GPS mapping provider Navteq says it believes it has a lot to offer the world of gaming, and spent GDC trying to persuade developers their content would look a whole lot nicer if it included the firm’s enhanced 3D city models for more realistic and compelling content.
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BARCELONA, Spain – Machine-to-machine communications are gaining traction among the world’s top wireless operators and vendors, which recognize the potential of the emerging market, characterized by lower revenues, but also …
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Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in RCR Wireless News’ January Special Edition: “Unwrapping the Opportunities, the next generation of smart devices. To see all of the articles from that …
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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.Would …
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There are a number of different options for keeping us safe while driving with cell phones. We recently took a look at ZoomSafer and also how to use Tasker for safe driving without any phone related distraction
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LightSquared Subsidiary L.L.C. received good news from the Federal Communications Commission that will allow the satellite communications provider to soon add terrestrial services to its offering.The FCC noted in a …
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U-blox develops stolen vehicle tracking solution for the Brazilian market
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaU-Blox | January 24, 2011 | Press Release Complete SVT reference design includes GPS, GSM and operator-independent SIM chip Thalwil, Switzerland – January 24, 2011 – u-blox announces the immediate …
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Looking to stem objections to its planned network launch, LightSquared said it would fully cooperate on “rigorous” testing procedures to ensure that its plans to offer both satellite/terrestrial and terrestrial-only …
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Business News Americas | December 31, 2010 | Patrick Nixon Location-based service software provider Polaris is expecting operator interest in location to soar in Latin America in 2011, driven by …
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Zacks |Todd Bunton |Dec. 14 2010 – 12:27 pm By the end of 2011, all new vehicles in Brazil will be required to have a GPS-based tracking system installed. This may not …
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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.One of the …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …
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Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in our September Special Edition, Behind the Scenes, a focus on integrated subscriber and network management systems. To download the complete Special Edition, click …
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Google Inc. (GOOG) is rolling out a new hyperlocal advertising feature for mobile ads, according to a Google Mobile Ads blog post.By leveraging a user’s GPS coordinates, the new feature …
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Boston-based startup AdelaVoice is looking to tackle the increasing problem of distracted driving caused by cell phones with the launch of its StartTalking application. The company said the application allows …
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MetroPCS Communications Inc. continued its LTE roll out plans with the launch of services in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area. The launch follows up the carriers launch last week in …
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Oracle Corp. (ORCL) released the results of a survey, “Opportunity calling: The future of mobile communications,” that questioned 3,000 mobile customers from around the world. The survey was released in …
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Analyst Angle: The mobile wallet – not yet meeting, let alone exceeding, consumer expectations
by jscarboby jscarboEditor’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.Despite …
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Leave it to the little guys to lead in LTE deployments.Regional wireless operator MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) this morning launched its LTE service in the Las Vegas area offering customers …
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Relatively rare just a few years ago, smartphones – or superphones as some are now calling them – have become as ubiquitous as Usher on the radio. But just how well do you know your sophisticated handset gadgetry? RCR Unplugged recently spoke with ARM wireless segment manager James Bruce to identify the five most important components of today’s smartphones (in no particular order).
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It was only a matter of time before Google became a military power, and now, with its Android army marching forward at a furious pace, it has finally happened. Or should we say ‘app-end.
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We bring you some more tasty tidbits from the show floor out here in Singapore
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At a recent Google event the search engine giant’s co-founder raised an important issue that is still very much an unsolved problem for the mobile industry.
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …
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Software, hardware and more from the third day of Computex in Taipei