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A glance at Motorola Inc. Krzr and Razr prices across carriers serves to tell a story about one handset vendor’s product succession plans, as well as the fractured and cutthroat nature of the cellphone retail market.The Krzr’s prices are all …

Ron Garriques, an eight-year Motorola Inc. veteran who rose to lead the company’s mobile device division, itself responsible for the company’s resurgent fortunes via the Razr handset, resigned from Motorola to join Dell Inc.Dell has been searching for management solutions …

Ron Garriques, an eight-year Motorola Inc. veteran who rose to lead the company’s mobile device division, itself responsible for the company’s resurgent fortunes via the Razr handset, resigned from Motorola to join Dell Inc.Dell has been searching for management solutions …

Verizon Wireless has added two new phone models, one a dual-hinge flip phone from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and another a rebranded Pantech handset from Nokia Corp. The Samsung SCH-u740, which retails online for $150 (with two-year contract) is positioned …

High-end mobile virtual network operator Voce expanded its handset lineup with the inclusion of Palm Inc.’s Treo smartphone, a move that raises the question whether the company has succeeded in adding a data component to its primarily voice service.Voce’s Web …

The content and user interface of the short-lived Mobile ESPN L.L.C. mobile virtual network operator is set to be resurrected as an addition to Verizon Wireless’ Vcast data service. ESPN and Verizon Wireless said that they have signed an exclusive, …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday 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 RCR Wireless News the chance to rant and …

High-end mobile virtual network operator Voce expanded its handset lineup with the inclusion of Palm Inc.’s Treo smartphone, a move that raises the question whether the company has succeeded in adding a data component to its primarily voice service.Voce’s Web …

Motorola Inc.’s recent, sobering earnings report came with a number of explanations of how the American vendor would turn things around. Motorola executives mentioned, among several factors, their portfolio mix-and the role of 3G in a higher-average selling price, higher-margin …

As a testament to the fickleness of the wireless industry, Motorola Inc., once the bell of the handset ball, has fallen on hard times.Was it not so long ago that the Schaumburg, Ill.-based company was basking in the glow of …

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube. Further proof that technology is surpassing people’s ability to comprehend it. Some rocket scientists moonlighting as thieves were arrested in New York …

A week after Verizon Wireless tried to under cut the iPhone buzz at Cingular by slashing prices on a handful of smartphones, Cingular bounced back with a variety of pricing changes last week. The most significant change was a $100 …

The Motorola Inc. Razr v3xx-equipped to run on Cingular Wireless’ next-gen network-is “finally here,” Cingular’s Web site announced breathlessly to the hordes who apparently have been clamoring for it.“The Razr V3xx is as hot as it is cool!”That hot coolness …

THE MOBILE HANDSET BUSINESS plays out in a dynamic and sometimes cruel landscape. Opportunities abound, yet conditions can be harsh. Giants may rule, or be humbled by ambition and prevailing winds. Nimble competitors with practical prowess can seize the day. …

The heated battle between rivals Verizon Wireless and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. edged up a notch as Verizon Wireless cut its prices on several handsets recently introduced by Cingular.Just days after Cingular introduced the Palm Inc. Treo 750 for $400, Verizon …

Editor’s Note: In this new monthly feature, RCR Wireless News will talk to retail managers across the country to get a first-hand view of what’s hot in wireless. Sprint Nextel Store No. 72 is in a bustling complex of restaurants, …

Handset prices at the major carriers continue to gyrate, week-by-week, suggesting that carriers-like retailers changing their window displays-are perennially in search of the right combination of brand, features and price to lure in new subscribers or retain current subs with …

The biggest news at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday morning was the news occurring simultaneously in San Francisco at MacWorld, where the long-awaited Apple Inc. iPhone was announced. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications executives in Las Vegas, …

In the hard light of early January, the shape of the year unfolding ahead remains somewhat amorphous. What to watch for in the handset space, the wireless industry’s most tangible interface with consumers? An informal survey of leading analysts, not …

Colors, materials and finishes-aka CMF-have returned to center stage as a conveyor of value, product differentiator and sales clincher. Focused efforts to use CMF to give a handset legs in the market began with face plates nearly a decade ago. …

Changes in online handset prices keep raising questions for observers: Is the post-holiday retail model one of continued discounting to milk any lingering consumer desires to shop and spend money? Or, does the arrival of a new year offer a …

Editor’s Note: Following are the most-read stories from RCRNews.com this year. They have been edited to fit in paper format. 1. Vodafone records $41B loss, reworks strategic plans May 30 Vodafone Group plc posted a massive $41.1 billion loss for …

As 2006 draws to a close and we take stock of all the changes that have happened in the wireless industry, we can’t help but wonder how things will look a year from now. So here are some predictions for …

Editor’s Note: Following are the most-read stories from RCRNews.com this year. They have been edited to fit in paper format. 1. Vodafone records $41B loss, reworks strategic plansMay 30Vodafone Group plc posted a massive $41.1 billion loss for 2005, mainly …

Hello! And welcome to a special edition of our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. As 2006 draws to a close and we take stock of all the changes that have happened in the wireless industry, we can’t help but …