Monthly Archives: February, 2009

Looking back while going forward: How the early days of Nextel reflect on today

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...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Nokia Siemens Networks, Alvarion, 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...

@MWC: Acer lays out Windows Mobile smartphone plans: A new entrant into the mobile device marketplace

BARCELONA, Spain - The smartphone market got just a little more crowded as laptop maker Acer Inc. announced a lineup of four new Windows...

@MWC: Microsoft updates Windows Mobile, intros app store, supports Flash

BARCELONA, Spain - As Research in Motion Ltd., Opera Software, Apple Inc. and others encroach on its territory, Microsoft Corp. sought to fight back...

@MWC: As Samsung looms, LG promises Android, Windows Mobile phones: Mobile device maker to release app store by Q2

BARCELONA, Spain - LG Electronics Co. Ltd. said it will make smartphones running both the Windows Mobile and Android operating systems, and will release...

Monday, Feb. 16, 2009

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@MWC: Nokia´s new Ovi app store to cover potentially 50 million shoppers: Wireless application developers urged to submit offerings for Series 40 and S60...

BARCELONA, Spain - Nokia Corp. introduced an application storefront that will connect developers directly with consumers, a move that comes almost a year after...

@MWC: Maximizer targets BlackBerry users with CRM solution

Maximizer Software has launched its entirely first mobile product exclusively for BlackBerry handsets that is geared to free workers from laptops and reduce downtime...

@MWC: Oracle announces customer wins

Oracle Communications announced several new contracts this week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.The company said Fox Mobile Distribution, a division of Fox Mobile...

Sprint deploys Acision messaging solution

Messaging company Acision said Sprint has deployed its advanced messaging infrastructure within its network.Acision said the solution allows the carrier to provide seamless messaging...

@MWC: LogMeIn demos remote support for Android smartphones

LogMeIn Inc. plans to demonstrate a solution that allows for support for Android smartphones at Mobile World Congress this week in Barcelona.The company said...

Analyst Angle: Money to be saved by businesses that centralize their wireless services: 2009 tough on enterprise mobile and wireless spending

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...

@MWC: SEVEN LAUNCHES ANDROID E-MAIL SOLUTION

SEVEN has unveiled its messaging solution for the Android platform that addresses personal and business e-mail on one integrated interface.The solution, which is being...

@MWC: Alcatel-Lucent to use video calling to connect shoppers, marketers: U.S. carrier testing wireless technology

BARCELONA, Spain - One of the two top U.S wireless carriers in the United States - Verizon Wireless or Sprint Nextel Corp. - is...

Mobile banking safe, at least for now

After talking to a number of mobile and security experts, I've come to the conclusion that far from being less secure, mobile banking may...

Motorola promises next-gen smartphones by fourth quarter

Handset manufacturer Motorola Inc. is likely to pin its future on smartphones based on Google Inc.'s Android operating system, while ceding its low-end, high-volume...

Deadlock: AT&T Mobility, union battle over contract terms

The Communications Workers of America and AT&T Mobility remain deadlocked over a new contract covering more than 20,000 workers employed by the No. 2...

Intel remains bullish on WiMAX: Chip giant cites stimulus benefits for Clearwire

With WiMAX being deployed all around the world, Intel Corp. officials are satisfied with the progress the technology has made in the United States...

UPDATED: Wireless ecosystem to benefit from economic stimulus package: Backhaul, towers included in broadband effort

The $789 billion economic stimulus bill set to shortly become law designates $7.2 billion for broadband grants, but the measure lacks tax credits for...

Android platform developers can start charging for their work

Developers of applications for Google Inc.'s Android platform will finally be able to start charging for their offerings.The Internet giant said programmers can now...

Mobile software company Esmertec to acquire Purple Labs

European mobile software company Esmertec AG announced plans to acquire rival Purple Labs SA. The deal will create a new business under the name...

Stimulus bill includes $7.2B for broadband grants, but drops tax credits for service providers

The $789 billion economic stimulus bill nearing final congressional passage designates $7.2 billion for broadband grants, but the measure lacks tax credits for wireless...

Samsung innovations: Cellphones with embedded projectors, solar-powered batteries: No word on price for mobile devices

Ahead of next week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced two new innovations the company hopes will set it...

It’s a prepaid future

The one-time rock of the wireless industry appears set to crumble. And I think that crumbling can't come soon enough. That rock is postpaid,...

Glitch in Nokia’s cloud-based Ovi service destroys 3 weeks of users’ updates: Mobile device maker ‘incredibly sorry,’ incident highlights potential dangers of cloud computing

Nokia Corp. begged for forgiveness from consumers after its new cloud-based service broke down.The Finnish manufacturer - which is striving to evolve into a...
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