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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">New HTC smartphones abound >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
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.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">WHO study finds no increased brain cancer risk with cellphone use: Calls for more study on kids, adolescents >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
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 — …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Five unexpected benefits of the mobile enterprise >by jscarboby jscarbo
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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google brings Nexus to retail stores >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Google announced this week that it would be ceasing its online only sale strategy for its Nexus phone in favour of retail based sales.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Google knocks Apple for being controlling >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
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.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Dell CEO Streaks on stage at SCS >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
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.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Korea's SKT battles lucrative adult apps >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Korea’s SKT is battling the sale of adult apps, despite soaring profits .
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Korea’s SKT battles lucrative adult apps >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Korea’s SKT is battling the sale of adult apps, despite soaring profits .
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Does Google have what it takes for winning tablets? >by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak
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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@The Cable Show: Mobile is little more than an after-thought >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@The Cable Show: Bringing TV and content up to the modern era >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Worst of the Week: Lies are a pain in the neck >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Bits and Bytes: Synchronica snares Latin America contract, OpenMarket expands and more >by jscarboby jscarbo
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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Porn on the Go: A Lucrative and Innovative Industry >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
As the use of cell phones becomes ever more prolific, customers are reportedly hungry for bite-sized, high-quality morsels of porn, downloaded quickly and delivered straight to their mobile devices.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobiles banned from UK cabinet meetings >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
While Britian may be ringing in the changes after its general election last week, what won’t be ringing in Parliament are mobile phones – now banned from cabinet meetings.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Does Google have what it takes for winning tablets? >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
With the announcement of a Google Verizon tablet, many are questioning what Google has – in its archives or elsewhere – to bring to the table [or should that be tablet? – Ed].
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">No Skype for Windows Phone 7 >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Skype’s Dan Neary, VP for Asia Pacific, said the firm would not be developing a mobile version of its software for the Windows Phone 7 platform, although he was “hesitant” to explain why that was the case.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Fring's iPad app – phonetastic or flop? >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Adding VoIP to the iPad really does turn the tablet into an oversized phone, and Israeli firm Fring is doing just that to turn the iPad into a great communication tool as well as a convenient media player and internet device.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Fring’s iPad app – phonetastic or flop? >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Adding VoIP to the iPad really does turn the tablet into an oversized phone, and Israeli firm Fring is doing just that to turn the iPad into a great communication tool as well as a convenient media player and internet device.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@The Cable Show: It’s still a choice between digital pennies and analog dollars >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
LOS ANGELES – Media moguls from cable operators, networks and studios met on stage Wednesday morning with a former Federal Communications Commission chairman and a venture capitalist to hold court …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Navigating the choppy waters of mobile marketing and content >by Matt Kapkoby Matt Kapko
Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News’ March Special Edition, “The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps.” The 80-page special …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The revolution in mobile payment transactions >by sylvie barakby sylvie barak
Using PAYware Mobile eliminates the need for cash registers and allows the merchant to accept payment virtually anywhere. The firm also apparently has plans to bring its wares to Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and Android in the near future, which means most anyone armed with a smartphone could potentially use it.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">@WiMAX Global Biz Dev Forum: WiMAX brings first-to-market advantage >by Tracy Fordby Tracy Ford
HONOLULU – WiMAX operators have a first-to-market advantage today, regardless of which technology paths some may choose tomorrow, according to panelists speaking at the Global WiMAX Business Development Forum held …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">RCR Local Boston Interview with Red Bend >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Dan Meyer interviews Lori Sylvia, Executive VP of Marketing for Red Bend Software, at the RCR Local networking event in Boston