Monthly Archives: August, 2011

Latam’s consumers are more likely to adopt new technologies to shop

How do you shop? Do you prefer to go to the mall or are you one of those people who buy everything through the...

Smartphones on track to reach 1.03 billion units in 2015

Smartphone shipments will more than double from 478 million in 2011 to 1.03 billion in 2015, according to a new report from IHS iSuppli....

Bits & Bytes: American Roamer's new GCA version; Machines talk with Cisco; and more

InfiNet Wireless, manufacturer and provider of carrier-grade wireless infrastructure solutions, announced that LCR Honda has selected its InfiMan 2x2 wireless solution to provide a...

Bits & Bytes: American Roamer’s new GCA version; Machines talk with Cisco; and more

InfiNet Wireless, manufacturer and provider of carrier-grade wireless infrastructure solutions, announced that LCR Honda has selected its InfiMan 2x2 wireless solution to provide a...

iPad shipments set to rise beyond previous growth expectations

Apple Inc. is expected to increase its iPad shipments at a rapid clip, according to IHS iSuppli. Tablet shipments are expected to rise to...

Qualcomm's CEO says sci-fi future already here

Qualcomm's Paul Jacobs believes the future of tech – in all its sci-fi glory – is already here, presenting amazing opportunities as well as...

FCC restarts clock on AT&T/T-Mobile USA deal

The Federal Communications Commission said it has re-started its informal 180-day review on AT&T Inc.’s (T) proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA Inc. following the...

People working more, but happier about it, iPass survey finds

“The mobile workforce is now working 24x7,” according to a new report on enterprise mobility trends and mobile usage from iPass. While that...

Worst of the Week: Honey-apple badger

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...

Worst of the Week: Honey-apple badger

Despite how it may appear, I do try to avoid bringing Apple into every one of my WOTW columns, though by doing so I make this job harder than it needs to be. I mean the company is such an integral part of the decisions that many in this industry make that to not include them is really a job itself. Plus, with names like “iPad” it seems Apple products and decisions are ripe for some ribbing.

Big Blue debates innovation at IBM Forum

Big Blue held its 5th IBM Forum in São Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25. During the event, company said that cloud computing...

Verizon and Intuit offer mobile credit card payment system to small businesses

Verizon Wireless has teamed up with Intuit Inc.  to provide a mobile credit card payment system to small businesses using an app and pocket-sized credit card...

Latam’s consumers are more likely to adopt new technologies to shop

How do you shop? Do you prefer to go to the mall or are you one of those people who buy everything through the...

Cable & Wireless set to launch HSPA+ in Panama

Cable & Wireless Panama is preparing to launch HSPA+ services next month in an attempt to serve the country’s growing demand for mobile broadband...

Cable & Wireless set to launch HSPA+ in Panama

Cable & Wireless Panama is preparing to launch HSPA+ services next month in an attempt to serve the country’s growing demand for mobile broadband...

Don Tapscott: The age of networked intelligence is rising

Speaking at the IBM Forum event in São Paulo, Don Tapscott, author of “Macrowikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World,” said that due to the...

Women buying 50% of smartphones, 61% of eReaders

Not too long ago we heard some evidence that eReaders - specifically Barnes & Noble's Nook Color - were being snapped up by the world's womenfolk. Now according to some official numbers from Nielsen, women are buying almost two thirds (61%) of all eReaders sold.

Partnerships: AT&T helps medical transport; Cable & Wireless partners for study; and more

ViaSat Inc. is supplying its Edge Access Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) system to Grupo TVSA of Argentina, enabling the CATV and broadband Internet provider to...

Partnerships: AT&T helps medical transport; Cable & Wireless partners for study; and more

ViaSat Inc. is supplying its Edge Access Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) system to Grupo TVSA of Argentina, enabling the CATV and broadband Internet provider to...

Is the tower industry set for second-half uptick?

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s (S) current network issues could prove to be a positive for the tower industry during the second half of the year,...

Verizon Wireless, U.S. Cellular tops in latest J.D. Power and Associates network quality survey

Verizon Wireless (VZ) again came out the big winner in J.D. Power and Associates ranking of network quality, garnering the highest consumer scores in...

Why Steve Jobs matters

When I think of Steve Jobs, feelings of wonder and absolute awe rush over me. Jobs is without a doubt, the most...

RIM officially launches BBM Music service

As predicted last week, RIM has gone ahead and launched its BBM Music service in beta in the USA, UK and Canada.

Feature Report: Cell Broadcasting – Proven Technology to Meet Critical Needs

Cell Broadcasting – Proven Technology to Meet Critical Needs. With the upcoming government deadline for Commercial Mobile Alert Service (CMAS) on the horizon, it’s...
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