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Don’t throw in the towel on BlackBerry just yet. BlackBerry users ate up more mobile data than iPhone users last month, according to StatCounter.Research In Motion Ltd.’s (RIMM) BlackBerry OS grabbed 34.3% of all mobile data traffic in the United …

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. We are nearing the home stretch of 2010, and while it’s been …

MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) said it will begin offering LG Electronics Co. Ltd.’s Optimus M device, the carrier’s first smart phone powered by Google Inc.’s Android operating system, beginning Nov. 24.MetroPCS said the device will sell for $229 and require …

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 …

Nearly a year after launching network trials, and two years after announcing its intentions, Cox Communications commercially unveiled its wireless service. The offering’s initial launch will include its trial markets of Hampton Roads, Va.; Omaha, Neb.; and Orange County, Calif. …

It’s been exactly two months since Apple Inc. acquiesced and approved a third-party Google Voice app for the iPhone, but now there’s finally an official offering from Google Inc.The new Google Voice app, which made its debut on the App …

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. Greetings from Kansas City, home of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and …

Google Inc.’s CEO Eric Schmidt gave a wide ranging interview at the Web 2.0 Summit 2010 in San Francisco this week, but he spent most of the time talking about mobile. While showing off a “Nexus S” device, Schmidt offered …

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 …

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.October was a busy month for mergers and acquisitions in the …

It would be one thing if Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) was losing spark on the consumer side, which it is, but alarms must be going off at RIM’s headquarters now that news is trickling in about losses on the …

Taking a cue from its competitors, T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) is throwing caution (and some would say reason) to the wind in tagging its evolution beyond its 3G network with the 4G label.The carrier said it plans to use the …

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.Greetings from the Heartland of America, where we are enjoying one of the …

Today is the Super Bowl of politics — in a way. Election Day 2010. Every major event like this presents brilliant minds with an opportunity to come up with something truly awesome that takes mobile to the next level. And …

There are two wars — each filled with countless battles — taking place in the world of smart phones: market shares for operating systems and devices.A new report from NPD shows that Google Inc.’s (GOOG) Android OS continues to eat …