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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 took a strong stomach to just get through last week. In a …

Silicon Valley took it’s knocks with the rest of the U.S’ financial markets Friday, with tech stocks sinking significantly as fears of a double dip recession increased. Even the Valley’s giants, Apple and Google, took major hits to share prices, …

In this week’s mobile news weekly RCR takes a look at the recent developments in the AT&T/T-Mobile merger, spends some time up in the NorthWest to find out what makes Seattle such a mobile hotspot, and brings you the highlights …

Latin America Gmail‘s users can now make phone calls. Since last year, it was possible for U.S. users to call any mobile phone or landline directly from Google Voice, and now it is available in 38 new languages to 150 …

The top three mobile operating systems control over 90% of the OS market, making it increasingly difficult for competing platforms to gain traction, according to Jumptap’s MobileStat monthly data. While Google Inc.’s (GOOG) Android OS remains in the top spot, …

Google Inc. is fighting back in a war of words over its patent position. There’s a side effect of Android’s success, David Drummond, the company’s chief legal officer and SVP lamented in a blog post.“Android and other platforms are competing …

Vonage Holdings Corp. (VG) introduced a downloadable application that lets consumers make 15-minute international calls to more than 190 countries, paying for the service through iTunes.Time to Call is being offered for free for a limited time in 100 countries, …

The Statement | August 2, 2011 | Lori Hawkins In a move that expands its network of high-profile supporters, fast-growing WhaleShark Media said it has received an investment from Google ….. Full article here via The Austin American Statement

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 was a morbid week for Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and Clearwire …

Verizon Wireless (VZ) is now the second major carrier in line for integration with American Express Co.’s (AXP) burgeoning digital commerce platform Serve.Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) snagged the first carrier deal with American Express two weeks ago. It will also …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this …

Google has snapped up 1000 patents from IBM ranging from those touching on web based querying to design and production of memory and microprocessing chips, and even some relating to routers and servers. The search and software giant has been …

There is nothing we like more here in the Valley than a cat fight, and with two tech tigers currently at each other’s throats over who can best serve up your email, this is one bloodbath you don’t want to …