Monthly Archives: May, 2011

Dallas-based Hotels.com launches first apps

Hotels.com, a Dallas-based hotel booking service and website, announced the launch of the company’s first mobile apps for the Android and iPhone platforms today. The...

Google’s next social effort, +1, quietly gears for launch

A few weeks ago Google lifted the lid on its next social effort, and its answer to Facebook's "Like", the +1 button. The functionality is simple - a small +1 icon appears next to search results and embedded in pages for you to press if you think the content is useful or noteworthy. The wider implications, however, could be far more meaningful.

AT&T commits $1B for cloud-based enterprise services in 2011

AT&T Inc. (T) plans to spend $1 billion this year to deploy network-based cloud and mobility solutions for large and small business across a...

Freeport police install video-surveillance network

The Freeport, Texas, Police Department is in the process of installing video-surveillance cameras in a project with ADT Security Services and Motorola Solutions Inc....

HotelTonight lands $3.25M in funding for last-minute hotels

Following a beta launch and subsequent expansion to 12 cities all on self funding, HotelTonight has closed it first round of funding, snatching $3.25...

New York City first to get cellular emergency alerts

Building on plans first announced in 2006, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Federal Communications Commission, wireless operators and others formally announced plans for...

Microsoft to buy Skype in its biggest acquisition yet

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) dropped a bombshell by announcing this morning that it will acquire Luxembourg-based Skype Global in a deal will shake up...

Contracts: Alcatel-Lucent upgrades Completel; Ericsson helps Hungary with 4G; and more

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alcatel-Lucent France: With Completel to undertake a major upgrade of its backbone communications network. Completel...

Google Music Beta is now live

A persistent rumor over the past months has pertained to Google having a music service in the works, and today those rumors were proved...

BLOG: Microsoft acquires Skype for $8.5 billion in cold, hard cash

Early this morning Microsoft went official with news that has been rumoured for the last 24 hours - they have saved up their pocket money and are using it to buy Skype, the ubiquitous VoIP service, for a cool $8.5 billion. Other suitors such as Facebook and Google has also been in the mix, but it would seem Microsoft have reached deepest in order to secure the deal.

Reality Check: Is 2011 the year of prepaid?

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...

Reality Check: The view of 4G from the tower

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...

Google Music going ahead without label approval?

Well, Google I/O week is officially underway. We mused what might be shown yesterday evening, but it would seem Google can't even keep it in their pants until the event is open to attendees.

2nd UPDATE: Tel Italia Confirms View Despite Suffering At Home

Wall Street Journal | May 6, 2011 | Giada Zampano ROME (Dow Jones)--Telecom Italia SpA (TI) Friday confirmed its full-year targets despite a sharp fall...

SILICON VALLEY: Tech-induced jobs lead recovery

Silicon Valley is seeing a tech induced job recovery of late, with the California Employment Development Department noting that every major industry except construction...

AT&T adds hotzone on Sixth Street

Dallas-based AT&T Inc. (T) announced that the mobile carrier is launching a Wi-Fi “hotzone” in Austin on the popular downtown nightlife area of Sixth...

AT&T adds hotzone on Sixth Street

Dallas-based AT&T Inc. (T) announced that the mobile carrier is launching a Wi-Fi “hotzone” in Austin on the popular downtown nightlife area of Sixth...

Say it with…SMS?

Mothering Sunday used to be a day where moms nationwide could expect flowers, breakfasts in bed and beautifully written, thoughtful cards. But we’ve evolved as a species and pushing forward into the digital future, our mothers can now expect something truly special on the one day a year kids remember to appreciate them: a 140 character or less text message.

Tabbedout cashes in on $5.75M investment

Austin-based Tabbedout, a company that offers a free mobile payment app for Android and iPhone platforms, released that the company has garnered $5.75 million...

Global warming will have dire consequences…to your Wi-Fi connection!

Never mind flooding, tornadoes, tsunamis, hurricanes and the extinction of the polar bears, all that pales in comparison to the latest revelation that fluctuations in temperature caused by climate change could affect how far Wi-Fi signals can travel.

A brand new flexible phone friend?

Shortly after the Nexus One was released there was a small controversy regarding a cracked screen. HTC allegedly responded by suggesting that mobile phones don't...

Google I/O to showcase Android and Chrome

Google's annual developers conference, I/O, is mere hours away. In preparation for the big event Google has posted a quick guide to what people can expect over the next few days, as 5,000 excited developers pour into San Francisco, no doubt expecting a free gizmo of some kind.

How New York City supports startups and promotes mobile innovation

NEW YORK CITY — To hear Kristy Sundjaja tell it, the City of New York can do a lot for the startup community. RCR...

Silicon Valley seeing tech induced job recovery

Silicon Valley is seeing a tech induced job recovery of late, with the California Employment Development Department noting that every major industry except construction...

Telecom-related jobs continue to decline in Los Angeles area

The greater Los Angeles metro area continues to lose jobs in the telecommunications sector, according to new data from the Department of Labor. The...
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