Beijing-based NetQin Mobile Inc.’s (NQ) stock is down almost 22% after its Thursday debut on the New York Stock Exchange.The mobile security provider’s stock hit a low of $8.30 after …
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Wide discrepancies have been discovered between the quality and speed of data throughput performance across the mobile broadband networks of 94 carriers in 28 European countries. According to a recently …
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Adding some bite to its LTE plans, regional operator U.S. Cellular Corp. (USM) said it now plans to launch LTE services covering more than 25% of its network by the …
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I have always had a love-hate relationship with Apple and the products it produces. More to the point, I have less of a problem with the actual products and more of a problem with the price of those products and people that buy those products, religiously.
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Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) narrowed its first-quarter loss driven by strong wireless sales in North America. However, the company’s stock slid nearly 5% in trading as analysts worried the infrastructure provider needs …
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T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) continued to bleed customers during the first three months of the year as the proposed acquisition by AT&T Inc. lingers over the company’s future. T-Mobile USA …
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With all the crowing from PR agencies that their clients’ products are “unique”, “best in class” and “world’s first” it’s good to get an official stamp of verification, something LG has just received from the Guinness Book of Records for its (now officially) first dual core smartphone.
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With mixed reviews coming in for the BlackBerry PlayBook, one wouldn’t think RIM would have much cause for overconfidence just yet, but according to adds splashed across the pages of the New York Times this morning, it appears the BlackBerry maker is brimming with bravado.
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The deployment of 3G services can be viewed as a turning point in the evolution of mobile networks as people began to realize that their wireless phones could do more …
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The original Tegra 2-packing, thicker Samsung Galaxy tab 10.1v announced at CES, complete with 8-MP camera is being launched as a limited edition by Vodafone, after Samsung scrapped the device in favor of a slimmer version sans camera.
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MarketWatch | May 4, 2011 | Carla Mozee LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Mexican stocks dropped Wednesday, with shares of market heavyweight America Movil SAB extending losses and ending at an …
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BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) — The State Council, or China’s cabinet, has approved the appointment of four senior officials for the State Internet Information Office. Director of the State Council’s …
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XinhuaNet | May 4, 2011 | Zhang Xiang BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) — The Chinese government announced Wednesday the setting up of an office to manage Internet information in a …
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The McCombs School of Business’s Texas Venture Labs launched its inaugural Venture Week on Wednesday with a conference at the University of Texas that showcased some of the city’s hottest …
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An upstart young Austin company hopes to solve a trillion-dollar problem for the wireless industry with its new multi-hopping technology. Vidur Bhargava, one of three founders of Wibole and PhD …
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There was a lot of talk at the Texas Labs Venture Expo today about whether Austin should strive to be the next Silicon Valley, as Texas Gov. Rick Perry recently …
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Two weeks after it first came to light that Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPhones were potentially tracking users whereabouts in a hidden log file, Apple has released an iOS update aimed …
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A little while ago we discussed how analyst predictions about Apple’s iPad dominating the tablet market for the next four to five years seemed broadly plausible, despite the historical inaccuracies of those same analyst’s long-term forecasts. Today numbers released by research firm Nielsen indicate the iPad’s inevitable slide may have already begun.
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Almost half of the latest smartphones have a 1 GHz processor or faster according to a new report by Strategy Analytics. The report, which tracks key features and specs on …
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SILICON VALLEY: Freescale challenges engineers to build walking robots and Tower Systems
by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie BarakFreescale Semiconductor used the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose this week to announce its Make It Challenge design contest, which asks engineers to build a robot or system design …
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The combined revenue of the four major mobile application stores is projected to jump nearly 80% this year, according to a new report from iSuppli Corp. Following 2010, when Apple …
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Leap Wireless International Inc. (LEAP), which operates its wireless business under the Cricket Communications Inc. brand, posted lumpy first quarter results as the carrier continues to manage changes in its …
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Clearwire not looking for spectrum sale this year, continues wholesale push
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerDespite claims that a sale was nearly finalized, Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) has backed away from its plans to sell off spectrum assets in an attempt to raise funds for future …
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RIM rumored to launch 10-inch PlayBook by Christmas, BlackBerry OS 7 delayed
by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie BarakResearch In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) could release a 10-inch version of its PlayBook tablet by year’s end and OS7 could be delayed until late August according to the latest rumors. …