A new survey finds that U.S.-based users of Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry devices are the most satisfied with their handsets among smartphone users. That may not sound like a …
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AT&T Mobility announced a new international service plan for the Apple Inc. iPhone, an announcement that comes on the heels of efforts by software hackers to unlock the device.Unlocking software …
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Verizon Wireless is offering Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry Pearl online accompanied by a new pricing scheme for BlackBerry e-mail and Web access. Verizon Wireless retail stores and their stores …
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So this is what they mean by “One show, two personalities.” Wednesday’s keynote coupled the buttoned-down executive style of Research In Motion Ltd. with the hip, edgy verve of Facebook. …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to a special CTIA I.T. Show Daily edition of our weekly online feature, Analyst Angle. Every Monday at www.RCRNews.com you can find columns from the industry’s leading …
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Enterprise devices: decisions, decisions: Why use them? Who can help? Who pays?
by jscarboby jscarboThe enterprise, like any individual, has to decide what it wants out of mobility in general and a device in particular before making a series of decisions. What are the …
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Despite caveats that smartphones and enterprise devices are only roughly analogous, based on whether the operating system can be modified to run enterprise applications, the North American smartphone market offers …
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Analyst Angle: When is enough, enough?: Feature-packed handsets are packing on the pounds
by jscarboby jscarboEditor’s Note: Welcome to a special CTIA I.T. Show Daily edition of our weekly online feature, Analyst Angle. Every Monday at www.RCRNews.com you can find columns from the industry’s leading …
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If you own the platform, you control the message.That’s not some esoteric, technological mumbo-jumbo-though you’ll hear plenty of that this week-but one take on Symbian Ltd.’s position as sponsor of …
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iPhone captures Treo users, Alltel, T-Mobile USA subs: EV-DO insulates Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel
by jscarboby jscarboThe first glimmer of quantifiable iPhone impacts is in, courtesy of NPD Group.The news is not-so-good for Palm Inc. and carriers T-Mobile USA Inc. and Alltel Corp. Research In Motion …
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Holiday Buzz: Colors, youth and accessories abound as carriers load up for critical selling season
by jscarboby jscarboWireless carriers are heading into the all-important holiday selling season, flashing new handsets designed to dazzle consumers and riding sales trends which have been building over the past year.The Apple …
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Music and messaging may be the mantra for holiday sales, according to conventional wisdom, but Sprint Nextel Corp. is taking no chances. The carrier will offer the HTC-branded Touch on …
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The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier –Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said it does not expect …
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Shares of Research In Motion Ltd. rocketed after the company broke the 10-million subscriber mark and issued a positive outlook for the rest of the year.The BlackBerry maker reported second-quarter …
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The term “win-win” rightly makes sober people sick, but it might be applied to AT&T Mobility’s news that it will carry HTC Americas’ Tilt device, beginning Friday, at $300 with …
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Taking a page from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, copy writers for Samsung Telecommunications America wrote today that the vendor had delivered the “most wanted” features in a flip phone …
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TODAY BEGINS THE FOURTH QUARTER-the crazy, blow-out-the-pipes holiday season for most retailers, including those in the wireless industry. Financial numbers for the past three months are due soon.The numbers, of …
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T-Mobile USA Inc. is offering a BlackBerry Curve equipped with Wi-Fi for prosumers-yes, Virginia, that’s a real word-who sign up to take advantage of the carrier’s HotSpot@Home service, launched in …
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The next big thing in mobile virtual network operators may not look much like the MVNOs that have been launching-and sometimes crashing-in the past couple of years. With the hype …
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Todd Achilles, the face of HTC Americas in the United States and throughout the Americas, resigned about a month ago, Achilles confirmed today. The smartphone vendor is actively pursuing candidates …
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Following up on its July announcement, AT&T Mobility this morning said it would bring Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry 8820 to market at $300 with a two-year contract. The carrier …
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RIM outages underscore complexity, reliability issues: Service glitches could limit firm’s expansion to consumer market
by jscarboby jscarboAccording to a popular if crass bumper sticker, “stuff” happens.In the case of outages or slowdowns for Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry service, stuff happens pretty rarely.But a days-long outage …
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NTP Inc. is at it again.The Virginia-based patent-holding company last week filed patent-infringement lawsuits against all four tier-one U.S. carriers, claiming the operators are violating eight patents for mobile e-mail …
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T-Mobile USA Inc. has introduced an entry-level BlackBerry plan for $10 per month that includes unlimited e-mail access. The limited-time offer, which requires a Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry Pearl …
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NTP Inc. jumped back into the litigation ring, filing patent-infringement suits against three of the four largest U.S. carriers.The Virginia-based patent-holding company targeted AT&T Mobility, Sprint Nextel Corp. and Verizon …