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Qualcomm hiring iPhone developer

Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) is hiring an iPhone application developer for its new incubator lab, Qualcomm Services Labs Inc. QSL is an incubator for mobile applications, so it stands to reason the CDMA chip company would expand to popular mobile platforms like Apple Inc.’s,...

Mobile in Palestine : New Mobile Monday group formed

The Palestinian telecom sector is growing. Exports in IT, software and mobile are finding customers in regional markets. Access to capital is improving with new VC firms dedicated exclusively to the Palestinian IT sector. At the macro level, the Telecommunication Regulation Commission (TRC)...

Reality Check: Next-generation content drives need for sophisticated charging and revenue management

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.The days of “content” as simply a photograph or a ringtone download are long gone. The...

SIM card evolves with LTE technology

Editor's Note: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' May Special Edition, "Enabling the Mobile Revolution: Mobile Chips, Devices and Accessories." The 80-page special edition is available here. The Subscriber Identity Module – that standard little chip that houses all of...

Movers and Shakers: Adsmobil, Highwinds and more

Adsmobil – The mobile advertising company has expanded its sales division, adding Thomas Anderson, formerly of JumpTap, and Wandrill Pruvot, formerly of Buzzcity. Anderson will serve as sales director, Americas, while Pruvot will act as sales director, EMEA.Highwinds – Steve Lidell has been...

@ Uplinq: Verizon Wireless more flexible with BREW developers

SAN DIEGO--Verizon Wireless is changing how it manages its BREW services in order to spur higher takeup rates from BREW customers and to encourage more developers to write applications for the operating system, Verizon Wireless CMO John Stratton told the audience during Thursday’s Uplinq...

@ Uplinq: Qualcomm entices developers with augmented reality SDK, peer-to-peer support

SAN DIEGO – Qualcomm Inc. has paid $3 billion to developers using its BREW platform, CEO Paul Jacobs told a crowd of about 3,000 during yesterday's keynote speech at the company's first Uplinq conference. That $3 billion amounts to an average selling price of...

Cingular Wireless names Axalto SIM supplier

AUSTIN, Texas-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has named Axalto a supplier of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards for its GSM wireless services, extending the companies' previous relationship. "Axalto is pleased to support Cingular in the achievement of its progressive strategies for new value-added services and higher...

SWITCH COMPANY, SOFTWARE FIRM JOIN FOR ENHANCED PCS EFFORTS

ORLANDO, Fla.-Switch manufacturer Summa Four Inc. is collaborating with software designer Engineering and Business Systems Inc. to create and market a mini mobile switching center for the personal communications services market.The miniMSC will use Summa Four's Virtual Central Office open, programmable switch and EBS'...