Yearly Archives: 2008

N-Gage looks for footing: Nokia encouraged by gaming platforms debut

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Following numerous delays due to technical problems, Nokia Corp.'s N-Gage gaming platform has been live for six weeks now, and the...

Mobile-game market on solid ground: Glu exec bullish on possibilities

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Glu Mobile CEO Greg Ballard made a strong case for the mobile games business during his keynote here at the Games...

Corporate IT spend dropping this year: Enterprises may face decision to invest in, or cut, mobility

CORPORATIONS' IT "SPEND" THIS YEAR is markedly less than last year, yet mid-year changes have yet to surface, according to several sources. An annual...

ETF battle set: FCC plans June 12 hearing to discuss alternatives

THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION SCHEDULED a June 12 hearing on early termination fees, the announcement coming after a back-channel effort by Chairman Kevin Martin...

AOL continues to gain mobile ad ground: Internet giant lands Platform A deal with Virgin Mobile USA

AOL L.L.C. continues to lose ground online as Google Inc's dominance grows, but the venerable Internet company is gaining impressive traction in mobile.Virgin Mobile...

LG Considers a Mobile Phone Price War

SEOUL (AFP)--South Korea's LG Electronics said Tuesday it may have to cut its handset prices if global leader Nokia moves first to do so.

Microsoft sees Windows Mobile unit sales up 50 pct

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote , Profile , Research ) expects global unit sales of its Windows Mobile software for cellphones to...

Japan urges limiting kids’ cell phones

Japanese youngsters are getting so addicted to Internet-linking cell phones that the government is starting a program warning parents and schools to limit their...

Long-range Wi-Fi challenges WiMax

A Dutch company and its British partner have re-launched a long-range Wi-Fi technology that's claimed to do most of what WiMax promises, yet is...

Apple patent filing suggests solar powered iPhone

The battery life of portable gadgets has always been a source of frustration. But Apple may have found an eco-friendly way around the problem...

Telecom firms not afraid of competition

ABU DHABI -- The top executives of UAE's two telecommunication providers said they have nothing to fear of the introduction of competition in future.

Home Depot to Offer How-To Mobile Videos

If you're looking for a post-Memorial-Day summer project, listen up: Avot Media has started testing a service at Home Depot that allows mobile users...

Mobile Video: Small, Growing. Will It Ever Take Off?

Mobile TV, hyped by the wireless industry as one of the next big things for years, is still a tiny market in the US...

Deutsche Telekom admission triggers privacy debate

FRANKFURT : Germany was engulfed in a debate over privacy standards Monday following an admission by Deutsche Telekom that it had surreptitiously tracked...

US Operators Ad Spend Passes $4 Billion in 2007

The US mobile phone operators spent some US$4.1 billion on advertising in 2007 reports a new study from Nielsen Monitor-Plus. This represented a twelve...

iPhone Boosts Interest in Touchscreens

Researchers say touchscreen shipments will double by 2012, and they're not all on iPhones.

Farmers go high-tech as a hedge

CHAMPAIGN, ILL. -- When Martin Barbre got his first look three years ago at a system that would drive his tractor for him, he...

Mobile web’s second coming heralded

Mobile experts have argued that application developers are vital to the future success of the mobile web, but some warned that content must be...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Aperto and more

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country...

VIDEO: RCR Wireless Newscast for Tuesday, May 27

Welcome to the first edition of our weekly RCR Wireless Newscast. Each Monday, RCR Wireless News will provide...

IMS Finding a New Home with LTE

IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystems) has been around for some time, and many infrastructure vendors have invested heavily in developing IMS capabilities, solutions and products....

Soft landing on a rough Mars terrain

PASADENA, CALIF.-- NASA's Phoenix Lander settled softly onto the frozen plains surrounding the unexplored Martian north pole late Sunday and sent back a crystal...

Dallas ISD’s chronic truants back on the radar with GPS devices

11:59 AM CDT on Sunday, May 25, 2008 By KENT FISCHER / The Dallas Morning News
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