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Apple smartphones continue surge in China; Samsung sees decrease Analysts with United Kingdom-based Juniper Research tracked 350.9 million smartphones shipping in the first quarter of 2015; that’s a 23% increase from the same time period last year. Juniper found that …

Sprint, Boingo Wi-Fi deal to provide seamless connections at 35 locations Sprint continues to push its Wi-Fi agenda, announcing a deal to offer customers access to Boingo Wireless’ cadre of hot spots at 35 airport locations across the country. The …

Apple’s latest earnings report showed that the iPhone is winning over Android users and first-time smartphone buyers, as well as current iPhone users who cannot resist the urge to upgrade. The company sold a record 61.2 million iPhones in the …

Sprint subscribers like HTC smartphones, AT&T Mobility customers lean toward Samsung A new J.D. Power survey found Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile US customers express the most satisfaction with Apple smartphones while Sprint customers prefer HTC and AT&T Mobility customers are …

FM chip on smartphone is usually not active but could be valuable in an emergency Remember FM radio? The National Association of Broadcasters certainly does and, because many mobile manufacturers disable FM on smartphones, there’s tension brewing. Samsung, Apple and …

The company that once dominated the mobile phone industry may be plotting a comeback. Less than a week after Nokia announced plans to buy Alcatel-Lucent, a Re/code report claims that Nokia Technologies hopes to launch a new phone. Nokia sold …

Many have been passionately choosing sides on the Apple vs. Android front for years. Two men in Tulsa, Okla., took the argument to a whole new level. Instead of having an intelligent debate about what operating system has better specs and …

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the FBI are both investigating the ambitious plan to provide an iPad to every child in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Meanwhile the school district is asking Apple to refund millions of dollars that the district …

“Game of Thrones” is creating some unexpected winners and losers. The season premiere of the popular series was meant to coincide with the debut of HBO’s new streaming service, HBONow, available on iOS devices as well as Sling TV. Turns …

Pushing its new Watson Health business unit, IBM on April 13 announced that its cloud-computing platform will store health data using iOS apps like Apple’s ResearchKit and HealthKit. Doctors, researchers and other medical professionals can access the data through IBM’s …

Will the Apple Watch wow Wall Street? Analysts are not in agreement, with some expecting the watch to give the stock an iPhone-like boost and others worrying that investors will dump the stock if big watch sales don’t materialize in …

What a difference one night can make. After a week of mixed reviews and an intense ad campaign, the Apple Watch finally became available online during the wee hours of Friday morning. It sold out by daybreak. Shipping dates slipped …

Select Sprint Apple models inline for software update to support Wi-Fi calling Sprint said it plans to rollout Wi-Fi calling to select iPhone devices over the coming weeks through a software update. The move will allow customers to make calls …

Two of mobile’s highest-profile ‘frenemies’ are reportedly teaming up again. Bloomberg reports that Samsung will win the contract to manufacture Apple’s A9 chips for the next iPhone. Samsung made Apple’s chips for years until the two companies found themselves at …

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, set the date for #TBT and enjoy …

ITC to look into Ericsson vs. Apple patent infringement The Ericsson vs. Apple battle escalated again with the agreement by the U.S. International Trade Commission to investigate Ericsson’s claims that the iPhone maker infringed on its LTE technology patents. The companies …

These next two weeks, we’ll recap the first quarter with a quick spin through the top 10 events that will influence telecom earnings calls throughout the year. Thanks to several of you who sent in your own nominations. Top 10 …

The consumer obsession with Apple products is hurting American regional carriers, even though Apple is not the best device on the market. That was a major thrust of discussion at the Competitive Carrier Association’s 2015 Global Expo this week in …

The long-awaited Apple Watch is here and it’s … creepy. As a technology columnist, I find myself looking at the pros and cons of new devices with a somewhat more objective mindset than many of my peers. As the Apple …

The FCC Report and Order that wasn’t On March 12, the Federal Communications Commission released the 400-page Open Internet Report and Order. Think of this as part one of a dramatic miniseries on Internet regulation, which you would prefer to turn …

Apple and Samsung tablets are in for some stiff competition in the coming years, according to a Juniper study. The study finds that the two dominant tablet makers will lose 38% marketshare by 2019. The study predicts that the tablet …

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Apple is clearly hoping to redefine the luxury watch category in much the same way that the iPhone redefined the smartphone market. Today the company provided more details on its long-awaited Apple Watch, as well as iOS 8.2, a new …

Move will leave Verizon as only telecom operator among 30 companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average In a historic move, AT&T is set to be bumped from the Dow Jones Industrial Average in favor of Apple. AT&T has reportedly …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday 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 …