Sprint Nextel Corp., which continues to wedge itself in as the cheaper wireless solution, has put two of its popular plans together and taken $10 off the total price.The carrier …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint Nextel lowers price on wireless, Internet bundle >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@MWC: 5 EU carriers to measure mobile Web traffic with GSMA >
The GSM Association and five European carriers are hoping to spur mobile marketing with a common system for measuring activity on the wireless Web.Orange, T-Mobile International, Telefonica, Vodafone and 3 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@MWC: MySpace to update wireless site, announces support for Symbian >
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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@MWC: Yahoo overhauls mobile portal >
Yahoo Inc. unveiled an overhauled mobile portal that it hopes will become “your starting point to the Internet.”The company launched a beta version of Yahoo Mobile, a wireless Web destination …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@MWC: AT&T chief calls on Apple, others to develop open ecosystem: De la Vega toes fine line >
BARCELONA, Spain – AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega used his Mobile World Congress keynote speech here to plead industry leaders for a common set of applications and application …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@MWC: Google´s Android arrives in Europe, courtesy Vodafone, HTC >
BARCELONA, Spain – Vodafone and HTC Corp. announced they will sell the world
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Nokia Siemens Networks, Alvarion, Aperto and more >
The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@MWC: Millennium Villages, wireless and a break from the trade show blahs >
BARCEOLONA, Spain – Amid the bustle of business models and clanging of product announcements, I was surprised to enjoy a moment of clarity during Ericsson’s press conference here yesterday.The event …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">VIDEO REVIEW: Streaming Internet radio arrives on mobile courtesy of Moodio.fm >
Application: Moodio.fm, running on a BlackBerry Pearl with Sprint Nextel service and an LG Vu with AT&T Mobility service. // By use of this code snippet, I agree to the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@MWC: Acer lays out Windows Mobile smartphone plans: A new entrant into the mobile device marketplace >
BARCELONA, Spain – The smartphone market got just a little more crowded as laptop maker Acer Inc. announced a lineup of four new Windows Mobile-based smartphones, the first of its …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Looking back while going forward: How the early days of Nextel reflect on today >by rcrwirelessby rcrwireless
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. Ever since …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@MWC: Microsoft updates Windows Mobile, intros app store, supports Flash >
BARCELONA, Spain – As Research in Motion Ltd., Opera Software, Apple Inc. and others encroach on its territory, Microsoft Corp. sought to fight back with an updated version of its …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@MWC: As Samsung looms, LG promises Android, Windows Mobile phones: Mobile device maker to release app store by Q2 >
BARCELONA, Spain – LG Electronics Co. Ltd. said it will make smartphones running both the Windows Mobile and Android operating systems, and will release an application storefront in the second …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Monday, Feb. 16, 2009 >
Your new issue of RCR Wireless News “The Digital Edition” is here. Click here to view the Digital Edition immediately in your browser. Click here to download this week’s PDF …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@MWC: Nokia´s new Ovi app store to cover potentially 50 million shoppers: Wireless application developers urged to submit offerings for Series 40 and S60 Nokia devices >
BARCELONA, Spain – Nokia Corp. introduced an application storefront that will connect developers directly with consumers, a move that comes almost a year after Apple Inc. announced a similar offering …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@MWC: Maximizer targets BlackBerry users with CRM solution >by rcrwirelessby rcrwireless
Maximizer Software has launched its entirely first mobile product exclusively for BlackBerry handsets that is geared to free workers from laptops and reduce downtime in the field for sales and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: Money to be saved by businesses that centralize their wireless services: 2009 tough on enterprise mobile and wireless spending >by rcrwirelessby rcrwireless
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.Since …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@MWC: LogMeIn demos remote support for Android smartphones >
LogMeIn Inc. plans to demonstrate a solution that allows for support for Android smartphones at Mobile World Congress this week in Barcelona.The company said it will show smartphone manufacturers and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint deploys Acision messaging solution >
Messaging company Acision said Sprint has deployed its advanced messaging infrastructure within its network.Acision said the solution allows the carrier to provide seamless messaging service even during high-usage and peak …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@MWC: Oracle announces customer wins >
Oracle Communications announced several new contracts this week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.The company said Fox Mobile Distribution, a division of Fox Mobile Group, has implemented its Billing and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@MWC: SEVEN LAUNCHES ANDROID E-MAIL SOLUTION >
SEVEN has unveiled its messaging solution for the Android platform that addresses personal and business e-mail on one integrated interface.The solution, which is being showcased at this week’s GSMA Mobile …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@MWC: Alcatel-Lucent to use video calling to connect shoppers, marketers: U.S. carrier testing wireless technology >
BARCELONA, Spain – One of the two top U.S wireless carriers in the United States – Verizon Wireless or Sprint Nextel Corp. – is testing an image-recognition technology that would …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobile banking safe, at least for now >by rcrwirelessby rcrwireless
After talking to a number of mobile and security experts, I’ve come to the conclusion that far from being less secure, mobile banking may even be more secure than logging …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Deadlock: AT&T Mobility, union battle over contract terms >
The Communications Workers of America and AT&T Mobility remain deadlocked over a new contract covering more than 20,000 workers employed by the No. 2 wireless provider. The labor-management faceoff is …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Intel remains bullish on WiMAX: Chip giant cites stimulus benefits for Clearwire >
With WiMAX being deployed all around the world, Intel Corp. officials are satisfied with the progress the technology has made in the United States and are hopeful federal stimulus funds …