mobile device

You know what Google Inc. does on the Internet, right? Sifting through billions of destinations to help people find what they’re looking for? That’s what Sense Networks executives want to do for every city on the planet.A New York-based startup …

Forum Nokia is teaming with Mobile Complete Inc. to help developers to test and deploy applications across Series 40 and S60 handsets.Nokia Corp.’s developer program launched a Virtual Developer Lab that uses Mobile Complete’s DeviceAnywhere service, allowing developers to access …

Faster networks, flat-rate data plans and improved marketing from carriers have combined to nearly double the number of mobile Internet users in the United States in less than two years according to new figures from Nielsen Mobile.A new report from …

The term “serial entrepreneur” gets tossed around a lot in the technology world, but few executives can match Cheng Wu’s resume when it comes to building – and then selling – startups. During his 20-year career, Wu founded Arris Networks …

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. Mobile penetration in Latin America was around 66% in early 2008, well …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News has teamed up with the Yankee Group to conduct a series of market surveys of RCR Wireless News’ subscribers to gauge their thoughts on various technology issues impacting the wireless ecosystem. RCR Wireless News will …

Mobile instant messaging will eventually cannibalize SMS and computer-based e-mail, according to a survey from TNS Technology.The survey of 17,000 respondents in 30 countries found that once users adopt MIM, it becomes their primary non-voice method of interacting with others. …

The mobile device market is expected to show shipments of 289 million units during the first quarter of 2008, according to a new study from ABI Research.“Operators and distributors continued to top up their inventories in [Q1 2008] after a …

Overnight, it seems, mobile Internet devices, or MIDs, are the topic du jour.But like many overnight sensations, the MID category is constructed of a fragile combination of long-term toil in the lab and a giddy if ephemeral sense of demand …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check feature. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. In the coming weeks look for columns from Laura Marriott of …

Mobile content provider go2 Media Inc. notched its third tier-one carrier win, announcing an agreement to deliver information through T-Mobile USA Inc.’s t-zones service.The Boston-based firm said T-Mobile wireless Web subscribers can access two go2 offerings – a sports channel …

The mobile device management services market is expected to grow from $583 million in 2007 to more than $20 billion by 2013, according to a report from ABI Research.“The range of services needed to manage a business’s mobile investments requires …

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 …

Armed only with more promises to revive the badly flagging company, Motorola Inc.’s CEO Greg Brown and fellow board members took a verbal beating from their shareholders at last week’s annual shareholder meeting in Rosemont, Ill., according to news reports.Yet …

Quietly, Professional Bull Riders has begun targeting rodeo fans – yes, rodeo fans – through their phones.The Pueblo, Colo.-based association several weeks ago launched a comprehensive wireless Web site, allowing fans to access news, standings, and rider profiles and blogs …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. …

OK, Mark Twain’s “mysterious stranger” was actually Satan’s nephew, and we’re certainly not deriding the devilish Steve Jobs or his wonderful company – but the theme of unwanted intrusion is apt.That is, if you consider the perspective of incumbent handset …

MOTOROLA INC. MADE two major moves last week to put its house in order as it works to revive its flagging mobile device business.First, the company and investor Carl Icahn agreed to seat one of Icahn’s allies on the 13-member …

ICO Global Communications Holdings’ half billion-dollar gamble leaves the launching pad this week.The Reston, Va.-based firm is slated to launch its $500 million satellite into space Monday, setting the stage for the nation’s first space-to-mobile multimedia service. The three-pronged offering …

The country’s two largest wireless carriers are stepping up their retail experience, with more interactivity and new design elements. AT&T Mobility is introducing Microsoft Corp.’s Surface at select stores, which the company describes as a 30-inch table-like display that allows …

The mobile enterprise world for years has been rife with talk of Trojan horses, data-soiling worms and other Internet-age nasties. For the time being, though, the biggest threat to mobile security is the user. Security technology vendors have long tried …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. …

Gambling continues to be a vice mostly pushed to the sidelines. It pops up with a vengeance in places like Las Vegas and on Indian reservations, but there are plenty of outlets waiting with open arms for those who want …

Regional wireless operator Alltel Corp. posted a strong showing in J.D. Power and Associates latest rankings of wireless call quality, taking the sole or partial top spot in three of the report’s six regions. Alltel just nipped past Verizon Wireless, …

BURLINGAME, Calif. – The perception of what wireless technologies can enable for other industries is years, if not decades, ahead of reality. As mobile devices have ever-so-steadily become a pocket-sized version of personal computers, they still deliver nowhere near the …