Verizon Wireless said it has chosen Spirent Communications to provide testing solutions for certification of devices that will operate on its 4G LTE network. Spirent will provide hardware, test simulators, system simulators and software for test automation, said the companies. Spirent is the...
More than 25 years after its birth, Tetris is the best-selling mobile game of all time, having surpassed 100 million paid downloads on cell phones around the world.Associated Press
Nokia is offering people who buy its smartphones free access to its personal and car-based navigation platform in an effort to spur the development of location-based and social-networking applications on its devices and in its app store, as well as create the coveted “stickiness”...
Staff working on the proposed National Broadband Plan are hoping to wrap up the final comments cycle by Jan. 27, Phoebe Yang, chief counsel and senior advisor to the Omnibus Broadband Initative, told the Federal Communications Commission at its monthly meeting today.To date, 69,002...
The mobile advertising war brewing between Apple Inc. and Google Inc. took on a smaller rival today as Opera Software said it had acquired AdMarvel Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Oslo, Norway-based Opera said the deal will enable the company to “expand its portfolio...
The past week was a good one for the RCR Wireless Stock Index, with gainers leading losers by a more than 2 to 1 margin. Notable losers for the week were two international carriers, China Unicom and America Movil. Gainers to note...
The explosion of wireless devices and content – with predictions of 7 trillion devices connected to wireless networks by 2017 – will present increasingly complex challenges for service providers trying to manage their networks. As such, companies involved in the OSS/BSS space are ramping...
The American Red Cross has received more than $22 million in U.S. text-message donations for Haiti earthquake relief efforts, far outpacing the charity's previous record of $400,000 for emergency relief using similar technology. "It's truly an unprecedented amount for a text campaign," said American...
M-Dot Network – David Diamond, President of David Diamond Associates, has been appointed to the board of advisors. David Diamond Associates is a strategic marketing consulting practice with clients in the retail, packaged goods and marketing service industries. 3G Americas – Neville Ray...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Cellphone users in the United States have contributed more than $11 million to Haitian earthquake relief through text messages in what is being hailed as an unprecedented mobile response to a natural disaster.The Mobile Giving Foundation called it a "mobile-giving...
While 2009 was dismal for overall semiconductor sales, smartphones, electronic readers and netbooks/smartbooks should help the industry in 2010. “The year 2009 will be remembered as one of the most dismal years in the history of the global semiconductor business, with a plunge of...
Numerex Corp. said it will offer machine to machine communications services on Vodafone Group's network in the United Kingdom. Today's announcement is the latest in a series of tie-ups between wireless operators and M2M technology companies as operators prepare for an expected onslaught of...
Millions of dollars are being sent to Haiti via a number of text-messaging campaigns, according to various sources.Red Cross text-messaging donations from the United States to Haiti have topped $3 million so far, according to Verizon Wireless, making the campaign the largest outpouring of...
Acision & Telenor: Telenor Norway announced that it has chosen to deploy the most recent version of Vantrix Message Optimizer. The company's agreement with Telenor was secured by Acision as part of Vantrix's involvement in the Acision Innovation Network.Brightpoint & HTC: Brightpoint has signed...
Mobile advertising services provider Amobee Media Systems announced plans to acquire mobile advertising agency RingRing Media for an undisclosed amount. Amobee said the deal will help it round out its offering to network operators, which include Telefonica SA and Vodafone Group plc, and help...
Nexit Ventures Invests in User Interface TechnologyFrom: PR NewswireNexit Ventures, a mobile venture capital firm focused on wireless technologies and services, announced an investment in Rightware, a developer of advanced user interface technologies and solutions for mobile phone and embedded applications.Nexit is the co-lead...
Losers led gainers by just less than a 2 to 1 margin in the RCR Wireless Stock Index for the week ended January 12. Notable losers were prepaid service providers Leap and MetroPCS. Investors continue to be concerned about the prepaid carriers...
As the exclusive media sponsor of Telecom Council of Silicon Valley's SPIFFY Awards, RCR Wireless is pleased to announce the nominees for the upcoming event. Over the coming weeks we will be profiling the nominees in our daily email newsletter, so stay...
Glu Mobile – Niccolo de Masi has been appointed President and CEO of Glu Mobile. Prior to joining Glu Mobile, de Masi served as President and CEO of Hands-On Mobile.Airwide Solutions – Peter Sterpe has been appointed Vice President of research and...
LAS VEGAS — There's no denying the special romance most Americans have with television. But expanding that popular pastime into an equal (or dare they dream, greater) experience on small screens has been as tough and costly as any in the entertainment business.In an...
If you're hoping to stay sharp in your old age, go pick up a cell phone.A new study suggests that prolonged cell phone use may actually help reduce and reverse the affect of Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at the University of South Florida.Dozens...
LAS VEGAS — It's been a long time coming, but at this year's CES many more are willing to say mobile digital television is here and will be ready for consumers in 2010. The Open Mobile Video Coalition, which is comprised of 29 members...
The Federal Communications Commission asked for a month extension to deliver the National Broadband Plan to Congress. In a letter to Senate Committee leader John D. Rockefeller, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said the extension would give the FCC, key stakeholders and Congress more time...
While Nexus One seems to have stolen all of the attention at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, US-based electronics company ZOMM has unveiled a device that we think could turn out to be another significant development for the mobile industry....
