May 2010

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 …

HONOLULU, Hawaii—The WiMAX Forum’s recently announced Open Retail Initiative should spur more consumer electronics companies to make products using WiMAX technology because they will be able to bring those products …

Wireless customers are increasingly satisfied with the service they are receiving from nationwide operators, according to a first quarter 2010 survey conducted by the American Customer Satisfaction Index.According to the …

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:Alcatel-LucentRussia: With Sky Link to upgrade the carrier’s network to CDMA2000 1x-EVDO Rev. B.Value: UndisclosedAlvarionItaly: With NGI to expand the carrier’s network …

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 insights into the marketplace.Convergence of communications …

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 insights into the marketplace.There have been …

Pirating wouldn’t be necessary if iTunes would just work properly.

Rumours have surfaced indicating that maker of tiny modular mobile phones, Modu, will have its devices embedded into upcoming Asus PC designs.

In a first quarter earnings call, NVIDIA executives patted themselves on the back for achieving “a major milestone,” in terms of completing and qualifying the firm’s first commercially available smartphone and for making history by being “the first PC technology company […]to cross the chasm from computing to mobile computing.”

AT&T – Michael Antieri has been named president of the newly formed Advanced Enterprise Solutions group within the company’s Business Solutions unit. Antieri has worked at AT&T for 31 years.Hands-On …

AT&T – Michael Antieri has been named president of the newly formed Advanced Enterprise Solutions group within the company’s Business Solutions unit. Antieri has worked at AT&T for 31 years.Hands-On …

WiMAX operators around the world are facing a dilemma – do they consider themselves to be alternative broadband providers like Clearwire Corp., which touts itself as a DSL replacement that …

HTC is churning out new devices at such speed that it’s seeing its presence spread like wildfire. The Android based HTC Wildfire was announced today and leaked specs of the first HTC Windows Phone 7 phone have also tipped up.

The World Health Organization released data on the largest study to date on whether cellphone use causes an increased risk of brain cancer, finding yet again the usual results — …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …

Google announced this week that it would be ceasing its online only sale strategy for its Nexus phone in favour of retail based sales.

It seems everyone is knocking Apple this week, first with US regulators hinting at an antitrust probe, then Adobe’s ad campaign, and now with Google CEO Eric Schmidt calling the firm out for being so freakishly controlling over its devices.

One wouldn’t really expect any streaking at a serious corporate event like the Citrix Synergy conference in San Francisco, but when Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell took to the stage on Thursday, that’s just what happened.

Korea’s SKT is battling the sale of adult apps, despite soaring profits .

Korea’s SKT is battling the sale of adult apps, despite soaring profits .

Just this week, Verizon announced it would be teaming up with Google on a tablet to rival the Apple AT&T alliance.The announcement was made during an interview between the Wall …

LOS ANGELES – After spending the last three days up close and personal with the cable industry at its big annual affair, I’m disappointed to report that mobile was hard …

LOS ANGELES – Kicking off the final day of the cable industry’s big soiree, Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski tried to dampen obvious concerns in the room over his …

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 …

QuickPlay Media Inc.’s premium mobile TV service PrimeTime2Go is now available on Motorola Inc. Android-powered smart phones, said the company. The service allows customers to watch TV shows from major …