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#TBT: Try your hand at handset hurling; IBM eyes mobile; FirstNet’s first board … this week in 2012

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Hurl your handset!...

IDC: Smartphone shipments up 13% in Q2

The global smartphone market grew even faster than IDC had expected during the second quarter, beating the analyst firm's predicted growth rate of 12.5% to come in at 13.2%, according to preliminary data from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Smartphone OEMs shipped about 313.2...

#TBT: Pandemic to delay 5G in Europe?; CBRS PALs auction underway; Huawei tops mobile device shipments … this week in 2020

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Covid-19 expected to...

Well, technically… reliable mobile device usage is business critical: Julie Purves, B2M Solutions (Ep. 10)

On this week’s episode, Julie Purves, CEO and founder of B2M Solutions, discusses mobile analytics in the time of COVID-19 and the growing role that mobile devices play in the workplace. She also explores the question: Are failing devices making your employees sick?

What public safety users are saying about mobile device use

As public safety users rely more and more often on mobile technology, what are the common issues they encounter with smartphones and tablets that are almost always designed for consumer use? At the recent virtual incarnation of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Public...

Cell phone location data maps where people are social distancing — and not

Unacast grades states on social distancing How well are people adhering to recommendations on social distancing and staying at home to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus? Cellular device location data is providing some insights on that. Norwegian company Unacast, which is backed by...

‘Major wake-up call’: SIM vulnerability targets mobile users for surveillance

Researchers at AdaptiveMobile Security say that they have uncovered a SIM-based smartphone vulnerability used for targeted surveillance which has been expanded to use for fraud, scam calls and other uses by hackers. Dubbed Simjacker, AdaptiveMobile Security said that the vulnerability represents "a huge jump in...

ZTE’s devices future could be just as uncertain if denial order is lifted

Confusion between ZTE’s networks business and devices business could hurt the company’s prospects even if the trade dispute is resolved. Even as President Trump has seemingly become personally involved in the U.S. Commerce department’s ban on exports to ZTE, the prospects for ZTE’s future devices...

The importance of securing device data ahead of GDPR (Reality Check)

As we found with the recent Facebook/ Cambridge Analytica situation, companies and organizations across multiple sectors are collecting, managing, utilizing and processing vast amounts of consumer data every single day. This data, often stored across personal and company devices, is increasingly being accessed for...

Study: Mobile news sites take too long to load

Fifty of the most popular news web sites take an average of 10.5 seconds to load on a mobile device -- more than three times as long as most site visitors are willing to wait, according to a new report by device tracking company...

Sprint and T-Mobile LTE ambitions bolstered by Apple iPhone SE

Device specifications show continued support for Sprint and T-Mobile LTE networks across 2.5 GHz and 700 MHz bands, respectively; AT&T 2.3 GHz left out Apple’s launch this week of its iPhone SE device is sure to excite the faithful, as well as continue to boost...

Sprint device leasing moves to Mobile Leasing Solutions division

Sprint set for $1.2B cash injection from newly formed entity Sprint released details of its highly anticipated device leasing division, which it formed with parent company SoftBank and will operate under the Mobile Leasing Solutions name. The division will be tasked with handling the financial aspects...

Reader Forum: Sensor adoption in smartphones

Sensors are vital to smartphones today We use the sensors embedded in our smartphones every day, often without even realizing it. The screen flips as you hold your phone in a landscape position because an accelerometer has detected the change. When there’s an arrow pointing...

10 questions to ask before starting a Xamarin project

The mobile application space remains a hot market for developers looking to tap into growing consumer demand for mobile-based services. For developers, one of the main challenges is in trying to write applications that are compatible with the various mobile operating systems in order...

Mobolize on optimizing the network via end-user devices

Startup company Mobolize focuses on end-point mobile data optimization through an application on smartphones that allows content caching on the device and allows more users to share cell sites by reducing network traffic. According to Mobolize's website, "stopping requests for needless redelivery of data reduces...