Twitter is a wonderful thing, and if you're following the right people, you can pick up the tastiest morsels on the web. With today being a bit of an Apple fest, we thought you might enjoy a bite of the following link, which outlines links to download iOS 5 for pretty much everything.
Laird Technologies, design and supply of customized components and systems for advanced electronics and wireless products, announced it has signed SE Spezial-Electronic AG as a distributor in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Poland for its wireless M2M products. Laird Technologies designs a complete line of...
A recent phenomenon of the social web - aside from your parents commenting on drunk pictures of you on Facebook - is the smattering of buttons now adorning every website, from Justin Bieber fansites to CNN. These buttons allow you to share the information on the page with your friends or followers on the likes on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or any number of link aggregators.
RCR Wireless News will be attending this week's Uplinq Conference in sunny San Diego. The two-day event is expected to give Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) an opportunity to announce its latest plans for its services offering and continue to blend the technology trends that are...
While all manner of cool new hardware is shown off in Taipei at Computex 2011, the Silicon Valley rumour mill keeps churning. This week's choice titbit is that eponymous social network Twitter is due to launch its own photo upload and sharing service imminently, potentially when CEO Dick Costolo takes the stage at the D9 conference on Wednesday.
Fuse Powered Inc. announced the completion of a $2 million seed funding round, with contributions from BlackBerry Partners Fund and NFQ Ventures. The investment will accelerate Fuse – a digital mobile game publisher – from early-stage to fully-established, as it finalizes plans for significant...
The word is out, and the Mango update is no longer a myth. Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) previewed its free Windows Phone upgrade this morning.The update is for all current Windows Phone handsets, and should be available this fall. The updates will include features...
Although we first heard about it a few weeks ago, today Twitter has gone official with their purchase of UK-based Tweetdeck, makers of the popular desktop social media client of the same name. The papers were finally signed yesterday, with Twitter reportedly paying between $40 million and $50 million in cash and stock.
The ongoing row in the United Kingdom over celebrity superinjunctions has taken a turn for the strange, as Twitter users have used the social platform to blurt out the details that aforementioned celebrities paid so dearly to protect.
If you're a frequent users of Twitter, earlier this week you may have seen a couple of pictures of the shuttle launch doing the rounds from one Stefanie Gordon. She snapped the photos on her iPhone while on a Delta flight which just so happened to be passing by the Florida launch site. The pictures quickly went viral and have notched up around 650,000 views between them at the time of writing.
DoCoMo | May 13, 2011 | Press Release
TOKYO, JAPAN, May 13, 2011 --- NTT DOCOMO, INC. today announced that it has reached an agreement with Twitter, Inc. under which DOCOMO will leverage its mobile expertise, with support from Twitter, to develop innovative applications and services incorporating Twitter™...
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,...
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
Verizon Wireless has a new exclusive for its Android-device toting customers. Coinciding with the upcoming theatrical debut of "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," the carrier is now offering The Pirate Discovery App, the official mobile app for the film.The app has exclusive...
Apple's reclusive CEO Steve Jobs, while usually just as mysterious as the company he runs, occasionally grants the general populous an insight into his thoughts and feelings via personal replies to emails sent to his publicly-available email address (sjobs@apple.com, if you want to try your luck).
Mobile broadband is critical in a time of disaster according to Norwegian browser maker Opera which claims Japanese usage of its software skyrocketed in the days following the earthquake.
Last month Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes in modern history, as well...
Mobile broadband is critical in a time of disaster according to Norwegian browser maker Opera which claims Japanese usage of its software skyrocketed in the days following the earthquake.
Last month Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes in modern history, as well...
A few months ago it was reported that social media software conglomerate UberMedia were in talks to buy UK-based Tweetdeck for $30 million. This would be a significant move by the group, as it would mean the combined reach of all their clients would...
Mobile broadband is critical in a time of disaster according to Norwegian browser maker Opera which claims Japanese usage of its software skyrocketed in the days following the earthquake.Last month Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes in modern history, as well...
A few months ago it was reported that social media software conglomerate UberMedia were in talks to buy UK-based Tweetdeck for $30 million. This would be a significant move by the group, as it would mean the combined reach of all their clients would be over a third of all Twitter users.
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...
Jews across the globe will be starting the celebration of passover tonight, as they have done for the last couple of thousand years. But why is this year different from other years? Well, it has a really superbly made video telling the entire passover story with a slightly modern mobile twist.
Wall Street Journal | April 13, 2011 |Â Yoree Koh
This much is clear: Masayoshi Son has been an angry man these past few days.
While Japan’s richest man has recently used Twitter to share news of his philanthropic activities in the post-quake relief efforts, the strong-willed founder...
Yonhap News Agency | April 11, 2011 | Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Corp., the developer of the fastest growing mobile messenger service in South Korea, said Monday that it plans to set up subsidiaries in the United States and Japan this...