Texas Instruments Inc. has blamed the Japanese earthquake for its disappointing financial results, which came in below analyst estimates.
The chipmaker disclosed first-quarter revenue of $3.39 billion, down from $3.525 billion last quarter. It also posted net income of $666 million ...
April 18 2011 - 6:52 pm ET | Sylvie Barak | RCR Wireless News
Texas Instruments Inc has blamed the Japanese earthquake for its disappointing financial results, which came in below analyst estimates.
The chipmaker disclosed first-quarter revenue of $3.39 billion, down from $3.525 billion last...
63% of traffic generated by Smartphones, Tablets and Feature Phones will transfer onto the fixed network via Wi-Fi and Femtocells by 2015 says a new Juniper Research paper. According to the Mobile Data Offload & Onload report, 9000 petabytes (PB) will be offloaded from...
Walmart may be trying to get into your pocket – through social media that is – after purchasing silicon valley based Kosmix for an undisclosed sum, according to Reuters.
The shopping chain giant is apparently attempting to cash in on more tech savvy shoppers by...
Texas Instruments Inc has blamed the Japanese earthquake for its disappointing financial results, which came in below analyst estimates.The chipmaker disclosed first-quarter revenue of $3.39 billion, down from $3.525 billion last quarter. It also posted net income of $666 million and earnings per share...
Walmart may be trying to get into your pocket – through social media that is – after purchasing silicon valley based Kosmix for an undisclosed sum, according to Reuters.......
Mobile apps are growing at a feverish pace and should drive up to $79.7 billion in revenue by 2017, according to a new report from Global Industry Analysts Inc. A few years ago a projection like this would have likely been met with laughs,...
Looking to expand its prepaid reach and tap into a rapidly growing market segment, U.S. Cellular Corp. (USM) unveiled a pair of no contract rate plans for smartphone devices.The plans begin at $60 per month and provide unlimited messaging 2 gigabytes of data transmission...
Chipset vendor Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is hiring Android driver development engineers, marking the company’s move into the tablet and smartphone space. The move may be a wise one indeed, considering that market research outfit Gartner expects tablet sales to jump from 70 million...
The “unlimited” wars continue to heat up as T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) today unveiled a new unlimited calling, messaging and data offering priced at $80 per month. The carrier does note that the “unlimited” data portion includes up to 2 gigabytes of data transmission...
Business Standard | April 11, 2011 | Priyanka Joshi
LG Mobile phones is set to expand its smartphone market as it plans to start manufacturing them from its Pune unit.
The unit, with its present production capacity of eight million handsets, mainly entry level and features...
RIO DE JANEIRO – Latin America in 2011 will present a whole host of challenges and opportunities for the world of wireless said Erasmo Rojas of 4G Americas on Tuesday, speaking at Informa's LTE Latin America summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Rojas said there...
Further proof that the prepaid space is the mobile industry’s hottest segment came this morning with AT&T Mobility (T) announcing it will begin offering its first smartphone through its GoPhone offering. LG Electronics Co. Ltd.’s Thrive has been tapped as the initial prepaid smartphone...
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.It is clear that consumers with mobile broadband plans have huge pent-up demand for video content. The...
LAS VEGAS – High-definition radio could bring the value proposition of adding an FM chip to mobile devices because the service can offload traffic from the wireless operator's network and drive revenue to the operator by using music tagging services to push consumers to...
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) continues to tweak its prepaid efforts adding a more pronounced international flair to its Boost Mobile subsidiary. Boost Mobile customers can now add unlimited calling, messaging and push-to-talk features to the carrier’s unlimited rate plan for an additional $5 per...
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 say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
AT&T Inc. (T) has partnerned with Digby to develop a new mobile commerce platform for retailers. The move gives the operator's business customers a new path to drive sales via smartphones.Digby Mobile Commerce from AT&T will enable businesses to reach customers across a variety...
UPDATED: Just days after further muddying its prepaid lineup, Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) is now looking to clarify the waters by combining two of its offerings into one. The carrier noted the move was part of its ongoing evaluation of its prepaid branding strategy.The...
Feeling a little confused about Sprint Nextel Corp.'s (S) prepaid strategy? Well just wait until next month when the carrier's Boost Mobile brand begins offering a smartphone with price plans that undercut those offered by its data-centric Virgin Mobile USA offering.Boost Mobile announced yesterday...
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.The terrible human tragedy arising from the massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan could have been...
Motricity Inc. (MOTR) won a contract from Virgin Media Inc. (VMED), to use Motricity's MobileCast solution to support Virgin smartphone users. The service is designed to help Virgin Media mobile users easier access content, as well as allow users to manage their content...
The number of U.S. mobile subscribers watching video on their mobile devices jumped more than 40% year-over-year in the third and fourth quarters of 2010, according to a new report from The Nielsen Co. Monthly usage reached an average of four hours and 20...
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 say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
