2011

Working in telecommunications is a bit of a headache with acronyms and jargon being tossed around within nearly every conversation. It’s likely that a person new to the industry will …

The World Bank has been in the news rather a lot recently, and not always for the most salubrious of reasons, but the global financial institution seems to want to clean up its image and make itself more transparent to citizens everywhere. How better to do this than with a mobile app? Or, in the World Bank’s case of overkill, six iPhone/iPad apps, with a promise of “more great mobile applications” to come.

Jumbuck, an Australian VAS firm, is trying to translate the love affair people have with their phones into real life social relationships. “The mobile phone is a device that has …

T-Mobile USA Inc. announced a change to its pricing for unlimited smartphone data service, providing new and lower postpaid plans. The carrier said it will also offer more flexibility for …

The City of San Francisco will on Thursday hold a vote on whether to implement a controversial law which would make it mandatory for phone retailers to warn people about …

Dell Inc. (DELL) announced today that it will acquire Force 10 Networks, a buy that backs up analyst speculation that the second-largest computer maker in the world would absorb a …

Tablet maker Lenovo today announced a trio of new 10.1-inch tablet devices, with two that run on Android 3.1 and one that operates on Windows 7. The Android-based tablets are …

Research In Motion | July 19, 2011 | Press Release   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) and Brightstar Corp. today introduced …

Reuters | July 20, 2011 | Miyoung Kim South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co launched a thinner and lighter version of its Galaxy tablet in its lucrative home market, trying to …

Automotive Navigation Data | July 20, 2011 | Press Release Rotterdam, 20 July 2011 – Digital Map provider AND Automotive Navigation Data teams up with AvMap, world leader in Satellite …

BBC News | July 20, 2011 Rural broadband bills could fall after telecoms regulator Ofcom moved to cut the wholesale price that BT charges other internet providers. Read the full …

TeliaSonera | July 20, 2011 | Press Release A united TeliaSonera shows stronger profitability Second quarter Net sales in local currencies and excluding acquisitions increased 3.0 percent. In reported currency, …

Ericsson | July 20, 2011 Deploying mobile broadband in 1800MHz spectrum is part of the solution to the rapid growth of mobile broadband, which is forcing operators to add both …

Telefonica | July 20, 2011 | Press Release Madrid, 20 July 2011.- This morning Luis Abril, Telefonica’s General Technical Secretary of the Chairman’s Office, welcomed the world-famous Chinese pianist Lang …

Alcatel-Lucent | July 20, 2011 | Press Release Paris, July 20, 2011 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced the following management changes being made with immediate effect. …

Reuters | July 20, 2011 | Nicola Leske Norway’s Telenor and Britain’s Vodafone are expected to outshine their European telecom peers as the sector struggles with weak economies and forced …

Alcatel-Lucent | July 20, 2011 | Press Release Paris, July 20, 2011 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it is exploring strategic options to enhance the …