Yearly Archives: 2010

Verizon Wireless takes NFL mobile reins from Sprint Nextel

Verizon Wireless customers can now download NFL Mobile, which gives fans access to information about teams, players and games. The application is available on...

Worst of the Week: Further proof that life isn't fair

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...

Google's mobile ads are flourishing says firm

Mobile advertising is “doing very well” for Google, according to the firm’s vice president of product management, Susan Wojcicki, speaking on the company’s earnings...

Android shows spectacular growth in 1Q 2010

One of the highlights of Google's first quarter earnings call today was the revelation about the amazing growth Android has seen over the past...

Small smartphone features change lives says Google

In Google’s first quarter earnings call today, Jeff Huber, Google’s senior vice president of engineering discussed a number of mobile specific tools his firm...

Big 12 team up for mobile broadcasting

Mobile TV content got another boost this week as 12 major broadcast groups announced they'd be teaming up to form a national service for...

Tablets to accelerate mobile TV consumption

Having the whole family crowd around one screen in the living room is rapidly becoming a thing of the past, as a plethora of...

Toshiba confirms tablets and slates

Computer maker, Toshiba, has confirmed it will be bringing out tablets of its own to try and capture some of Apple’s market share pie.Feeling...

Walmart to roll out ad campaign touting Straight Talk service

Walmart is launching a TV advertising campaign touting its Straight Talk prepaid wireless service, promising savings of up to $850 per year. The advertising...

NSN picks up Telefonica O2 Germany contract

Nokia Siemens Networks scored a service contract to expand Telefonica O2 Germany’s network. Financial details of the contract were not released.The contract calls for...

VZW set to expand Droid offering

With not one bit of modesty, Verizon Wireless today announced launch plans for the latest model in its Droid handset lineup, the HTC Corp....

Verizon starts construction on Waltham expansion

Verizon Communications Inc. said it has broken ground on its Technology Innovation Center in Waltham, Mass., that is to be central to the company’s...

Alliances: Sprint and Samsung, Novatel in Japan and more

Novatel Wireless said a2Network Corp., an MVNO for NTT DoCoMo in Japan, is launching its MiFi 2372 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot.Sprint Nextel Corp. and...

The Moore's law paradox Intel not ready for mobiles

RCR Unplugged recently told readers of Intel Corp.'s efforts to port Google Inc.'s Android operating system to its Atom chip, in the hope that...

Case Study: City of Sioux Falls relies on Exalt microwave backhaul when other solutions fail

Sioux Falls is the largest city in South Dakota, with a population of more than 150,000 according to a 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate....

No iPad for Israel

It was early in the morning and the hordes of people were already pushing and shoving, twitching and elbowing, preparing themselves for the instant...

Android fragmentation continues to raise concerns

Android development is certainly moving at break-neck speed, but even as Google released new statistics on the version breakdown for the mobile operating system,...

African Prosperity: There should be an app for that

In its marketing campaign for the iPhone, Apple and AT&T relentlessly repeat the well known mantra "There's an app for that," showcasing just how...

Opera for iPhone Fast doesn't mean usable

Speaking as an iPhone user and enthusiast, I was thrilled when Opera for the iPhone finally got accepted into the App Store fold. It...

Opera for iPhone Fast doesn’t mean usable

Speaking as an iPhone user and enthusiast, I was thrilled when Opera for the iPhone finally got accepted into the App Store fold. It...

Leap looking for devices, coverage to boost 2010

Leap Wireless International Inc. is using 2010 to catch its breath, or at least that was the sentiment from its CFO Walter Berger who...

@CTIA Interviews: Smith Micro

Jeff Mucci with Robert Elliott, Chief Marketing Officer for Smith Micro

The Adobe Apple cold war nears ignition point

The cold war between Apple and Adobe over the former's near maniacal desire to keep Flash off the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad has...

Germany kicks off "4G" spectrum auction

The German government this week took the lead on the deployment of so-called “4G” technologies with the launch of a spectrum auction involving 360...

Germany kicks off "4G" spectrum auction

The German government this week took the lead on the deployment of so-called “4G” technologies with the launch of a spectrum auction involving 360...
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