2010

With various countries threatening to halt BlackBerry services unless Research In Motion Ltd. hands over its encryption keys, some might be wondering what that means about the security of all the other mobile phones out there. Are only messages sent via BlackBerry unencryptable to prying eyes? One man in a Black Hat dares you to find out, using hacker technology being made available to the general public.

It may be the big Apple, but all eyes will be on RIM tomorrow as it holds its big summer announcement event extravaganza in New York on Tuesday.

It may be the big Apple, but all eyes will be on RIM tomorrow as it holds its big summer announcement event extravaganza in New York on Tuesday.

The great Goog doesn’t do anything by half measures, and if the latest stats from independent tech analyst group Canalys are correct, the firm has managed to grow the market share for its Android operating system a whopping 886% in the second quarter.

With the recent launch of Facebook Questions, however, the social network may prove to become a larger and more valuable information resource to mobile users than Google, its top mobile rival.

Many writers have dreamed of penning the perfect screenplay, one which will catapult them into fame and out of the misery of obscurity. Rarely, however, does one complete such a screenplay. What holds these writers back? Some say lack of drive or family support, but RCR wondered whether the real reason was the lack of a good iPhone app.

Of all the things one could have cut off in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Blackberry service has become the latest painful addition to the list, with the United Arab Emirates scrambling to follow suit and chop BlackBerry messenger services by October.

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) appears to be putting the final touches on its rollout plans and the accompanying marketing blitz for its latest device. And more tablet rumors tip up.

Samsung is first in line when it comes to federal regulations on approved 4G LTE handsets, with the FCC giving the OK to an upcoming device known as the Samsung R900.

Pantech, Korea’s number three handset maker has constantly struggled to keep its head above water, fighting off its bigger, stronger competitors LG, Samsung and Apple.

The wireless industry used to be fairly straightforward but now crazy-headed institutions like the U.S. Library of Congress are doing things that impact the wireless industry. When did that happen?

In a Q&A session with Research in Motion’s director of consumer alliances Alex McCallum, RCR finds out why it’s really Blackberry that makes mobile music tick. Or should we say Tick Tock?

Showing a peer-to-peer gaming demo between three people on different devices – a Nokia Maemo, a Google Nexus One and a laptop – Qualcomm shows off how it believes modern chip technology can enhance mobile user experience.