A friend of mine has been longing for a smartphone for years, but he's continued to hold off on the hopes that when he does eventually get one, it will do absolutely everything from making phone calls to preparing grilled cheese sandwiches.
BARCELONA, Spain — Hello!And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the...
For the second time in as many weeks, Aruba Networks Inc. has received a favorable ruling by the government in a patent infringement case with Motorola Inc. and two of its subsidiaries.Aruba announced today that the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office issued a preliminary...
Comcast Corp. blames the economy and even Clearwire Corp. for some of its struggles in 2008. According to a report from CNNMoney.com, Comcast said fourth-quarter profit fell 32% because of decreased value of its investment in the Clearwire WiMAX service. During its earnings...
MobiTV Inc. has reached its latest milestone, surpassing 6 million customers on its managed mobile media service. Indeed the company is moving quite quickly; MobiTV reached the 4 million customer mark in August, meaning 2 million more users signed on in just six months....
T-Mobile International announced it will pair up with Nokia Corp. to offer integrated marketplace content. The carrier said that together, the two will provide widgets, applications and other content through the web'n'walk widget platform, which allows customers to download from both the T-Mobile gallery...
Two large conglomerates have created new business units geared toward helping different segments of the wireless industry.During this week at GSMA World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, Hewlett-Packard Co. announced its plans for HP Communications and Media Solutions, and Accenture has launched its Mobility Operated...
The GSM Association said the worldwide wireless industry has reached the 4 billionth connection mark on its way to a predicted 6 billion connections by 2013. The association said growth is being driven by the integration of mobile into previously unconnected devices as well...
New app stores and smartphone platforms are dominating the news out of Mobile World Congress this week, but it's a quiet little mobile marketing initiative U.S. carriers will be monitoring closely in coming weeks.Europe's GSM Association is leading a group of carriers that plans...
BARCELONA, Spain - The world's handset makers pulled out all the stops this year in their attempts to grab attention and generate interest in their products. At this year's Mobile World Congress trade show, Nokia Corp., LG Electronics Co. Ltd., HTC Corp. and others...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors--Lehman Bros. raised its 2010 EPS estimate on Research In Motion to $3.48 from $3.45 after the company preannounced mix fourth-quarter results....
Microsoft Corp. and Gemalto have paired up to offer Windows Live Messenger services to consumers through a new client application that will come pre-installed on SIM cards.The SIMessenger application from Gemalto is certified by Microsoft.Gemalto said users will have a similar Messenger experience on...
The GSM Association announced the winners of its 14th Annual Global Mobile Awards at a gala dinner this week in Barcelona.Comedian Michael McIntyre hosted the event at the National Palace.Among the winners were Gameloft for best mobile game with its Real Football 2009; BBC...
Gemalto, NXP and Infineon are demonstrating a mobile contactless solution that will allow customers to use their mobile phone for a variety of services, including payment and access, across various locations.The companies are showcasing the solution this week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.The...
BARCELONA, Spain - Verizon Wireless fleshed out its LTE plans by naming its network suppliers and setting a commercial launch date of 2010. The company, which plans to initially use its 700 MHz spectrum for the buildout, did not say what the effort would...
After years of treading water and failing to live up to outlandish hype, mobile games finally may be starting to make progress. And it's the Apple's iPhone - and, to a lesser extent, other multimedia-friendly smartphones - that's moving the needle. Which is why...
With Sprint Nextel Corp. continuing to struggle, rumors have been flying regarding possible extreme measures the industry's No. 3 carrier might have to take to right the ship. One that popped up in the Kansas Business Journal had the carrier looking at...
Femtocells are just starting to hit the wireless market, but considerable momentum is building for the technology to play a key role when carriers start to deploy LTE networks.More than 18 wireless providers said they are planning to deploy LTE technology within...
The Securities and Exchange Commission today settled charges alleging that Research in Motion Ltd. Co-CEO James Balsillie and other senior executives backdated millions of stock options from 1998 through 2006."As alleged in our complaint, RIM and its highest level executives engaged in widespread backdating...
With the purchase of a new mobile phone comes a new charger, leaving a consumer left with an old charger that has little use.The GSM Association and a group of leading wireless providers and manufacturers are aiming to change that in four years. The...
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $12.5 million to back an effort to bring cheap mobile financial services to people in developing markets.The Mobile Money for the Unbanked (MMU) program seeks to work with carriers, banks, microfinance institutions, government and development organizations...
Since the settlement last year that ended the industry's highest-profile cross-licensing battle, Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. have been expected to cozy up. Now it's official. Nokia, the world's largest handset maker, and Qualcomm, the world's leading wireless chip maker, will work together on...
Cisco Systems said it is extending its WebEx client software to a host of smartphones.The online conferencing service is now available on BlackBerry models the Bold, Storm and Curve 8900, the company said, as well as the Samsung Blackjack II and several Nokia E...
