Devices
Galaxy S III Takes Smartphone Crown from Apple
November 8, 2012 6:08 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAs Apple’s share price plummets in the face of missed third quarter earnings, Samsung’s Galaxy S III smartphone is crowned the world’s best-selling smartphone ever.
BlackBerry 10 Lands Security Certification
November 8, 2012 6:05 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsWhile still months from launch, Research In Motion’s forthcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system has met key government security standards.
Election Day: Credo Mobile Users Vote with Their Wallets
November 6, 2012 5:56 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsIt's election day and many are out casting their votes at polling stations across the country. It may come as a surprise that many have also been pushing a political agenda via their choice of wireless carrier.
First News Briefs for November 6, 2012
November 6, 2012 5:30 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today's briefs include: Royal KPN, American Tower, CTIA, Samsung, AT&T, Mindspeed Technologies.
Apple, Samsung Boast Device Sales Numbers
November 5, 2012 6:13 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsApple and Samsung tout tablet sales numbers.
Keynote Index Finds Citibank Improves Mobile Website
November 5, 2012 5:48 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsKeynote Systems’ Financial Mobile Index shows the performance of Citibank’s mobile website improving dramatically in October.
Review: Surface Mostly Bridges Work-Play Divide
November 5, 2012 5:39 am | by Ryan Nakashima,AP Business Writer | News | CommentsSurface comes close to becoming a replacement for the work computer, but it doesn't make it all the way.
Apple Paid Only 1.9 Percent Tax on Earnings Outside US
November 5, 2012 5:36 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsApple paid an income tax rate of only 1.9 percent on its earnings outside the U.S. in its latest fiscal year.
First News Briefs for November 5, 2012
November 5, 2012 5:33 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today's briefs include: AT&T, Small Cell Forum, Wireless Broadband Alliance, FCC, Barnes & Noble.
RIM Says Its New BlackBerry Phone in Testing
November 1, 2012 6:08 am | by Rob Gillies, Associated Press | News | CommentsBlackBerry-maker Research In Motion said Wednesday that its much-delayed new smartphones are now being tested by 50 wireless carriers around the world.
First News Briefs for November 1, 2012
November 1, 2012 5:19 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today's briefs include: FCC, Bluegrass Cellular, CTIA, Federal Aviation Administration, Via Licensing.
MetroPCS Outs RCS Service On Joyn Label
October 31, 2012 6:11 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsMetroPCS today became the world's first operator to go live with commercially available Rich Communications Services on an LTE network.
First News Briefs for October 31, 2012
October 31, 2012 5:47 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today's briefs include: 4G World, Informa, Cricket Communications, HTC, Verizon Wireless, LG.
First News Briefs for October 29, 2012
October 29, 2012 6:07 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today's briefs include: Alvarion, Nortel Networks, Pantech, Mocana, Verizon Wireless, Nokia, Cincinnati Bell, Devicescape.
Poll: Little Demand for Microsoft's Windows 8
October 29, 2012 5:51 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsA survey of nearly 1,200 adults in the U.S. found 52 percent hadn't even heard of Windows 8 leading up to Friday's release of the redesigned software.
Ahead of the Bell: Windows Phone Event
October 29, 2012 5:47 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsComing on the heels of its launch of Windows 8 and the Surface tablet, Microsoft has scheduled an event in San Francisco to kick off its new software for mobile phones.
Samsung Q3 Continues Rapid Growth, Cautions on Q4
October 26, 2012 7:50 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsSamsung’s third-quarter profit jumped 91 percent to $5.97 billion on strong sales of the company’s Galaxy smartphones, but the company cautioned that things could slow in the holiday quarter.
Apple's $8.2 Billion Profit Disappoints Wall Street
October 26, 2012 7:47 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsApple's fiscal fourth quarter financials couldn't keep pace with Wall Street's expectations.
HTC Seeks to Reverse Sliding Smartphone Sales
October 26, 2012 7:27 am | by Annie Huang, Associated Press | News | CommentsTaiwan's HTC Corp. is struggling to halt a slide in sales and keep up in a market increasingly divided between Apple and Samsung.
China Rare Earths Producer Suspends Output
October 25, 2012 7:05 am | by Joe McDonald, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsChina's biggest rare earths producer has suspended production in an effort to shore up plunging prices of the materials used by makers of mobile phones and other high-tech products.
First News Briefs for October 25, 2012
October 25, 2012 6:44 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsCompanies in today’s briefs include: Square, Sprint, NFC Payments USA, T-Mobile USA, Lookout, Samsung.
Windows 8: Make-or-Break Moment for Microsoft CEO
October 25, 2012 6:41 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer can't afford to be wrong about Windows 8.
Nuance Evolves Dragon Virtual Assistant
October 24, 2012 7:20 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsWhile Apple has never confirmed that Nuance's technology is behind Siri, many believe Siri is nothing more than a Dragon in an administrative assistant's business suit.
LG Electronics Posts Profit on Smartphone Sales
October 24, 2012 6:50 am | by Youkyung Lee,AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsLG Electronics reported a third straight quarterly profit Wednesday on strong smartphone sales.
Review: Mighty iPad Mini Looks Like a Holiday Hit
October 24, 2012 5:58 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsApple's iPad Mini will bring a lot more excitement and a little more confusion to the holiday shopping season.
