Monthly Archives: December, 2008

China to issue 3G licenses, 3 technologies approved for deployment: Chinese-developed TD-SCDMA, Europe’s W-CDMA and North America’s CDMA2000 are a go

The Chinese government has approved plans to issue licenses for 3G-based wireless services, a decision that will result in billions of dollars spent there...

Bear trap: Wireless industry punished on Wall Street in ’08 : Wireless providers watch stocks fall

Not to belabor the obvious, but 2008 was a brutal year for the stock market. And while the wireless industry seemed to be withstanding...

RIM, Nuance continue acquisition dance: Certicom, Zi shareholders get more time

In separate actions, both Research in Motion Ltd. and Nuance Communications Inc. extended their efforts to consummate anticipated acquisitions. For BlackBerry maker RIM, that...

Mobile space to challenge social networks: Rapid growth in 2008 expected to ease in 2009

It appears there's room for plenty of winners in the booming segment of mobile social networking sites. But it's still unclear how lucrative the...

Motorola continues cutting costs, eliminates another 400 jobs

Struggling cellphone maker Motorola Inc. said it will cut an additional 400 jobs beyond those announced in late October. The latest round of cuts...

Google to offer paid Android apps for sale

Developers who have been reluctant to develop applications for Google's mobile Android platform because apps have only been available for free, should be much...

Shaping up your IT for 2009

From cloud computing and outsourcing to cleaning up your data and going green, here are top tips for managing info tech in the downturn

To restrict or not to restrict: The conundrum for operators and app stores: T-Mobile USA burned in Android Market gaffe

Apple continues to draw flak for keeping a tight rein on its App Store, but T-Mobile USA is learning that Google's free-for-all marketplace can...

Totally amazing! A phone on your watch!: Phenom Communications intros $300 touchscreen wristwatch mobile device

Just in time to miss the annual retail orgy, the aptly named Phenom Communications Inc. has launched the latest cellphone-and-everything-else-on-your-wristwatch gadget. "The Most Innovative...

Why buy when you can rent? Phone rental startup targets gadget-obsessed

Three people with a healthy obsession for cellphones; that's all it took to start Rentobile, a young company that rents popular handsets to U.S....

Glu restructures MIG acquisition: Mobile content vendor hopes to right the ship

Shares of Glu Mobile Inc. edged upward after the game maker restructured earnout and bonus obligations for last year's acquisition of the Chinese publisher...

2009 will be terrible. So what?: Wireless is long-term answer for voice and content connections

In 2009, the wireless industry is apt to suffer many of the same consequences exacted upon others by the worst economic downturn since the...

Consumers don’t see mobile banking as secure

A research report recommends banks adopt a login method beyond user name and password, and provide e-mail alerts for particular conditions like a large...

Networking predictions for the new year

Jon Oltsik offers up 10 technology areas to watch in 2009. Among them? That buzz phrase "unified communications."

Sprint increases payments to Virgin Mobile

Sprint is upping the commission fees it pays to Virgin Mobile for each subscriber signed to use the Sprint network.

Nextar cuts the cord with solar-powered in-car handsfree kits

While we feel that some objects shouldn't be solar powered for the sake of being solar powered, we can't help but dig Nextar's approach...

The outlook for mobile phones in 2009

From the world's poorest countries to the very richest, the demand for mobile phones will not be derailed by tougher economic times.

InterDigital, ModeLabs seal patent licensing pact

French mobile device developer ModeLabs Group has become the latest in the wireless sector to take a license for some of InterDigital's patents related...

NextWave continues divestitures, sells off IPWireless

NextWave Wireless Inc. offloaded a majority stake of its subsidiary IPWireless Inc. The long-time industry lightning-rod sold 75% of its stake for $1 million...

M2Z ‘pressing ahead’ amid AWS-3 auction delay

A cancelled hearing has not slowed down M2Z Networks Inc. John Muleta, CEO of M2Z, insists that the FCC's recent cancellation of a hearing...

UPDATED: AT&T Mobility clarifies Web site, refurb’d iPhone 3G going for $99: Also: Attention shoppers! 3G iPhone at Wal-Mart!

AT&T Mobility has put refurbished Apple Inc. iPhone 3G handsets on sale for $99 and $199, respectively. A potentially eye-popping offer of an additional...

Flatulence has never been so profitable: iFart’s success

If you haven't been to the App Store lately, you may be surprised to see that an application named iFart Mobile has populated the...

The smartphone buzz in ’09? It’s not a product

The smartphone industry is approaching a security crossroad and fast: whether to open up and by how much.

Television for iPhone

Network limitations somewhat stymie what the iPhone and iPod touch can do with video, but that hasn’t prevented developers from trying to harness the...

LG to debut 3G watch-phone at CES

LG Electronics plans to debut a wristwatch-style 3G phone at the Consumer Electronics Show next month, it said Sunday. The LG-GD910 phone will go...
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