Yearly Archives: 2008

Google finally updates Android SDK

After much waiting and wondering, Android developers finally got a real response to their gripes about the mobile phone OS's lack of direction: Google...

The iPhone Kill-Switch Kerfuffle

Privacy advocates' concern over what Apple will do with iPhone user data may be overblown, industry experts say

Nokia provides Lonely Planet maps on cell phones

Nokia and travel information company Lonely Planet said Tuesday they are joining forces to sell maps and city guides that can be accessed on...

Calling Ralph Lauren

Luxury retailer becomes the first of its kind to try on mobile-shopping capabilities in its quest to satisfy the impulses of every Silicon Valley...

Circuit City still mulling sale

The electronics retailer continues to consider various options for the future, as it remains committed to its plan to restore the company to profitability.

Mobile Search May Soon Find Its Niche

Companies give insufficient focus to the mobile Web, according to Hugh Griffiths, director of mobile at Microsoft. "At the very least, brands have an...

Free the airwaves, cries Google

Google has launched another round in the PR battle over American white space, with a new website asking visitors to sign a petition to...

Enterprise demand for broadband access rising-Ovum

Enterprise demand for broadband access will continue to grow with China and India leading the way, a report from research firm Ovum said.

Ringback tone sales to triple in four years

Those tunes that play while you wait for someone to pick up are expected to generate $4.7 billion in revenue for mobile operators by...

New ringtone refrain ‘Condom, condom!’

Ringtone is part of a three-year campaign to normalize condom use in India. And it's actually quite catchy.

Synchronica up on acquisition, funding

Synchronica said it will fork over roughly $5 million in new shares to acquire fellow mobile e-mail provider AxisMobile.A U.K.-based firm that provides over-the-air...

Verizon Wireless offers new parental control features

Mimicking a recent move by rival T-Mobile USA Inc., Verizon Wireless is now offering "more-control" options for parents. Verizon Wireless' new service, dubbed "Usage...

Ad networks could grow mobile advertising

Online ad networks are booming as publishers scramble to place marketing messages on a glut of unsold advertising space. And that may be good...

VIDEO: Green in Mobile

More than 3 billion people own a cellphone. It's arguably the hottest consumer electronics product ever. But that...

Ten Best Bluetooth Stereo Headphones

The first Bluetooth headsets were simple mono devices, designed to sit in one ear as you took a call on your mobile phone. However,...

VCs Hope to See Wi-Fi Everywhere

Many people are familiar with the coffee shop's Wi-Fi, while others even know how to set up a simple home network. Pretty much everyone,...

Google tops among search sites for customer satisfaction

An annual University of Michigan survey drops Yahoo to the second spot. Google's customer satisfaction improved 10.3 percent over last year.

Femtocell market could hit $1.8B by 2013

A study from ABI Research predicts the market for femtocell semiconductors could top $1.8 billion 2013, from $72 million this year, growing at an...

THE FUTURE: Reducing waste key to cleaning up wireless ecosystem: Green forecast remains partly cloudy

Here's the good news: Some of you mobile players are among the most progressive corporations around when it comes to being gentle to Mother...

DEVICES: Eco-friendly mobiles require a battle on many fronts: Handsets in a drawer

The ecological impact of the most ubiquitous consumer-electronics device in history - yes, mobile handsets - may be likened to a coin. On the...

POLICY: Regulations, policy central to cleaning up wireless footprint: Top-down green initiatives

Now more than ever, policymakers and the wireless providers they regulate are finding it easier - indeed, politically and socially fashionable - to make...

It’s not easy being green

The wireless industry must continue its leadership role in addressing consumer-electronics waste, not just because it's good corporate citizenship, but because it's good business...

Analyst Angle: The evolution from 3G to 4G

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...

NETWORKS: Cost-savings chief reason network vendors go green

Wireless network infrastructure is becoming more green - and saving operators some greenbacks at the same time.While interest has been pushed to a higher...

NETWORKS: Telecommuting, M2M segments see opportunity: Wireless may cash in on others’ green efforts

As businesses examine energy and fuel costs as well as worker productivity, wireless companies have an opportunity to support the greening of the economy...
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