May 2010

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.

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.

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.

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 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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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.

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

Few would question the phenomenal growth in the prepaid market over the past several quarters with nearly every operator posting stronger growth from its prepaid operations than postpaid. However, the …

Few would question the phenomenal growth in the prepaid market over the past several quarters with nearly every operator posting stronger growth from its prepaid operations than postpaid. However, the …

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.

HONOLULU – As WiMAX networks roll out across the globe, device manufacturers and operators are hoping to move beyond the dongle and computer modem to more innovative products, according to …

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 and texting options. The move looks …

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 new two-year Mobile Broadband plan. Pricing …

Google Inc. and Global IP Solutions Holding AB entered a transaction agreement that calls for Google Acquisition Holdings Inc. to make a voluntary public cash offer to acquire all the …

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 at the recent CTIA event in …

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%.

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 hot topics in the wireless industry.When …

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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 network with HSPA+ technology, just months …