2011

China Mobile Ltd. (CHL) said it added just over 5 million new customers in July, pushing its total customer base to a world-leading 621.851 million subscribers. China Mobile announced earlier …

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A new report from Deloitte L.L.P. claims the mobile industry could invest up to $53 billion in so-called “4G” networks by between 2012 and 2016, contributing up to $151 billion …

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International Business Times | August 19, 2011 A new rumour suggests Samsung might be taking the smartphone war to another level with the introduction of a 5.3-inch Android-based smartphone that may take its rivals by …

Bloomberg | August 19, 2011 | Douglas MacMillan and Aaron Ricadela Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) plans to keep supporting and updating the WebOS software it acquired in the $1.2 billion Palm Inc. acquisition, …

Business Insider | August 18, 2011 | Odysseas Papadimitirou Already the standard in Europe, chip-and-pin credit cards prevent fraud at the point of sale by requiring that users enter a four-digit …

Korea JoongAng Daily | August 19, 2011 | Lee Chul-ho Last week, I related the story of Andy Rubin, the pioneer of the Android operating system for mobile devices, who is …

Wall Street Journal | August 19, 2011 | R. Jai Krishna NEW DELHI – A little-known, privately held company Friday launched a tablet computer for $99 in India, adding to …

Philippine Star | August 20, 2011 MANILA, Philippines – Nokia has announced that its entry-level touch-screen smartphone, the Nokia 500, will soon be available in the country. ….. Read full article here …

ZDNet | August 19, 2011 | Michael Lee Kantar, which examines smartphone OS market share every 12 weeks, saw iOS first overtaken by Android during its recording period in May, …

Forbes | August 19, 2011 Apple CEO Steve Jobs is personally negotiating with China Mobile, the world’s largest cell phone carrier, to bring the iPhone to an increasingly tech-hungry Chinese market.’ ….. …

Jakarta Post | August 18, 2011 BlackBerry smartphone maker Research in Motion (RIM) launched on Monday its latest generation of operating system (OS) and handsets, with RIM claiming they would …

Warsaw Business Journal | August 18, 2011 Despite its hefty price tag, Apple’s tablet computer, the iPad, is making waves in Poland. It is now the most widely-used device for …

Two lawmakers are requesting a review of the government’s security standards for wireless medical devices after a diabetic discovered how to remotely reprogram his and other people’s insulin pumps.…..

Hewlett-Packard Co.’s (HPQ) decision to stop making hardware for its webOS platform on the heels of Google Inc.’s (GOOG) proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) gives Google yet …

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Reports that Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) is talking to cable companies about an investment that would help it buy the rest of Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) is good news for the …