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Bell Mobility began selling its handsets and services in its own retail stores. The Canadian operator last March bought The Source’s 750 retail locations when parent company Circuit City declared bankruptcy, thus preserving about 3,000 jobs in the retail sector, …

Well, it looks like we know what AT&T received from Santa in its stocking this year, and it did not involve candy or any wind-up toys. No, it looks like the nation’s second largest wireless operator scored a fine piece …

Globalstar Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Spot L.L.C., have acquired substantially all of the assets of Axonn L.L.C., which makes satellite GPS asset-tracking and messaging products including Globalstar’s Spot Satellite GPS Messenger for consumers, and the AXTracker and Smartone …

Did you feel it? For a brief moment over the weekend, the wireless world as we know it almost ceased to exist when Google announced on its blog that it was testing a new mobile device running its Android operating …

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Capitulating to entrenched market conditions, Nokia Corp. announced plans to close four of its retail outlets. Those outlets include its London Regent Street store; stores in Chicago and New York; and an attempt to relocate its current Sao Paulo, Brazil …

Cable television giant Cox Communications Inc. has finally made the jump into the wireless telephone business announcing today the launch of the first three markets where customers can sign up for its wireless service offering. Those initial markets are Hampton …

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.With holiday shopping in full swing, and an early snow to boot, it’s …

Is the wireless industry set to receive a gift-wrapped present from consumers this year, or will the lingering economic malaise result in a lump of coal for carriers? With the first “official” week of the holiday shopping season 2009 in …

Microsoft joined hands with Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom on Friday to unveil a new deal to sell netbooks at up to 90 percent off their retail price with a 3G mobile broadband contract.The deal is one of many Microsoft is co-authoring …

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 …

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.As the spin doctors try to put a happy face on the retail …

With the impending launch of mobile WiMAX service in three North Carolina cities, residents of the area will be able to contrast and compare pricing options from Time Warner Cable Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. Time Warner Cable …

Looking to keep customers in formed of their usage and thus happier with their carrier, U.S. Cellular Corp. unveiled its Overage Protection service that will send a free text message to customers that have used 75% of their calling plan …

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.I know that many of you are thinking “Isn’t he a little late …

As nationwide unemployment inched up to 10.2% in October, employment in the telecommunications sector remained flat from month to month, while employment in the computer and electronic products sector was down about 6,300 jobs from September to October. The U.S. …

Big box retailers have made comparing cellphone plans and pricing much quicker by putting most of the options under one roof. So the real question is who has what?Best Buy Co. Inc. sells more than 90 different handsets across nine …

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 …

Verizon Wireless is expanding the availability of its mobile broadband rate plans to those afraid of a long-term commitment. The carrier is now offering pay-as-you-go plans for daily, weekly or monthly access without the need for a contract.The plans include …

Globalive, which planned to open a call centre and create 200 jobs in Peterborough, remains committed to the city, a cochairman of the company said yesterday. The Peterborough Examiner

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.Most of us know at least one spot for a satisfying retail (or …

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 …

The nebulous concept of the “mobile cloud” rained on a group of mobile consumers last week as T-Mobile USA Inc.’s Sidekick service experienced a data outage that is now only coming back online, and more significantly may have caused consumers’ …

As consumers continue to embrace smartphones, businesses are going to have to change some of their practices to continue to satisfy their customers, as well as meet their own employees’ needs. At the CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment 2009 show …

Verizon Wireless and Google Inc. announced a strategic partnership this morning designed to pair the openness of the Internet and the innovation of Google with Verizon Wireless’ broadband network, and plan to bring two devices to market in the next …