Monthly Archives: May, 2010

Samsung’s newest projector phone, the Beam

Our intrepid reporter, Carolyn Green, heads down to the gadget district in Daegu, Korea to check out Samsung’s latest local offering, the 3.3-inch AMOLED Beam SPH-W9600.

Samsung's newest projector phone, the Beam

Our intrepid reporter, Carolyn Green, heads down to the gadget district in Daegu, Korea to check out Samsung’s latest local offering, the 3.3-inch AMOLED Beam SPH-W9600.

Google lets slip Gingerbread release time frame

While Google has been busy at the I/O conference gearing up to unveil Android’s much anticipated next release, codenamed Froyo, news has started filtering out about the next Android version in the pipeline.

iPad app store goes international

At long last Apple has woken up to the fact there is a whole world outside the great US of A, and has started rolling out its iPad store internationally, albeit in rather piecemeal, half-baked fashion.

Google's WebM initiative for open video

Google has just launched a new video codec initiative and “web media project” by the name of WebM, purportedly with the goal of providing the unwashed masses with a free and open video format on par with leading commercial choices.

Google’s WebM initiative for open video

Google has just launched a new video codec initiative and “web media project” by the name of WebM, purportedly with the goal of providing the unwashed masses with a free and open video format on par with leading commercial choices.

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Mobile to hit the road

With mobile apps being developed at blistering speeds, it was only a matter of time before the mobile eco-system met the automobile industry, and infected smartphone addicts with a new kind of love bug.

RCR Stock Watch: Weekly Gainers and Losers

Biggest Gainers: Sprint Nextel, Leap, Verisign, USA Mobility, Metro PCS. Biggest Losers: Alvarion, UTStarcom, Nokia, MTS, Powerwave.

Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility content to sit out current prepaid frenzy

Few would question the phenomenal growth in the prepaid market over the past several quarters with nearly every operator posting stronger growth from its...

Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility content to sit out current prepaid frenzy

Few would question the phenomenal growth in the prepaid market over the past several quarters with nearly every operator posting stronger growth from its...

Google to buy yet another VoIP firm

Watch out Skype, because Google is pushing itself even further into the VoIP space, moving in to buy Global IP Solutions, a firm renowned for its voice and video processing technology for IP networks.

WiMAX device ecosystem is growing

HONOLULU – As WiMAX networks roll out across the globe, device manufacturers and operators are hoping to move beyond the dongle and computer modem...

T-Mobile USA updates prepaid offerings

T-Mobile USA Inc. poured further fuel on the prepaid fire today with the refining of its traditional prepaid plans to now include unlimited calling...

VZW introduces mid-priced netbook

Verizon Wireless added another netbook to its product lineup, the HP Mini 210-1076NR. The computer sells for $149 after a $100 rebate with a...

Capital Markets: Google invests, mergers announced, quarterly results

Google Inc. and Global IP Solutions Holding AB entered a transaction agreement that calls for Google Acquisition Holdings Inc. to make a voluntary...

SouthernLINC joins Android fray

Regional operator SouthernLINC Wireless launched Motorola Inc.’s first iDEN device running Google Inc.’s Android operating system, the Motorola i1. The device was first unveiled...

Smartphones see best quarter since 2006

It’s proving to be a great year for smartphones, with research outfit Gartner noting sales of the devices hit 54 million in Q1 of 2010 alone, an increase of 49%.

Analyst Angle: As smartphones grow, LG taps an ally

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...

School buses get a Wi-Fi makeover in Arizona

In an era where the Internet has become almost ubiquitous, an Arizona school district is proving it’s up to speed, having kitted out a school bus with Wi-Fi and plans for more to come.

Cisco snaps up consumer design firm

Cisco has been making some odd acquisitions over the past couple of years, and the latest of those is the MOTO Development Group, a design firm which has helped produce the likes of Microsoft’s much admired Zune 2.0 and the LiveScribe Pulse.

Skype – on a TV near you

Television maker Panasonic intends to beam Skype straight to your living room

RIM settles patent dispute out of court

Blackberry maker RIM has settled a patent dispute with Nebraska based firm Prism out of court to avoid a long court case and the risk of having certain Blackberry models, software and servers banned for import into the US.

Opinion: Why RIM should have bought Palm

RIM brings to the table strong carrier distribution channels across the world, successful mobile industry management, and ultimately consumer confidence that the brand will still be around in the foreseeable future.

Peer pressure forcing AT&T Mobility to hit the gas pedal?

Is the speed race getting to AT&T Mobility?It would appear so as the nation's No. 2 carrier is set to update its current 3G...
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