Amazon is clearly interested in Windows, or at least in executives who have worked with the mobile version of the operating system. The online retail giant has hired another Windows phone expert, this time from Nokia. Nokia's Marco Argenti has been handling relationships with...
LG has teamed up with Azuki Systems to market an "Android stick" to compete with Google's Chromecast. Both devices enable users to stream Internet video to their television sets, but unlike Google's $35 Chromecast device, LG's Android stick is being marketed not to consumers...
Details about Apple's newest smartphone may be less than a month away. The company is planning an iPhone launch for September 10, according to All Things Digital. The big question is whether Apple will focus on new innovations in an effort to encourage upgrades,...
Ten years after it launched its first smartphone, BlackBerry (BBRY) may be nearing the end of an era. Today the company said its board has formed a special committee to explore strategic alternatives. The Canadian company's largest shareholder, Prem Watsa of Fairfax Financial, is...
Google Glass has barely scratched the surface of the huge market for wearable technology, according to researchers who have analyzed the market from several perspectives. Transparency Market Research says the market for wearable tech was worth $750 million in 2012, and will hit $5.8...
BlackBerry (BBRY) may follow the lead of other troubled tech companies by going private in an effort to turn its business around without the scrutiny of shareholders who want quarterly progress. Reuters is reporting that BlackBerry has held recent discussions with Silver Lake Partners,...
LG G2 breaks new ground
Korea's LG made it clear this week that it wants to compete with the big boys in the smartphone market. Its LG G2 breaks new ground in handset design, and is set to launch on all four major U.S. carriers...
Novatel Wireless, Inc. reported revenue up 6% and progress toward profitability, driven by machine-to-machine and mobile computing demand.
The company's revenues for the second quarter were $91.1 million, up from $85.9 million a year ago. Net loss was $7.9 million, less than the $9.1 million...
With eyes toward the future national public safety network being planned by FirstNet, Motorola Solutions and Verizon Wireless have launched a new in-car mobile broadband device that operates both in Verizon Wireless' spectrum and the Band 14 spectrum that will be used for FirstNet's...
Apple says counterfeit power adapters may pose a safety risk to users of iPhones and iPads, and will sell its own adapters for just $10 in an effort to drive unsafe products off the market. The move comes in response to the death of...
Almost two-thirds of the tablets shipped worldwide in the third quarter were Android devices, according to the latest data from IDC. Meanwhile the iPad had less than one-third of the tablet market. During the last year, the two operating systems have traded places in...
Today was supposed to be the day that Apple would have to stop selling older versions of the iPhone and iPad in the United States. But President Barack Obama stepped in over the weekend to veto an import ban that would have affected the...
Search engine giant Google is hoping that an individualized, hands-free, voice-responsive Moto X will attract high-end U.S. smartphone users. The Google-owned Motorola Mobility revealed the much-awaited smartphone on Aug. 1 with a press event in New York and a long blog post all about...
Of the 51.7 million tablets that shipped worldwide in the second quarter of 2013, a whopping 67% were running the Android operating system, according to a new report by Strategy Analytics. Apple came in with 28%. Just a year ago the two operating systems were...
Even as rumors surfaced last week that HP is planning to release a $99 tablet, some market observers were already giving the product low marks. Citing unnamed sources, Digitimes reported that Hewlett-Packard is partnering with Wal-Mart to sell the tablet aimed at back-to-school shoppers....
Google ended its offer of three free months of Netflix for buyers of its new Chromecast device, citing overwhelming demand. The $35 dongle that streams video content from mobile devices to TV sets launched Wednesday and by Thursday afternoon the accompanying Netflix promotion was...
Samsung remains the juggernaut of the smartphone market, but the cost of staying on top weighed on profits during the company's second quarter. The company that sells more mobile phones than any other said the cost of new product launches led to a 3%...
Google has introduced a $35 device that attaches to a TV's HDMI port and enables Android and iOS devices to stream content to the big screen. Chromecast connects to a home wireless network, and does not require a dedicated mobile device, meaning that users...
RCR Wireless is partnering with the good people at the Competitive Carriers Association to stream CCA 2013 Annual Convention in Las Vegas LIVE on RCR's YouTube page.
About CCA 2013
CCA events bring the decision-makers in the competitive mobile ecosystem – carriers, technology experts, network builders, consultants, media,...
Did Samsung's Galaxy S4 boost sales of the iPhone during Apple's third quarter? According to Argus Insights, analysis of consumer reviews on social media sites showed that many people who were waiting for the S4 were disappointed by the actual product, and decided to...
Verizon Wireless is launching three new large-screen Android phones. The Droid Maxx, the Droid Ultra, and the Droid Mini include some of the same features expected in Motorola's upcoming Moto X, the first smartphone to be made in the United States. The three new...
Nokia is apparently convinced that Samsung owes some of its smartphone success to bigger screen sizes; today the company launched a new Lumia with a 4.7 inch screen. The Lumia 625's WVGA display is almost as big as that of the Galaxy S3 (the...
Not all hackers are bad guys. Germany's Karsten Nohl is the coder who prompted the wireless industry to improve security for GSM networks after exposing potential security flaws, and now Nohl has demonstrated a way to hack the SIM cards of an estimated 750...
The Federal Communications Commission won praise from the White House and educators alike with its vote to pursue high speed broadband access for the nation's schools by modernizing its E-rate program. The FCC says the federal program has already helped bring Internet connectivity to...
