“Congratulate yourself,” Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello told his audience this morning at CTIA 2012. “Every one of you is in the gaming business.” Riccitiello opened his keynote address by …
Little by little, the iPhone is making its way to rural America. Today Kentucky’s Bluegrass Cellular and Nex-Tech Wireless of Kansas both announced that they will offer the iPhone 4S …
Calling mobile phones the most pervasive technology in history, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genechowski opened the CTIA Wireless 2012 show by telling his audience that more people now have …
In another clear sign that the wireless business is not just about phones and tablets anymore, AT&T today announced a new portfolio of digital home security and automation products. Called …
As the wireless industry descends on New Orleans for the first time since Hurricane Katrina, device manufacturers are introducing new products at an unprecedented pace. While carriers scramble to predict …
Mobile payments provider BOKU has added Sprint Nextel to its list of customers. BOKU will now be providing mobile payment solutions to all four major U.S. carriers. The company has …
When Intel (INTC) commissioned management consulting firm Booz Allen to write a whitepaper on the future of mobile technology, the world’s largest chip maker probably expected information about voice recognition …
Novatel Wireless (NVTL), maker of the MiFi hotspot, has failed to connect with investors this quarter. Two analysts cut their price targets on the stock after the company reported earnings …
Describing its new flagship smartphone as “a human product that understands you,” Samsung today launched the Galaxy S III. The new phone will be available through 296 carriers in 145 …
Seoul Broadcasting System is reporting that Korea’s National Tax Service is asking Samsung to pay about $350 million (400 billion KRW) in additional taxes after authorities reportedly uncovered tax evasion …
Motorola Mobility (MMI) appears to be another victim of Samsung’s dominance in the smartphone market. The company lost $86 million in the first quarter on revenues of $3.1 billion. Losses …
Beleaguered BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIMM) gave away thousands of free phones to software developers today as it kicked off its annual BlackBerry World conference in Orlando, Fla. The Canadian …
Microsoft’s decision to invest in Barnes & Noble’s Nook has some of its loyal corporate customers wondering if the Nook might become a Windows 8 tablet that could bridge the …
Shares of Barnes and Noble (BKS) skyrocketed today on news that Microsoft (MSFT) will invest $300 million in a new subsidiary Barnes and Noble is forming to market and distribute …
Add one more bullet to the list of reasons wireless companies will pay billions for patent portfolios. Clever accounting can protect these profits from federal taxes, as pointed out this …
A California judge has ordered Samsung and Apple to send their CEOs and top lawyers to settlement talks next month. Tim Cook and Choi Gee-sung will meet May 21 and …
Small and medium businesses are learning to profit from mobile marketing, and software giant Intuit (INTU) is taking note. Today the maker of QuickBooks and TurboTax said it will acquire …
Samsung’s Galaxy may now outshine even Apple in the smartphone market, and analysts say the Korean giant has surpassed Nokia as the world’s leading handset vendor. Samsung does not report …
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Nokia’s debt to “junk” status with a negative long-term outlook, citing disappointing first quarter results from the world’s largest mobile phone maker. The move follows a …
Crown Castle International (CCI) says network upgrades by carriers helped boost leasing activity by 25% in the first quarter. Net income also increased 25% to $50 million, on revenue of …
China’s Huawei Technologies is signaling its intention to compete throughout the wireless ecosystem. Already the number two global provider of wireless infrastructure (behind Ericsson) and an up-and-comer in the handset …
Apple (AAPL) put a shine on the US stock market Wednesday, rising 9% and regaining most of the ground lost earlier this month. Fears that the engine of the mobile …
When it comes to mobile processors, Intel has been the industry’s sleeping giant. But the giant is now on the move; the first smartphone powered by Intel’s chips went on …
RadioShack lost $8 million in the first quarter, and the stock was off more than 10% in Tuesday morning trading. RadioShack has contracts the three largest US carriers, and its …
ST-Ericsson says it will transfer its stand-alone applications processor business to STMicroelectronics (STM) and eliminate up to 1,700 jobs as part of a restructuring. The Swiss company was created in …
