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NEW YORK — Live from the Mobile Marketing Forum, RCR Wireless News presents a wrap of the week’s news and highlights some key trends coming out of the event. Please check out the video for a full recap of the …

NEW YORK — Mobile devices are projected to drive more online traffic than desktops and laptops within the next 18 months, according to current projections.With that in mind, several industry executives here at the Mobile Marketing Forum weighed in on …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs …

Medio Systems Inc., which launched a customer retention platform last month, has since surpassed 2.5 million daily unique users. Data captured from that use is generating more than 200 million analytic log events per day and more than 250 million …

PHILADELPHIA – Despite the name, mobile networks are in fact heavily reliant on stationary objects that require significant infrastructure to make them go. This is usually not a problem for most consumers as this embedded infrastructure allows them to roam …

The draw of smartphones is beginning to hit hard in Spain where a recent survey by Nielsen found nearly 40% of the country’s mobile population is sporting an advanced mobile device at the end of the first quarter.The survey found …

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.I had one of those “ah-ha” moments as I watched the …

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. At first glance, mobile payments seem like a strategic slam …

Application platform provider Service2Media said it received $10 million in round C venture-capital funding from Prime Ventures and the Private Plus Fund. CEO Geert Kolthof said the funding will enable it to expand its partner network, add staff, and increase …

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has taken its HealthVault mobile. Microsoft has built client libraries to develop standalone HealthVault applications for Windows Phone 7, iOS and Android. The software development kits (SDK) for Windows Phone 7 are available now and iOS and …

TAIPEI, Taiwan — It was another significant week in the mobile device world this week as Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) gave the world it’s long awaited preview of Windows 8 at the All Things “D” conference in California and the Computex …

Google Inc.’s (GOOG) Eric Schmidt, now executive chairman after stepping down as CEO earlier this year, opened up during his keynote at the D9 Conference last evening about some mistakes, the platform wars (it involves a “gang of four”) and …

Apple Inc. (AAPL) announced today that it will reveal a sneak peek of the next generation of mobile device and Mac operating systems, including the buzz concerning the iCloud service.In a press release, Apple said that CEO Steve Jobs, who …

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.Fourth-generation wireless mobile broadband technologies such as Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) …

DALLAS—AT&T Inc. is connecting a great TV experience with a great wireless experience to drive growth in its U-verse product, said Jeff Weber, VP of video services, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. The company recently introduced some updates to its …

Following a 300% jump in traffic from tablets in the last six months, Google Inc.’s (GOOG) AdMob has launched a series of new ad formats tailor made for larger mobile devices. The HTML5-based ad formats are built for high-definition screens …

DLT Solutions, value-added reseller in government IT software and services, and XO Communications announced an agreement to provide federal government agencies with communications and networking solutions. Through the arrangement, DLT Solutions will offer XO Communications’ broad portfolio of IP communications, …

The disconnect between business and personal activities on mobile devices brings on many challenges, as highlighted in a new report from McAfee (INTC) done in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University.“Devices are no longer just consumer devices or business devices. They …

Siano Mobile Silicon, supplier of mobile digital TV receiver chips, announced that it has completed a $20 million expansion capital financing round. The round was led by Israeli venture capital fund, Jerusalem Venture Partners. Gadi Tirosh, a General Partner at …

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 …

Mobile device distributor Brightpoint Inc. (CELL) said it plans to relocate the Touchstone Wireless Repair and Logistic L.P. operations from their current Bristol, Tenn., location into current Brightpoint operations in Fort Worth, Texas, and Plainfield, Ind. Brightpoint acquired Touchstone in …

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.While Washington focuses on the timely issue of spectrum allocation, Wall …

Los Angeles-based mobileStorm Inc. has landed a deal with Humana Inc. to test a new mobile messaging platform tailored for the healthcare industry. The mobileStorm for Healthcare system will enable healthcare professionals and patients to transmit and receive protected health …

Following up on research released last year, WiseHarbor Research reiterated its stance that LTE-based mobile broadband technologies will continue to lead the industry, while WiMAX-based solutions will peak in 2015 before tapering off at the hands of LTE-TDD technologies.The firm …

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 …