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Bling Nation launched a program in Palo Alto, Calif., that allows PayPal employees and early adopters to fund Bling Nation purchases on their mobile phone to a PayPal account. The program uses BlingTags that are affixed to mobiles phones and …

Juniper Networks Inc. (JNPR) is paying $70 million to acquire SMobile Systems Inc., a Columbus, Ohio-based software company that specializes in mobile device security for smart phones and tablets. The deal gives Juniper another tool in its Juno Pulse platform, …

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 future of smartphones is coming, and it is wide open … as …

The downward trend for Nokia Corp. (NOK) continues. Few companies can sustain a nearly one-third drop in profit for long, but Nokia did just that in the recently closed second quarter, reporting a 31% drop in profit from last year.A …

Lost in the shuffle of AT&T Mobility’s announcement this week that it was now limiting previous smartphone data plans to 2 gigabytes of data transmission were changes rival T-Mobile USA Inc. quietly made to its data packages last weekend. The …

Finnish phone maker Nokia is reinventing itself yet again, reorganizing its business units and reshuffling its executives in an attempt to pull itself together and make a concerted stand against its burgeoning competitors.

Has Google’s Inc.’s Android operating system hit an inflexion point? Data released today by The NPD Group Inc. would indicate that possibility as the research firm reported that the sale of devices powered by the OS outsold Apple Inc.’s iPhone …

Last week RCR reported that Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo’s next speech to shareholders might well be his last, but despite significant pressure on the firm, it would appear the Finnish firm’s board still supports the management team and its strategy. …

Proving the old adage that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend,” Nokia has teamed up with Microsoft, to releas enterprise mobile software meant to threaten the likes of RIM and maybe even Apple. The Microsoft Communicator Mobile software …

Friday’s are typically feel good days, especially when the sun is shining and summer is just around the corner. Sadly for Nokia, however, even the blue skies can’t do enough to raise the cloud of gloom surrounding the number one …

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. Although the National Venture Capital Association says …

Appalachian Wireless said it will implement 14 of Transaction Network Services’ roaming, network and database solutions in an effort to strengthen its mobile roaming program.Aricent said Nepal Telecom has awarded the company a three-year systems integration contract to provide Convergent …

It seems pre-production phones have developed a tendency to walk off and end up where they are least wanted lately, with not only Apple, but now also Nokia managing to lose top secret prototypes. Nokia has written a blog post …

Nokia Corp. may not pack the same name cache it held a few years ago, but the world’s largest mobile device manufacturer is looking to regain some of that clout with the unveiling of a new high-end smartphone that appears …

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 has been well established in this column and elsewhere, the mobile marketplace …