …

Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of stories examining the current economic downturn and how it affects the wireless industry. For more on this topic, visit RCRWireless.com/EconomicDownturn.WE’VE ALL READ THE SURVEYS: don’t leave home without it. As the …

Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of stories examining the current economic downturn and how it affects the wireless industry. For more on this topic, visit RCRWireless.com/EconomicDownturn.As Washington, D.C., continues its efforts to bailout Wall Street and stabilize …

Nokia Corp. is pulling the plug on some of its enterprise offerings in an effort to increase its focus on consumer Internet services.The Finnish company said it will stop developing and marketing its proprietary corporate e-mail service, opting instead to …

Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of stories examining the current economic downturn and how it affects the wireless industry. For more on this topic, visit RCRWireless.com/EconomicDownturn. Industry CEOs have been hopping between company conferences to boast their …

NextWave Wireless Inc. said it will discontinue the operations of its GO Networks unit, which developed wide area Wi-Fi network equipment.NextWave, which two weeks ago received a much-needed commitment of $100 million in debt financing, filed a request in Israel …

Following years of hype, mobile WiMAX from a major provider is now available commercially in the United States. Sprint Nextel Corp. announced that its Xohm service is live in the Baltimore area, and the carrier plans to expand to additional …

Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of stories examining the current economic downturn and how it affects the wireless industry. For more on this topic, visit RCRWireless.com/ Economic Downturn. The potentially cataclysmic collapse of Wall Street has injected …

Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of stories examining the current economic downturn and how it affects the wireless industry. For more on this topic, visit RCRWireless.com/ Economic Downturn. The thought of pouring money into baby tech firms …

The Google-backed G1 lacks Exchange support and is tied to T-Mobile’s networks. So its business uses likely will be limited — for now, at least.

Yahoo’s group for mobile phones has new leadership–David Ko–and its work is the centerpiece of the Connected Life division’s 2009 profitability plan.

We thought he probably would’ve at least stuck around long enough to see the Tube get announced later this week , but Nokia CTO Bob Iannucci has announced that he’s stepping down from the world’s number one cellphone maker effective …

Dave McLeod listens to the concerns of BankPlus’ employees and customers, and finds a cure for whatever ails them.

You’ve got to hand it to carriers for at least trying to come clean with consumers, though in some cases those efforts are a day late and a dollar short. Take Verizon Wireless, for instance, which has made waves in …

Apple Inc. is putting on sale unlocked iPhone 3G in Hong Kong, allowing people to use it with any mobile phone carrier.

RCR Wireless News is planning to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first cellular phone call in its Oct. 13 edition. As such, we want your memories of the last 25 years of wireless. Through the years, the RCR Wireless …

In “Eagle Eye,” the Dreamworks/Paramount Pictures thriller set for release this weekend, the lead characters are driven to extreme acts by a mysterious woman who contacts them via their mobile phones. So what better way to promote the movie than …

So it was, according to a new intriguing lawsuit, that Verizon Wireless was approached via e-mail by an Arkansas businessman in early February about “an arbitrage opportunity” that could potentially accomplish the same objective as one announced months later when …

Investors slammed BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. for the company’s lowered outlook and product delays ahead of the critical fourth-quarter holiday shopping season, raising questions about the company’s ultimate ability to play in a smartphone market that – with …

A large-scale study of the long-term effects of cell-phone use needs to be carried out, medical professionals said at a congressional hearing

HELSINKI (Reuters) – The world’s top cellphone maker Nokia will unveil its first touch-screen phone at a media and analyst event in London next week, two industry sources told Reuters on Friday.

North America currently dominates the location-based services market with 81% of LBS revenue in 2007. But the Asia-Pacific region is set to challenge that position, with a share of 27% of the market by 2013, up from 11% last year, …