Monthly Archives: September, 2010

Spotlight on: Swype

SEATTLE — Less than a block from the waterfront and ferry terminal, Swype Inc. is still settling into its new digs near this city's...

Bits and Bytes: T-Mobile deploys green site; OfferMobi reaches milestone; and more

T-Mobile USA launched a solar powered cell site in Chalfont, Penn. The company said it is the first solar cell site it has deployed...

Sprint wants innovative 4G apps from developers

Sprint Nextel Corp. has partnered with WIRED, Reddit and Ars Technica to launch an app developer contest called the Sprint 4G App Challenge.The No....

Retail strategy at heart of Sprint Nextel-Clearwire tension

The cumbaya relationship between Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) may be only skin deep as the two operators seem to have...

NAB 'should consider' stupidity of FM chip lobbying campaign

Part of my job as editor is to sift through some of the more outlandish news about the wireless industry, and decide which issues...

Apple to fire up wireless printing in iOS 4.2

Apple Inc. is launching its AirPrint wireless printing program for devices running on iOS in the next software update in November. The company has...

Wireless History Foundation to induct four to Hall of Fame

The Wireless History Foundation revealed this year’s inductees into its Wireless Hall of Fame.The inductees are: LeRoy T. Carlson, founder and chairman emeritus of...

Alliances: Amdocs supports Mobilicity; Ip.access teams with Qualcomm; and more

Mobilicity, which provides3.5G pay-in-advance services in Canada, deployed Amdocs' products using a managed services model to establish its entire OSS and BSS operations....

Google: apps on TV are compelling

. Google TV “creates some really interesting possibilities” said the firm’s Ambarish Kenghe at a recent panel as he explained the concept to the unwashed...

Greystripe looks ahead to the mobile web

Greystripe, one of the few remaining independent mobile advertising networks, has expanded its stable of in-app ad formats to now support cross-platform mobile web...

Nokia to reboot U.S. efforts … again

Nokia Corp. (NOK) said this week that it wants to improve its business in the United States with plans to work more closely with...

Analyst Angle: Why tablet publishing kills the daily newspaper

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: CIOs moving too slowly with smart phones and tablets

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...

Initial comments on open Internet debate due Oct. 12

The Federal Communications Commission set deadlines for comments and reply comments on its open Internet further notice of proposed rulemaking. Initial comments are due...

Enhance Smartphone support efficiency and reduce IT support costs by using remote trouble shooting

According to recent data, smartphone support transactions typically take 30% longer to resolve than feature phone transactions. Additionally, the smartphone penetration rate is expected...

Capital Markets: Nexit invests in Blyk; Veraz close to closing Dialogic merger; and more

Venture capital firm Nexit Ventures said it led a consortium of investors in a 17 million Euro ($22 million) investment in Blyk, a mobile...

Intel unveils OakTrail Atom for tablets

. Intel’s developer conference is usually focused on PCs, but IDF 2010 has a rather heavy focus on IPTVs and tablets, with the chipmaker hoping...

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Intel and Dell show off Inspiron Duo tablet/netbook hybrid

Drawing audible ooh’s and ahh’s from the crowds in the Moscone Auditorium in San Francisco today, Intel unveiled a Dell 10″ tablet with a...

WeTab demoed at IDF

. Intel has long been talking up its Atom processor for tablets, but at IDF 2010 in San Francisco the chipmaker finally put its money...

There’s an app for that – or is there?

. With hundreds of thousands of apps flooding the several dozens of app stores in existence, one might be forgiven for believing the Apple hype...

OMVC details results of Mobile DTV consumer trial

After a three-month consumer trial in Washington, D.C., the Open Mobile Video Coalition is detailing results and viewing habits from its Mobile DTV Consumer...

Clearwire seeding N.Y., L.A. markets ahead of WiMAX launch

Don't call it a launch.Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) said it has begun “operational readiness activities” in New York, Los Angeles and other markets ahead of...

Motricity offers real-time, zero-touch content and services to smart phones

Motricity today launched its mCore MobileCast platform, designed to help operators deliver relevant content and services to end users’ smartphones in a real-time, zero-touch...

Reality Check: This summer’s winners and losers

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...
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