Executives at Palm Inc. appear to believe they've bought the time and talent to move from less than 3% of the smartphone market to leadership in mobile computing.To paraphrase Neil Armstrong, that's a giant leap . for any company, analysts said. This is perhaps...
Research in Motion Ltd.'s push into the consumer space with video-friendly BlackBerry devices is set to get a boost from QuickPlay Media, which recently unveiled its mobile media package for BlackBerry that is slated to begin showing up on users' handsets. Initially the offering...
Fans of GPS applications are getting enhanced features at two of the nation's largest carriers. AT&T Mobility announced four of its newer Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry devices can now provide customers direct access to traffic and re-routing information through TeleNav Traffic, and in...
HTC Corp., the nimble, Taiwan-based smartphone maker that is a leading purveyor of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile operating system, announced its new HTC Touch, a phone that employs touchscreen technology. The move is notable as Apple Inc.'s iPhone, which also features a touchscreen and...
T-Mobile USA Inc. instituted a set of new promotional price plans and expanded its offerings at the increasingly popular $40 price point. The carrier added a $40 per month Get More 1,000 Plus individual plan that includes unlimited night and weekend calling, but does...
With multiple technologies promising all the bells and whistles required of next-generation networks, infrastructure developers and operators are clamoring for their place as they determine which wireless technology to put their capital heft behind. Not only must these companies choose when to pull the...
FIRST IT WAS Cyren Call Communications Corp. Then, more recently, Frontline Wireless L.L.C. And now, even more recently, Google Inc.The mobile-phone industry, itself an iconic symbol of cutting-edge disruptive technology, suddenly is uncomfortably under siege by a new wave of disruptors that have their...
THE MOBILE-PHONE INDUSTRY, forced to fight an escalating two-front war against public-safety groups and hundreds of thousands of Internet foot soldiers, suddenly finds itself on the defensive as federal telecom regulators move closer to issuing rules for 700 MHz spectrum set to be auctioned...
THE CLOCK IS TICKING as Qualcomm Inc. pursues legal remedies and technical alternatives to counter a decision last week by a federal agency banning future models of 3G handsets containing the vendor's chips from entering the United States. The U.S. International Trade Commission stunned...
The Bold and the BeautifulWireless subscribers are attracted to bold handset colors, according to data from Wirefly, which provides comparison shopping for wireless subscribers. Among the 10 most popular phones this spring are the Motorola RAZR, the BlackBerry Pearl and the LG Chocolate, which...
The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Amp'd Mobile Inc. may not necessarily signal the death knell for the business model, but is certain to make investors and partners wary and put additional pressure on other fledgling mobile virtual network operators to review their own...
NEW YORK-Coca-Cola Co. is moving aggressively onto the mobile marketing playground with a kind of mobile MySpace centered on the company's Sprite brand.
The soft-drink titan plans to launch a worldwide community allowing users to create profiles and exchange photos and messages, executive Mark Greatrex...
NEW YORK-There was, of course, no shortage of hype at last week's Mobile Marketing Forum in New York. But that enthusiasm was tempered by a surprising amount of restraint.EJL Wireless Research predicts mobile advertising will generate $9.5 billion worldwide by 2011, with the U.S....
When civil unrest threatens the established order in Casablanca-at least in the famous movie of the same name-one of the authorities gives the order to "round up the usual suspects."So may it go with those lining up June 29 and thereafter to buy the...
I've seen the future and it is advertising on cellphones.A bit dramatic, perhaps? Yes, but during a panel discussion with a group of college students from Northwest University at last week's Mobile Marketing Forum in New York City, these young cellphone aficionados gave the...
Editor's Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what's hot in wireless.Wireless Toyz stores operate in 24 states across the country offering devices and services from multiple carriers and mobile...
A collection of wireless industry entrepreneurs urged Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin to build open access into one of the 700 MHz licenses set to be auctioned later this year, saying the agency has an historic opportunity to unlock a new wave of...
MobiTV bulked up its content library with a deal to license more than 2,500 music videos from Sony BMG Music Entertainment.The wireless video provider said it will put the videos into rotation "immediately" on its music channels, expanding its portfolio to 7,000 music videos....
The Federal Communications Commission largely affirmed a 2005 decision creating a hybrid licensing system in the 3650-3700 MHz band to foster WiMAX deployment in the Untied States. "We applaud the FCC for the time and exhaustive diligence they spent considering all the issues surrounding...
Shares of Openwave Systems Inc. continued to slide after the company said it plans to slash 20% of its workforce by the end of the month.The embattled Redwood City, Calif.-based developer filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission outlining a restructuring plan "to...
Analysis of three Harris polls from late last year offered insight into U.S. consumers and their relationship to telecom, particularly the trend toward wireless substitution. A total of more than 6,700 adults were surveyed in the online polls, and the respondents revealed that: --81%...
L.M. Ericsson has agreed to acquire all of the shares of Drutt Corp., which manages the billing for millions of daily content transactions on more than 60 telecom operators in 35 countries. Ericsson calls the move another step in its ambition to become a...
Welcome to our new Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News will run through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on what to look for in the coming weeks. Check below for news about carriers,...
In a potentially serious blow to Qualcomm Inc.'s chipset and IP-licensing business, the U.S. International Trade Commission ordered a ban on new 3G handsets bearing Qualcomm chips that infringe on a Broadcom Corp. patent. The ruling could also have wide-ranging effects on the U.S....
