Devices

Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA for RCR Wireless News, has spent her entire career the telecom, IT and security. Having experience at an operator, software and hardware vendors and as a well-known industry analyst, she has many opinions on …

It’s a question that everyone asks. Your phone battery seems like it needs to be charged every day or even more frequently as it gets older. But why does this happen? It appears as if researchers from the U.S. Department of …

With rare bipartisan support, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow consumers to unlock their cellphones, making it easier to switch carriers and keep their device. President Obama is expected to sign the “Unlocking Consumer Choice and …

As an industry we seem to focus on higher bandwidth enabling us to go fast to consume more. More bandwidth, more content, more data … more, more, more. But, what about areas that have less and need to do less. …

Some big changes could be in the cards for the mobile payment market. First, the historically NFC-reticent Apple is rumored to be in talks with credit card companies about creating its own mobile wallet. And some say the wallet feature may …

International demand for the iPhone led to another strong quarter for Apple. The company posted $37.4 billion in revenue and a net profit of $7.7 billion for its third quarter ending on June 28. The results both were increases from …

The hacker nicknamed “NerveGas,” also known as the forensic scientist Jonathan Zdziarski, claims to have identified back doors, attack points and surveillance mechanisms running on all Apple iOS devices. Zdziarski, who was a development team member on many of the early …

While Corning’s Gorilla Glass is used for the screens of more than 1.5 billion devices worldwide, a new challenger is coming into view: a synthetic sapphire crystal screen. Apple is reportedly making a synthetic sapphire display for its new iPhone 6 …

Microsoft’s latest attempt to turn around its flailing mobile operations is set to cost 18,000 employees their jobs, with most of those cuts coming from its recently acquired Nokia handset division. The computer software giant announced today that its “restructuring …

Connected Car Trends Google recently announced its entry into the connected car market with Android Auto, a new competitor to Apple’s CarPlay solution. Many auto makers have already committed to one or both of the companies for head unit systems – …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades and enjoy the memories! Razr team takes …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades and enjoy the memories! Activation may prove …

With Apple expected to announce new iPhone models in the coming weeks, wireless carriers and retailers have begun to cut pricing and expand the reach on current models in a move to trim inventory. T-Mobile US announced that it would …

As we watch the story unfold related to connected cars and consider how operators will play in this scenario, it’s also interesting to watch the telecom equipment vendor movements in this space. This week I met with Ericsson to better …

It seems the telecom industry does this on a regular basis. We come up with an idea, and we talk about if for years and it still seems to be some unreachable goal in the future. Then we change the …

It seems as though this is something you would never hear from a car maker, especially a luxury brand like BMW, but this is exactly what they said at the keynote of Connected Cars 2014. Seeing a car maker embrace …

Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the …

Analysts from IHS Technologies, Argus Insights and IBB Consulting joined RCR to discuss the outlook for the Amazon Fire Phone. Mobile operators have longed for a third device ecosystem that can challenge the Apple/Samsung smartphone duopoly, and some analysts suggest …

Softbank’s recent acquisition of a controlling stake in distributor Brightstar caused some upheaval across the space and put a financial perpective on the importance of distributors to the mobile industry. The Brightstar deal, which involved Softbank purchasing a 57% stake …

June 23 will be the first day that consumers can sign up for a free iPhone 5S loaner phone from T-Mobile US. The “un-carrier” will deliver Apple’s latest to anyone willing to put down a $700 credit card deposit. Seven …

Amazon has finally taken the wraps off its new Fire Phone. The 4.7-inch LTE Android phone will be an AT&T exclusive, available July 25 on contract at $199 for the 32GB version and $299 for the 64GB version. Like another …

AT&T recently sent a letter to some of its customers warning that their account security may have been breached by one of the carrier’s vendors, exposing social security numbers and birth dates. The hack, as reported by The Washington Post, …

Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the …

Broadcom’s decision to exit the cellular baseband business means the company is giving up on the opportunity to ingegrate cellular modems with its highty successful connectivity chipsets for mobile devices. Broadcom (BRCM) is giving up on its cellular baseband business. …