Yearly Archives: 2008

NAB rags on ‘unrealized benefits of these theoretical, unproven devices’ in white spaces

The National Association of Broadcasters warned Congress that allowing unlicensed wireless operations in vacant television spectrum could jeopardize the transition to digital TV, continuing...

VZW expands BREW deck capabilities

SAN DIEGO--Verizon Wireless affirmed its commitment to Qualcomm's BREW platform, announcing at the BREW developers event it would enhance its Get It Now content...

Mall shoppers leave their coupons at home with text message discounts

Retailers and restaurants can run coupons in local newspapers to try and pull more consumers in. With mobile technology, they can do the same...

Laptop-Embedded Wireless Broadband Closer To Mainstream

While not yet ready for everyone, organizations should consider buying notebooks with embedded wireless broadband capability for moderate to extensive travelers in 2009.

Smartphone Security: How To Manage Rogue Mobile Devices

There was a time when only the IT shop had the smarts to hook a smartphone into the enterprise network and grant it access...

Android to offer iPhone-like App Store

Google I/O Google will offer an iPhone-like app store ( http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/07/iphone_sdk_debuts/ ) for Android, giving developers a central means of distributing applications on its...

An iPhone Request: GPS, Please

If there's anything the iPhone has lacked compared with other phones in its class, it has been high-speed connectivity and the ability to determine...

Oops: Samsung Phone Not Using Apple’s Safari

It turns out that the Samsung L870 handset that was reported to be the first phone other than the iPhone to use Apple's Safari...

Optical networking tops $3B, offers better data traffic

The optical networking market has topped $3 billion for the seventh consecutive quarter.

Publisher offers 5,000 more books for Kindle

LOS ANGELES -- Amazon.com said Friday that publisher Simon & Schuster Inc. will make 5,000 more books available for the Amazon Kindle wireless reader,...

Venture capital financing wrap-up: Altierre, Ontela, Skyfire and more

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included...

Teaching grandpa new tricks : Carriers’ initiatives connect to more mature audience

Ever looked at your cellphone menu and wondered what the heck the wrench is for? Or the clipboard? Or any other random icon put...

Survey finds growing interest in smartphones: Sony Ericsson comes out on top in customer satisfaction

The success of smartphones among U.S. shoppers has served to boost the average purchase price for cellphones, according to new research from J.D. Power...

Sale of cellphone records ends in $600,000 fine: FTC goes after pretexters

The Federal Trade Commission said it snuffed out an alleged pretexting scheme in which at least two parties were accused of obtaining cellphone records...

Qualcomm works to widen BREW

As its BREW developer conference kicks into high gear today, Qualcomm Inc. announced a handful of efforts designed to entice a broader array of...

Worst of the Week: Oh Canada!

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...

ComScore measures worth of M:Metrics, pays $44.3M plus stock to own

Less than a year after The Nielsen Co. acquired mobile research and measurement firm Telephia, digital measurement company comScore Inc. made its own move...

Barnes & Noble launches mobile site

In case book buyers felt limited by stores, direct mail and online options, Barnes & Noble is adding one more: mobile phones.The Manhattan-based book...

India’s Tata to Launch Qualcomm Based A-GPS Service

India's Tata Teleservices has announced that it will commercially deploy a new location-based service that is the first to use Qualcomm's Assisted GPS (A-GPS)...

Microsoft mobile sites get updated, microsoft.com included

If you expect a growth in sales for your mobile operating system over the coming years, it follows that you make sure your sites...

Welcome to the Weekend Web

When they use their mobile phones to go online, Americans flock to different sites than when they surf from their computers. Meet the mobile...

Nokia Says Single-chip Plan Not Hit by Infineon Delay

STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Nokia said Thursday its plan to use one chip for radio technology in its mobile handsets is still on track, despite...

Corporate network perimeters eroding

New research claims that IT security vendors are developing products to support a next-generation of "deperimeterised" business networks that have been opened up to...

Cisco revs up mobility engine

Network equipment maker Cisco has unveiled a new mobility appliance, which it claims will ease businesses' path to unified collaboration. The Cisco...

Amazon Kindle: A Wireless Trojan Horse

The Amazon Kindle e-book reader is back in the news again with a headline $40 device price cut to US$359, with Jeff Bezos giving...
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