Monthly Archives: June, 2010

RCR Unplugged: World Cup to bolster mobile TV

With the World Cup kicking off on Friday, cell phones are playing a new role in bringing the games live to fans wherever they...

RCR Unplugged: VoIP comes to Gmail courtesy of Google Voice

According to an anonymous tip to the Google Operating System blog, the search engine giant is testing its own Google Voice VoIP service through...

Analyst Angle (Special Edition): Apple iPhone 4 & AT&T metered data

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...

Analyst Angle (Special Edition): Apple iPhone 4 & AT&T metered data

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...

RCR Unplugged: Tawkon helps users monitor mobile radiation

For all the studies claiming mobile phone radiation gives you cancer, there a multitude more claiming they don’t, but something no one denies is...

Verizon Wireless to expand Skype mobile reach

Verizon Wireless is set to strengthen its lineup of devices compatible with its exclusive Skype Ltd.'s mobile offering, saying that it will soon expand...

Phone.com adds wireless capabilities to virtual telecom services offering

Phone.com added two wireless features to its virtual PBX offering, one for Android users that enables small business owners to use their cellphone as...

Partnerships: Intrado 911 in Vermont; Postec picks Mocopay; and more

Intrado Inc. said it teamed up with the State of Vermont to deploy new 911 services. The new, statewide 911 system will be based...

Tawkon helps users monitor mobile radiation

Tawkon, an innovative Israeli firm which has come up with an app of the same name to monitor and analyze cell radiation so users can “talk on” as usual and receive smart prompts to avoid radiation just when they need to.

VoIP comes to Gmail courtesy of Google Voice

According to an anonymous tip to the Google Operating System blog, the search engine giant is testing its own Google Voice VoIP service through Gmail. Indeed, we’ve noticed the new icons pop up on our Gchat boxes today.

Apple cuts out AdMob with new iOS regulations

Apple has revised the rules on its iOS 4 yet again to cut out outside advertisers in favour of Apple's own iAD mobile advertising platform.

World Cup to bolster mobile TV

With the world cup kicking off on Friday, cell phones are playing a new role in bringing the games live to fans wherever they may be, and regardless of timezone.

Branding and the ODM/OEM dilemma

At a recent mobile Monday event in Taipei, founder and CTO of Puno Systems John Williamson discussed the general structure of how the contract manufacturer-ODM-OEM-distributor value chain works for PDAs and Smartphones, touching on the dilemma over branding and other factors affecting the mobile distribution channel.

EyeSight comes to Android

Originally built for the Symbian platform, EyeSight’s product portfolio - which includes a dozen or so games and applications relying on optical recognition via the phone’s camera – will now also be coming to Android.

HTC beefs up software portfolio with Abaxia

Taiwanese phone maker HTC has splashed out $13.2 million for Paris based mobile software company Abaxia which specializes in portals, search apps and idle screen usage.

Korean mobile users more courteous in transit

For the majority of us, the only thing more irritating than listening to someone yap away on their mobile phone on public transport is the realisation that we ourselves don’t have reception to facilitate our rant.

Videotron CEO hints at Quebec wireless rollout

Canadian cable company Videotron is planning to launch wireless service in Quebec this summer, although the company is staying mum on launch specifics.In an...

Sprint Nextel backs off original Evo 4G sales claims

Sprint Nextel Corp. yesterday backed off previous claims that sales of the HTC Corp. Evo 4G device on its launch day of June 4...

Capital Markets: Qualcomm invests in Anteryon; TI updates outlook; and more

Qualcomm Ventures Europe made a strategic investment in Anteryon, which makes wafer-based miniature optical modules for mobile phone cameras and laser projection. BNP Paribas...

Photo Guide: Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference and the iPhone 4

SAN FRANCISCO—Below is a photo guide of Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs' debut of the iPhone 4 Monday at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference...

E-shopping courtesy of Intel

Computex Taipei is the not only the place to see current and future trends in the IT industry, but possibly also the place where trends and trendy combine, especially in terms of hi-tech shopping.

Influencing the influencers the Pursway way

Just because you talk a lot doesn’t mean anyone actually listens to you and vice versa. While this may seem obvious to some, it is really less obvious to others, especially companies who have whole heartedly thrown themselves into the incessant noise and twitter twatter that is social media today.

Computex: photos from the show floor

This was Computex Taipei's 30th anniversary year and all the tech stops were pulled out. True, it was more Tablet-ex than Computex, but there was plenty to see and innovation still abounded.

Booth babes galore at Computex Taipei

It wasn't just the tech that drew the crowds at Computex Taipei this year, with many coming from far and wide to admire the bevy of beautiful booth babes adorning vendor stands.

Verizon Wireless expands group calling options

Never one to let a calling plan opportunity go to waste, Verizon Wireless today unveiled its latest group calling feature dubbed Group Communications. The...
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