March 2010

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

BEIJING – Lenovo Group expects wireless Internet products to account for up to 80 percent of its sales within five years as it pursues expansion in faster-growing emerging markets, CEO …

Video Interview: Eric Siow, IPR Program Director, Open Patent Alliance

Video Interview: Dave Kresse, CEO, Mu Dynamics

Video Interview: Fabrizio Capobianco, CEO, Funambol

Video Interview: Dave Kresse, CEO, Mu Dynamics

Video Interview: Peter Daffern, CEO, Clairmail

T-Mobile USA Inc. continued its 3G push today unveiling the first HSPA+ device to be offered by a nationwide U.S. carrier that it plans to offer to consumers beginning March …

Verizon Wireless is selling a new Casio mobile device designed for construction and utilities workers and public-safety personnel who work under harsh conditions. The Casio G’zOne Brigade features a QWERTY …

Aruba Networks said it was chosen by Tulsa Public Schools in Oklahoma to deploy an adaptive wireless network across its schools with the goal of using fewer access points and …

Over the past 10 years the wireless industry has witnessed dozens of mergers or acquisitions that has whittled down a number of industry segments and opened up others. This consolidation …

Video Interview with Arpit Joshipura, VP IP Marketing, Ericsson Silicon Valley

Target is launching what it calls the first scannable mobile coupon program from a nationwide retailer. Customers must opt in to the program on their computer at target.com/mobile, or on …

The National Football League has benched Sprint Nextel Corp. as its official wireless partner, signing a new four-year deal with rival Verizon Wireless.Kansas City Business Journal

FiberTower Corp. reported revenues of $16.7 million for the fourth quarter, up from revenues of $14.3 million for the same period in 2008. Net loss for the quarter was $27.8 …

In February, Intel and Nokia announced that they were merging their open-source Linux initiatives into a single project called MeeGo. On its face, what’s not to like about MeeGo? It …

HELSINKI (Reuters) – IBM has started a two-year research program that aims to make cellphones easier to use for groups including the elderly and the illiterate.Reuters

Video Interview with Tim Chang of Norwest Venture Partners in Palo Alto.

Video Interview: Tad Bogdan, EVP and COO, Ecrio in Palo Alto.

Video Interview: Eric Siow, IPR Program Director, Open Patent Alliance

Video Interview: Fabrizio Capobianco, CEO, Funambol

Video Interview: Marcello Typrin, VP Marketing & Product Management, Yap in Palo Alto.

Video Interview: David Ginsburg, VP Marketing, Innopath

Video Interview: Irv Remedios, VP of Products, Mozes