smartphones

If you could only keep one product or service while staying at home during a pandemic, what would it be? For most American consumers (45%), that one thing is their …

A new Bluetooth specification is being developed so wearable devices can participate in existing smartphone-based coronavirus (COVID-19) notification systems, being deployed with Bluetooth technology. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) …

Analysts: ‘Huawei’s smartphone market success an unexpected and remarkable result’ Huawei has had a tough go of it lately as the U.S. continues to box the Chinese company out of …

IDC: ‘global smartphone shipments will not return to growth until the first quarter of 2021’ The International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker forecasts that the global smartphone …

Mid-band spectrum support is increasing in 5G devices The number of commercially available 5G devices jumped 41% in the past month, according to new numbers from the Global mobile Suppliers …

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Unacast grades states on social distancing How well are people adhering to recommendations on social distancing and staying at home to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus? Cellular …

One of the unsung but critical components that enable wireless communications are the filters which reside in the smartphone, and which are expected to proliferate in number in a 5G …

US, European device upgrades may lag compared to China and South Korea There are likely to be significant regional differences in 5G device adoption rates around the world — and …

Will 5G be what finally prompts smartphone owners to upgrade their devices? In an interview at Mobile World Congress Los Angeles, Russ Ernst, executive vice president of products and technology …

What are the major trends that will shape the next decade of mobile technology? GSMA Intelligence lays out five in a new report. According to the report, those trends include: …

This is an exciting time in the wireless industry as a new folding screen smartphone category is just beginning. The initial two heavy hitters are the Microsoft Surface Duo and …

Researchers at AdaptiveMobile Security say that they have uncovered a SIM-based smartphone vulnerability used for targeted surveillance which has been expanded to use for fraud, scam calls and other uses …

We have a very serious problem which I fear will have a long-term impact on our society. As an analyst, you know I love the world of smartphones, wireless, telecom …

“The two-year upgrade cycle is dead,” declares Ting Mobile in new research on consumers’ smartphone upgrade habits. This likely comes as no surprise to mobile network operators, with both AT&T …

Chinese vendor Huawei recorded revenues of CNY 401.3 billion ($ 58.3 billion) in the first half of the year, climbing 23.3% compared to the same period the previous year, the …

  The Chinese vendor said the own proprietary OS would be used as a Plan B if an eventual ban prohibits the use of Android and Windows Chinese vendor Huawei …

The FirstNet network build-out is helping AT&T to increase its network capacity by about 50% as it adds additional band support while turning up FirstNet’s Band 14 spectrum, according to …

The carrier is currently testing the technology in a number of locations across the UK including Manchester, Bristol and Liverpool Telecommunications group Vodafone announced it will launch 5G technology in …

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All you need to know about the face off at the District Court in San Diego; infringement claims on patents that improve battery-life, and cost of smartphones under scrutiny The …

A funny thing happened last week at the MWC19 wireless show in Barcelona. We were expecting the focus, once again, to be on 5G, AI, IoT, the cloud and so …

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As devices’ price tags rise and customers use them for longer periods before trading up, the secondhand mobile device market is flourishing. That presents an opportunity for device manufacturers to …

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 …