BROWSING: Starbucks
#TBT: Removable memory takes off; Cingular gets an Entourage; mulling smartphone/data pricing models … this week in 2006
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 the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Remembering the LG...
Top 10: Wi-Fi speeds in Starbucks
Rotten Wi-Fi asks users to run speed tests
Free, public Wi-Fi access is often a big draw for businesses like restaurants and cafes looking to keep customers busy browsing the Web and buying products.
Starbucks is no exception with business travelers often going out of their...
Time Trippin’: Leap ‘Slices’ data; GAIT to link GSM, TDMA … 13 years ago this week
Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more interesting headlines from...
Reader Forum: Mobile OS vendors continue to invest in mobile payments
In the last several weeks, two leading mobile operating system vendors moved into the mobile payments space. Apple announced its new mobile wallet Passbook that will debut with iOS 6 this fall.
Reader Forum: Hotspots, personal Wi-Fi, instant access we want our apps
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Analyst Angle: AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA – Why it’s a marriage made in heaven
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.I was sitting at my desk on Sunday, Mar. 20, working on my upcoming Wireless...
Analyst Angle: AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA – Why it’s a marriage made in heaven
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.I was sitting at my desk on Sunday, Mar. 20, working on my upcoming Wireless...
Analyst Angle: AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA – Why it’s a marriage made in heaven
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.I was sitting at my desk on Sunday, Mar. 20, working on my upcoming Wireless...
Starbucks launches mobile payment platform at 6,800 stores
Perhaps in an effort to speed up lines at the counter, Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) has launched a mobile payment system at each of its 6,800 company-owned stores in the United States.Utilizing the Starbucks Card Mobile app for the iPhone or BlackBerry, customers can pay...
Public Wi-Fi usage expected to boom, biz model remains uncertain
The recent explosion of wireless data services has inflicted a heavy toll on traditional cellular networks that were not designed to handle the demand. While carriers continue to furiously bolster their networks with additional capacity and new technology, many are also looking to offload...
Spotlight on: Boingo Wireless
It seems like a no-brainer today, but there was a time not too long ago when Wi-Fi was not a ubiquitous feature found in most homes, businesses or public venues. Along with that scarcity was frustration and complications for those looking to actually connect...
Apple hires NFC expert
The people that work at Apple Inc. (AAPL) have been known to create news by simply arriving or leaving the company. Late last week that news came in the form of Benjamin Vigier.Apple has hired the near field communication expert on the heels of...
NYC gets more Wi-Fi options
Wi-Fi in New York City is gaining a lot of attention these days. Following an announcement late last month that AT&T Mobility would roll out free Wi-Fi in Times Square to offload traffic from its congested wireless network in the city, two companies have...
Reality Check: SMS offers great way for brands to reach consumers
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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. Mobile LBS is gaining momentum in commercial markets over the next several years. Juniper Research...
2010 has legit shot to be the year of mobile marketing
Editor's Note:This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' March Special Edition, "The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps." The 80-page special edition is available here.
Following years of promises, and highlighted by the annual claim that...
@CTIA: Mobile marketing remains inexact science
LAS VEGAS – Few topics get advertisers worked up than the potential of the mobile space. Countless reports have been generated touting the billions of dollars just waiting to be made through mobile marketing and advertising, an amount that remains locked up in these...
Reader Forum: 2010 – The breakthrough year for femtocells
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Over the past 12 months any doubt over operator commitment to femtocells has been silenced. There are currently 10 deployments around the world and analyst firm Informa recently found operator commitment to femtocells has increased by 50% in the last three months alone. With...
How we watched the Obama inauguration: President’s swearing in by stream, mobile, TV and tweet
By the time final numbers are crunched, President Barack Obama's inauguration likely will have been watched by more people and on more platforms than virtually any other televised event in U.S. history - including the Super Bowl. This year's biggest winner: the web, with...
Worst of the Week: Predictions for 2009
Hello! And welcome to a special edition of our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. As 2008 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...
iPass takes a stab at iPhone users
Looking to cater to business travelers, iPass this week launched its iPassConnect offering targeted at users of Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPod Touch. The company said users can get access to 100,000 Wi-Fi hotspots around the world."We have created a global Wi-Fi network where...
Analyst Angle: Call-to-action advertising proves that dreams do come true
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.There is a ride in Disneyland called "Fantasy Land." The ride consists of park guests...
T-Mobile USA hires new CMO
Denny Marie Post has joined T-Mobile USA Inc. as chief marketing officer. She was previously senior VP of global food and beverage at Starbucks."Denny has deep and varied experience as a marketing leader in some of the most competitive retail environments in America," Robert...
Starbucks, AT&T claim settlement in Wi-Fi dispute with T-Mobile USA
Starbucks Corp. and AT&T Mobility said they've agreed to settle T-Mobile USA Inc.'s lawsuit regarding free Wi-Fi access in the coffee chain's cafes.The brouhaha stemmed from an agreement earlier this year when Starbucks announced a deal with AT&T Mobility for the carrier to become...
AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA in dustup over Wi-Fi at Starbucks
AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA Inc. have exchanged lawsuits claiming the other has breached agreements related to the carriers' providing Wi-Fi access in Starbucks Corp.'s locations across the country. Earlier this year, Starbucks announced a deal with AT&T Mobility for the carrier to become...