Connecting us to one another may still be the most important thing that smartphones do, but their reach is steadily extending into other parts of our lives. Smartphones are poised …
Update 1/18: Softbank and Deutsche Telekom are reportedly in talks about a potential Sprint takeover of T-Mobile, but a deal is not expected in the immediate future. Sprint (S) and …
Smartphone prices range from $40 to $4,000, but the cost of building a device usually falls somewhere between those extremes. The bill of materials for a high-end smartphone like the …
Smartphone manufacturers are steadily increasing device capabilities with new components, more powerful chipsets, and more software. RCR Wireless takes a look at what’s inside high-end handsets and at the increasingly …
Hewlett-Packard is turning its attention to the “phablet” market, after its purchase of Palm left the company empty-handed in the smartphone space. The company is calling its offerings “VoiceTabs,” a …
Intel has put its $5 billion investment in an Arizona chip plant on hold, but says it has nonetheless hired more than 1,000 new people to work at the Chandler …
Verizon Wireless is set to add another LTE/Wi-Fi tablet to its portfolio, the newest Hewlett-Packard Chromebook. The tablets are often called LTE-only because they do not include 3G connectivity. Altair …
A federal appeals court has sided with Verizon Communications in the company’s net neutrality fight, saying that Internet service providers are not subject to rules that require them to deliver …
Sprint is targeting one of the nation’s fastest-growing mobile markets with visual voicemail transcription. Cell phone penetration is now higher for Hispanics than white Americans (86% vs. 84%) and the …
CES chip news this year included a number of new products that target devices beyond smartphones, tablets and PCs. Chipmakers foresee a world in which more of the devices we …
The major shopping season for much of the world has wrapped up, but in the world’s biggest market it is just getting started. Chinese New Year is Friday January 31, …
Smartphones connect us to one another through voice, text and video, and soon they will be connecting us to our home appliances as well. As connectivity chipsets find their way …
Dish Network (DISH) may have a new motivation to pursue a deal with a carrier – its bid to acquire spectrum by purchasing LightSquared appears to be dead. Today a …
Android may dominate the smartphone market, but Apple continues to own the most desirable smartphone customers: those who spend money. On the heels of two reports showing iOs users outspending …
From printers to pinball machines, the CES 2014 show floor is ablaze with the latest innovations and ideas. RCR Wireless News shares video of those that caught our attention on …
Curved screens, connected cars, and wearable tech are three of the biggest trends so far this year at CES. Ahead of the curve Since the human face is curved, why …
AT&T chose the Consumer Electronics Show as the venue for the launch of a new data pricing strategy that will let companies pick up the tab for mobile subscribers. Comparing …
Perhaps hoping its news would be quickly overshadowed by CES, HTC reported net income that was less than half what analysts were expecting for the fourth quarter. The struggling Taiwanese …
Smartphone makers and carriers are resolving to add health and fitness applications to their handsets this year. “All the application developers that are in the health, in the fitness, in …
Google is suing the Rockstar consortium in a California court claiming that Rockstar has pressured California companies to discontinue the use of Android in their devices. The lawsuit seeks a …
Savvy smartphone users know the names of the chip companies that make the processors and modems inside their devices, but most have never heard of the companies that make the …
Oracle is paying $1.5 billion for online and mobile marketing specialist Responsys, marking the software giant’s third acquisition this quarter. The software giant described Responsys as “the leading provider of …
BlackBerry’s mobile device business is costing it billions, but the Canadian company that pioneered the smartphone is determined to stay in the game. Its latest strategy is a partnership with …
MediaTek is gaining ground quickly in the fast-growing markets for smartphone applications processors and baseband processors, but Qualcomm continues to dominate. During the third quarter, MediaTek had 10% of the …
Consumers have learned to count on mobile device makers for a steady diet of must-have new features: higher quality cameras, sharper displays, more powerful processors, and longer lasting batteries. But …
