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#TBT: Challenges for the wireless web; Sprint flounders; WiMAX’s uncertain future … this week in 2008

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! What's the biggest...

Reality Check: 5 mobile development pitfalls – and how to avoid them

The mobile web continues to grow as the main point of connection for consumers, but it’s easy to mess up a good thing The mobile web is going through an exciting growth phase as consumers and businesses shift their interests toward the “second screen.” Even...

Time Trippin’: Angel flies in Fort Worth; hype vs. reality for mobile Web future … 14 years ago this week

Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more interesting headlines from...

Reader Forum: The rise of single page applications

A recent study found that the average person shifts his attention between his smartphone, tablet and laptop an overwhelming 21 times in a single hour. As such, the importance of a

Reader Forum: Native mobile app vs. mobile Web – which is better for your enterprise?

Enterprises are investing in mobile, that’s a given. But chief information officers are still facing issues related to mobile apps and mobile websites – these are two very different approaches when

Reader Forum: Your mobile website is probably broken and you don’t even know it

It is impossible to guess what mobile device, operating system version, user context or accessibility requirements your customers will be viewing your website on before it happens. But with a mobile

Reader Forum: The rise of the contextual and customizable mobile Web

With the rapid increase in social networking, gaming and commerce traffic coming from mobile devices, there’s suddenly a gaping need for a Web experience designed primarily for access from mobile devices,

Reader Forum: How CSPs can capitalize on the rise of the mobile Web

The mobile Web is exploding.According to a recent Comscore study entitled “State of the U.S. Internet,” mobile Internet users will surpass desktop Internet users by 2014.

Mother Nature vs. the FCC

Mother Nature might be making a point to the Federal Communications Commission: You can control what you can control, but I will make the final decisions about which networks work and which don't during natural disasters.In light of the recent 5.9 magnitude earthquake that...

Reality Check (Special Edition): The mobile American revolution

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.Despite having previously been late adopters of new mobile technologies, the United States has taken the lead...

StackMob raises $7.5M for hosted mobile app platform

StackMob Inc. has landed a new $7.5 million round of funding to expand its hosted and managed platform for mobile app development, customization and monetization. StackMob's overarching value proposition is to narrow down months of coding into a couple minutes, Ty Amell, CEO and...

ValueClick buys Greystripe for $70 million

ValueClick Inc. said it acquired mobile advertising network company Greystripe Inc. for about $70 million in cash. The purchase is the latest in a string of large companies buying independent companies to get a spot in the mobile advertising space.Google Inc. (GOOG) in late...

Japan's mobile broadband usage spikes in aftermath of quake

Mobile broadband is critical in a time of disaster according to Norwegian browser maker Opera which claims Japanese usage of its software skyrocketed in the days following the earthquake. Last month Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes in modern history, as well...

Japan’s mobile broadband usage spikes in aftermath of quake

Mobile broadband is critical in a time of disaster according to Norwegian browser maker Opera which claims Japanese usage of its software skyrocketed in the days following the earthquake. Last month Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes in modern history, as well...

Japan's mobile broadband usage spikes in aftermath of quake

Mobile broadband is critical in a time of disaster according to Norwegian browser maker Opera which claims Japanese usage of its software skyrocketed in the days following the earthquake.Last month Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes in modern history, as well...

San Diego’s Petco Park gets DAS network

CommScope Inc. supplied a Distributed Antenna System in San Diego's Petco Park, bringing better wireless service to the venue. CommScope said a Tier-One wireless operator requested the DAS network. “Sporting events bring together tens of thousands of people, many of whom want to check scores...

San Diego's Petco Park gets DAS network

CommScope Inc. supplied a Distributed Antenna System in San Diego's Petco Park, bringing better wireless service to the venue. CommScope said a Tier-One wireless operator requested the DAS network. “Sporting events bring together tens of thousands of people, many of whom want to check scores...

@ MWC: Ericsson, Akamai partnership centers on better mobile web experience

BARCELONA, Spain – L.M. Ericsson signed a strategic alliance with Akamai Technologies Inc. to jointly develop solutions around improving the end-user experience on the mobile web. Ultimately, the combination could enable over-the-top content providers to help develop better partnerships with wireless operators, said Mikael...

Analyst Angle: Revolution in Helsinki

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.What a week for revolutions: Egypt has changed from a dictatorship to democracy in just...

Texas bank branches introduce integrated mobile banking

AUSTIN, Texas – American Bank of Texas in Marble Falls and Waggoner National Bank located in Vernon have launched First Data Corp.’s Mobile Manager mBanking for use on mobile devices using technology from mobile provider mFoundry. The offering is now available to Internet banking...

Japan wants Apple to put Content Filter in iPhone

TechTree| January 5, 2010 | Samir Makwana Censorware to protect minors from accessing objectionable content The relationship between Apple and the Japanese government hasn't been great last year. After cases of exploding Apple iPod batteries were reported, Japan is once again complaining about Apple. If Google's...

Reader Forum: 2011 Web performance predictions for the mobile industry

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 as open as possible,...

Analyst Angle: Mobile-centric computing

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.One thing you may not know is how the World Wide Web is being re-created...

Reader Forum: Mobile advertising – it’s not complicated

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 as open as possible,...