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Reader Forum: Apple Watch, meet the enterprise

How to manage mobility in a complex mobile world Out of the gate, the Apple Watch was criticized as not actually doing much other than serving as a fashion accessory with some nifty configurations. Consumers and businesses alike felt that there weren’t that many practical...

Worst of the Week: Is Apple the next Sprint, or worse, BlackBerry?

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 us the wrong way....

Kagan: Will the new Nokia succeed?

Nokia is getting ready to re-enter the smartphone race. This is going to be a very interesting story to watch. Will it succeed? Nokia and BlackBerry once led the wireless handset and smartphone space. Then Apple iPhone and Google Android jumped in and quickly transformed...

BlackBerry turnaround comes into focus

BlackBerry CEO John Chen is executing on his plan to leverage the company's security software expertise, even as the Canadian company's smartphone sales stagnate. A 153% surge in software revenue during the most recent quarter was not enough to restore BlackBerry to profitability, but it...

BlackBerry to cut workforce

BlackBerry is preparing for a new round of layoffs as it seeks to reallocate resources. The Canadian company says partnerships and a fresh focus on sales and marketing are likely to mean new jobs, but some of its existing jobs will have to be...

T-Mobile US and Blackberry Classic together again

Un-carrier promotes Blackberry – and its full keyboard – for business people As forecasted in a cryptic tweet from CEO John Legere, T-Mobile US this week announced it will begin selling the Blackberry Classic in stores and online on May 13. The Canadian smartphone manufacturer stopped licensing...

#MWC15: smartphone roundup

Samsung is down but definitely not out, Lenovo offers a clear picture of its future plans and Microsoft makes an offer that may be hard to refuse. Mobile World Congress smartphone highlights All images courtesy GSM Arena. Samsung Galaxy S6: A real mobile wallet? The Galaxy S6 has the potential...

AT&T Mobility sets BlackBerry Classic, Passport launch

AT&T Mobility customers looking to take a trip back in time will have a new option later this week as the wireless carrier is set to begin offering BlackBerry’s Classic device. The Classic is an update of BlackBerry’s Bold 9900 series device, including BlackBerry’s full...

Worst of the Week: Crazy rumor wrap – Samsung, BlackBerry; Sprint, RadioShack

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 us the wrong way....

Worst of the Week: CES is not really about consumers

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 us the wrong way....

BlackBerry considers Chinese partnership (RCR Mobile Minute)

BlackBerry thinks Chinese smartphone-makers could benefit from its security expertise, and CEO John Chen has been calling on the leaders of China's biggest handset-makers. According to Bloomberg, Chen has met with Lenovo's Yang Yuanqing and Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun. Lenovo and Xiaomi are the two...

Worst of the Week: Straightening out this iPhone mess

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 us the wrong way....

BlackBerry Passport hits the market (RCR Mobile Minute)

Mobile Minute Presidents and professionals were addicted to their BlackBerries for years, until most of them gave up BlackBerry for a different kind of fruit. Now BlackBerry is back with its new Passport — a smartphone with the same dimensions as a U.S. Passport. The Passport's...

Apple ramps it up, Huawei charges ahead (RCR Mobile Minute)

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. iPhone production expected to ramp up Apple is betting big on China Mobile's network investment, reportedly ramping up iPhone production in anticipation of strong Chinese demand. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple wants between 70 million...

Apple smartwatch expected this fall (RCR Mobile Minute)

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. Watch for a smart Apple wristband as soon as this fall -- that's according to The Wall Street Journal, which reports that the Apple smartwatch will debut in multiple screen sizes. Health and fitness monitoring will...

BlackBerry moves beyond mobile devices (RCR Mobile Minute)

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. BlackBerry is imagining a world where contact lenses measure blood sugar levels for diabetics, and cows are connected to the Internet so that we know more about the quality of our milk and meat. It can...

Policy: May 15 FCC meeting to loom large; Sprint fined in ‘do-not-call’ settlement

The Federal Communications Commission’s recent open meeting tackled a number of significant topics set to impact the telecommunications space. Two of the topics were very specific to the wireless telecommunications space in the FCC laying out rules for the 600 MHz incentive auction and...

BlackBerry announces split with T-Mobile US

BlackBerry’s long-standing relationship with T-Mobile US looks set to come to an end as the Canadian smartphone maker announced it would not extend a license for the U.S.-based carrier to continue selling its devices past April 25. “BlackBerry has had a positive relationship with T-Mobile...

BlackBerry boost security, devices approved for Verizon network use, Apple device news

BlackBerry, Apple, Asentria and Verizon announced new device offerings. 

Apple crowned top mobile browsing platform, companies announce wearable devices

This week, a study found Apple was the top mobile browsing platform and LG and Motorola announced new wearable devices. 

Inside the T-Mobile US trade-in program

T-Mobile US has been harvesting BlackBerries with an aggressive trade-in program that ended this week. The agile "un-carrier" offered customers $200 to trade in an old BlackBerry for a new device, and $250 if they wanted to trade it in for a BlackBerry Z10...

Telecommunications Device News: BlackBerry, Fujitsu unveil new smartphones

This past week, several well-known device vendors unveiled new products, including BlackBerry's flagship smartphone and Fujitsu's STYLISTIC S01. Additionally, eRecyclingCorps also announced the collection of 20 million devices, 10 million of which were gathered last year alone.

Worst of the Week: T-Mobile US, BlackBerry – who are you really mad at?

Traditionally, competitive juices in the wireless communications space flow between companies in the same market segment. We have often seen this when one carrier touts its “superiority” to a rival

Mobile Minute: T-Mobile US and BlackBerry

T-Mobile US is trying to make amends with BlackBerry. Other top stories: FCC dives back into net neutrality The Federal Communications Commission looks set to propose new rules designed to ... Read More Facebook to buy WhatsApp for $19 billion Facebook is paying $1.00 for each of the 19...