Yearly Archives: 2012

App battles: Google hires Javascript community leader to push for Web apps

Addy Osmani, an author who helped popularize Backbone.js, the javascript framework used for fast-growing mobile apps by Foursquare, Soundcloud, 37Signals and others, has been...

Hit game ‘Draw Something’ lands at Zynga in $200M deal

Six weeks, $200 million. That's the story for Draw Something, the run-away hit mobile game that has been dominating downloads on both Apple and...

Ericsson increases stake in LG-Ericsson JV

Ericsson (ERIC) pushed deeper into its joint venture with LG Electronics, announcing today that it has increased its stake in LG-Ericsson from 50% to...

NEC to pay $450M for Convergys’ BSS business

Japan's NEC agreed to acquire Convergys' information management business for $499 million. NEC said the purchase complements its NetCracker Technology acquisition and solidifies its...

Brazil’s Datora Telecom searches for more MVNO partners

Despite a lack of commercial launches, Brazil's mobile virtual network operator  space seems to be cooking. At this point security insurance company Porto Seguro and...

Brazil to reach 124M mobile broadband connections by 2014

While mobile broadband connections increased 26.2% worldwide in 2011 compared to the previous year, Brazil grew 99.3%. The country ended 2011 with 41.1 million...

GSMA moves to simplify Wi-Fi experience

The GSMA is making a commitment to Wi-Fi, partnering with the Wireless Broadband Alliance to make mobile roaming easier for consumers. Together the two...

Chinese operators continue strong growth, iPhone influence grows

Chinese wireless operators showed robust year-over-year growth in net customer additions, with all three of the country’s largest carriers showing increased demand for mobile,...

Using smartphones to track crime suspects

Stripped of their ability to track crime suspects using GPS devices without a warrant, federal agents may instead rely more heavily on mobile phones...

BlackBerry Partners Fund re-brands, re-fuels, opens Silicon Valley office

BlackBerry Partners Fund manager ATP Capital has re-branded itself as Relay Ventures and announced a new $150 million fund that will be focused in...

HP to merge printing, PC units

HP (NYSE: HPQ) announced the merger of its imaging and printing group (IPG) with its personal systems group (PSG) to create the printing and...

Copenhagen Metrosubway replaces its DAS system

The Copenhagen Metrosubway changed its distributed antenna system (DAS) to better meet the need for wireless coverage in stations and trains with an investment...

Cisco bets on unifying BYOD policies management

Cisco is using its expertise in networks and the software that runs them to help companies manage and unify their bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies. The...

Analyst Angle: What the new iPad says about the LTE market

Apple’s recent introduction of its newest iPad, simply named the “new iPad,” came with the usual fanfare associated with any new Apple product – a dose of excitement, a frenzy of buyers and a horde of analysis regarding why Apple included or didn’t include certain features and technologies.

Capturing the value in used phones

Each year Americans retire roughly 130 million mobile phones, and only one in ten is re-used. Operators and device makers see tremendous opportunity in...

RCA heads to Capitol Hill to talk spectrum, adds Cricket to ranks

Cricket Communications today became the latest wireless service provider to join RCA - the Competitive Carriers' Association. The move follows T-Mobile's decision last week...

Sprint Nextel stock under pressure

Sprint Nextel’s (S) stock received a hit of bad news this morning as an analyst warned of a potential bankruptcy in the carrier’s future....

Reality Check: Femtocells versus Wi-Fi hotspots – What is the best solution for Brazilian carriers?

Brazil’s recently passed Conditioned Access Service law, which was passed last September, or the new Brazilian pay-TV law seemed to diminish market rumors that femtocell adoption would be encouraged by Brazilian Regulation in 2011, due to a regulatory change on femtocell-related taxes.

Brazil mobile penetration surges past 126%

Brazil ended February with nearly 247.6 million active mobile lines, which represents a mobile teledensity of 126.45 lines per 100 inhabitants, according to a...

IBM Brazil set to invest $22.85M in public cloud offer

IBM Brazil said it has invested $22.85 million (R$40 million) to launch its first corporate public cloud in the country. According to José Luis...

Reality Check: Why Is Android vulnerable

Android devices are clearly the target of mobile malware with a 400% increase in Android infections in the latter part of 2011. So why is the Android platform so vulnerable?

Inside the new iPad

While thousands of consumers were busy enjoying their new iPads this weekend, analysts were busy ripping the device apart (literally) in an effort to...

CWA claims New Jersey victory

The Communications Workers of America last week applauded the New Jersey State Assembly for passing the “Save New Jersey Call Centers Jobs Act,” which...

NetZero unveils free mobile broadband offering … with limits

The domestic mobile broadband market took an interesting turn today as United Online launched its NetZero Wireless service offering consumers plans beginning at the...

Apple will share the wealth by paying $2.65/share dividend

Three days after its newest iPad finally made it to the hands of eager customers, another group of Apple affiliates is also getting what...
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