Yearly Archives: 2011

Senator to push for registration of SIM cards- Philippines

Inquirer | January 29, 2011 | Carla Gomez BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – Senator Vicente Sotto III will push anew for the registration of pre-paid subscriber...

Toshiba Q3 profit surges on smartphone boom, cost cuts

Reuters | January 31, 2011 | Isabel Reynolds (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp (6502.T) more than doubled its quarterly operating profit on booming sales of NAND...

Qualcomm congratulates NTT DOCOMO on launching LTE service with Qualcomm solution

PR Newswire | January 31, 2011 | Press Release Qualcomm's Industry-leading Multi-mode Chipset Solution Elevates Mobile Broadband Experiences for Consumers in Japan SAN DIEGO -- Qualcomm...

UPDATE 1-Vietnam FPT to buy 49 pct stake in EVN Telecom-govt

Reuters | January 27, 2011 | Ho Binh Minh HANOI - Vietnam's FPT Corp FPT.HM, a major company in the telecoms, software and technology sectors,...

HotelTonight aims for 'serendipity' in last-minute travel

There's a "serendipity of showing up in a city and booking a hotel at a moment's notice," says Sam Shank, CEO of the HotelTonight....

NAB questions spectrum hoarding

The National Association of Broadcasters accused Time Warner Cable Co. of hoarding spectrum in a letter sent to several members of Congress Friday. The...

Intel uncovers critical flaw in new chips, clenches buttocks

Just as Intel's latest and greatest chips, the so-called "Sandy Bridge" lineup has only just starting finding its way into new machines, and today Intel has released an advisory that a problem with the chip's SATA controller could degrade transfer speeds over time.

Google's AdMob receives 2 billion ad requests daily

Google Inc.'s (GOOG) AdMob is on a tear. The mobile ad network receives more than 2 billion ad requests daily, marking a fourfold...

Motricity acquires Adenyo for $100M

Motricity Inc. (MOTR) has inked a deal to acquire Adenyo for $100 million in cash and stock.The Toronto-based mobile marketing, advertising and analytics firm...

Sprint, F4W ink partnership for secure VoIP

F4W Inc. said it signed a strategic partnership with Sprint Solutions Inc. in order to expand its market for secure VoIP encryption technology beyond...

Comcast launches Internet2go service in Colorado

Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) launched its Internet2go wireless data service in Colorado, the most recent launch of service in more than 40 markets. Pricing for...

Reader Forum: Beyond bill shock: The world after FCC regs

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...

Movers & Shakers: HP shakeup; S&T new appointments; and more

Hewlett-Packard Co. announced that its board of directors has appointed five new members, effective Jan. 21. The appointments bring the total number of board...

Android knocks Symbian off sales top spot

We all knew this moment was going to come sooner or later. Symbian, Nokia's floundering mobile OS, has ruled the roost essentially forever in terms of sales (although it has been fairly absent in the mindshare stakes as of late), but that lead has been slowly crumbling as the twin forces of iOS and Android snapped at its heels. The question wasn't if, but when, one of them would overtake it.

Reader Forum: Picocells and DAS belong together

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...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 will have Nvidia Tegra 2

Rumors are currently swirling around Samsung's upcoming second tablet, with dubious videos and specs showing up all over the place, but AroundThe.Net claims to have it on "airtight" authority that Tab 2 will indeed be sporting Nvidia's Tegra 2 as opposed to Samsung's own Hummingbird processor.

Latin American eCommerce is ‘Just Beginning,’ declares Francisco Ceballos, MercadoLibre Mexico’s country manager

Mercado Libre | January 27, 2011 | Press Release Regional Online Sales Growth Exceeds 30 Percent Annually NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - January 27, 2011) -...

Latin American eCommerce is 'Just Beginning,' declares Francisco Ceballos, MercadoLibre Mexico's country manager

Mercado Libre | January 27, 2011 | Press Release Regional Online Sales Growth Exceeds 30 Percent Annually NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - January 27, 2011) -...

Intel to accelerate innovation expenditures

Business News Americas | January 28, 2011 | Matthew Malinowski The Latin America division of US chip manufacturer Intel (NYSE: INTC) plans to shuffle more...

Telefonica Venezuela RIM agree to block stolen Blackberrys

Wall Street Journal | January 27, 2011 | Ezequiel Minaya CARACAS (Dow Jones)--Venezuela's second-largest telephone service provider, Telefonica Venezuela, said it has reached agreement with...

FCC appoints Google as white space database manager

This week the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave nine firms, including Google, backing to manage databases which will coordinate the usage of "white spaces" for high-speed wireless broadband networking.

KT Corp. fourth-quarter profit misses estimates on costs for smartphones

Bloomberg | January 27, 2011 | Jun Yang KT Corp., South Korea’s largest phone and Internet company, reported fourth-quarter profit that missed analysts’ estimates after...

New Global Texting Champions crowned at 2011 LG Mobile World Cup in New York City – Team Panama

LG | January 27, 2011 | Press Release SAN DIEGO, January 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — LG Mobile Phones crowned the winner of the second annual...

DOCOMO to offer flat-rate data billing for smartphones and tablet PCs

NTT DoCoMo | January 28, 2011 | Press Release Similar billing for data-only devices also to be introduced TOKYO, JAPAN, January 28, 2011 --- NTT DOCOMO,...

S&T builds S&T Americas office with key appointments

S&T | January 28, 2011 | Press Release Strategy & Technology (S&T), a leading provider of interactive television technologies around the world, announced today that...
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