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BOSTON – It’s a busy time for T-Mobile USA Inc.The carrier is in the midst of rolling out its 3G network, it is launching the world’s first Google Inc.-powered cellphone, and it is overhauling its interactions with application developers. The …

On paper, handset vendors and their carrier patrons can be very persuasive. In the hand, new devices can be seductive. At the checkout counter, however, or on the street where reality bites, a multitude of factors suddenly crowd in like …

Maximizer Software said it is giving enterprises the tools for its mobile workers to leave the laptop behind by offering solutions where business can be conducted solely on smartphones.With the rise of smartphones, particularly Research in Motion Ltd’s BlackBerry, Maximizer …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works and what doesn’t. If you wish to …

A leading provider of location-awareness services geared toward business customers has joined an alliance started by Research in Motion Ltd.Apisphere Inc. announced today it joined the BlackBerry Independent Software Vendor Alliance Program. With resources and tools available through the alliance, …

Research In Motion Ltd. said today that its new touchscreen effort – the Storm – is due at Verizon Wireless “later this fall,” pricing to be announced.The price of the device is, of course, the most critical bit of information …

The second half of 2008 already ranks highly for offering the most advanced handsets and most reasonable prices in the history of wireless. And myriad device launches are yet to come in October and November.In a word, the season is …

SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. once again took advantage of the trade-show spotlight, using CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2008 to plug an iPhone version of its oneConnect offering and an expansion of its Blueprint development platform.OneConnect, which was introduced …

Believe it or not, CEOs still tell their I.T. managers to let them use whatever device they fancy, regardless of company standards for security and device management. Works for Apple Inc., which may well have chosen that path to get …

Zumobi launched a version of its free, widget-based content application for users of Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry devices and expanded its content offerings.A Microsoft Corp. spinoff, Zumobi launched last year as ZenZui and came to market in December with …

In case book buyers felt limited by stores, direct mail and online options, Barnes & Noble is adding one more: mobile phones. The Manhattan-based book retailer announced the launch of B&N mobile (wwww.bn.com/mobile), an e-commerce site accessible via any mobile …

Research In Motion Ltd. said today that its first 3G handset, dubbed the “Bold,” is coming “soon” – likely in the heat of what looks to be a long hot summer in the device space. The timing of today’s announcement …

If the incumbent smartphone vendors give you the blues, all you have to do is wait a week for Velocity Mobile.This new smartphone vendor will launch at CTIA 2008 and seems certain to draw the curious. In such a brutally …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of …

So this is what they mean by “One show, two personalities.” Wednesday’s keynote coupled the buttoned-down executive style of Research In Motion Ltd. with the hip, edgy verve of Facebook. Dustin Moskovitz, who co-founded the popular social networking site, unveiled …

“You can’t just build a device without understanding what that customer really wants,” says Cathy Quaciari, director of B2B devices for AT&T Mobility. Quaciari’s role is to help business users-be it an individual or an IT manager overseeing 1,000 workers-shop …

Dear Editor:We would like to raise an issue about the methodology and claims cited in the Aug. 13 article, “The MMS disconnect” by Colin Gibbs.The article used assertions of two third parties, 4INFO Inc. and RealNetworks Inc., along with Mr. …

The language being bandied about today by iPhone reviewers for consumer publications-think The New York Times and Wall Street Journal-is revealing. The gatekeepers have been seduced. But at least they appear seduced by the device-if not by AT&T Mobility’s network …

Don’t tell the French what to doFrench government officials continue to use their BlackBerrys despite warnings from French security officials that communications on the devices may be intercepted by U.S. intelligence agencies. An official with the prime minister’s office told …

AT&T Mobility slashed prices last week on its two BlackBerry Pearl models to $100, down from $150 for the red model and $200 on the regular model. Research In Motion Ltd. credited its strong earnings last quarter to the popularity …

The perversity of Wall Street came into focus after Research In Motion Ltd. delivered solid fourth-quarter fiscal 2006 earnings yesterday that were still below some expectations. It’s all about emotion and overblown expectations, it seems.Investors apparently had already driven up …

Sprint Nextel Corp. this past week made increased efforts to work its online retail handset angle. The carrier added at least four new handsets in the entry- and low-tiers, cut prices on smartphones and toyed with pricing on its iDEN …

Sprint Nextel Corp. this past week made increased efforts to work its online retail handset angle. The carrier added at least four new handsets in the entry- and low-tiers, cut prices on smartphones and toyed with pricing on its iDEN …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday 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. In the coming weeks look for columns from M:Metrics’ Seamus …

The BlackBerry-maker suffered yet another black eye last week in its legal scrap with NTP Inc. A Virginia judge rejected a request from Research In Motion Ltd. to enforce a $450 million settlement with NTP Inc., which claims patents to …