Intel is to detail technologies it is developing for mobile devices at next week’s International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), including system-on-a-chip (SoC) processors with integrated digital radios and better …
Facebook has joined the board of the OpenID Foundation and will host an OpenID Design Summit later this month, according to a post on the social network’s developer blog.
Although the 15-seconds of Internet fame surrounding games and videos parodying the George W. Bush shoe throwing incident have probably passed, an interesting new nugget about the iPhone App Store’s …
Several retail chains reported steep drops in January store sales. But Wal-Mart sees some relief at its discount stores.
Security software maker Certicom Corp said that BlackBerry maker Research In Motion had tendered a superior bid to VeriSign Inc, the latest move in a takeover tug-of-war.
Dallas-based MetroPCS Communications Inc., the surprise winner in a 2006 auction of $3.6 billion worth of licenses covering the New York area, made its wireless debut today in New York …
About a year ago Garmin announced a new GPS-centric phone called the nuvifone that has proved to be little more than vaporware so far. Now the company says it’s closer …
Some details of Microsoft’s SkyBox service had started to emerge, along with a schedule for Windows Mobile 7 that precludes the online competitor to MobileMe waiting for the next full …
The past two years have been exciting ones for mobility, with the dawn of netbooks, 4G communications and the first smartphones without keypads. The next two should be just as …
Can a clever product name translate to market share? And can an unpopular name sink it? Researchers at Strategic Naming Development say yes. In a consumer study, they found the …
AT&T Inc is among the bidders for Verizon Wireless’ roughly $3 billion in wireless assets the latter must divest as part of its purchase of Alltel Corp, the Wall Street …
launched its first foray into digital downloads for games. The new online store offers more than 600 casual titles without the need for physical media. Amazon says all the titles …
With the similar hardware built as the first Helio Ocean, the Ocean 2 has a larger 2.6-inch display screen with QVGA resolution, 2 megapixel camera and microSD card slot.
At the enterprise level, arguably everyone in IT knows the risks of wireless and they go out of their way to enable the right controls. The problem comes when a …
Amazon.com has kept its Kindle electronic book reader shrouded in some mystery. The online retailer has said the device is out of stock, but it hasn’t said how many were …
You may not want to learn how much smaller your bank account has gotten. But banks are making it easier than ever for consumers to access account information on their …
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …
THQ has laid off 100 employees as a result of a decision to focus its wireless division on making games for smart phones.
Kyocera Wireless Corp., based in San Diego and a unit of Kyocera Corp., said Jan. 29 it cut 360 jobs, including 250 based at its San Diego office on Campus …
ComScore’s report, cited by InformationWeek , said that just 3.8% of mobile subscribers have downloaded a game to their mobile phone, compared to 32.4% of iPhone users.
Microsoft has patented smartphone-docking technology that would allow the devices to connect to peripherals and networks similar to the way PCs do.
Texas Hold’em and the iFart may be, they’re not going to change the world. Nokia’s mobile application developer community, Forum Nokia, recently called on enthusiasts to create applications that will …
The Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers won’t be the only teams at the Super Bowl this year. A team from Big Brother is also there.
Outdoor GPS for hikers and sports enthusiasts will be available on some Verizon Wireless cellular phones though Trimble.
The next upgrade to Apple’s iPhone will have a strong focus on gaming, analysts and developers agree.
