Samsung remains the juggernaut of the smartphone market, but the cost of staying on top weighed on profits during the company’s second quarter. The company that sells more mobile phones …
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Perhaps looking to gain back some marketing headlines, T-Mobile US announced it has doubled the “brand presence” of MetroPCS across the country and added the service to 15 new markets, …
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Reality Check: Smartphones and rate plan announcements – do any make sense?
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerBefore digging into the pricing and phone plan changes announced by each of the four largest carriers over the past month, let’s get a quick “health check” of the industry through the eyes of Verizon Communications. On Thursday, the telecommunications giant
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Security consultants at iSEC Partners have demonstrated a security breach in femtocells made by Samsung and sold by Verizon Wireless. Although both companies say the breach has now been fixed, …
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The $600 million that Samsung currently owes Apple for patent infringement may be a drop in the bucket for the $180 billion conglomerate, but for a while it looked as …
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I think it’s human nature to be drawn towards things with bright lights and people on stages. How else can you explain Bieber-mania. As such the “event” phenomenon that has overtaken the wireless industry
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Palo Alto’s Varsity Theatre doesn’t look much different on the outside than it did six months ago, but the University Avenue landmark just blocks from Stanford has been transformed on …
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MetroPCS’ continued integration into T-Mobile US continued today as the carrier said it has begun offering a version of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 smartphone compatible with T-Mobile US’ HSPA/LTE-based network and …
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Reality Check: LTE is making wireless performance a differentiator again for handsets
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerIn the 90s, companies like Nokia and RIM/BlackBerry built their businesses and reputations on their wireless and RF engineering prowess, with thousands of engineers dedicated to designing products that delivered
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Nokia (NOK) is stepping up to buy German industrial giant Siemens out of NSN, taking full control of the most profitable part of its business. Nokia’s half of NSN has …
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Getting its ducks in a row for the holiday shopping season, Samsung is rolling out 1,400 “Samsung Experience Shops” in Best Buy stores nationwide this summer. All of the new …
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In the clearest sign yet that it is focused on the enterprise mobility market, Samsung today introduced two new tablets that runs Windows 8. One of the tablets, the ATIV …
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To the surprise of few and the delight of many, Clearwire’s “special committee” nearly depleted the world’s exasperation supply this week by throwing its support behind Dish Network’s attempt to
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It seems that even the world’s top seller of smartphones is not immune to peer pressure. Samsung has added a built-in zoom lens to its Galaxy S4, apparently very aware …
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Verizon Wireless was the last of the big four carriers to get the Galaxy S4, but apparently many Verizon customers think the phone was worth waiting for. According to summarized …
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The ice is definitely breaking for Intel, the 800 pound gorilla that for a time seemed frozen out of the market for mobile processors because its powerful chipsets, designed for …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S4 smartphone and Nokia’s Lumia 928 are the first of seven upcoming devices that are set to work on Verizon Wireless’ LTE network running its 1.7/2.1 GHz spectrum …
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Smartphone and tablet users will connect to Wi-Fi without even realizing it as new technologies enable Wi-Fi access points to communicate directly with the cellular networks. Samsung’s redhot Galaxy S4 …
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CTIA 2013: Leap sets Galaxy S4 date, specs hint at Sprint Nextel as LTE roaming partner
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerLAS VEGAS – Leap Wireless used this week’s CTIA event to finally put a launch date on the availability of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 device to its no-contract customer base. The …
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There is nothing like desperation to make someone sweat. And there is nothing like the smell of sweat to tell when someone is desperate. Some may call it sweet, but I prefer to refer
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Samsung says it has found a way to transmit data in the millimeter-wave frequencies, offering the promise of speeds several hundred times faster than those of current “4G” networks. The …
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LG, Huawei and ZTE are the up-and-comers in the smartphone market, but they have a long way to go. The latest report on the installed base of smartphones worldwide showed …
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The blistering pace of innovation in wireless has many companies evaluating build versus buy decisions as they look for ways to enter new markets. GenBand has a third approach: partnerships. …
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The U.S. government’s commitment to BlackBerry may be over. Today the Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Defense Department will approve the use of Apple and Samsung devices. The …
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Samsung’s newest tablet is the 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3, an offering that fits squarely into the “phablet” category. It makes calls on cellular networks and fits into a pocket or …
