The Palo Alto-based company develops biofeedback apps for smartphones, including its Instant Heart Rate, which lets users monitor their heart rate by holding their finger over a phone's camera for 10 seconds....
Apple is getting closer to offering its iPhone through China's largest mobile carrier, state-owned China Mobile, further opening a vast market and spurring what could be the next growth catalyst for the technology giant. WSJ's Yukari Kane has the exclusive story on digits.
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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.
“The iPhone 4 camera is easy to use, has great auto-focus and HDR capabilities and...
A recent column by regular Analyst Angle contributor Gerry Purdy reminded me of one of the most glaring issues still facing the mobile industry: There is still not one device that can do everything.
HTC has told Reuters it is willing to negotiate with Apple to clear up the pair’s legal battle, but has emphasized the terms of any settlement should be “fair and reasonable.”
In an interview with the news wire, HTC’s Winston Yung admitted that the Taiwanese...
HTC has told Reuters it is willing to negotiate with Apple to clear up the pair’s legal battle, but has emphasized the terms of any settlement should be “fair and reasonable.”In an interview with the news wire, HTC’s Winston Yung admitted that the Taiwanese...
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.
This week, we begin with a quote from the new CEO of Verizon Communications Inc., Lowell McAdam:
“…We...
Mountain View based Intuit Inc., maker of the popular TurboTax program, has announced the availability of its QuickBooks invoicing app for Android, following up its iOS app for Apple iPhone users.
The firm says this should make using QuickBooks easier on the fly for the firm’s...
Mountain View based Intuit Inc., maker of the popular TurboTax program, has announced the availability of its QuickBooks invoicing app for Android, following up its iOS app for Apple iPhone users.
The firm says this should make using QuickBooks easier on the fly for the firm’s...
Bloomberg | July 25, 2011 | Jun Yang
Samsung Electronics Co., maker of the Galaxy mobile phone, may have surpassed Nokia Oyj and Apple Inc. in smartphone sales for the first time on demand for devices that run on Android software, a research company said.
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Not only does Apple Inc. (AAPL) have the most succesful tablet on the market with the iPad, it's also made significant headway in dominating the enterprise market, a sector that hasn't been strong historically for the company. Apple is no doubt a heavyweight in...
Last Friday, HTC was dealt a massive blow when the US International Trade Commission (ITC) took Apple’s side and found the Taiwanese phonemaker guilty of infringing two iPhone patents. But HTC’s CEO is not taking the decision lying down and says he is prepared...
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) added 2.2 million net subscribers on Verizon Wireless' network during the recently closed quarter, bringing its total to 106.3 million connections, including 89.7 million retail customers.The company's wireless business saw a 10.2% year-over-year increase in revenues to $17.3 billion and...
AT&T Inc. (T) added 1.1 million subscribers during the last quarter, bringing its total to 98.6 million customers. The carrier reported $3.6 billion in net income on revenues of $31.5 billion. Profits are down 10% from the year-ago period, but revenues are up...
The pain continues for Nokia Corp. (NOK). Device sales are down across the board and profits have fallen off a cliff, well into the red. Indeed, Nokia is bleeding red all over its balance sheet for the quarter.The Finnish company shipped 88.5 million devices...
The World Bank has been in the news rather a lot recently, and not always for the most salubrious of reasons, but the global financial institution seems to want to clean up its image and make itself more transparent to citizens everywhere. How better to do this than with a mobile app? Or, in the World Bank's case of overkill, six iPhone/iPad apps, with a promise of "more great mobile applications" to come.
Automotive Navigation Data | July 20, 2011 | Press Release
Rotterdam, 20 July 2011 - Digital Map provider AND Automotive Navigation Data teams up with AvMap, world leader in Satellite Navigation Systems. AvMap will bring turn-by-turn navigation for the iPhone and iPad with Western European...
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.
I carry around both an iPhone and a BlackBerry (9700 with slide-keyboard). I have a...
Yesterday Apple held their quarterly earnings call to announce their revenues for the last three months and, somewhat unsurprisingly, they managed another quarter or massive growth, huge profits and all-round good times.
Mobile has become the absolute fabric of Apple Inc. (AAPL). The business has changed so dramatically thanks to the iPhone (and increasingly the iPad) that it barely resembles itself from even four years ago.
During the just closed quarter, Apple sold 20.34 million iPhones and...
Mobile has become the absolute fabric of Apple Inc. (AAPL). The business has changed so dramatically thanks to the iPhone (and increasingly the iPad) that it barely resembles itself from even four years ago.During the just closed quarter, Apple sold 20.34 million iPhones and...
iTnews | July 19, 2011
The City of Melbourne is deploying a pay-by-phone trial for on-street metered parking spaces.
By October, drivers in the inner-city suburb of Carlton will be able to use an iPhone application or website to pay for parking.
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For those who’ve long dreamed of an iPhone but just can’t afford the steep price, or don’t want to commit to a lengthy, restrictive contract, you may soon be in luck. Word on the silicon street is that a cheaper iPhone may be launching...
For those who’ve long dreamed of an iPhone but just can’t afford the steep price, or don’t want to commit to a lengthy, restrictive contract, you may soon be in luck. Word on the silicon street is that a cheaper iPhone may be launching...
