Dell Inc. (DELL) is ready to start selling the Venue Pro again after halting sales three weeks ago due to Wi-Fi connectivity problems and mislabeled batteries.The Windows Phone 7 smart …
Matt Kapko
Matt Kapko
Former Feature writer for RCR Wireless NewsCurrently writing for CIOhttp://www.CIO.com/ Matt Kapko specializes in the convergence of social media, mobility, digital marketing and technology. As a senior writer at CIO.com, Matt covers social media and enterprise collaboration. Matt is a former editor and reporter for ClickZ, RCR Wireless News, paidContent and mocoNews, iMedia Connection, Bay City News Service, the Half Moon Bay Review, and several other Web and print publications. Matt lives in a nearly century-old craftsman in Long Beach, Calif. He enjoys traveling and hitting the road with his wife, going to shows, rooting for the 49ers, gardening and reading.
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New Corp. is reportedly laying off staff almost three months after it first confirmed plans to sell its mobile business all together. Fox Mobile is cutting around 75 employees, of …
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Nokia Corp. (NOK) has completed the sale of its wireless modem business to Renesas Electronics, the company reported. The unit was responsible for the development of Nokia’s wireless modem technologies …
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Oracle Corp. (ORCL) is acquiring Art Technology Group Inc. (ARTG) for approximately $1 billion in an purely cash-for-stock deal. Oracle plans to push further into mobile following the deal, particularly …
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) has rolled out an iOS 4.2 update that finally brings the latest features in iOS to iPad users. For starters, iPad users can finally enjoy background processing, …
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Despite a run of recent setbacks in the United States, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is making strategic moves, including hires, to keep its big plans for the U.S. market alive. …
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While millions of people scour the Internet for Cyber Monday deals today, the Mobile Giving Foundation is working on ways to ramp up charitable donations via mobile.With the economy still …
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If there was much doubt about Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) plans for a greater share of the mobile enterprise space, it’s reinforcing quite the opposite with a spate of hires on …
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Nokia Siemens Networks is planning to spend $175 million on wireless broadband technology research and development in South Korea. The investment will stretch out over the next several years, according …
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) has rolled out an iOS 4.2 update that finally brings the latest features in iOS to iPad users. For starters, iPad users can finally enjoy background processing, …
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Despite a run of recent setbacks in the United States, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is making strategic moves, including hires, to keep its big plans for this market alive.John Roese, …
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Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. has been caught up in yet another security snafu inside the Beltway, this time for a small acquisition it made back in May.The $2 million deal …
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Failing a new partner or source of cash for their joint venture, Nokia Corp. (NOK) and Siemens AG (SI are considering an initial public offering (IPO) as one way to …
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Jeffrey Hayzlett had a commanding presence here on stage at the Mobile Marketing Forum, living up to his so-called “CMO celebrity” status with a mix of …
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Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) has held talks with AT&T Mobility (T) about a possible sale of its spectrum holdings for FLO TV, according to Bloomberg.There are few details beyond that, although …
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Looking south over the Los Angeles landscape from a balcony adjoining his top-floor suite, Jamie Foxx says he has some big plans for mobile. It’s hard …
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It’s been exactly two months since Apple Inc. acquiesced and approved a third-party Google Voice app for the iPhone, but now there’s finally an official offering from Google Inc.The new …
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The national mobile commerce network being developed by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless is still in its early stage, but it finally has a name and a leader. …
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Google's CEO talks NFC, mobile payments and Android fragmentation at Web 2.0 Summit
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoGoogle Inc.’s CEO Eric Schmidt gave a wide ranging interview at the Web 2.0 Summit 2010 in San Francisco this week, but he spent most of the time talking about …
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More than three months after their plan first leaked out, Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA are preparing to go public with their new venture for mobile payments. The …
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Nokia Siemens Networks effort to find a new partner or group of partners in an expanded joint venture have reportedly stalled.The news runs against the company’s impressive spate of wins …
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Apple Inc. has already grabbed at least 20% of the mobile ad market in the United States with its iAd platform and now it appears ready to launch the service …
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Following a phenomenal start, Kik Messenger has been at least temporarily blocked from serving new downloads on BlackBerry devices.The new chat application logged an impressive start with 1 million new …
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@ Open Mobile Summit: America’s pastime, congested networks and live video
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoSAN FRANCISCO — “Everything’s going mobile,” Bob Bowman, CEO of MLB.com, said during a keynote panel here at the Open Mobile Summit.Bowman was direct and rather forthcoming on a panel …
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Featured Video @ Open Mobile Summit: Ideaworks Labs President Alex Caccia
by Matt Kapkoby Matt KapkoSAN FRANCISCO — Ideaworks Labs President Alex Caccia talks about simplifying the development process for applications across multiple operating systems and storefronts.
