Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Chinese are voracious consumers of mobile data. In fact, 80% of …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. It almost goes without saying, but our communications world has changed a …
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Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) has launched BlackBerry App World 2.0 three weeks after it opened the latest version up for beta testing.The BlackBerry maker is hoping to reinvigorate its app appeal with the updated storefront, but there still some …
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For a current market leader, Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) finds itself behind its competitors in the smart phone space far too often.It only recently caught up with practically every other smart phone maker on the planet and released a …
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The music video site Vevo has released an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch and is working on apps for the iPad, Android-powered devices and other mobile operating systems. The app, which is sponsored AT&T Inc. (T), extend’s the …
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Grooveshark’s app for the iPhone has been pulled from Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) App Store after just eight days.The company worked for more than a year to finally win Apple’s approval to get its music streaming app approved, but a legal …
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Though only available for a few days, rumblings have already begun that Research In Motion Ltd.’s (RIMM) Torch device has met with only modest sales success. Financial analysts have pegged sales of the smart phone, which launched exclusively in the …
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Reality Check: Break down the walls – it's time for wireless operators to open up
by jscarboby jscarboEditor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Keep an eye on your bid on eBay (EBAY), hold a table at …
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Reality Check: Break down the walls – it’s time for wireless operators to open up
by jscarboby jscarboEditor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Keep an eye on your bid on eBay (EBAY), hold a table at …
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The people that work at Apple Inc. (AAPL) have been known to create news by simply arriving or leaving the company. Late last week that news came in the form of Benjamin Vigier.Apple has hired the near field communication expert …
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At least one major brand has dropped plans to work with Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iAd mobile advertising service due to Apple’s unmatched control over the creative process, according to The Wall Street Journal.Since Apple launched the service on July 1 …
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At least one major brand has dropped plans to work with Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iAd mobile advertising service due to Apple’s unmatched control over the creative process, according to The Wall Street Journal.Since Apple launched the service on July 1 …
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Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) launched the Torch, its latest flagship BlackBerry device, on AT&T Mobility (T) today.At the typical $200 price point, after rebates on a new contract, the Torch is the BlackBerry maker’s latest attempt to breathe new …
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Mobile device sales surged to 325.8 million units worldwide during the second quarter, a 13.8% year-over-year increase, according to a report from Gartner Inc. The report noted that smart phones accounted for 19% of sales worldwide to end users, a …
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) sure can move fast when it wants to, especially when the security of millions of iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads potentially hangs in the balance.The company released an update to its iOS operating system this afternoon to …
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Have wireless operators been outplayed by device manufacturers and applications developers? Is being a network operator pass
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Imagine for a minute if highway toll roads only allowed certain …
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Report: AT&T Mobility to surpass Verizon Wireless as top carrier in Q2 2011
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerIE Market Research Corp. released a report predicting AT&T Mobility (T) would surpass Verizon Wireless (VZ) in total subscribers during the second quarter of 2011 and that the AT&T Mobility will post the highest earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and …
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Report: AT&T Mobility to surpass Verizon Wireless as top carrier in Q2 2011
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerIE Market Research Corp. released a report predicting AT&T Mobility (T) would surpass Verizon Wireless (VZ) in total subscribers during the second quarter of 2011 and that the AT&T Mobility will post the highest earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and …
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Verizon Wireless said it would begin taking pre-orders on the Motorola Inc. Droid 2 beginning tomorrow ahead of its expected launch later this month. The device will retail for $200 after all rebates and a two-year contract. The device is …
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Talk about an ill-timed departure. Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) executive in charge of iPhone hardware has left the company after 15 months, and not even two months after the launch of the iPhone 4.Hardly any executive exodus at Apple can be …
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Analyst Angle (Special Edition): Mobile Internet more popular in China than in U.S.
by jscarboby jscarboEditor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News’ July Special Edition, “Riding the Wave: The Forces Impacting Carrier Strategy.” The 80-page special edition is available here.On the streets of Guangzhou, Harbin and Shanghai, the mobile phone has …
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The latest report on app downloads doesn’t pack many surprises, but it does shine a brighter light on the runaway hit that mobile apps have become.According to the latest data from ABI Research, Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iOS will command more …
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It may not be first to the game, but Dish Network Corp. (DISH) is making the inevitable move from the living room to smart phone a little easier for its subscribers with soon-to-be launched mobile app.According to The Associated Press, …
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While some are applauding the simplest jailbreak option to ever be released for the iPhone, jailbreakme.com has also exposed a potentially dangerous security hole in Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) device lineup.Most jailbreaks for the iPhone have required a third-party app, but …