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Craig McLennan, RIM’s managing director for North America appeared upbeat as he took to the stage at IQMetrix’s Wireless Retail Summit in Scottsdale Arizona today, blowing BlackBerry’s trumpet while declaring his firm was “doing really, really well.” “It’s an honor …

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SAN DIEGO – Qualcomm Inc. has paid $3 billion to developers using its BREW platform, CEO Paul Jacobs told a crowd of about 3,000 during yesterday’s keynote speech at the company’s first Uplinq conference. That $3 billion amounts to an …

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.Smartphone sales have been a high profit area for handset makers and wireless …

LG has announced the Optimus, a smartphone the firm says is “a handset offering an optimal environment for first-time smartphone users with easy and convenient mobile access.” Basically, a smartphone for beginners. The Optimus, previously codenamed the GT540, has – …

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has expanded the technologies scope with the launch of a new specification designed for low-powered devices that run on button-cell batteries like watches, remote controls and sports/fitness sensors. The new standard brings the technology’s base …

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Novatel Wireless said it completed a technology transfer with Qualcomm Inc. consisting of two of Qualcomm’s Wearable Mobile Device module designs. Novatel said it will use the designs to expand its portfolio of embedded machine-to-machine and consumer electronic devices. Qualcomm’s …

You know the mobile device chipset market has matured when a big player in the space, Texas Instruments Inc., unveils a new product targeting smartphones that includes every conceivable radio access technology except one for a cellular network.TI’s new WiLink …

The realization that IT departments are going to have to support a wide range of devices as mobility spreads across the enterprise has led a couple of companies to try to find innovative ways to manage those devices, especially as …

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Nokia announced pricing for its 3G booklet would run more than $800 if it is sold without carrier subsidies. The world’s largest handset manufacturer showed the netbook at its annual Nokia World event in Stuttgart, Germany.The netbook runs on Microsoft …

The converging telecom and IT space is set to become a $5 trillion global business, fueled by relentless demand from individuals and businesses to be able to access information across any device at any time. The wireless/telecom/media/IT sector is growing …

Ahead of next week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced two new innovations the company hopes will set it apart from the inevitable trade-show noise. Specifically, the company unveiled its “Blue Earth” touchscreen phone, which …

An inventory buildup, slowing demand and lack of visibility into how to weigh those two factors is hanging over the wireless chip industry as companies search for a way ahead. As most handset vendors posted volume shipment decreases for the …

No one can miss the dark clouds streaming overhead, but analysts say that without the expected growth in smartphone sales, those clouds might blot out the sun altogether. Handset sales, of course, drive chip sales, and most analysts have been …

Zeemote Inc., which offers a remote control for mobile gaming, tapped a new CEO and expanded its front office with two additional hires.Former Virgin Media executive Ernie Cormier will take over the reigns from co-founder Beth Marcus, who will serve …

Bluetooth technology has largely replaced wired headsets and is now making inroads in new markets, according to a report from IMS Research.The emergence of the A2DP profile, which allows stereo sound to be transmitted over Bluetooth connections, has created several …

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The holidays are over and that usually calls for a sigh of relief. Unless of course you’re a retailer who lost money. Each year, from Black Friday until the end of December, retailers in the wireless industry shove products, rate …