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F5 announces service delivery networking platform: Allows carriers to manage voice, data and video traffic

F5 Networks Inc. (FFIV) is introducing a new platform delivery system that it says allows wireless operators to use a unified IP-based platform to manage voice, data and video traffic. The Seattle-based company said its software portfolio can give operators a way to manage...

Kik Messenger hits another snag

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 users signed up in its first 10 days. But the BlackBerry Messenger-like service is...

Featured Video @ Open Mobile Summit: Ideaworks Labs President Alex Caccia

SAN FRANCISCO — Ideaworks Labs President Alex Caccia talks about simplifying the development process for applications across multiple operating systems and storefronts.

Featured Video @ Open Mobile Summit: Openwave CEO Ken Denman

SAN FRANCISCO — RCR Wireless News caught up with Openwave CEO Ken Denman at the Open Mobile Summit here and asked him about network congestion and other pain points for carriers. "You're going to see things like mobile data happy hours where you get...

@ Open Mobile Summit: Foursquare CEO talks about 'turning life into a game'

SAN FRANCISCO — “We’re turning life into a game” and trying to “make the world a little more interesting to explore,” Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley said this morning here at the Open Mobile Summit.The company, which is less than two years old now has...

Google to exhibit at Mobile World Congress

The GSMA has announced that Google will be exhibiting at Mobile World Congress for the first time

AT&T takes aim at massive role in health care vertical

Whatever happens to the health care industry over the next two years, AT&T Inc. (T) is repositioning itself to pursue a much greater role in the space.Under a new division called AT&T ForHealth, the company wants to "accelerate delivery of innovative wireless, networked, and...

Facebook’s mobile updates: nice, but hardly amazing

At its event in its Palo Alto headquarters on Wednesday, Facebook failed to shock and awe the world with news of anything really groundbreaking, instead sticking to incremental upgrades to its mobile SDK, the predictable launch of Facebook Deals, the opening of its location based APIs and single sign on mobile login.

Oracle acquires Art Technology Group to boost mobile transactions

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 with ATG's ability to create mobile commerce apps for business.ATG made the announcement on the...

Election Day 2010 – another failed opportunity for mobile

Today is the Super Bowl of politics — in a way. Election Day 2010.Every major event like this presents brilliant minds with an opportunity to come up with something truly awesome that takes mobile to the next level. And I always come away wanting...

Carlyle Group to pay $2.6B for Syniverse

Fresh off its announced purchase of CommScope Inc., the Carlyle Group announced plans to buy Syniverse Technologies in a $2.6 billion deal, and take that company private as well.The offer of $31 per share is a 35% premium over Syniverse’s stock share average for...

Betting on Facebook’s mystery mobile event

Will the social network be announcing the much-hyped-but-even-more-debunked Facebook phone? Will the big news be all about an iPad app, or other types of new mobile apps? Will developers be salivating at news of a new Facebook mobile SDK? Or will Foursquare be put into check by Facebook Places announcing special retail deals?

End users would welcome video optimization techniques for better experience, survey suggests

Not only would wireless broadband users be content to have video compressed over the air so they could enjoy a better experience, some may even be willing to pay for it, according to research commissioned by mobile messaging provider Acision. Wireless operators and...

@ Sprint Developer Conference: Intel appeals for developer innovation on MeeGo

A robust computing environment and ubiquitous connectivity are the two most critical components to every facet of mobility, Doug Fisher, VP at Intel Corp. (INTC), said during his keynote at Sprint's developer conference.

Juniper: Operators should be trusted security resource: Global threat center can monitor business security, mobile bullying

Wireless operators have a chance to differentiate their services –and make money – by becoming the trusted security resource for wireless subscribers, according to Juniper Networks Inc. (JNPR), which is hoping to leverage that opportunity with a new mobile security suite, a global threat...

@ Sprint Developer Conference: Intel appeals for developer innovation on MeeGo

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A robust computing environment and ubiquitous connectivity are the two most critical components to every facet of mobility, Doug Fisher, VP at Intel Corp. (INTC), said during his keynote at Sprint's developer conference.Everything is being driven by “a combination of...

Sprint Nextel taps Openwave to open browser platform to developers

Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) has chosen Openwave Systems Inc.'s (OPWV) Integra technology to power its Sprint Browser VAS (value-added services) ecosystem, which enables developers to access different pieces of the Sprint network to develop applications and services that run in the browser. Sprint...

AppMakr raises $1M from angel investors

AppMakr, a company that streamlines the app development process and makes it easy to create custom native apps for iOS devices, has raised $1 million from a group of 11 angel investors and groups.Thousands of apps built with AppMakr have been released on the...

Google opens Admob’s video ad SDK to Android developers

The best things in life are free, but in order for them to stay that way, Google says it will allow developers to leverage its AdMob platform to stick interactive video ads inside Android apps.

Skype cuts ties with Nimbuzz leading up to IPO

Skype is cutting its ties with third-party apps and other service providers as it sets its sights on an initial public offering. Nimbuzz Inc. has been asked to remove support for all Skype services by the end of the month, Techcrunch reported.Nimbuzz followed up...

RIM finally gives BlackBerry App World the online treatment

In yet another sign that Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) is years behind its biggest competitors in the consumer arena, the BlackBerry maker has finally turned its App World into an online storefront.BlackBerry users can now purchase and download apps on a PC and...

KPCB announces $250M sFund for social startups

Following the success of its $200 million iFund targeted specifically at mobile apps on Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iOS platform, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) has scratched $250 million together for an sFund to invest in all things social.The venture capital fund is also...

@ 4G World: Increased video adoption leads to new optimization tools

CHICAGO—Video optimization techniques are getting more attention as wireless operators try to manage consumers' increased appetite for YouTube and other videos on their networks.Openwave Systems Inc. introduced a new version of its Media Optimizer, allowing operators to analyze and implement network optimization based on...

RCR Wireless News, American Roamer launch global interactive spectrum, carrier information service: Free service provides mobile industry with traditionally hard-to-find 2G, 3G and 4G coverage, spectrum and technology information

RCR Wireless News and American Roamer have teamed up to provide industry professionals with country- and carrier-specific spectrum and technology information that includes a global thematic wireless coverage layer. This no-cost service gives marketing, operations, engineering, product development, and analysis departments with a...