Devices

ZDNet | August 19, 2011 | Michael Lee Kantar, which examines smartphone OS market share every 12 weeks, saw iOS first overtaken by Android during its recording period in May, …

Forbes | August 19, 2011 Apple CEO Steve Jobs is personally negotiating with China Mobile, the world’s largest cell phone carrier, to bring the iPhone to an increasingly tech-hungry Chinese market.’ ….. …

Warsaw Business Journal | August 18, 2011 Despite its hefty price tag, Apple’s tablet computer, the iPad, is making waves in Poland. It is now the most widely-used device for …

Two lawmakers are requesting a review of the government’s security standards for wireless medical devices after a diabetic discovered how to remotely reprogram his and other people’s insulin pumps.…..

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) came out with news on rapid fire today. The company killed its webOS device business, leaving the webOS software destined for an anticlimactic end, and announced that …

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) just dropped a bombshell — Palm and webOS are effectively dead. The company just announced that it will stop selling devices based on the webOS platform it …

Reuters | August 17, 2011 |  Devidutta Tripathy (Reuters) – Beetel Teletech, part of India’s Bharti Enterprises that controls top mobile carrier Bharti Airtel (BRTI.NS), launched a tablet computer priced at …

Korea JoonAng Daily | August 16, 2011 A Korean law firm representing nearly 27,000 iPhone users on Wednesday filed a class-action suit against Apple Inc., demanding compensation for privacy violations …

The United States accounts for four of the top 10 operators ranked by mobile data revenues in the second quarter, led by Verizon Wireless (VZ), which pulled in $5.8 billion, …

Wireless emergency safety equipment could save lives—if signals are transmitted reliably. But few performance standards exist. Now, tests at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are helping to …

Cisco Systems Inc.’s (CSCO) WebEx is offering a cheaper package for its online meetings service. WebEx 8, which allows for one host and up to seven guests, is now available …

Newsy | August 2011 iPhone5 Knockoff Already on Sale in China Video via Newsy

Analyst comments are pouring in following Google Inc.’s (GOOG) somewhat out of left field announcement that it would make Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) it’s largest acquisition target yet to …

In many cases, when I read that Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) ask for something on the wireless industry, I have a knee-jerk reaction to roll …

Despite the promise of greater network efficiencies and lower pre-bit rates, it appears that those price savings are not being included in the initial roll out of LTE-based services.AT&T Mobility …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Diameter signaling routers …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Last week, the …

With news on Monday that Google Inc. had made a $12.5 billion bid for Motorola Mobility, many posited the move was a play for patents to shore up the software giant’s …

Nuance Communications Inc. (NUAN) said it will pay $75.5 million to aquire Loquendo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telecom Italia in order to enhance its voice-enabled solutions. Loquendo provides speech …

It’s probably no surprise to anyone just how much mobile devices have become the go-to source for information, but the results from a new survey from the Pew Research Center’s …