“Android's really on a tear,” Larry Page said in his first earnings call as Google Inc. (GOOG) CEO today. Consider these numbers, which certainly contributed to the company's 32% growth in revenue from the previous year to $9.03 billion. More than 130 million Android...
Considering all the activity of late, PayPal appears to be jumping into the deep end of the mobile payments space. The company is planning to launch a new application for Android devices later this summer that leverages near field communication technology to provide a...
August 16 is the date everyone is watching after job postings placed on the United Kingdom jobs site Reed made strong hints that Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) launch of the iPhone 5 will occur on that date.
It turns out there could be more to Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) boast last week about the 15 billionth app download via the App Store. If the latest prediction from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster proves to be correct, Apple's massive catalog and user base...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) said the company is working to fix security flaws highlighted by the German Federal Office for Information Security (GFOIS) this week. The agency said “critical weaknesses” in Apple’s iOS allows software viruses to infiltrate the mobile operating system when users open...
A teardown of HTC Corp.'s (HTCFX) ThunderBolt highlights the expense behind LTE phones, according to the IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis Service. IHS said the ThunderBolt carries the highest bill of materials of any phone it has ever torn apart.With a bill of materials...
With more than half of 2011 behind us, Chetan Sharma Consulting is projecting the mobile industry to drive $1.3 trillion in activity by year's end. Mobile data is expected to comprise 24% of that market with revenues cresting above $300 billion worldwide for the...
As the mobile platform war turns, Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), Motorola Inc. (MOT) and Palm (HPQ) all lost smartphone market share in the United States over the last three months while Google Inc. (GOOG) and Apple Inc. (<a href=http://stocks.rcrnews.com/rcrwireless./quote?Symbol=AAPL) made gains.The BlackBerry maker...
Satellite communications provider Inmarsat plc reported that current CEO and wireless industry veteran Andrew Sukawaty will relinquish his position to Rupert Pearce effective Jan. 1, 2012, at which time Sukawaty will move to his new position as executive chairman of the company. Pearce, who...
Following rumors that implied HTC Corp.'s June sales would be down or flat, the Taiwanese smartphone maker has released record monthly sales a few days earlier than planned.Consolidated sales in June were up 87.8% from the same period a year ago. While the company's...
Considering how frequent new projections come out for the mobile payments space, at least one conclusion can be drawn: expectations for mobile finance is high. The latest study from Juniper Research predicts the total value of mobile payments will reach $670 billion by 2015.Marking...
Austin-based technology consultancy Catapult Systems announced a partnership with Seed Labs to create a new division known as Mobile Alchemy to focus exclusively on developing custom apps for mobile phones and tablet devices running on the iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Windows operating...
Nokia Corp. (NOK) continues to shed business interests as it shifts its strategy on many fronts. The latest to go is the company’s operator-branded messaging business, which gave carriers in North America the opportunity to sell white label email and instant messaging services to...
From the it-was-only-a-matter-of-time department, smartphones now comprise the majority of all new handset purchases in the United States. In addition to leading the pack among existing smartphone devices, Google Inc.’s (GOOG) Android is also driving the largest share of new smartphone sales, according to...
Square Inc.'s valuation has surged to $1 billion on the heels of a fresh venture financing round totaling $100 million. Led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, with participation from Tiger Global Management, the new funding will be used by the eight-month-old company to...
There is no lack of headlines and stories that focus on that disparate group of organizations which we collectively refer to as the Mobile Internet ecosystem. End users, content providers, advertisers, developers, device vendors, mobile operators and of course, Internet companies in theory all...
AT&T Inc. (T) is embracing the cloud one step further with a new content delivery network set to launch by late September. The cloud-based AT&T Content Delivery Network is aimed at improving the delivery and speed of media-rich content like videos and graphics.AT&T...
Two major handset makers have been given the proverbial kiss of death in an annual list of 10 companies not expected to last through the coming year.Sony Ericsson and Nokia Corp. (NOK) both drew the short stick in 24/7 Wall St.’s latest list of...
Nearly four years after Nokia Corp. (NOK) paid $8.1 billion to acquire Navteq Corp., the struggling Finnish company is repositioning the business under the arm of “location & commerce.” The new division, to be headed by EVP Michael Halbherr starting July 1, will integrate...
Video generates anywhere from 40% to 60% of mobile data traffic on wireless networks today, according to a fresh mobile analytics report from Bytemobile Inc. Considering that, it’s no wonder mobile videos are stalling between 5% and 40% of the time depending on network...
GUANGZHOU, China — Dr. Hideo Okinaka, VP of emerging technologies and industry standards at KDDI Corp., was recognized for his industry leadership with an award from the CDMA Development Group.The organization honored individuals and companies as part of its 2011 CDG Industry Achievement Awards...
DEARBORN, Mich. — Here at Ford Motor Co.'s (F) headquarters, Doug VanDagens is preparing to rapidly expand the size of his connected services team over the next three to four years. The global director of the connected services group at Ford recently got the...
The fascinating thing about the ARM partnership and ecosystem is the “unholy alliance” of competitors within it, according to the firm's founder and president Tudor Brown who believes ARM licencees will give Intel a run for its money in both the computing and mobile...
Smartphone pioneer Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) could use some wind in its sails. Revenue is down 12% from the previous quarter, an unknown number of job cuts are planned throughout the company and its next set of BlackBerry devices are facing more delays.After...
